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  1. gotranoun

    The lineage or clan assigned to a Hindu at birth.

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  1. Gotra

    In Hindu society, the term gotra means clan. It broadly refers to people who are descendants in an unbroken male line from a common male ancestor. Pāṇini defines gotra for grammatical purposes as apatyam pautraprabhrti gotram, which means "the word gotra denotes the progeny beginning with the son's son." When a person says "I am Kashypasa-gotra," he means that he traces his descent from the ancient sage Kashyapa by unbroken male descent. According to the Brihadaranyaka Upanisad 2.2.6, Gautama and Bharadvāja, Viśvāmitra and Jamadagni, Vasiṣṭha and Kaśyapa, and Atri are seven sages; the progeny of these eight sages is declared to be gotras. This enumeration of eight primary gotras seems to have been known to Pāṇini. The offspring of these eight are gotras and others than these are called ' gotrâvayava '. There are 49 established Hindu gotras. All members of a particular gotra are believed to possess certain common characteristics by way of nature or profession. Many theories have been propounded to explain this system. According to the brahminical theory, the Brahmins are the direct descendants of seven or eight sages who are believed to be the mind-born sons of Brahma. They are Gautama, Bharadvaja, Vishvamitra, Jamadagni, Vashista, Kashyapa and Atri. To this list, Agasthya is also sometimes added. These eight sages are called gotrakarins from whom all the 49 gotras have evolved. For instance, from Atri sprang the Atreya and Gavisthiras gotras.

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  2. groat

  3. argot

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of gotra in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of gotra in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7


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