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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The sacred name for the elephant Hinduism
2. 2
   A chaturanga piece ancestral to the medieval fil and modern bishop; literally, “elephant”
3. 3
   A chaturanga piece ancestral to the medieval fil and modern bishop; literally, “elephant”; A fairy piece based on the gaja as used in chaturanga

Synonyms

All synonyms

elephanthastin

Etymology

Transliteration of Sanskrit गज (gaja, “elephant; gaja”).

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