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Entry गभीर

गभीरgabhīram.Deep (in all senses); उत्तालास्त इमे गभीरपयसः पुण्याः सरित्संगमाः U.2.3; Bv.2.15.
[गच्छति जलमत्र, गभ् ईरन् भान्तादेशश्च Uṇ.4.35]
1. Deep (in all senses); उत्तालास्त इमे गभीरपयसः पुण्याः सरित्संगमाः Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)2.3; Bv.2.15.
2. Deepsounding (as a drum).
3. Thick, dense, impervious (as a forest); Ki.14.39.
4. Profound, sagacious.
5. Grave, serious, solemn, earnest.
6. Secret, mysterious.
7. Inscrutable, difficult to be perceived or understood; गभीरमर्थं कति- चित्प्रकाशताम् (नयन्ति) Ki.14.4.
Derived forms and compounds
- -आत्मन् the Supreme Soul.
- -वेध Adjective very penetrating.
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