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गरुड
गरुड
See also: गरुडः
Sanskrit
Noun
गरुड • (garuḍa) m
- Name of a mythical bird (chief of the feathered race, enemy of the serpent-race, vehicle of विष्णु, son of कश्यप and विनता; shortly after his birth he frightened the gods by his brilliant lustre; they supposed him to be अग्नि, and requested his protection; when they discovered that he was गरुड, they praised him as the highest being, and called him fire and sun).
- the charioteer of the sun or the personified dawn, is said to be the elder or younger brother of गरुड; स्वाहा, the wife of अग्नि, takes the shape of a female गरुडी = सुपर्णी.
- a building shaped like गरुड.
- Name of a peculiar military array.
- Name of the attendant of the 16th अर्हत् of the present अवसर्पिणी.
- Name of the 14th कल्प period.
- Name of a son of कृष्ण.
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of गरुड | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | गरुडः (garuḍaḥ) | ||
| Gen. sg. | गरुडस्य (garuḍasya) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | गरुडः (garuḍaḥ) | गरुडौ (garuḍau) | गरुडाः (garuḍāḥ) |
| Vocative | गरुड (garuḍa) | गरुडौ (garuḍau) | गरुडाः (garuḍāḥ) |
| Accusative | गरुडम् (garuḍam) | गरुडौ (garuḍau) | गरुडान् (garuḍān) |
| Instrumental | गरुडेन (garuḍena) | गरुडाभ्याम् (garuḍābhyām) | गरुडैः (garuḍaiḥ) |
| Dative | गरुडाय (garuḍāya) | गरुडाभ्याम् (garuḍābhyām) | गरुडेभ्यः (garuḍebhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | गरुडात् (garuḍāt) | गरुडाभ्याम् (garuḍābhyām) | गरुडेभ्यः (garuḍebhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | गरुडस्य (garuḍasya) | गरुडयोः (garuḍayoḥ) | गरुडानाम् (garuḍānām) |
| Locative | गरुडे (garuḍe) | गरुडयोः (garuḍayoḥ) | गरुडेषु (garuḍeṣu) |
References
- Monier William's Sanskrit-English Dictionary, 2nd Ed. 1899