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ghanaघनghaná mf(A/)n. (√ han) a striker, killer, destroyer, [RV. i, 4, 8]; [iii, 49, 1]; [iv, 38, 1]; [viii, 96, 18]
compact, solid, material, hard, firm, dense, [i, 8, 3] (ghanā́ for °nám ā́), [Suśr.] &c.
coarse, gross
viscid, thick, inspissated, [Suśr.]; [Bhartṛ.]; [Kathās. xxiv, 93]
full of (in comp.), densely filled with (in comp.), [MBh. i], [xiii]; [Ragh. viii, 90]; [Ratnāv. iv, 2]
uninterrupted, [Pañcat. iii, 14, 11]
dark (cf. -śyāma), [BhP. iv, 5, 3]
deep (as sound; colour), [MBh. i, 6680]; [VarBṛS. xliii, 19]
complete, all, [Kathās. iv, 53]
auspicious, fortunate, [W.]
ghaná m. (= ϕόνος) slaying, [RV. vi, 26, 8]
an iron club, mace, weapon shaped like a hammer, [i, 33, 4]; [36, 16]; [63, 5]; [ix, 97, 16]; [AV. x, 4, 9]
any compact mass or substance (generally ifc.), [ŚBr. xiv] &c. (said of the foetus in the 2nd month, [Nir. xiv, 6]; [Laghuj. iii, 4])
ifc. mere, nothing but (e.g. vijñāna-ghaná, ‘nothing but intuition’, [ŚBr. xiv]), [MāṇḍUp. 5]; [PraśnUp. v, 5]; [BhP. viii f.] (cf. ambu-, ayo-)
a collection, multitude, mass, quantity, [W.]
vulgar people, [Subh.]
a cloud, [MBh.] &c. (ifc. f(A). , [Hariv. 2660])
talc, [L.]
the bulbous root of Cyperus Hexastachyus communis, [Suśr. vi]
a peculiar form of a temple, [Hcat. ii, 1, 389]
a particular method of reciting the [RV.] and Yajur-veda (cf. [RTL. p. 409])
the cube (of a number), solid body (in geom.), [Laghuj.]; [Sūryas.]
phlegm (kapha), [L.]
the body, [L.]
extension, diffusion, [W.]
ghaná n. any brazen or metallic instrument or plate which is struck (cymbal, bell, gong, &c.), [Hariv. 8688]
iron, [L.]
tin, [L.]
a mode of dancing (neither quick nor slow), [L.]
darkness, [L.]
ghanamघनम्ghanám (am), ind. closely, [Ratnāv. iii, 9]
√ dhvan, to sound) deep, [Rājat. v, 377]
very much, [W.]
ghanajaघनजghana—ja ‘cloud-born’, talc, [Kālac.]
ghanatāघनताghana—tā f. compactness, [Śiś. ix, 64]
the condition of a cloud, [Kuval. 262.]
ghanamudघनमुद्ghana—mud mfn. highly pleased, [Caurap.]
ghanarucघनरुच्ghana—ruc mfn. shining like a cloud, cloud-like, [BhP. iv, 5, 3.]
ghanatvaघनत्वghana—tva n. compactness, firmness, thickness, solidity, [VarBṛS. lv, 25.]
ghanavācघनवाच्ghana—vāc m. ‘coarse-voiced’, a raven, [Gal.]
ghanadhātuघनधातुghana—dhātu m. ‘inspissated element of the body’, lymph, [L.]
ghanaghanaघनघनghana—ghana m. the cube of a cube, [W.]
ghanaphalaघनफलghana—phala m. ‘thick-fruited’, Asteracantha longifolia, [L.]
ghana—phala n. the solid or cubical contents of a body.
ghanacayaघनचयghana—caya m. a collection of clouds, [W.]
ghanakālaघनकालghana—kāla m. ‘cloud-season’, rainy season, [Sāh. iv, 27/28.]
ghanakaphaघनकफghana—kapha m. ‘cloud-phlegm’, hail, [L.]
ghanamūlaघनमूलghana—mūla m. ‘thick-rooted’, the plant Moraṭa, [L.]
ghana—mūla n. (in arithm.) cube root.
ghananābhiघननाभिghana—nābhi m. ‘being in the interior of clouds’, smoke (supposed to be a principal ingredient of clouds), [L.]
ghanapadaघनपदghana—pada n. the cube root, [W.]
ghana—pada water, [L.]
ghanarūpāघनरूपाghana—rūpā f. ‘compact in shape’, candied sugar, [Npr.]
ghanarasaघनरसghana—rasa m. n. ‘thick juice’, extract, decoction, [L.]
camphor, [L.]
‘thick-sapped’, the plant Moraṭa, [L.]
the plant Pīlu-parṇī, [L.]
ghana—rasa m. n. ‘cloud-fluid’, water, [L.]
ghanaravaघनरवghana—rava m. ‘the roaring of clouds’, [W.]
‘crying after the clouds’ = -tola, [L.]
ghanasāraघनसारghana—sāra mfn. ‘firm’, see °ra-bhāva
ghana—sāra m. camphor, [Suśr.]; [Dhūrtas. ii, 9]; [Kpr. viii, 2/3]
(= -rasa) water, [L.]
‘thick-sapped’, a kind of tree, [L.]
= dakṣiṇāvarta-pārada (‘mercury or some peculiar form of it’, [W.]), [L.]
ghanatālaघनतालghana—tāla for -tola, q.v.
ghanatolaघनतोलghana—tola m. ‘friend (?) of clouds’, the bird Cātaka, [L.]
ghanatoyaघनतोयghana—toya n. a particular sea having thick water (enveloping the earth with its atmosphere), [BṛĀrUp.], Sch.
ghanatvacघनत्वच्ghana—tvac m. ‘thick-barked’, a kind of Lodhra tree, [L.]
ghanavāriघनवारिghana—vāri n. rain-water.
ghanavāsaघनवासghana—vāsa m. ‘having a thick (garment i.e.) shell’, a kind of pumpkin-gourd, [L.]
ghanavātaघनवातghana—vāta m. a thick oppressive atmosphere (enveloping the hells), [Jain.]
ghanavīthiघनवीथिghana—vīthi f. = -padavī, [Śiś. ix, 32]
a line of clouds, [W.]
ghanavaraघनवरghana—vara n. ‘best part of the body’, the face, [L.]
ghanabhittiघनभित्तिghana—bhitti mfn. furnished with thick walls, [Car. i, 17.]
ghanadhvaniघनध्वनिghana—dhvani mfn. deep-sounding, roaring, [W.]
ghana—dhvani m. a deep sound, [W.]
the muttering of thunder clouds, [W.]
ghanaśabdaघनशब्दghana—śabda m. ‘cloud-noise’, thunder, [W.]
ghanaśṛṅgīघनशृङ्गीghana—śṛṅgī f. Odina pinnata, [Npr.]
ghanaśyāmaघनश्यामghana—śyāma m. ‘dark like a cloud (cf. [Pāṇ. ii, 1, 55], [Kāś.])’, Kṛṣṇa, [VP. v, 18, 39]
Rāma, [Mahān.]
N. of a copyist (of the last century).
ghanacchadaघनच्छदghana—cchada mfn. involved in clouds, [W.]
ghana—cchada m. ‘thick-leaved’, Flacourtia cataphracta, [L.]
Pinus Webbiana, [L.]
a kind of Moringa, [Npr.]
ghanadrumaघनद्रुमghana—druma m. Asteracantha Longifolia, [L.]
ghanajvālāघनज्वालाghana—jvālā f. ‘cloud-light’, lightning, [L.]
ghanakṣamaघनक्षमghana—kṣama mfn. what may be hammered, [Bhpr. v, 26, 53.]
ghanapriyāघनप्रियाghana—priyā f. ‘fond of clouds or rain’, N. of a plant, [L.]
ghanasikthaघनसिक्थghana—siktha a kind of gruel, [Gal.]
ghanasvanaघनस्वनghana—svana m. = -śabda, [W.]
Amaranthus polygamus, [L.]
ghanavallīघनवल्लीghana—vallī f. id., [L.]
the plant Amṛtasavā, [L.]
ghanavyūhaघनव्यूहghana—vyūha m. N. of a Buddh. Sūtra.
ghanaghanaughaघनघनौघghana—gha°naugha m. a gathering of dark clouds, [W.]
ghanagolakaघनगोलकghana—golaka m. an alloy of gold and silver, [L.]
ghananīhāraघननीहारghana—nīhāra m. thick hoar-frost or mist, [W.]
ghanapadavīघनपदवीghana—padavī f. ‘cloud-path’, the sky, [Kir. v, 34.]
ghanapattraघनपत्त्रghana—pattra m. ‘thick-leaved’, Boerhavia procumbens, [L.]
ghanasamayaघनसमयghana—samaya m. = -kāla, [Bhartṛ. iii, 37.]
ghanaskandhaघनस्कन्धghana—skandha m. ‘having a solid trunk’, Mangifera sylvatica, [L.]
ghanatimiraघनतिमिरghana—timira n. the darkness of clouds, [W.]
great darkness, [W.]
ghanavāhanaघनवाहनghana—vāhana m. ‘riding on clouds’, Śiva, [L.]
Indra (cf. megha-v°), [W.]
ghanagarjitaघनगर्जितghana—garjita n. the roar of thunder, deep loud roar, [W.]
ghanajambālaघनजम्बालghana—jambāla m. a quantity of mire, slough, [L.]
ghanakapīvatघनकपीवत्ghana—kapīvat v.l. for vana-k°.
ghanapāṣaṇḍaघनपाषण्डghana—pāṣaṇḍa m. ‘cloud-heretic’, a peacock (delighting in cloudy weather), [L.]
ghanapallavaघनपल्लवghana—pallava m. ‘thick-twigged’, Guilandina Moringa.
ghanavallikāघनवल्लिकाghana—vallikā f. ‘cloud-creeper’, lightning, [L.]
ghanavartmanघनवर्त्मन्ghana—vartman n. = -padavī, [Kir. v, 17.]
ghanavyapāyaघनव्यपायghana—vyapāya m. ‘disappearance of the clouds’, autumn, [Ragh. iii, 37.]
ghanapayodharaघनपयोधरghana—payodhara m. a firm breast, [W.]
ghanasārabhāvaघनसारभावghana—sāra—bhāva m. firmness, [Naiṣ. vii, 25.]
ghanasaṃvṛttiघनसंवृत्तिghana—saṃvṛtti f. profound secrecy, [W.]
ghanahastasaṃkhyāघनहस्तसंख्याghana—hasta-saṃkhyā f. (in geom.) the contents of an excavation or of a solid alike in figure, [W.]
ghanadundubhisvanaघनदुन्दुभिस्वनghana—dundubhi-svana mfn. deep as the sound of a drum or of a cloud, [Bcar.]
ghanarucirakalāpaघनरुचिरकलापghana—rucira-kalāpa mfn. having a tail glistening like a cloud (a peacock), [W.]