गुरुguru

गुरु (guru) is a Sanskrit word meaning heavy or weighty, heavy in the stomach and difficult to digest, great, large, extended, long, long by nature or position, excessive, violent, or difficult, grievous. Its 82 recorded definitions are grouped into 14 contexts, among them Specific Deities, Sages, or Figures as Guru, Heavy, Weighty (Physical), Venerable Person, Elder, Parent.

Etymology: E. गॄ to sound or speak, &c. Uṇādi affix कु, and उ substituted for ऋ; declaring the mode of performing the rites, &c
Definitions: 82

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Meanings by context

Specific Deities, Sages, or Figures as Guru

17 definitions

author of a Mantra

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

preceptor of the gods, Brihaspati

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Drona

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a celebrated teacher of the Mimamsa philosophy

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. A son of Samkriti. 2. Parents.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Brihaspati, the preceptor of the gods

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Name of Drona, teacher of the Kauravas and Pandavas.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

the name of Prabhakara, leader of the Prabhakara school of Mimamsakas

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The supreme spirit

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

the Supreme soul

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Brihaspati or the planet Jupiter

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Drona

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Shiva

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Vishnu

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

a son of Samkriti

— The Purana Index

a son of Bhautya Manu

— The Purana Index

a sage

— The Purana Index

Heavy, Weighty (Physical)

12 definitions

heavy or weighty

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

heavy in the stomach and difficult to digest

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Heavy

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Heavy, hard to digest

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Heavy, great, violent, serious, important, venerable, or prosodically long. 2. A venerable or highly respected person such as a parent, elder relative, or teacher.

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Heavy or weighty. 2. Great, large, or eminent. 3. Difficult or arduous. 4. Important. 5. Much or excessive. 6. Best or excellent. 7. Venerable or respectable. 8. Dear, valuable, or highly prized. 9. Accented long, as a vowel or foot. 10. A long vowel equal to two matras. 11. A spiritual parent, natural parent, or religious preceptor. 12. A teacher who explains law and religion. 13. Vrihaspati, the preceptor of the gods. 14. A father or venerable male relative.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Heavy or weighty. 2. Great, large, or extended. 3. Difficult or arduous. 4. Violent or excessive. 5. Important or momentous. 6. Long in duration. 7. Best or excellent. 8. Dear or beloved. 9. Venerable or respectable. 10. Haughty or proud. 11. A long syllable in prosody.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Heavy. 2. Great or eminent. 3. Difficult. 4. Important. 5. Excessive. 6. Excellent. 7. Venerable. 8. Dear or valuable. 9. Long, as a vowel. 10. A long vowel. 11. A spiritual parent or religious teacher. 12. Brihaspati, the preceptor of the gods. 13. A father or venerable male relation.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Heavy, great, large, violent, weighty, important, dear, or venerable. 2. A father, mother, husband, or any venerable male or female relation. 3. A spiritual teacher or object of veneration.

— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Heavy, weighty, large, great, long in prosody, strong, vehement, difficult, bad, important, or venerable. 2. A venerable person such as a parent, teacher, or elder relative. 3. A pregnant woman.

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Heavy. 2. Important. 3. Worthy of honor. 4. A teacher or spiritual preceptor.

— Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary

heavy, weighty, difficult to digest; great, large, extended, long; long in prosody; high in degree, vehement, excessive, deep; difficult, hard, grievous; important, serious, momentous; valuable, dear; haughty; venerable, respectable; best, excellent; any venerable or respectable person, a spiritual preceptor or teacher; Brihaspati or the planet Jupiter; an epithet of Drona; pregnant; the wife of a teacher

गुरु (guru) [Printed book page 0293-b]
गुरु (guru) guru, us, vī, u (said to be fr. rt. 2. gṝ,

compar. garīyas, superl. gariṣṭha, in Mahā-bh.

VII. 5324, compar. garīyastara), heavy, weighty

(opposed to laghu), heavy in the stomach (as food),

difficult to digest; great, large, extended, long; (in

prosody) long by nature or position (as a long vowel

taken alone or a short vowel before two consonants;

sometimes a long vowel followed by consonants is

called garīyas); high in degree, vehement, violent,

excessive, deep, much; difficult, hard; grievous; im-

portant, serious, momentous; valuable, highly prized;

dear, beloved; haughty, proud (as a speech); venerable,

respectable; best, excellent; (us), m. any venerable

or respectable person, as a father, mother, or any

relative older than one's self; a spiritual parent or

preceptor from whom a youth receives the initiatory

Mantra or prayer and who conducts the necessary

ceremonies up to the period of investiture with

the sacrificial thread or string; this person may be

the natural parent or the religious preceptor; a

religious teacher, one who explains the law and

religion to his pupil, instructs him in the Śāstras &c.

a N. of Bṛhaspati or the planet Jupiter, who is con-

sidered as the Guru or preceptor of the gods; an

epithet of Droṇa, the teacher of the Pāṇḍus; N. of

a son of Saṅkṛti; (vī), f. pregnant, a pregnant

woman; the wife of a teacher; [cf. Gr. βαρύς;

Lat. gravis; Goth. kauriths; Lith. giéras.]

—Guru-kāra, as, m. worship, adoration. —Guru-

kārya, am, n. a serious or momentous affair, the

business or office of a spiritual teacher. —Guru-kula,

am, n. the family of a spiritual preceptor or parent.

—Guru-kṛta, as, ā, am, worshipped. —Guru-

kopa, as, m. violent wrath. —Guru-krama, as, m.

instruction handed down through a series of teachers,

traditionary instruction. —Guru-gata, as, ā, am,

being with or belonging to a spiritual teacher. —Guru-

gītā, f. title of a section in the Skanda-Purāṇa

relating to Gurus or spiritual preceptors. —Guru-

ghna, as, ī, am, destroying or killing a spiritual

teacher; (as), m. white mustard. —Guru-jana, as,

m. any venerable or elder person, a father, mother,

the elders of a family &c. —Guru-tama, as, ā,

am, most important &c. (as), m. the best teacher.

—Guru-tara, as, ā, am, heavier, more important.

—Guru-talpa, as, m. the bed of a teacher; the

violation of a teacher's bed; a violator of his teacher's

bed. —Gurutalpa-ga, as, m. a violator of his

teacher's bed; the violation of it (?). —Gurutalpa-

vrata, am, n. penance for intercourse with the wife

of a Guru. —Gurutalpābhigamana (°pa-abh°),

am, n. violation of a teacher's bed. —Gurutalpin,

ī, inī, i, one who has criminal intercourse with his

teacher's wife. —Guru-tā, f. weight, heaviness, bur-

den, trouble; dignity; importance; the office of a

teacher. —Guru-tāpa, as, m. excessive heat. —Guru-

tva, am, n. weight, heaviness; burden, trouble;

severity, hardness; greatness, magnitude; respect-

ability, venerableness, sacredness; the office of a

teacher. —Gurutvaka, am, n. heaviness. —Guru-

dakṣiṇā, f. a fee given to a spiritual preceptor.

—Guru-dāna, am, n. a Guru's gift, a present to a
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religious teacher. —Guru-dāsa, as, m., N. of a

teacher. —Guru-dīkṣā-tantra, am, n., N. of a

Tantra. —Guru-daivata, as, m. the eighth lunar

constellation Puṣya, (of which Bṛhaspati is the ruling

deity.) —Guru-pattrā, f. the Tamarind tree; (am),

n. tin. —Guru-paripāṭī, f. a series of Jaina sages.

—Guru-pāka, as, ā, am, difficult of digestion.

—Guru-pūjā, f. the ceremonies in propitiation

of Bṛhaspati when a work is to be performed or

undertaken; the worship of one's spiritual guide.

—Guru-pramoda, as, m. happiness, delight. —Gu-

ru-prasāda, as, m. propitiousness or the favour

of one's Guru; the product of a Guru's blessing,

i. e. learning &c. —Guru-priya, as, ā, am, dear

to a preceptor. —Guru-bha, as, m. the constellation

of Bṛhaspati, i. e. the lunar mansion Puṣya.

—Guru-bhāra, as, m., N. of a son of Garuḍa.

—Guru-bhāva, as, m. the condition of a spiritual

preceptor, importance, consequence, weight. —Guru-

bhṛt, t, t, t, Ved. bearing heavy things (as the

earth). —Guru-mat, ān, atī, at, containing a vowel

which is long by nature or position. —Guru-mardala,

as, m. a kind of drum or tabor. —Guru-ratna, am,

n. a topaz. —Gurulaghu-tā, f. (fr. guru-laghu),

heaviness and lightness. —Guru-lāghava, as, m. (?)

length and shortness of vowels; (am), n. great and

small importance, relative importance or value.

—Guru-vat, ind. like a Guru, as a Guru, as if to a

Guru. —Guruvad-vṛtti, is, f. behaving to any one

with as much respect as to a sacred teacher. —Guru-

varco-ghna, as, m. the lime or citron, = limpāka.

—Guru-varṇa, as, m. a heavy vowel; [cf. guru.] —Gu-

ru-vartin, ī, inī, i, or guru-vṛtta, as, ā, am, treat-

ing parents or venerable persons with respect. —Guru-

vāra, as, m. the day of Jupiter, Thursday. —Guru-

vṛtti, is, is, i, long by nature. —Guru-vyatha, as,

ā, am, heavily distressed. —Guru-śiṃśapā, f. the

tree Dalbergia Sisu; [cf. śiṃśapā.] —Guru-śikharin,

ī, m. epithet of the Himālaya (the venerable moun-

tain). —Guru-śiṣya-saṃvāda, as, m. a philoso-

phical dialogue by Caraṇa-dāsa. —Guru-śuśrūṣā,

f. service of a Guru. —Guru-śokānala (°ka-an°),

as, m. the fire of heavy sorrow. —Guru-sārā, f., N.

of a tree, = śiṃśapā. —Guru-sevā, f. obsequiousness

to a spiritual preceptor. —Guru-skandha, as, m.,

N. of a large mountain. —Guru-sthira, as, ā, am,

very firm. —Guru-han, ā, m. the murderer of a

Guru or spiritual parent; (this is the worst of all

criminals according to the Hindūs.) —Gurv-akṣara,

am, n. a long syllable. —Gurv-aṅganā, f. the wife

of a Guru; any woman entitled to great respect.

—Gurv-artha, as, m. a Guru's fee for instructing

a pupil; (am), ind. for or on account of a Guru;

(as, ā, am), important. —Gurvartha-gahvara, as,

ā, am, deep in meaning. [ID=17524]

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

Venerable Person, Elder, Parent

10 definitions

venerable

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

any venerable or respectable person

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

parents and other venerable persons

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A mother or venerable woman.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Venerable, respectable

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A father. 2. A forefather or ancestor.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Any respectable or elderly person, or an elder relative

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

highly revered

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Any venerable person, an elderly relative, or the elders collectively

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A father. 2. Any venerable or respectable person or elderly relative. 3. A teacher or preceptor. 4. A spiritual or religious teacher. 5. A leader or chief. 6. The Pushya constellation. 7. The propounder of a new doctrine. 8. Brihaspati, the preceptor of the gods. 9. The planet Jupiter. 10. Drona, the teacher of the Pandavas and Kauravas. 11. Prabhakara, the leader of the Mimamsaka school.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Teacher, Preceptor, Spiritual Guide

9 definitions

a spiritual parent or preceptor

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the chief of

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

an honorific title of a preceptor, also used in the plural

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A teacher or preceptor.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A religious teacher or spiritual preceptor.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A lord, head, superintendent, or ruler

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The propounder of a new doctrine

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A spiritual parent or teacher, or the planet Jupiter. 2. Heavy, great, difficult, excellent, dear, or a long vowel.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. devotion to the teacher 2. service of the teacher 3. implicit obedience to the teacher 4. honoring the teacher like a king and a god

— The Purana Index

Important, Serious, Valuable

7 definitions

important, serious, momentous

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

valuable, highly prized

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Important, momentous, great

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Best, excellent

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dear, beloved

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Valuable, highly prized

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

important

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Astronomical/Astrological References

6 definitions

the planet Jupiter

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

venerable, the ninth astrological mansion

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The planet Jupiter

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The lunar asterism called Pushya.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The pushya constellation. 2. A bow. 3. The zodiac sign Pisces.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

the planet Brihaspati

— The Purana Index

Intense, Severe, Difficult, Grievous

5 definitions

excessive, violent, or difficult

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

grievous

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Arduous or difficult to bear

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Great, excessive, violent, or intense

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Grievous

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Haughty, Proud, Powerful

4 definitions

haughty or proud

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Haughty or proud

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Irresistible

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mighty, powerful

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Great, Large, Long

3 definitions

great, large, extended, long

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Great, large, long

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Long in duration or length

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Plants, Materials, and Specific Nouns

3 definitions

Mucuna pruritus

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

white mustard

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

the tamarind tree

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Prosody (Long Syllable/Vowel)

2 definitions

long by nature or position

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Long, as a syllable in prosody

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Etymological Information

1 definition

heavy, weighty

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Pregnant

1 definition

pregnant, a pregnant woman

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 13 works: Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.

गुरुguru

Meanings by context

Specific Deities, Sages, or Figures as Guru

Heavy, Weighty (Physical)

Venerable Person, Elder, Parent

Teacher, Preceptor, Spiritual Guide

Important, Serious, Valuable

Astronomical/Astrological References

Intense, Severe, Difficult, Grievous

Haughty, Proud, Powerful

Great, Large, Long

Plants, Materials, and Specific Nouns

Prosody (Long Syllable/Vowel)

Related to a Guru (Teacher): Actions, Items, Concepts

Etymological Information

Pregnant

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