Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

guhā गुहा – cave; heart-cave

adverb · substantive feminine · Word type unspecified

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AYI dictionary substantive feminine

cave; heart-cave

Monier-Williams 1872 substantive feminine

Original text · English · substantive feminine

Guhā, f. a cave, a cavern, a hiding-place; a pit, a hole in the ground; the plant Hemionitis Cordifolia; another plant, = śāla-parṇī; (ā), ind. in a hiding-place, in secret, secretly (opposed to āvis). Guhā dhā or guhā nidhā or guhā kṛ, Ved. to conceal, remove.

Petersburger 1855 adverb · substantive feminine · Word type unspecified

Original text · German · adverb

2. gúhā (verkurzter instr. von 1. guhā) adv. im Versteck, im Verborgenen; geheim (Gegens. āvis): trīṇì pa̱dānya̱śvinòrā̱viḥ sànti̱ guhā̀ pa̱raḥ ṚV. 8,8,23. vi̱dmā te̱ nāmà para̱maṃ guhā̱ yat ṚV. 10,45,2. na vo̱ guhā̀ cakṛma̱ bhūrì duṣkṛ̱taṃ nāviṣṭyàṃ deva̱heḻànam ṚV. 10,100,7. yānyā̱viryā ca̱ guhā̱ vasū̀ni ṚV. 54,5. ṚV. 1,65,1. ṚV. 67,3. (2). ṚV. 5,2,1. tasmādidaṃ guheva hṛdayam ŚAT. BR. 11,2,6,5. Besonders häufig a〉 mit dhā, nidhāḥ guhā̱ dve nihìte̱ darśyekā̀ ṚV. 3,56,2. guhā̱ nāmā̀ni dadhire̱ parā̀ṇi ṚV. 10,5,2. guhā̀ ni̱dhī nihìtau̱ brāhmàṇasya AV. 11,5,10. AV. 10,8,6. ṚV. 1,23,14. ṚV. 1,130,3. ṚV. 5,15,2. ṚV. 9,6,9. VS. 9,9. — b〉 mit kar verbergen; wegschaffen, beseitigen: yo dāsa̱ṃ varṇa̱madhàra̱ṃ guhākàḥ ṚV. 2,12,4. ṚV. 1,123,7. a̱va̱dyamìva̱ manyàmānā̱ guhā̀ka̱rindràṃ mā̱tā ṚV. 4,18,5. ma guhā̀ cakre ta̱nvàḥ parā̱caiḥ AV. 8,9,2. gu̱hā̱kāràmāvurū̱paṃ pra̱tītyà TBR. 1,2,1,2. ŚAT. BR. 13,8,1,11.

Original text · German · substantive feminine

1. gúhā (von guh) f. gaṇa vṛṣādi zu P. 6,1,203. (bhāve) VOP. 26,192. 1〉 Versteck, Höhle AK. 2,3,6. AK. 3,4,25,185. H. 1033. H. an. 2,599. MED. h. 4. guhā̀bhya̱ḥ kirā̀tam VS. 30,16. va̱mrībhi̱ranùvitta̱ṃ guhā̀su TBR. 1,2,1,3. guhāvāsādguho 'bhavat MBH. 13,4099. ARJ. 9,10. (kapiḥ) jagāma svāṃ guhām R. 1,1,65. girerguhā R. 6,20. R. 5,73,31. R. 6,1,15. PAÑCAT. 93,8. RAGH. 2,28. RAGH. 2,51. VYUTP. 137. Bildlich: brahma yo veda nihitaṃ guhāyāṃ parame vyoman Ind. St. 2. Ind. St. 217. ātmā guhāyāṃ nihito 'sya jantoḥ im verborgenen Herzen ŚVETĀŚV. UP. 3,20. bhagavānsarvabhūtānāmadhyakṣo 'vasthito guhām BHĀG. P. 2,9,24. jñānaguhā die Höhle der Erkenntniss heisst die prakṛti BHĀG. P. 3,26,5. guhā = giri d. i. girigahvara gaṇa bhidādi zu P. 3,3,104. — 2〉 N. zweier Pflanzen, = oṣadhi gaṇa bhidādi zu P. 3,3,104. a〉 Hemionitis cordifolia Roxb. AK. 2,4,3,11. H. an. MED. RATNAM. 10. SUŚR. 1,71,16. SUŚR. 2,284,7. Vgl. pratiguhā. — b〉 = śālaparṇī RĀJAN._im_ŚKDR.

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

1. guhā 1〉 ātmānamanviccha guhāṃ (das Herz) praviṣṭam Spr. 3930. — Vgl. mahāguha.

Apte 1890 substantive feminine

Original text · English · substantive feminine

guhā 1 A cave, cavern, hidingplace; guhānibaddhapratiśabdadīrghaṃ R. 2. 28, R. 2. 51; dharmasya tattvaṃ nihitaṃ guhāyāṃ Mb. 2 Hiding, concealing. 3 A pit, hole in the ground. 4 The heart. 5 Intellect. Comp. — āhita a. placed in the heart. — caraṃ Brahman. — mukha a. ‘cave-mouthed,’ widemouthed, open-mouthed. — śayaḥ 1 a mouse. 2 a tiger or lion. 3 the Supreme soul.

Burnouf 1866 substantive feminine

Original text · French · substantive feminine

guhā guhā f. (guh) cachette; trésor caché; caverne, lieu obscur; la nuit obscure, Vd. Esp. de plante, cf. siṃhapucchī.

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DYS 1 occurrence
DYS 189–191: Transmission 1 occurrence

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SVU 3 occurrences
SVU 2.10: The Sheltered Place 1 occurrence

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SVU 3.10-3.12: The Formless Light 1 occurrence

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SVU 3.19-3.21: Beyond the Senses 1 occurrence

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