伽闍

The place where the Buddha attained Enlightenent. Spot marked by Bodhi tree and temples about six miles south of Gaya.

gáya m. (g. vṛṣâdi
• √ji, cf. śaṃgayá) 'what has been conquered or acquired', a house, household, family, goods and chattels, contents of a house, property, wealth RV. AV.
• a species of ox (the Gayal or Bos gavaeus) L.
• N. of a Ṛishi (son of Plati) RV. x, 63, 17 and 64, 16 AitBr. v, 2, 12
• (said to know charms) AV. i, 14, 4
• (descendant of Atri and author of RV. v, 9 and 10) RAnukr.
• N. of a Rājarshi (performer of a celebrated sacrifice MBh. i, iii, iv, ix, xiii R. ii
• he was conquered by Māndhātṛi MBh. vii, 2281)
• of a son (of Amūrta-rajas, iii, vii, xii
• of Āyus, i, 3150
• of a Manu Hariv. 870 BhP. ii
• of Havir-dhāna by Dhishaṇā Hariv. 83 BhP. iv
• of Ūru by Āgneyī Hariv. 73
• of Vitatha, 1732
• of Sudyumna, 631 BhP. ix, 1, 41
• of Nakta by Druti, v, 15, 5)
• N. of an Asura (slain by Śiva [cf. RTL. p. 87], and who like the Rājarshi Gaya is connected with the town Gayā) VāyuP. ii, 44
• of one of Rāma's monkey followers MBh. iii, 16271 R. iv, vi
• (= -śiras) of a mountain near Gayā MBh. iii, 8304
• m. pl. the vital airs (used only for the etym. of gāyatrī) ŚBr. xiv, 8, 15, 7
• N. of a people living round Gayā and of the district inhabited by them MBh. ii, ix R. ii
• (ā), f. (g. varaṇâdi) the city Gayā (famous place of pilgrimage in Behar and residence of the saint Gaya
• cf. RTL. p. 309
• sanctified by Vishṇu as a tribute to the piety of Gaya, the Rājarshi, or (according to another legend) to Gaya, the Asura, who was overwhelmed here with rocks by the gods
• the Śrāddha should be performed once at least in the life of every Hindū to his progenitors at Gayā) Yājñ. i, 260 MBh. &c
• cf. buddha-g○
• N. of a river, i, 7818
 

Sanskrit-English Dictionary, by M. Monier William