Gajacchaya, Gajacchāyā: 6 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchGajacchāyā (गजच्छाया):—(gaja + chāyā) f. a portion of time proper for a Śrāddha (so lange der von einem Elephanten geworfene Schatten die zur Cerimonie ausgewählte Stelle nicht verlässt?) [Wilson’s Wörterbuch]
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Gajacchāyā (गजच्छाया):—Bez. einer best. Constellation [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch.1,218.] [Oxforder Handschriften 87,a,42.] yadenduḥ pitṛdaivatye haṃsaścaiva kare sthitaḥ . yāmyā tithirbhavetsā hi gajacchāyā prakīrtitā .. [Mitākṣarā] [?I,33,b,3.] gajacchāyā ca varāhoktā yathā . saiṃhikeyo yadā bhānuṃ grasate parvasaṃdhiṣu . gajacchāyā tu sā proktā tatra śrāddhaṃ prakalpayet .. [Malamāsatattva 26,b,6.] Vgl. auch [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 3,274.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungGajacchāyā (गजच्छाया):—f. eine best. Constellation.
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Partial matches: Gaja.
Full-text: Gajachaya.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 220 - Importance of Gajacchāyā < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Chapter 205 - Brāhmaṇas Unfit for Śrāddha < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 206 - Procedure for Performing Śrāddha < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 3.274 < [Section XXI - Relative Merits of the Offering-Materials]
Verse 3.276 < [Section XXII - Time for Śrāddha]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 19 - Qualifications of a Brāhmaṇa for Śrāddha gifts < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]
Chapter 16 - Praise of charitable gifts in Śrāddha < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section CLXLIX < [Markandeya-Samasya Parva]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 9 - General Rules of Śrāddha Performance < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]
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