# गौराङ्ग (gaurāṅga)

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गौराङ्ग (gaurāṅga) is a Sanskrit word meaning having a white or yellowish body, an epithet of Chaitanya, cardamoms. Its 6 recorded definitions are grouped into 3 contexts, among them Name of Chaitanya, Adjective: White/Yellowish-bodied, Feminine Noun: Cardamoms.

- **SLP1:** `gOrANga`  **IAST:** gaurāṅga  **Devanagari:** गौराङ्ग
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gauranga
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/gauranga/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Name of Chaitanya (4 definitions)
- an epithet of Chaitanya  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > गौरा (gaurā) ङ्ग (ṅga) m. N. of Caitanya [ ID=68298 ]
- an epithet of Chaitanya  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > गौर (gaura) ाङ्ग (gaurāṅga) [Printed book page 303 ] गौर (gaura) ाङ्ग (gaurāṅga) m. ( - ङ्गः (-ṅgaḥ) ) A name of CAITANYA. E. गौर (gaura) pale, and अङ्ग (aṅga) body. [ ID=14141 ]
- Chaitanya  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > गौराङ्ग (gaurāṅga) [Printed book page 264-b ] गौरा - ङ्ग (gaurā-ṅga) ( ङ्गः ) ((ṅgaḥ)) 1. m. Chaitanya. [ ID=13597 ]
- an epithet of Chaitanya  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > गौर (gaura) ाङ्ग (gaurāṅga) [Printed book page 249-b ] गौर (gaura) ाङ्ग (gaurāṅga) m. ( - ङ्गः (-ṅgaḥ) ) A name of CHAITANA. E. गौर (gaura) pale, and अङ्ग (aṅga) body. [ ID=14132 ]

### Adjective: White/Yellowish-bodied (1 definition)
- having a white or yellowish body  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 370,1] गौरा (gaurā) ङ्ग (ṅga) mf( ई (ī) )n. having a white or yellowish body [ ID=68297 ]

### Feminine Noun: Cardamoms (1 definition)
- cardamoms  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3B) [Printed book page 370,1] गौरा (gaurā) ङ्गी (ṅgī) f. cardamoms, L. [ ID=68299 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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