Gai, Gaī: 12 definitions

Introduction
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In Jainism
1. General definition
Biology
Languages
1. Marathi
2. Sanskrit
3. Prakrit
4. Kannada
See also

Introduction:

Gai means something in Jainism, Prakrit, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: University of Cambridge: Jainism

Gaī (गई) in Prakrit refers to “destiny” and represents one of the twenty-four Daṇḍakas (“parameters relating to the description of living beings”).—The most common list of daṇḍakas has 24 terms in Prakrit. This has been the starting point of a variety of works, among which the Caturviṃśatidaṇḍaka by Gajasāra stands as a classic.

Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I

Gai (गै) refers to the “going” (of the Gods, Humans, Animals, etc.), as defined in the “Arhadvijñaptirūpā Vicāraṣaṭtriṃśikā” by Gajasāra, which is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—The Vicāraṣaṭtriṃśikā (in Prakrit) was first presented in tabular form (yantra) according to the commentators, and then put in the form of a text. [...] Each category is then examined through twenty-four parameters [e.g., going (gai)].

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Gai in Vietnam is the name of a plant defined with Boehmeria nivea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Ramium niveum (Linnaeus) Small (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Fieldiana, Botany (1952)
· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ Bat. (1859)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Fieldiana, Botany (1977)
· Voy. Uranie, Bot. (1830)
· Enum. Syst. Pl. (1760)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Gai, for example chemical composition, pregnancy safety, side effects, health benefits, diet and recipes, extract dosage, have a look at these references.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

gaī (गई).—f Merciful overlooking or passing by (of an offence). 2 The lower wall-plate, the frame which runs along the lower wall or along the heads of posts, and to which are secured the rafters descending from the interior wall or from the ridge. 3 The roof in its vicinity.

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gāī (गाई).—f C A cow &c. Commonly gāya q. v. 2 A lullaby.

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gai (गै).—& compounds, gaigōḷā &c. Better gaī &c.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

gaī (गई).—f Merciful overlooking (of an offence). The lower wall-plate.

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gāī (गाई).—f A cow. A lullaby.

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Gai (गै).—1 P. (gāyati, jagau, agāsīt, gāsyati, gātum, gīta)

1) To sing, sing a song; अहो साधु रेभिलेन गीतम् (aho sādhu rebhilena gītam) Mṛcchakaṭika 3; ग्रीष्मसमय- मधिकृत्य गीयताम् (grīṣmasamaya- madhikṛtya gīyatām) Ś1; Manusmṛti 4.64;9.42.

2) To speak or recite in a singing tone.

3) To relate, declare, tell (especially in metrical language); गीतश्चायमर्थोङ्गिरसा (gītaścāyamarthoṅgirasā) Māl. 2.

4) To describe, relate or celebrate in song; चारण- द्वन्द्वगीतः (cāraṇa- dvandvagītaḥ) Ś.2.15; प्रभवस्तस्य गीयते (prabhavastasya gīyate) Kumārasambhava 2.5. -Caus. (gāpa- yati-te) To cause to sing or praise in song; जयोदाहरणं बाह्वोर्गापयामास किन्नरान् (jayodāharaṇaṃ bāhvorgāpayāmāsa kinnarān) R.4.78,15.33.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Gai (गै).—r. 1st cl. (gāyati) To sound, to sing. With ud or pra prefixed; (udgāyati pragāyati) To sing, to chaunt, to sing out or aloud. (udgīyate pragīyate) To be sung or chaunted. With vi (vigāyati) To assert repeatedly.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Gai (गै).—i. 1, gāya (in epic poetry gānti, instead of gāyanti, from the original form of the vb. gā), [Parasmaipada.] (in epic poetry also [Ātmanepada.], [Rāmāyaṇa] 1, 62, 20). 1. To sing, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 4, 64. 2. To teach, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 4, 21, 40 (3 pl. Aor. agus).

— Ptcple. of the pf. pass. gīta, Sung, [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] 4, 11. n. A song, [Arjunasamāgama] 4, 10.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Gai (गै):—[class] 1. [Parasmaipada] gāyati, rarely [Ātmanepada] te (1. sg. gāye [Ṛg-veda viii, 46, 17] & gāyiṣe [Ṛg-veda vii, 96, 1] [Lāṭyāyana; Mahābhārata] etc.), exceptionally [class] 2. gāti ([Mahābhārata iii, 15850; xii, 10299] : [class] 3. [Parasmaipada] jigāti, [Dhātupāṭha xxv, 25]; perf. jagau, [Aitareya-brāhmaṇa] etc.; [Aorist] agāsīt; Prec. geyāt, [Pāṇini 6-4, 67]; [present participle] [Parasmaipada] gāyat, [Ṛg-veda] etc.; [indeclinable participle] gītvā [with [preposition] -gāya ([Pāṇini 6-4, 69]), [Aitareya-brāhmaṇa, or] -gīya, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa] etc.]; [infinitive mood] gātum),

—to sing, speak or recite in a singing manner, sing to ([dative case] [Ṛg-veda]), praise in song (with [accusative]), relate in metrical language, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda] etc.;

—to sing before ([accusative]), [Kathāsaritsāgara i, 53] :—[Passive voice] gīyate (p. yamāna), to be sung or praised in song, [Ṛg-veda] etc.;

—to be called, [Mahābhārata i, 4329; Kumāra-sambhava ii, 5; Kathāsaritsāgara xci](perf. jage), etc.:

—[Causal] gāpayati ([Potential] 3. [plural] gāyayeyur, [Jaiminīya-upaniṣad]), to cause to sing or praise in song, [Lāṭyāyana; Śāṅkhāyana-gṛhya-sūtra; Raghuvaṃśa; Bhāgavata-purāṇa] etc.:—[Intensive] jegīyate ([Pāṇini 6-4, 66]), to sing, [Mahābhārata xii, 12200];

—to be sung or praised in song, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā xix, 18; Daśakumāra-carita i, 6];

—to be asserted obstinately, [Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha iii, 224; xii, 1];—

2) cf. 3. gā; cf. also [Lithuanian] zaidziu.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Gai (गै):—gāyati 1. a. To sound or sing. With ut or pra to chaunt; with vi to assert repeatedly.

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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.

Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Gai (गै) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Gati.

context information

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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Gai (ಗೈ):—[verb] = ಗೇಯು [geyu].

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Search found 16 books and stories containing Gai, Gāī, Gaī; (plurals include: Gais, Gāīs, Gaīs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Chapter 61 - The Liturgy of Gaṇeśvara < [Section 2 - Kaumārikā-khaṇḍa]

Chapter 2 - A List of Different Sacred Places of Śiva on the Earth < [Section 3b - Arunācala-khaṇḍa (Uttarārdha)]

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Introduction

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Verse 9.11 - Eleven afflictions figuratively occur to the Omniscient Jina < [Chapter 9 - Stoppage and Shedding of Karmas]

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Images of Tīrthaṅkara Candraprabha (Introduction) < [Chapter 6 - Iconographic Study of Jaina Sculptural Remains]

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Contribution of Amarāvatī Art (Introduction) < [Chapter 5 - Impact of Amarāvatī Art]

The earlier Mauryan Buddhist phase at Dhānyakaṭaka (Amarāvatī) < [Chapter 4 - Survival of Amarāvatī in the Context of Andhra Art]

Chapter 1 - Scope, Sources and Methodology