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Ganesha   Listen
proper noun
Ganesha, Ganesh, Ganesa  n.  (Hindu Myth.) The Hindu god of wisdom, prudence and prophesy; the remover of obstacles.
Synonyms: Ganapati. Note: He is represented as a short, fat, red-colored man, with a large belly and the head of an elephant.






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"Ganesha" Quotes from Famous Books



... is the cow, then the serpent, and then the monkey. The eagle is the attendant of Vishnu, the bull of Siva, the goose of Brahma, the elephant of Indra, the tiger of Durga, the buffalo of Rama, the rat of Ganesh, the ram of Agni, the peacock of Kartikkeya, the parrot of Kama (the god of love), the fish, the tortoise and boar are incarnations of Vishnu, and the crocodile, cat, dog, crow, many trees, plants, stones, rivers ...
— Modern India • William Eleroy Curtis

... will suffice to show how utterly baseless the comparisons are which Sir W. Jones instituted between the gods of India, Greece, and Italy. He compares the Latin Janus with the Sanskrit deity Ganesa. It is well known that Janus is connected with the same root that has yielded the names of Jupiter, Zeus, and Dyaus, while Ganesa is a compound, meaning lord of hosts, lord ...
— Chips From A German Workshop, Vol. V. • F. Max Mueller



Words linked to "Ganesha" :   Ganesa, Ganapati, Hindu deity, Ganesh



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