Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

gahvara गह्वर – abyss; depth; hiding-place

adjective · substantive masculine · substantive neuter · Word type unspecified

Dictionary sources

AYI dictionary substantive neuter

abyss; depth; hiding-place

Cappeller 1891 Word type unspecified

Original text · English · Word type unspecified

gáhvara ·f. ā & ī deep, impenetrable, confused, perplexed; p. = prec. n., also secret, riddle.

Monier-Williams 1872 Word type unspecified

Original text · English · Word type unspecified

Gahvara, as, ā or ī, am (related to gabhīra and gahana), deep, impervious, impenetrable; (am), n. an abyss, a depth; water; a hiding-place, a thicket; a wood; an impenetrable secret, a riddle; a cave, cavern; hypocrisy; weeping; a deep sigh; (ī), an abyss, a cave, a cavern, a grotto, a recess in a rock or mountain &c.; (as), m. an arbour, a bower.

Petersburger 1855 adjective · substantive neuter · Word type unspecified

Original text · German · adjective · substantive neuter

gahvara (dess. Ursprungs wie gabhīra, gahana; parox. NIR. 14,11. proparox. AV. oxyt. Uṇ. 3,1. gaṇa aśmādi zu P. 4,2,80) 1〉 adj. f. ā und ī tief, undurchdringlich: (kṣetram) gulmatṛṇavīrudbhirgahvaramiva BHĀG. P. 5,14,4. (vipinam) nalaveṇuśarastambakuśakīcakagahvaram BHĀG. P. 1,6,13. gurvarthagahanā wegen des tiefen Sinnes undurchdringlich, unfasslich BHĀG. P. 3,16,14. yā hyeṣā gahvarī māyā (viṣṇoḥ) nidreti jagati sthitā HARIV. 2845. — 2〉 n. SIDDH. K. 249,b,2. a〉 Abgrund, Tiefe; s. gahvareṣṭha. Wasser NAIGH. 1,12. NIR. 14,11; vgl. gahana. — b〉 Versteck, Dickicht: a̱ra̱ṇyā̱ṇyā gahvàraṃ sacasva AV. 12,2,53. taṃ gahvare prakāśe vā pothayiṣyāmi MBH. 4,727. girigahvarāṇi MBH. 3,12343. MBH. 13,6839. R. 4,18,4. RAGH. 2,46. ṚT. 1,21. VP. 195. fg. gaurīgurorgahvaramāviveśa RAGH. 2,26. veṇugahvara SUŚR. 2,340,4. PAÑCAT. 228,13. himavatpratime jaṭāmaṇḍalagahvare R. 1,44,10. Uebertr. so v. a. undurchdringliches Geheimniss, Räthsel: gahvaraṃ pratibhātyetanmama MBH. 13,1388. Nach den Lexicographen: Höhle AK. 2,3,6. AK. 3,4,25,185. TRIK. 3,3,345. H. 1033. H. an. 3,549 (m.). MED. r. 149 (lies: gahvaraṃ). In dieser Bed. auch f. gahvarī ŚABDAR._im_ŚKDR. — n. Wald MED. — m. Laube, Gebüsch, = kuñja H. an. = nikuñja MED. Statt dessen guñjā TRIK. und überdies gahvara n. — c〉 ein aus der Tiefe kommender Seufzer H. 1402. — d〉 Heuchelei AK. 3,4,25,185. H. an. MED.

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

gahvara 1〉 proparox. TS. 5,5,10,4. als Beiwort eines Dummkopfes wohl so v. a. verworren, confus KATHĀS. 61,39. KATHĀS. 61,41. — 2〉b〉 auch so v. a. Leere: gahvarībhūta HARIV. 11285.

Böhtlingk 1879 adjective · substantive masculine · substantive neuter

Original text · German · adjective · substantive masculine · substantive neuter

gáhvara — 1〉 Adj. (f. ā und ī) — a〉 tief, undurchdringlich (eig. und übertr.) HARIV. 1,50,27. — b〉 verworren, confus (von einem Dummkopf). — 2〉 *m. — a〉 Gebüsch, Laube. — b〉 Höhle. — 3〉 *f. ā Embelia ribes RĀJAN. 6,50. — 4〉 *f. ī — a〉 Höhle. — b〉 die Erde GAL. — 5〉 n. — a〉 Abgrund, Tiefe; Versteck, Dickicht; undurchdringliches Geheimniss, Räthsel. — b〉 Leere. — c〉 *Wasser. — d〉 *ein tiefer Seufzer. — e〉 *Heuchelei. — f〉 *Abrus precatorius (?).

Apte 1890 adjective · substantive masculine · substantive neuter

Original text · English · adjective · substantive masculine · substantive neuter

gahvara a. (rā or rī f.). Deep, impervious. — raṃ 1 An abyss, a depth. 2 A thicket, forest. 3 A cave, cavern; gaurīgurorgahvaramāviveśa R. 2. 26, R. 2. 46; Rs. 1. 21. 4 An inaccessible place. 5 A hiding-place. 6 A riddle. 7 Hypocrisy. 8 Weeping, crying. 9 Water. 10 A deep sigh. — raḥ An arbour, bower. — rī A cave, cavern, recess in a rock or mountain.

Cappeller 1887 Word type unspecified

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

gáhvara f. ā u. ī = vor. (auch als n.).

Burnouf 1866 substantive masculine

Original text · French · substantive masculine

gahvara gahvara m. et gahvarī f. (sfx. vara) caverne, grotte; abîme. — N. forêt épaisse, bois fourré. Cris de détresse. Orgueil. M. tonnelle de jardin.

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