Gananayaka, Gaṇanāyaka: 9 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchGaṇanāyaka (गणनायक):—(gaṇa + nāyaka)
1) m. a) der Führer des Gefolges eines Gottes: devapatayaḥ svaiḥ svairgaṇanāyakaiḥ [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 5, 17, 13.] — b) der Führer des Gefolges von Śiva, der Gott Gaṇeśa: lekhako bhāratasyāsya bhava tvaṃ gaṇanāyaka [Mahābhārata 1, 77.] — c) Vorstand einer Versammlung [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka 15, 15.] —
2) f. nāyikā ein Beiname der Durgā [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 1, 1, 52.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 51] (nāyakā).
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Gaṇanāyaka (गणनायक):—
1) a) [Oxforder Handschriften 31,b, Nalopākhyāna 4.] — b) [Kathāsaritsāgara 100, 41.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungGaṇanāyaka (गणनायक):——
1) m. — a) der Führer des Gefolges eines Gottes. — b) der Gott Gaṇeśa. — c) Vorstand einer Versammlung , — Körperschaft. —
2) *f. nāyikā Beiname der Durgā.
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Partial matches: Gana, Nayaka.
Ends with: Vighnarangananayaka.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
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The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
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The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
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