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Entry घन

  1. घनghanathunder, peal or thundering noise of clouds, roar of thunder.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -गर्जितम्

      1. thunder, peal or thundering noise of clouds, roar of thunder.
      2. a deep loud roar.
    • -गोलकः alloy of gold and silver.

    • -घनः the cube of a cube.

    • -जम्बाल thick mire.

    • -ज्वाला lightning.

    • -तालः a kind of bird (सारंग).

    • -तोलः the Chātaka bird.

    • -धातुः lymph.

    • -ध्वनि Adjective roaring.

    • घन ghana, Adjective

      1. इन् मूर्तौ अप् घनादेशश्च Tv.
      2. Compact, firm, hard, solid; संजातश्च घनाघनः Māl.9.39.; नासा घनास्थिका Y.3.89; R.11.18.
      3. Thick, close, dense; घनविरलभावः Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)2.27; R.8.91; Amaru.59.
      4. Thick-set, full, fully developed (as breasts); घटयति सुघने कुचयुगगगने मृगमदरुचि रूषिते Gīt.7; अगुरु-चतुष्कं भवति गुरू द्वौ घनकुचयुग्मे शशिवदनाऽसौ Śrut.8; Bh.1.8; Amaru.31.
      5. Deep (as sound); दधानः सौधानामलघुषु निकुञ्जेषु घनताम् Māl.2.12; Mu.1.21.
      6. Uninterrupted, permanent.
      7. Impenetrable.
      8. Great, excessive, violent.
      9. Complete; अभ्यङ्गभङ्ग्या पापस्य न्यस्तं घनमपश्यतः Ks.4.53.
      10. Auspicious, fortunate.
      11. Coarse, gross.
      12. Engrossed by, full or replete with; मा ते मलीमसविकारघना मतिर्भूत् Māl.1.32; निर्वृतिdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)6.11.
    • -नः

      1. A cloud; घनोदयः प्राक् तदनन्तरं पयः Ś.7.3; घनरुचिरकलापो निःसपत्नोऽस्य जातः V.4.22.
      2. An iron club, a mace; प्रतिजघान घनैरिव मुष्टिभिः Ki.18.1.
      3. The body.
      4. The cube of a number (in math.).
      5. Extension, diffusion.
      6. A collection, multitude, quantity, mass, assemblage.
      7. Talc.
      8. Phlegm.
      9. Any compact mass or substance.
      10. Hardness, firmness.
      11. A particular manner of reciting Vedic texts: thus the padas नमः रुद्रेभ्यः ये repeated in this manner would stand thus: नमो रुद्रेभ्यो रुद्रेभ्यो नमो नमो रुद्रेभ्यो ये ये रुद्रेभ्यो नमो नमो रुद्रेभ्यो ये.
    • -रसः

      1. thick juice.
      2. extract, decoction.
      3. camphor.
      4. water (Masculine orn.).
    • -रूपा candied sugar.

    • -वरम् the face.

    • -वर्गः the square of a cube, the sixth power (in math).

    • -वर्त्मन् Neuter the sky; घनवर्त्म सहस्रधेव कुर्वन् Ki.5.17.

    • -वल्लिका, -वल्ली lightning.

    • -वाच्

      1. a raven. वाहनः Śiva.
      2. Indra.
    • -श्याम Adjective 'dark like a cloud', deep-black, dark. (-मः) an epithet (1) of Rain (2) of Kṛiṣṇa.

    • -संवृत्तिः profound secrecy.

    • -समयः the rainy season.

    • -नम्

      1. A cymbal, a bell, a gong.
      2. Iron.
      3. Tin.
      4. Skin, rind, bark.
      5. A mode of dancing; (neither quick nor slow). Indeclinable closely; घटयति घनं कण्ठा- श्लेषे रसान्न पयोधरौ Ratn.3.9. -Commentary
    • -अत्ययः, -अन्तः 'disappearance of the cloud', the season succeeding the rains, autumn (शरद्); घनव्यपायेन गभस्तिमानिव R.3.37.

    • -अज्ञानी Name of Durgā.

    • -अम्बु Neuter rain; घनाम्बुभिर्भूरि विलम्बिनो घनाः Subhās.

    • -आकरः the rainy season.

    • -आगमः, -उदयः 'the approach of clouds', the rainy season; घनागमः कामिजनप्रियः प्रिये Ṛs.2.1.

    • -आमयः the date-tree.

    • -आश्रयः the atmosphere, firmament.

    • -उत्तमः the face.

    • -उदधिः a particular sea (hell ?).

    • -उपलः hail.

    • -ऊरू a woman having thick thighs; कुरु घनोरु पदानि शनैः शनैः Ve.2.2.

    • -ओघः gathering of clouds.

    • -कफः hail.

    • -कालः the rainy season.

    • -क्षम Adjective what may be hammered; Bhāvapr. 5.26.53.

    • -वातः

      1. a thick oppressive breeze or air.
      2. Name of a hell; Jaina.
    • -वीथिः the sky; घनवीथिवीथिमवतीर्णवतः Śi.9.32.

    • -शब्दः thunder, peal of thunder.

    • -वासः

      1. a kind of pumpkin gourd.
      2. (निः) a deep or low tone.
      3. the muttering of thunder clouds; अनुहुंकुरुते घनध्वनिं न हि गोमायुरुतानि केशरी Śi.16.25.
    • -नाभिः smoke (being supposed to be a principal ingredient in clouds; Me.5).

    • -नीहारः thick hoar-frost or mist.

    • -पदम् the cube root.

    • -पदवी 'the path of clouds', firmament, sky; क्रामद्भिर्घनपदवीमनेकसंख्यैः Ki.5.34.

    • -पाषण्डः a peacock.

    • -फलम् (in geom.) the solid or cubical contents of a body or of an excavation.

    • -मानम् the measurement by the exterior of a structure; Māna. 39-64.

    • -मूलम् cube root (in math.)

    • -सारः

      1. camphor; घनसारनीहारहार etc. Dk.1 (mentioned among white substances).
      2. mercury.
      3. water.
      4. a big cloud; घनसारस्तु कर्पूरे महामेघे च चन्दने Nm.
    • -स्वनः, -शब्दः, -रवः the roaring of clouds.

    • -हस्तसंख्या the contents of an excavation or of a solid in math.).

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  1. घ – घृताची
  2. घृतिन् – घ्रेय