gayatri means an ancient metre of twenty-four syllables (variously arranged, but generally as a triplet of eight syllables each), any hymn composed in the गायत्री metre RV. x, 14 ; 16 & 130, 4 VS. AV. etc. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 82 out of 100.
Why this word is great
GAYATRI — [Noun] A sacred Vedic metre of twenty-four syllables; the specific hymn composed in that metre, especially the Savitri mantra; and, by extension, the goddess personifying that hymn. Borrowed from Sanskrit गायत्री (gāyatrī), a derivative of गायत्र (gāyatra, "song, hymn"). Unlike "mantra" (a general term for any sacred utterance) or "Savitri" (a specific solar deity and his hymn), "Gayatri" encompasses the trinity of form, sound, and divinity—it is the precise lattice of twenty-four syllables holding the dawn light, the whispered repetition that structures the breath of the devout, and the feminine presence felt in the rising hum of a thousand voices at a riverbank. A vessel of light so perfectly formed it becomes the source.
name
- an ancient metre of twenty-four syllables (variously arranged, but generally as a triplet of eight syllables each), any hymn composed in the गायत्री metre RV. x, 14 ; 16 & 130, 4 VS. AV. etc.
- A female given name from Sanskrit.
noun
- A composition in the Gayatri metre.