"गायत्री" meaning in Sanskrit

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Noun

IPA: /ɡɑː.jɐt.ɾíː/ [Vedic], /ɡɑːˈjɐt̪.ɾiː/ [Classical]
Etymology: From the root गै (gai, “to sing”), from *geH- (“to sing, cry”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬔𐬁𐬚𐬁 (gāθā, “form of strophe, metre, namely the collections of Zarathustra's songs, the Gathas”). Etymology templates: {{root|sa|sa|गै}}, {{root|sa|ine-pro|*geH-}}, {{m|sa|गै|pos=|t=to sing|tr=}} गै (gai, “to sing”), {{root|sa|sa|गै}}, {{sa-root|गै|t=to sing}} From the root गै (gai, “to sing”), {{m|ine-pro|*geH-||to sing, cry}} *geH- (“to sing, cry”), {{cog|ae|𐬔𐬁𐬚𐬁||form of strophe, metre, namely the collections of Zarathustra's songs, the Gathas}} Avestan 𐬔𐬁𐬚𐬁 (gāθā, “form of strophe, metre, namely the collections of Zarathustra's songs, the Gathas”) Head templates: {{sa-noun|g=f|tr=gāyatrī́}} गायत्री • (gāyatrī́) stem, f Inflection templates: {{sa-decl-noun-f}} Forms: gāyatrī́ [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], गायत्री [nominative, singular], गायत्र्यौ [dual, nominative], गायत्री1 [dual, nominative], गायत्र्यः [nominative, plural], गायत्रीः1 [nominative, plural], गायत्रि [singular, vocative], गायत्र्यौ [dual, vocative], गायत्री1 [dual, vocative], गायत्र्यः [plural, vocative], गायत्रीः1 [plural, vocative], गायत्रीम् [accusative, singular], गायत्र्यौ [accusative, dual], गायत्री1 [accusative, dual], गायत्रीः [accusative, plural], गायत्र्या [instrumental, singular], गायत्रीभ्याम् [dual, instrumental], गायत्रीभिः [instrumental, plural], गायत्र्यै [dative, singular], गायत्रीभ्याम् [dative, dual], गायत्रीभ्यः [dative, plural], गायत्र्याः [ablative, singular], गायत्र्यै2 [ablative, singular], गायत्रीभ्याम् [ablative, dual], गायत्रीभ्यः [ablative, plural], गायत्र्याः [genitive, singular], गायत्र्यै2 [genitive, singular], गायत्र्योः [dual, genitive], गायत्रीणाम् [genitive, plural], गायत्र्याम् [locative, singular], गायत्र्योः [dual, locative], गायत्रीषु [locative, plural]
  1. an ancient metre of twenty-four syllables
    Sense id: en-गायत्री-sa-noun-9Yx8mzXL Categories (other): Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations: 50 50
  2. any hymn composed in this metre
    Sense id: en-गायत्री-sa-noun-lADRY-TA Categories (other): Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit terms belonging to the root गै, Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms belonging to the root गै: 43 57 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: गायत्री मन्त्र

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    {
      "form": "गायत्रीभ्याम्",
      "roman": "gāyatrībhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "गायत्रीभिः",
      "roman": "gāyatrībhiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "गायत्र्यै",
      "roman": "gāyatryai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "गायत्रीभ्याम्",
      "roman": "gāyatrībhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "गायत्रीभ्यः",
      "roman": "gāyatrībhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "गायत्र्याः",
      "roman": "gāyatryāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "गायत्र्यै2",
      "roman": "gāyatryai2",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "गायत्रीभ्याम्",
      "roman": "gāyatrībhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "गायत्रीभ्यः",
      "roman": "gāyatrībhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "गायत्र्याः",
      "roman": "gāyatryāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "गायत्र्यै2",
      "roman": "gāyatryai2",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "गायत्र्योः",
      "roman": "gāyatryoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "गायत्रीणाम्",
      "roman": "gāyatrīṇām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "गायत्र्याम्",
      "roman": "gāyatryām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "गायत्र्योः",
      "roman": "gāyatryoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "गायत्रीषु",
      "roman": "gāyatrīṣu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "f",
        "tr": "gāyatrī́"
      },
      "expansion": "गायत्री • (gāyatrī́) stem, f",
      "name": "sa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-f"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "an ancient metre of twenty-four syllables"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "metre",
          "metre"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "any hymn composed in this metre"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡɑː.jɐt.ɾíː/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡɑːˈjɐt̪.ɾiː/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Gayatri"
  ],
  "word": "गायत्री"
}

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