Guru Gita Vocabulary

Question 1

अन्यत्

Answer 1

GGv5

(p.130) another, etc., again, moreover, besides

Question 2

गुरुम्

Answer 2

to the Guru

m2s

Question 3

विना

Answer 3

• without, except* (with acc, inst, abl)
  ind. , (p1445)

Question 4

उच्चाटनम्

Answer 4

उच्चाटनम् (p.398)

1 Driving away expulsion removal from a place उच्चाटनं त्वमपि लम्भयसे तदेव Kuval -2 Separation -3 Eradication तापत्रयोच्चाटनम् Viś Guṇa 533 extirpation of a plant -4 A kind of charm or magical incantation

GGv6

Question 5

आदिक

Answer 5

आदिक (p.328)

a At the end of compound:

Beginning with, and so on

GGv6

Question 6

पुराण

Answer 6

पुराण purāṇa (p. 1033) (neuter)

पुराण purāṇa a -णा -णी f [पुरा नवम् Nir] 1 Old ancient belonging to olden times पुराणमित्येव न साधु सर्वं न चापि काव्यं नवमित्यवद्यम् M12 पुराणपत्रापगमादनन्तरम् R37 -2 Aged primeval गृध्रराजः पुराणोऽसौ श्वशुरस्य सखा मम Rām3535 अजो नित्यः शाश्वतोऽयं पुराणः Bg220 -3 Decayed worn out -णम् 1 A past event or occurrence -2 tale of the past legend ancient or legendary history -3 N of certain well-known sacred works these are 18 these are supposed to have been composed by Vyāsa and contain the whole body of Hindu mythology A Purāṇa treats of five topics or लक्षणानि and is hence often called पञ्चलक्षण सर्गश्च प्रतिसर्गश्च वंशो मन्वन्तराणि च । वंशानुचरितं चैव पुराणं पञ्चलक्षणम् ॥ For the names of the 18 Purāṇas

Question 7

वेदः

Note: Why the visarga in the dictionary form?

Answer 7

चवेदः (p. 1497)

वेदः vedaḥ [विद्-अच् घञ् वा] 1 Knowledge -2 Sacred knowledge holy learning the scripture of the Hindus Originally there were only three Vedas - ऋग्वेद यजुर्वेद and सामवेद which are collectively called त्रयी the sacred triad but a fourth the अथर्ववेद was subsequently added to them Each of the Vedas had two distinct parts the Mantra or Samhitā and Brāhmaṇa According to the strict orthodox faith of the Hindus the Vedas are a-pauruṣeya not human compositions being supposed to have been directly revealed by the Supreme Being Brahman and are called Śruti i e what is heard or revealed as distinguished from Smṛiti i e what is remembered or is the work of human origin see श्रुति स्मृति also and the several sages to whom the hymns of the Vedas are ascribed are therefore called द्रष्टारः seers and not कर्तारः or सृष्टारः composers

Question 8

इतिहासः

Answer 8

इतिहासः (p. 382)

इतिहासः itihāsaḥ [fr इति-ह-आस 3rd pers sing Perf of अस् to be so it has been] 1 History legendary or traditional धर्मार्थकाममोक्षाणामुपदेशसमन्वितम् पूर्ववृत्तं कथा- युक्तमितिहासं प्रचक्षते Mb cf also आर्यादिबहुव्याख्यानं देवर्षि- चरिताश्रयम् । इतिहासमिति प्रोक्तं भविष्याद्भुतधर्मयुक् ॥ -2 Heroic history such as the Mahābhārata -3 Historical evidence tradition which is recognized as a proof by the Paurāṇikas -Comp -निबन्धनम् legendary composition or narrative Ś3 -पुराणम् history and legendary stories इतिहासपुराणानि पञ्चमो वेद उच्यते । -वादः historical story legend Māl33 (Mine: historical text)