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Gayatri Mantra

Gayatri Mantra proper noun: a popular mantra in Hinduism, dedicated to the Vedic deity Savitr.

Proper noun

Gayatri Mantra

  1. (Hinduism) a popular mantra in Hinduism, dedicated to the Vedic deity Savitr.

Gayatri Mantra meaning in Sanskrit

Gayatri Mantra in Sanskrit

the Gayatri Mantra
गायत्री gāyatrī́

Origin of Gayatri Mantra

Borrowed from Sanskrit गायत्री (gāyatrī). Thе mantra is named after Gayatri, the Vedic meter in which the verse is composed.

Questions about Gayatri Mantra

What does Gayatri Mantra mean?
Gayatri Mantra means a popular mantra in Hinduism, dedicated to the Vedic deity Savitr.
What is Gayatri Mantra in Sanskrit?
Gayatri Mantra in Sanskrit is गायत्री (gāyatrī́). See Gayatri Mantra meaning in Sanskrit.
What part of speech is Gayatri Mantra?
Gayatri Mantra is a proper noun.

Words near Gayatri Mantra in the dictionary

  1. Gayan
  2. Gayana
  3. Gayang
  4. Gayardild
  5. Gayatri
  6. Gayatri Mantra
  7. Gayatris
  8. gaybait
  9. gaybaited
  10. gaybaiting
  11. gaybaits

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Gayatri Mantra (page history and authors); गायत्री (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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