Dictionary meanings for guru from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
a. (ru-rvī) f. [gṝ-ku ucca Uṇ. 1. 24.] compar. garīyas; superl. gariṣṭha 1 Heavy, weighty (opp. laghu); (fig. also); tena dhūrjagato gurvī saciveṣu nici- [Page0463-b+ 57] kṣipe R. 1. 34; 3. 35; 12. 102; Rs. 1. 7.
2 Great, large, long, ex- tended.
3 Long (in duration or length); āraṃbhagurvī Bh. 2. 60; guruṣu divaseṣveṣu gacchatsu Me. 83.
4 Impor- tant, momentous, great; vibhavaguru- bhiḥ kṛtyaiḥ Ś. 4. 18;...
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
mf (vI) n. (cf. gir/i; comp. g/arīyas, once yas-tara, guru-tara, superl. gariṣṭha, gurutama, see ss.vv.) heavy, weighty (opposed to lagh/u) RV. i, 39, 3 and iv, 5, 6; AV. &c (g. śauṇḍādi Gan2ar. 101) 359,2 65987 mf (vI) n. heavy in the stomach (food), difficult to digest MBh. i, 3334; Sus3r. 359,2 65988 mf (vI) n. great, large, extended, long Ya1jn5. (See -kratu) Bhartr2. &c 359,2 65989 mf (vI) n. (in prosody) long...
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