गायत्र

{ gāyatra }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

गायत्र  n.  a m. n. a song, hymn, [RV.]; [VS. xi, 8]; [ChUp. ii, 11, 1]
गायत्र  n.  n. a hymn composed in the गायत्री metre, [RV.]
the गायत्री metre, [VP. i, 5, 52]
N. of a सामन्, [ŚBr. ix]; KātyŚr.
गायत्र  mfn.  mf( ई)n. consisting in or connected with the गायत्री ( e.g. in accordance with the number of syllables of a गायत्री verse), [VS.]; [TS.] &c.
व्रत   with = ब्रह्म-चर्य, [BhP. x, 45, 29]
गायत्र    b &c. See, ib.

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

गायत्र [gāyatra] a.  a. Consisting in or connected with गायत्री; गर्गा- द्यदुकुलाचार्याद्गायत्रं व्रतमास्थितौ [Bhāg.1.45.29.]
-त्रम्   A song or hymn; एतद्गायत्रं प्राणेषु प्रोतम् [Ch. Up.2.11.1.]