grāmaḥ

Dictionary meanings for grāmaḥ from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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grāmaḥ

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

[gras-man ādaṃtādeśaḥ] 1 A village, hamlet; pattane vidyamāne'pi grāme ratnaparīkṣā M. 1; tyajedekaṃ kulasyārthe grāmasyārthe kulaṃ tyajet. grāmaṃ janapadasyārthe svātmārthe pṛthivīṃ tyajet.. H. 1. 149; R. 1. 44; Me. 30.

2 A race, com- munity.

3 A multitude, collection (of anything); e. g. guṇagrāma, iṃdriya- grāma; Bg. 8. 19, 9. 8.

4 A gamut, scale in music. Comp. adhikṛtaḥ adhyakṣaḥ, īśaḥ, īśvaraḥ...

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