nirukta (2.5)
"the word gauh is a synonym of earth, so called because because it goes very far or because people go over it ( root gam ). or it may be derived from ( root ) ga with suffix au. morover it is a synonym of an animal from same root. ........"
nirukta (2.6)
".... the sun is called gauh also. 'lo that ( charioteer) in the sun who has joints.'
'having joints means having brilliance', says aupamanyava. morever, a ray of sun illuminates the moon. that the illumination of moon is caused by the sun to be established by following: susumna is the ray of sun, the moon is holder. this too, is a vedic passge. that ( ray ) is called gauh also. here indeed they thought of ray. all the rays are called 'gavah' also.
[ thus in vedas gauh means rays directly and symbolically both. in some other passages, gauh are also used for devtas ]
"the word gauh is a synonym of earth, so called because because it goes very far or because people go over it ( root gam ). or it may be derived from ( root ) ga with suffix au. morover it is a synonym of an animal from same root. ........"
nirukta (2.6)
".... the sun is called gauh also. 'lo that ( charioteer) in the sun who has joints.'
'having joints means having brilliance', says aupamanyava. morever, a ray of sun illuminates the moon. that the illumination of moon is caused by the sun to be established by following: susumna is the ray of sun, the moon is holder. this too, is a vedic passge. that ( ray ) is called gauh also. here indeed they thought of ray. all the rays are called 'gavah' also.
[ thus in vedas gauh means rays directly and symbolically both. in some other passages, gauh are also used for devtas ]
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