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Gayatri

Gayatri ( Sanskrit: ) is the feminine form of , a Sanskrit word for a song or a hymn, having a Vedic meter of three padas, or lines, of eight syllables. In particular, it refers to the Gayatri Mantra and the Goddess Gāyatrī as that mantra personified.

Gayatri (disambiguation)

Gayatri is the feminine form of , a Sanskrit word for a song or a hymn. It may refer to:

  • The name of a Vedic poetic meter of 24 syllables (three lines of eight syllables each).
  • Any hymn composed in this meter.
  • in particular, the Hindu Gayatri mantra
  • Hindu goddess Gayatri as a personification of that mantra
  • Gayathripuzha River, a river in Kerala, India
  • Gaayathri, a 1977 Tamil film
  • Gayathri (film), a 1973 film
  • Gayatri River having a source at Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra, India
Gayatri (actress)

''' Gayathri ''' (born 1960) is an Indian actress from Punjab who is best known for her roles in Kannada movies including Auto Raja (1982) and Vasantha Geetha (1980). On the set of Auto Raja she began dating her co-star's brother Anant and they married in 1987.

Usage examples of "gayatri".

Veda: among them his divine birth is that which is distinguished by the ligation of the zone and sacrificial cord, and in that birth the Gayatri is his mother, and the Acharya his father.

For a good example of this deconstructionist method that demonstrates its virtues and its limitations, see the work of Gayatri Spivak, in particular her introduction to Ranajit Guha and Gayatri Spivak, eds.