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गायत्र — {gāyatrá} m. n. a song, hymn xi, 8 ii, 11, 1##n. a hymn composed in the Gāyatrī metre##the Gāyatrī metre i, 5, 52##N. of a Sāman ix##mf({ī})n. consisting in or connected with the Gāyatrī (e.g. in accordance with the number of syllables of a Gāyatrī verse) &c##with {vrata}, = {brahma-carya} x, 45, 29##({ī}), f. an ancient metre of twentyfour syllables (variously arranged, but generally as a triplet of eight syllables each), any hymn composed in the Gāyatrī metre x, 14 ; 16 & 130, 4 &c##the Gāyatrī (i.e. iii, 62, 10 .; {tát savitúr váreṇyam bhárgo devásya dhīmahi dhíyo yó naḥ pracodáyât} xiv &c##this is a very sacred verse repeated by every Brāhman at his morning and evening devotions##from being addressed to Savitṛi or the Sun as generator, it is also called Sāvitrī##RTL. pp. 19 ; 342 ; 361 ; 403##the Gāyatrī verse is personified as a goddess, the wife of Brahmā and mother of the four Vedas 11666 ff##it is often mentioned in connection with the Amṛita, both together constituting as it were the essence and type of sacred hymns in general##the Gāyatrī personified is also considered as the mother of the first three classes in their capacity of twice-born##RTL. pp. 200 f##some other verse [perhaps x, 9, 1] is denoted by Gāyatrī vi, 28, 7##with Tāntrikas a number of mystical verses are called Gāyatrīs, and each deity has one in particular)##N. of Durgā liii, 172##Acacia Catechu

गायत्र — {gāyatrá}