gaṇa गण gaṇá as, m. a flock, troop, multitude, number, tribe, series, class (of animate or inanimate beings), body of followers or attendants, [RV.]; [AV.] &c. troops or classes of inferior deities (especially certain troops of demi-gods considered as Śiva's attendants and under the special superintendence of the god Gaṇeśa; cf. -devatā), [Mn.]; [Yājñ.]; [Lalit.] &c. a single attendant of Śiva, [VarBṛS.]; [Kathās.]; [Rājat. iii, 270] N. of Gaṇeśa, [W.] a company, any assemblage or association of men formed for the attainment of the same aims, [Mn.]; [Yājñ.]; [Hit.] the 9 assemblies of Ṛṣis under the Arhat Mahā-vīra, [Jain.] a sect in philosophy or religion, [W.] a small body of troops (= 3 Gulmas or 27 chariots and as many elephants, 81 horses, and 135 foot), [MBh. i, 291] a series or group of asterisms or lunar mansions classed under three heads (that of the gods, that of the men, and that of the Rākṣasas), [W.] (in arithm.) a number, [L.] (in metre) a foot or four instants (cf. -cchandas) (in Gr.) a series of roots or words following the same rule and called after the first word of the series (e.g. ad-ādi, the g. ad &c. or the whole series of roots of the 2nd class; gargādi, the g. garga &c. or the series of words commencing with garga) a particular group of Sāmans, [Lāṭy. i, 6, 5]; [VarYogay. viii, 7] a kind of perfume, [L.] = vāc (i.e. ‘a series of verses’), [Naigh. i, 11] N. of an author gaṇakī गणकी gáṇakī f. the wife of an astrologer, [Pāṇ. iv, 1, 48], [Kāś.] gaṇaka गणक gáṇaka mfn. bought for a large sum, [Pāṇ. v, 1, 22], [Kāś.] gáṇaka m. one who reckons, arithmetician, [MBh. ii, 206]; [xv, 417] a calculator of nativities, astrologer, [VS. xxx, 20]; [R. i, 12, 7]; [Kathās.] gáṇaka m. pl. N. of a collection of 8 stars, [VarBṛS. xi, 25] gaṇanā गणना f. id., [MBh. iii]; [Megh.]; [Ragh.] &c. the being enumerated among (in comp.), [Ragh. viii, 94] considering, supposing, [Daś. vii, 185]; [Hit.] regarding, taking notice of (gen.), consideration, [Prab. i, 20/21]; [Rājat. v, 308.] f. of °na, q.v. gaṇana गणन n. reckoning, counting, calculation, [Pāṇ. v, 4, 17]; [Pañcat.]; [Hit.] gaṇapa गणप gaṇa—pa m. (= -nātha) Gaṇeśa, [Śaṃkar. xiv, 6] the head of a corporation, [VarBṛS. xxxii, 18.] gaṇatā गणता gaṇa—tā f. the forming a class or multitude, [L.] the belonging to a party, [L.] a cabal, [W.] collusion, [W.] classification, [W.] arithmetic, [W.] gaṇabhṛt गणभृत् gaṇa—bhṛt m. = -dhara, [Jain.] gaṇaśas गणशस् gaṇa—śás ind. ([Pāṇ. i, 1, 23]) by troops or classes, [TS. ii] [v]; [TBr. i]; [ŚBr. xiv]; [ĀśvŚr.] &c. gaṇaśrī गणश्री gaṇa—śrī́ mfn. associated in troops, associating, [RV.]; [VS.]; [Kāṭh.] gaṇatva गणत्व gaṇa—tva n. the forming a multitude, [Kauś.] (dat. -tvāyai) the office of an attendant of Śiva, [Kathās. vii, 110.] gaṇavat गणवत् gaṇá—vat (°ṇá-), mfn. consisting of a series or class, [TS. ii]; [TBr. ii] followed by attendants, [ib.] containing the word gaṇa, [Kāṭh. xi, 4] gaṇadhara गणधर gaṇa—dhara m. the head of an assemblage of Ṛṣis under the Arhat Mahā-vīra, [Jain.] gaṇadāsa गणदास gaṇa—dāsa m. N. of a dancing-master, [Mālav.] of a physician, [Bhpr.] gaṇadeva गणदेव gaṇa—deva m. N. of a poet, [ŚārṅgP.] gaṇagāri गणगारि m. N. of a teacher, [Pravar. ii, 3, 1.] gaṇahāsa गणहास gaṇa—hāsa m. a species of perfume, [L.] gaṇahoma गणहोम gaṇa—homa m. N. of wk. gaṇakāma गणकाम gaṇa—kāma mfn. desirous of a body of attendants, [ŚāṅkhGṛ. ii, 2, 13.] gaṇakāra गणकार gaṇa—kāra m. arranging into classes, classifier, [W.] one who collects grammatical Gaṇas, [Kāt.], Sch. v.l. for °ri. gaṇakāri गणकारि gaṇa—kāri (or , ‘enemy of astrologers’ ?) m. N. of a man g. kurv-ādi (cf. gāṇagāri.) See gaṇa-kāri. gaṇanātha गणनाथ gaṇa—nātha m. ‘lord of various classes of subordinate gods’, Śiva, [L.] Gaṇeśa, [BhavP.]; [Vet. Introd. 1.] gaṇanīya गणनीय mfn. to be counted or reckoned or classed, calculable, [L.] (cf. gaṇeya.) gaṇapāṭha गणपाठ gaṇa—pāṭha m. a collection of the Gaṇas or series of words following the same grammatical rule (ascribed to Pāṇini). gaṇapāda गणपाद gaṇa—pāda m. g. yuktārohyādi. gaṇapati गणपति gaṇá—pati (°ṇá-), m. (g. aśvapaty-ādi) the leader of a class or troop or assemblage, [VS.] (Bṛhaspati), [RV. ii, 23, 1] (cf. [RTL. p. 413]) (Indra), [x, 112, 9] Śiva, [L.] (cf. [RTL. pp. 77] and [211]) Gaṇeśa (cf. also mahā-g°), [Pañcat.] N. of the author of a Comm. on [Caurap.] of a poet, [ŚārṅgP.] pl. N. of a family, [Pravar. iii, 1] gaṇarūpa गणरूप gaṇa—rūpa m. the swallow-wort, [L.] gaṇatitha गणतिथ mfn. forming a troop or assemblage, [Pāṇ. v, 2, 52] ([Vop. vii, 42].) gaṇavara गणवर gaṇa—vara n. N. of a town, [Śaṃkar. xiv, 6.] gaṇavatī गणवती gaṇá—vatī f. N. of the mother of Divo-dāsa or Dhanvantari, [L.] gaṇayāga गणयाग gaṇa—yāga m. worship of the troops or classes of deities, [VarBṛS. ii.] gaṇabhartṛ गणभर्तृ gaṇa—bhartṛ m. (= -nātha) Śiva, [Kir. v, 42.] gaṇabhogya गणभोग्य gaṇa—bhogya mfn. to be possessed in joint tenure by a number of persons (as opp. to eka-bhogya), [Inscr.] gaṇacakra गणचक्र gaṇa—cakra n. N. of a magical circle, [Hit.] gaṇadīkṣā गणदीक्षा gaṇa—dīkṣā f. initiation of a number or class, performance of rites for a number of persons, [W.] initiation of a particular kind in which Gaṇeśa is especially worshipped, [L.] gaṇadvīpa गणद्वीप gaṇa—dvīpa m. a group of islands (or the N. of a particular island?), [R. iv, 40, 33.] gaṇamukhya गणमुख्य gaṇa—mukhya m. = -puṃgava, [VarBṛS.] gaṇapūjya गणपूज्य gaṇa—pūjya m. id., [xvi, 33]. gaṇapūrva गणपूर्व gaṇa—pūrva m. id., [MBh. xiii, 1591.] gaṇarājya गणराज्य gaṇa—rājya n. N. of an empire in the Deccan, [xiv, 14]. gaṇarātra गणरात्र gaṇa—rātra m. n. a series of nights, [Hcar. i, 353.] gaṇarūpin गणरूपिन् gaṇa—rūpin m. id., [L.] gaṇaratna गणरत्न gaṇa—ratna n. ‘pearls of Gaṇas’ (only in comp.) gaṇatrikā गणत्रिका See °ṇayitr°. gaṇavṛtta गणवृत्त gaṇa—vṛtta n. = -cchandas. gaṇavyūha गणव्यूह gaṇa—vyūha m. N. of a Sūtra, [Buddh.] gaṇayajña गणयज्ञ gaṇa—yajña m. = -karman, [KātyŚr. xxii, 11, 12]; [xxv, 13, 29.] gaṇabhojana गणभोजन gaṇa—bhojana n. eating in common, [Buddh.] gaṇadīkṣin गणदीक्षिन् gaṇa—°dīkṣin mfn. one who officiates for a number of persons or for a corporation (as a priest), [Yājñ. i, 161] one who has been initiated into the worship of Gaṇeśa, [W.] gaṇadevatā गणदेवता gaṇa—devatā f. pl. troops of deities who generally appear in classes (Ādityas, Viśvas, Vasus, Tuṣitas, Ābhāsvaras, Anilas, Mahārājikas, Sādhyas, and Rudras), [L.] gaṇadravya गणद्रव्य gaṇa—dravya n. property of a corporation, [Yājñ. ii, 187.] gaṇahāsaka गणहासक gaṇa—hāsaka m. id., [Bhpr.] gaṇakāritā गणकारिता gaṇa—kāritā f. N. of wk. [Sāh.], Sch. gaṇakarman गणकर्मन् gaṇa—karman n. a rite common to a whole class or to all, [Kauś.] gaṇakṛtvas गणकृत्वस् gaṇa—kṛtvas ind. for a whole series of times, [Vop. vii, 70.] gaṇakumāra गणकुमार gaṇa—kumāra m. N. of the founder of a sect worshipping Haridrā-gaṇapati, [Śaṃkar.] gaṇanāgati गणनागति gaṇanā—gati f. a particular high number, [Lalit. xii, 161 f.] gaṇanāpati गणनापति gaṇanā—pati m. an arithmetician, [Buddh.]; [L.] ‘master of prudent calculation’, Gaṇeśa, [Rājat. v, 26.] gaṇanāyaka गणनायक gaṇa—nāyaka m. the leader of the attendants of any god, [BhP. v, 17, 13]; [BhavP.] ‘chief of Śiva's attendants’, Gaṇeśa, [MBh. i, 77]; [Kathās. c, 41] the head of an assemblage or corporation, [VarBṛS. xv, 15] gaṇanāyikā गणनायिका gaṇa—nāyikā f. Durgā, [L.] gaṇapīṭhaka गणपीठक gaṇa—pīṭhaka n. the breast or bosom, [L.] gaṇapuraṇa गणपुरण gaṇa—puraṇa mf(I)n. forming a number or assembly, [L.] gaṇarūpaka गणरूपक gaṇa—rūpaka m. id., [L.] gaṇacchandas गणच्छन्दस् gaṇa—cchandas n. a metre measured by feet. gaṇacakraka गणचक्रक gaṇa—cakraka n. a guild dinner, [L.] gaṇakarṇikā गणकर्णिका gaṇa—karṇikā f. Cucumis coloquinthida, [L.] gaṇaparvata गणपर्वत gaṇa—parvata m. ‘the mountain frequented by troops of demi-gods’, N. of the Kailāsa (this mountain being the residence of Śiva's attendants as well as of the Kiṃnaras and Yakṣas, attendants of Kubera), [L.] gaṇapramukha गणप्रमुख gaṇa—pramukha m. id., [Buddh.]; [L.] gaṇapuṃgava गणपुंगव gaṇa—puṃgava m. the head of a corporation, [VarBṛS. iv, 24.] gaṇayitrikā गणयित्रिका f. ‘counter’, a rosary, [Jain.] (only Prākṛt °ṅettiyā) (irr. °ṇatr° and °ṇitr°), [Hcat. i, 5.] gaṇapatinātha गणपतिनाथ gaṇa—pati—nātha m. N. of a man gaṇapatināga गणपतिनाग gaṇa—pati-nāga m. N. of a king in Āryāvarta, [Inscr.] gaṇavatīsuta गणवतीसुत gaṇa—va°tī-suta m. ‘son of Gaṇavatī’, N. of a sage and physician (also called Divo-dāsa or Dhanvantari or Kāśi-rāja), [L.] gaṇavyākhyāna गणव्याख्यान gaṇa—vyākhyāna n. ‘Gaṇa-explanation’, N. of a grammatical treatise. gaṇapatibhaṭṭa गणपतिभट्ट gaṇa—pati—bhaṭṭa m. N. of the father of Govindānanda gaṇapatikhaṇḍa गणपतिखण्ड gaṇa—pati—khaṇḍa m. n. N. of [BrahmaP. iii] gaṇaratnakāra गणरत्नकार gaṇa—ratna—kāra m. ‘author of the pearls of Gaṇas’ i.e. Vardhamāna gaṇadīkṣāprabhu गणदीक्षाप्रभु gaṇa—dīkṣā—prabhu m. N. of an author of Mantras (with Śāktas). gaṇanāpattrikā गणनापत्त्रिका gaṇanā—pattrikā f. reckoning-book, [Rājat. vi, 36.] gaṇapatihṛdayā गणपतिहृदया gaṇa—pati—hṛdayā f. N. of a goddess, [Buddh.] gaṇapatipūjana गणपतिपूजन gaṇa—pati—pūjana n. the worship of Gaṇeśa, [W.] gaṇapatistotra गणपतिस्तोत्र gaṇa—pati—stotra n. prayers addressed to Gaṇeśa gaṇakamahāmātra गणकमहामात्र gaṇaka-mahāmātra m. a finance minister, [Mahāvy.] gaṇanāmahāmātra गणनामहामात्र gaṇanā—mahā-mātra m. a minister of finance, [Buddh.]; [L.] gaṇanāvartalipi गणनावर्तलिपि gaṇanāvarta-lipi f. a kind of writing, [Lalit.] gaṇapatyārādhana गणपत्याराधन gaṇa—pa°ty-ārādhana m. a hymn in honour of Gaṇeśa (attributed to Kaṅkola) gaṇadhātuparibhāṣā गणधातुपरिभाषा gaṇa—dhātu-paribhāṣā f. N. of a grammatical treatise. gaṇapatyupaniṣad गणपत्युपनिषद् gaṇa—pa°ty-upaniṣad f. N. of an [Up.] gaṇapatistavarāja गणपतिस्तवराज gaṇa—pati—stava-rāja m. N. of a hymn in praise of Gaṇeśa gaṇaratnamahodadhi गणरत्नमहोदधि gaṇa—ratna—mahodadhi m. ‘great ocean in which the Gaṇas form the pearls’, a collection of grammatical Gaṇas by Vardhamāna. gaṇapatipūrvatāpinī गणपतिपूर्वतापिनी gaṇa—pati—pūrva-tāpinī f. id. gaṇapatipūrvatāpanīyopaniṣad गणपतिपूर्वतापनीयोपनिषद् gaṇa—pati—pūrva-tāpanīyopaniṣad f. N. of an [Up.]