# Gargi Vachaknavi

> Gargi Vachaknavi was an ancient Indian sage and philosopher. In Vedic literature, she is honoured as a great natural philosopher, renowned expounder of the Vedas, and known as Brahmavadini, a person with knowledge of Brahma Vidya. In the Sixth and the eighth Brahmana of Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, her name is prominent as she participates in the brahmayajna, a philosophic debate organized by King Janaka of Videha, during which she challenges the sage Yajnavalkya with perplexing questions on the issue of atman (soul). She remained celibate all her life and was venerated by Hindus.

*Ancient Indian philosopher*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Born:** -700
- **Status:** unknown
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

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## Sources
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- [গাৰ্গী](https://as.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%80)
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- [Γκάργκι Βαχακναβί](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%93%CE%BA%CE%AC%CF%81%CE%B3%CE%BA%CE%B9_%CE%92%CE%B1%CF%87%CE%B1%CE%BA%CE%BD%CE%B1%CE%B2%CE%AF)
- [Gārgī Vāchaknavī](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C4%81rg%C4%AB_V%C4%81chaknav%C4%AB)
- [Gargi Vachaknavi](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gargi_Vachaknavi)
- [Gargi Vachaknavi](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gargi_Vachaknavi)
- [Gargi](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gargi)
- [ગાર્ગી](https://gu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AA%97%E0%AA%BE%E0%AA%B0%E0%AB%8D%E0%AA%97%E0%AB%80)
- [वाचक्नवी गार्गी](https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%80)
- [ಗಾರ್ಗಿ](https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%97%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%B0%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%97%E0%B2%BF)
- [가르기 바차크나비](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EA%B0%80%EB%A5%B4%EA%B8%B0_%EB%B0%94%EC%B0%A8%ED%81%AC%EB%82%98%EB%B9%84)
- [ഗാർഗി വാചകന്വി](https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%97%E0%B4%BE%E0%B5%BC%E0%B4%97%E0%B4%BF_%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%9A%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%BF)
- [गार्गी](https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%80)
- [Gargi](https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gargi)
- [वाचक्नवी गार्गी](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%80)
- [Gargi Vachaknavi](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gargi_Vachaknavi)
- [ਗਾਰਗੀ](https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%97%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%B0%E0%A8%97%E0%A9%80)
- [Gargi Vachaknavi](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gargi_Vachaknavi)
- [ᱜᱟᱨᱜᱤ ᱵᱟᱪᱟᱠᱱᱚᱵᱤ](https://sat.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%B1%9C%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%A8%E1%B1%9C%E1%B1%A4_%E1%B1%B5%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%AA%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%A0%E1%B1%B1%E1%B1%9A%E1%B1%B5%E1%B1%A4)
- [गार्गी](https://sa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%80)
- [گارگي واچڪنوي](https://sd.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%DA%AF%D9%8A_%D9%88%D8%A7%DA%86%DA%AA%D9%86%D9%88%D9%8A)
- [Gārgī Vāchaknavī](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C4%81rg%C4%AB_V%C4%81chaknav%C4%AB)
- [கார்கி வசக்னவி](https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BF_%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF)
- [గార్గీ వాచక్నవి](https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B0%97%E0%B0%BE%E0%B0%B0%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%97%E0%B1%80_%E0%B0%B5%E0%B0%BE%E0%B0%9A%E0%B0%95%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%A8%E0%B0%B5%E0%B0%BF)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2731767)

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