Guna, Guṇa, Gūna: 57 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchGuṇa (गुण):—
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Gūna (गून):—s. u. 3. gu .
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Guṇa (गुण):—
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Guṇa (गुण):—
1) i) [Z. 10] saṃbhāvanāguṇa ist die in Ehrenerweisung bestehende löbliche Eigenschaft; vgl. [Spr. (II) 7050.] Bei den Jaina drei guṇavrata [Hemacandra] [Yogaśāstra 2, 1. 3, 1. 4. 73.] — Ueber die verschiedenen Bedd. des Wortes s. [Patañjali a. a. O. 5,28,a.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungGuṇa (गुण):——
1) m. (adj. Comp. f. ā) — a) der einzelne Faden einer Schnur ; Schnur , Strick. — b) Bogensehne. — c) Saite. — d) in Verbindung mit Zahlwörtern Theil , Mal. Instr. und Abl. Pl. so v.a. -fach , — Mal mehr. Gewöhnlich am Ende eines adj. Comp. in der Bed. -fach , -plex , πλοος. — e) Multiplicator , Coefficient. — f) Unterabtheilung , Art , Species. — g) die sechs Arten oder Bestandtheile der fürstlichen Politik ; Bündniss , Krieg , Ausmarsch , das Haltmachen , Theilung der Streitkräfte (oder Entzweiung) und das Schutzsuchen bei einem Stärkern. Unter den vier Arten sind gemeint: feindliche Mittel , Bestechung , Entzweiung und offene Gewalt [Rāmāyaṇa 5,81,41.] — h) ein unwesentlicher Theil , Nebensachen , Accessorium [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 1,347.] Hilfsact. — i) Zuspeise , Zukost , Beigericht. — k) = guṇakarman das entferntere Object einer Handlung [225,12.16.] — l) Eigenschaft , Eigenthümlichkeit , Beschaffenheit. — m) die den fünf Elementen und den fünf Sinneswerkzeugen entsprechenden fünf Haupteigenschaften: Laut , Gefühl , Farbe , Geschmack und Geruch. — n) die drei Grundeigenschaften alles Seienden , auf deren geringerem oder stärkerem Vorwalten die Stufenleiter der Wesen beruht ; Sattva , Rajas und Tamas. — o) Beiwort , Epitheton. — p) ein löbliche Eigenschaft , Vorzug , Tugend , Verdienst , Vorzüglichkeit , hoher Grad von (auch von einem Uebel). — q) die Eigenschaften der Laute , so v.a. die sogenannte äussere Articulation ( bāhyaprayatna) und die drei Accente. — r) die erste Vocalverstärkung , die Vocale a (ar , al) , e und o. — s) *Sinneswerkzeng. — t) *Koch. — u) *Beiname Bhīmasena's. —
2) f. guṇā — a) *Sanseviera Roxburghiana. — b) *eine best. wohlriechende Pflanze (?). — c) Nomen proprium einer Fürstin.
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Gūna (गून):—s.u. 3. gu.
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Starts with (+491): Guna kaare, Guna puchhare, Guna-akshara, Guna-karma, Guna-mara, Guna-patra, Gunaa mara, Gunaa-mara, Gunaamani, Gunabaddha, Gunabdhi, Gunabhadra, Gunabhaj, Gunabhaja, Gunabhasa, Gunabhashya, Gunabhava, Gunabhavin, Gunabheda, Gunabhedaka.
Ends with (+343): Abhigamika-guna, Adaguna, Adagunabadaguna, Adelaguna, Adhiguna, Adhikaguna, Adhyatmaguna, Adrishtaguna, Aguna, Aishvaryaguna, Akaraguna, Akhiladhiguna, Akhilaguna, Akshayaguna, Alpaguna, Amgaguna, Amitaguna, Amoghaguna, Amritaguna, Amurtaguna.
Full-text (+1734): Triguna, Traigunya, Aparatva, Gunajna, Gunagana, Vibhaga, Gunakara, Gunagrahin, Dhanurguna, Samyoga, Gunalayanika, Paratva, Gunashlagha, Dravya, Gunalabha, Visheshaguna, Shadgunya, Gunaghatin, Gunaraga, Gunatraya.
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 7.115 < [Chapter 7 - Literary Faults]
Text 10.236 [Tad-guṇa] < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Text 8.19 < [Chapter 8 - Literary Qualities]
Mudrarakshasa (literary study) (by Antara Chakravarty)
1. Guṇa: It’s classification and components < [Chapter 5 - Adoption of Style and Language in Mudrārākṣasa]
2. The theory of rīti < [Chapter 5 - Adoption of Style and Language in Mudrārākṣasa]
3.15. Use of Vyatireka-alaṃkāra < [Chapter 3 - Use of Alaṃkāras in Mudrārākṣasa]
Malatimadhava (study) (by Jintu Moni Dutta)
Part 4.1-2 - Definition of Guṇa (quality—principal element) < [Chapter 2 - Literary Study of the Mālatīmādhava]
Part 4.3 - Delineation of Guṇa in the Mālatīmāhava (Introduction) < [Chapter 2 - Literary Study of the Mālatīmādhava]
Part 4 - Education System in the Mālatīmādhava and 8th-century India < [Chapter 3 - Social Aspects of the Mālatīmādhava]
Hanuman Nataka (critical study) (by Nurima Yeasmin)
2. Guṇa (quality) in the Haumannāṭaka < [Chapter 4]
1. Rīti (Style) in the Haumannāṭaka < [Chapter 4]
7. Kavisamayas in the Hanumannāṭaka < [Chapter 4]
Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 3.28 < [Chapter 3 - Karma-yoga (Yoga through the Path of Action)]
Verse 14.5 < [Chapter 14 - Guṇa-traya-vibhāga-yoga]
Verse 18.40 < [Chapter 18 - Mokṣa-yoga (the Yoga of Liberation)]
Nyaya-Vaisheshika categories (Study) (by Diptimani Goswami)
The Nature of Quality (Guṇa) < [Chapter 4 - Quality and Action]
Divisions of Quality < [Chapter 4 - Quality and Action]
Substance (5): Ākāśa (Ether) < [Chapter 3 - Dravya (Substance)]
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