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GANDHARVĪ The first mother of horses. Kaśyapaprajāpati had by his wife Krodhavaśā ten daughters: Mṛgī, Mṛgamandā, Harī, Bhadramatā, Mātaṅgī, Śārdūlī, Śvetā, Surabhi, Surasā and Kadrū. Of the ten girls Surabhi in due course of time became mother of two daughters. Rohiṇī and Gandharvī. From Rohiṇī was born the cattlebreed and horses were born from Gandharvī. [Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Araṇya Kāṇḍa, Canto 14] .
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गन्धर्वी f. f.गन्धर्वी (daughter of सुरभि and mother of the race of horses, [MBh. i, 2631 f.] ; [R. iii, 20, 28 f.] ; [VāyuP.] ), [RV. x, 11, 2] ; [R.]
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See : गांधर्व, गंधर्वी
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noun स्त्रीत्वविशिष्टः गन्धर्वः।
Ex. गन्धर्व्यः सुन्दर्यः आसन्।
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