गय [ gaya ] [ gáya ] m. (g. [ vṛṣādi ] ; √ [ ji ] cf. [ śaṃgayá ] ) " what has been conquered or acquired " , a house , household , family , goods and chattels , contents of a house , property , wealth Lit. RV. Lit. AV.

a species of ox (the Gayal or Bos gavaeus) Lit. L.

N. of a Ṛishi (son of Plati) Lit. RV. x , 63 , 17 and 64 , 16 Lit. AitBr. v , 2 , 12

(said to know charms) Lit. AV. i , 14 , 4

( descendant of Atri and author of Lit. RV. v , 9 and 10) Lit. RAnukr.

N. of a Rājarshi (performer of a celebrated sacrifice Lit. MBh. i , iii , iv , ix , xiii Lit. R. ii ; he was conquered by Māndhātṛi Lit. MBh. vii , 2281)

of a son (of Amūrta-rajas , Lit. iii , vii , xii ; of Āyus , Lit. i , 3150 ; of a Manu Lit. Hariv. 870 Lit. BhP. ii ; of Havir-dhāna by Dhishaṇā Lit. Hariv. 83 Lit. BhP. iv ; of Ūru by Āgneyī Lit. Hariv. 73 ; of Vitatha , Lit. 1732 ; of Sudyumna , Lit. 631 Lit. BhP. ix , 1 , 41 ; of Nakta by Druti , Lit. v , 15 , 5)

N. of an Asura (slain by Śiva ( cf. Lit. RTL. p.87 ) , and who like the Rājarshi Gaya is connected with the town Gayā) Lit. VāyuP. ii , 44

of one of Rāma's monkey followers Lit. MBh. iii , 16271 Lit. R. iv , vi

(= [ -śiras ] ) of a mountain near Gayā Lit. MBh. iii , 8304

[ gaya ] m. pl. the vital airs ( used only for the etym. of [ gāyatrī ] ) Lit. ŚBr. xiv , 8 , 15 , 7

m. N. of a people living round Gayā and of the district inhabited by them Lit. MBh. ii , ix Lit. R. ii

[ gayā ] f. (g. [ varaṇādi ] ) the city Gayā (famous place of pilgrimage in Behar and residence of the saint Gaya ; cf. Lit. 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) Lit. Yājñ. i , 260 Lit. MBh.

cf. [ buddha-g ]

N. of a river , Lit. i , 7818.