गेष्ण

{ gēṣṇḥ }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

गेष्ण    a &c. See √ गै.
गेष्ण  m.  b m. a singer (‘a joint’ Sch.), [ChUp. i, 6 f.]
उद्गीथ   = , chanting of the [SV.]; [AitĀr. ii, 3, 6. 8]; [Puṣpas. x, 5, 3]
गेष्णु   = , [L.]
अभि   a chanter of the [SV.]; [L.] ( cf.-.)

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

गेष्णः [gēṣṇḥ]   1 A singer, a professional singer; [Ch. Up. 1.6.]
An actor.

Shabda-Sagara

गेष्ण  m.  ( -ष्णः)
1. A professional singer, an actor, a mime, &c.
2. A chaun- ter of the Sama Veda.
E. गै to sing, and इष्णच् Unadi aff.

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गै इष्णच्

संस्कृतम् (Sanskrit) WN

See : गायक