Gramasimha, Grāmasiṃha, Grama-simha: 9 definitions
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Gramasimha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationGrāmasiṃha (ग्रामसिंह) refers to “dogs”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.15 (“The penance and reign of Tārakāsura”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated: “[...] At the same time, several phenomena of evil portent forboding misery and distress happened, when the son of Varāṅgī was born making the gods miserable. [...] Within villages, inauspicious vixens howled hideously vomitting fires; as it were, through their mouths along with the hissing and twanging sounds of the hootings and howlings of owls and jackals. Lifting up their necks, the dogs [i.e., grāmasiṃha] barked in diverse ways producing sounds of singing or lamenting here and there. [...]”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarygrāmasiṃha (ग्रामसिंह).—m (S Village-lion.) A dog.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishgrāmasiṃha (ग्रामसिंह).—m-kūḷa n-kēsarī m A dog.
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 dictionaryGrāmasiṃha (ग्रामसिंह).—a dog; व्यमुञ्चन्विविधा वाचो ग्रामसिंहास्त- तस्ततः (vyamuñcanvividhā vāco grāmasiṃhāsta- tastataḥ) Bhāgavata 3.17.1.
Derivable forms: grāmasiṃhaḥ (ग्रामसिंहः).
Grāmasiṃha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms grāma and siṃha (सिंह).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryGrāmasiṃha (ग्रामसिंह):—[=grāma-siṃha] [from grāma] m. ‘village-lion’ = mṛga, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa iii, x.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryGrāmasiṃha (ग्रामसिंह):—[grāma-siṃha] (haḥ) 1. m. A dog.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusGrāmasiṃha (ಗ್ರಾಮಸಿಂಹ):—
1) [noun] (fig.) a dog, as the lion of the village.
2) [noun] (fig.) an imitative thing that is not worth as the imitated one.
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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Partial matches: Grama, Simha.
Ends with: Samgramasimha.
Full-text: Gramashardula, Gramamriga, Samgramasimha.
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