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Gandharva Hindu Mythol.|gænˈdɑːvə|
Also Gandharba, -arwa.
[Skr., cf. Gr. κένταυρος: see centaur.]
(See quot. 1876).
1846H. H. Wilson Sk. Relig. Sects Hindus ii. 17 A few of the Tántrikas worship the Siddhas, or Genii,..the same class furnishes occasional votaries of the..Gandharbas, and even of the..goblins and ghosts. 1856Max Müller Chips (1867) II. xvi. 102 Then the Gandharvas sent a flash of lightning. 1876Encycl. Brit. IV. 208/2 The retinue of Indra consists chiefly of the Gandharvas..a class of genii, considered in the epics as celestial musicians. 1934Burlington Mag. Sept. 169/1 Their decoration..may show Gandharwas flying or playing musical instruments. 1956K. Clark Nude vii. 276 In India..they appear in the 6th century..as flying gandharvas. 1968Indian Mus. Jrnl. V. 8 The human Gandharva-s (genii). |