गृत्समदgṛtsamada

गृत्समद (gṛtsamada) is a Sanskrit word meaning gritsamada's family, name of a poet, his descendants, the name of a Rishi, a sage, an arshet. pravara of the Bhargavas. Its 8 recorded definitions are grouped into 3 contexts, among them Vedic Seer and Poet (RV II Author), Epic/Puranic Sage (Son of Vītahavya), King / Kṣatriya Sage (Son of Suhotra).

Definitions: 8

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Meanings by context

Vedic Seer and Poet (RV II Author)

4 definitions

The name of a sage, son of Shaunaka, who authored most of the hymns in the second book of the Rigveda.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Gritsamada's family

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. Name of a poet. 2. His descendants.

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

the name of a seer regarded as the author of the second mandala of the Rigveda

— The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects

Epic/Puranic Sage (Son of Vītahavya)

3 definitions

The name of a Rishi

— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a sage

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

1. A sage who called on the dying Bhishma. 2. An arshet. pravara of the Bhargavas.

— The Purana Index

King / Kṣatriya Sage (Son of Suhotra)

1 definition

A son of Suhotra and father of Shunaka.

— The Purana Index

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Definitions on this page come from 6 works: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), The Purana Index, The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.