单词 | gandharva |
释义 | Gandharvan. Hindu Mythology. (See quot. 1876). ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > fairy or elf > [noun] elfOE elvena1100 spiritc1350 fay1393 fairyc1405 mammeta1425 sprite?1440 lady1538 faerie1579 Robin Goodfellow1588 elfin1590 pigwidgeon1594 pygmy1611 fairess1674 peri1739 spriggan1754 fane1806 glendoveer1810 vila1827 Polong1839 Gandharva1846 elle-maid1850 sheogue1852 hillman1882 elvet1885 pishogue1906 1846 H. H. Wilson Sketch 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. 1867 F. M. Müller Chips from German Workshop II. xvi. 102 Then the Gandharvas sent a flash of lightning. 1876 Encycl. Brit. IV. 208/2 The retinue of Indra consists chiefly of the Gandharvas..a class of genii, considered in the epics as celestial musicians. 1934 Burlington Mag. Sept. 169/1 Their decoration..may show Gandharwas flying or playing musical instruments. 1956 K. Clark Nude vii. 276 In India..they appear in the 6th century..as flying gandharvas. 1968 Indian Music Jrnl. 5 9 The human Gandharva-s (genii). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online September 2022). < n.1846 |
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