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gaṇeśaगणेशm. (= °ṇa-nātha) N. of the god of wisdom and of obstacles (son of Śiva and Pārvatī, or according to one legend of Pārvatī alone; though Gaṇeśa causes obstacles he also removes them; hence he is invoked at the commencement of all undertakings and at the opening of all compositions with the words namo gaṇeśāya vighneśvarāya; he is represented as a short fat man with a protuberant belly, frequently riding on a rat or attended by one, and to denote his sagacity has the head of an elephant, which however has only one tusk; the appellation Gaṇeśa, with other similar compounds, alludes to his office as chief of the various classes of subordinate gods, who are regarded as Śiva's attendants; cf. [RTL. pp. 48], [62], [79], [392], [440]; he is said to have written down the [MBh.] as dictated by Vyāsa, [MBh. i, 74 ff.]; persons possessed, by Gaṇeśa are referred to, [Yājñ. i, 270 ff.])
N. of Śiva, [MBh. iii, 1629]
= gaṇa-puṃgava, [VarBṛ. xiii, 8]
m. pl. (= vidyeśa or °śvara) a class of Siddhas (with Śaivas), [Hcat. i, 11, 857 ff.]
N. of a renowned astronomer of the 16th century
of a son of Rāma-deva (author of a Comm. on [Nalod.])
of a son of Viśvanātha-dīkṣita and grandson of Bhāvarāma-kṛṣṇa (author of a Comm. called Ciccandrikā)
m. (with Jainas) a disciple who is put in charge of a few others.
See s.v. gaṇá.
gaṇeruगणेरुm. Pterospermum acerifolium, [L.]
f. a harlot, [L.]
a female elephant, [L.]
cf. kaṇ°.
gaṇeyaगणेयmfn. calculable, to be counted, [Naiṣ. iii, 40]
(a- neg.), [MBh. viii, 2554]; [2838.]
gaṇeyuगणेयुm. N. of a son of Raudrāśva, [VP. iv, 19, 1] (v.l.)
gaṇeśānaगणेशानm. the god Gaṇéśa, [MBh. i, 75]; [Hcat.]
See s.v. gaṇá.
gaṇendraगणेन्द्रm. N. of a Buddha, [Lalit. xx, 82.]
gaṇerukāगणेरुकाf. a bawd, [L.]
a female servant, [L.]
gaṇerukaगणेरुकm. (= °ru) Pterospermum acerifolium, [L.]
gaṇeśvaraगणेश्वरm. the chief of a troop, leader of a band (gen. or in comp.), [MBh. xiii]; [R. iv]
[v]
N. of a demon causing diseases, [Hariv. 9556]
‘chief of the animals’, the lion, [L.]
See s.v. gaṇá.
gaṇeśagītāगणेशगीताgaṇeśa—gītā f. N. of a song in praise of Gaṇeśa
gaṇeśapūjāगणेशपूजाgaṇeśa—pūjā f. the worship of Gaṇeśa See [RTL. pp. 211]-[217]
gaṇeśakhaṇḍaगणेशखण्डgaṇeśa—khaṇḍa m. n. N. of [BrahmaP. iii]
N. of a section of the [SkandaP.]
gaṇeśakumbhaगणेशकुम्भgaṇeśa—kumbha m. N. of a rocky cave in Orissa
gaṇeśamiśraगणेशमिश्रgaṇeśa—miśra m. N. of a copyist of the last century
gaṇeśastutiगणेशस्तुतिgaṇeśa—stuti f. a hymn in honour of Gaṇeśa by Rāghava
gaṇeśabhūṣaṇaगणेशभूषणgaṇeśa—bhūṣaṇa n. red lead
gaṇeśakusumaगणेशकुसुमgaṇeśa—kusuma m. a variety of oleander with red flowers, [L.]
gaṇeśapurāṇaगणेशपुराणgaṇeśa—purāṇa n. N. of an Upa-purāṇa
gaṇeśatāpinīगणेशतापिनीgaṇeśa—tāpinī f. N. of an [Up.] (cf. gaṇapati-pūrva-t°)
gaṇeśayāmalaगणेशयामलgaṇeśa—yāmala n. N. of wk.
gaṇeśacaturthīगणेशचतुर्थीgaṇeśa—caturthī f. the fourth day of the light half of the month Bhādra (considered as Gaṇeśa's birthday), [RTL. p. 431]
gaṇeśopapurāṇaगणेशोपपुराणgaṇe°śopapurāṇa n. = °śa-pur°.
gaṇeśastavarājaगणेशस्तवराजgaṇeśa—stava-rāja m. N. of a part of the [BhavP.]
gaṇeśavimarśinīगणेशविमर्शिनीgaṇeśa—vimarśinī f. ‘appeasing Gaṇeśa’, N. of wk.
gaṇeśasahasranāmanगणेशसहस्रनामन्gaṇeśa—sahasra-nāman n. N. of a part of the [GaṇP.]
gaṇeśabhujaṃgaprayātastotraगणेशभुजंगप्रयातस्तोत्रgaṇeśa—bhujaṃga-prayāta-stotra n. N. of a hymn in praise of Gaṇeśa (attributed to Śaṃkarācārya)