Gagali, Gāgālī, Gāgali: 4 definitions
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In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: OpenEdition books: Vividhatīrthakalpaḥ (Kāvya)Gāgali (गागलि) is the name of an ancient prince, mentioned in the Vividhatīrthakalpa by Jinaprabhasūri (13th century A.D.): an ancient text devoted to various Jaina holy places (tīrthas).—Accordingly, “[...] In this same city (i.e., Kaṃpilla ?) lived prince Gāgali, nephew of Sāla and Mahāsāla, kings of Piṭṭhīcaṃpā, (and) son of Piḍhara and Jasavaī. His uncles brought him from that city and crowned him king of Piṭṭhīcaṃpā, while they themselves took ordination in the presence of Lord Goama. Later, Gāgali also, together with his mother and father, adopted the Jaina ordination in the presence of Lord Goama and was released.”.
Cf. Āvaśyakacūrṇi I 381.11-382.11; Āvasyakaniryukti (Haribhadra commentary) b.4-a.7; Uttarādhyayananiryuktittkā b. l-a.7; Uttarādhyayana b.5-b. 10; Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra X.9. v. 166-179: Johnson VI p. 240.—Note: The conversion of Gāgali is the introductory story to the parable of Puṃḍarīya and Kaṃḍarīya: cf. Mette StII (=Sandesara II ?) 1987 p. 139.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarygāgāḷī (गागाळी).—f C (Usually kāgāḷī) A complaint or representation against.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryGāgali (गागलि) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Gāgali.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Gāgali (गागलि) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Gāgali.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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