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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. गहनgahanaa.Deep, dense, thick; वनान्निष्क्रम्य गहनाद्बहवः कुरुसैनिकाः Mb.4.67.2.
    1. Deep, dense, thick; वनान्निष्क्रम्य गहनाद्बहवः कुरुसैनिकाः Mb.4.67.2.
    2. Impervious, impenetrable, impassable, inaccessible.
    3. Hard to be understood, inexplicable, mysterious; सेवाधर्मः परमगहनो योगिनामप्यगम्यः Pt.1.11,285; Bh.2.58; गहना कर्मणो गतिः Bg.4.17; Śānti.1.8.
    4. Grave, dignified; भूम्ना रसानां गहनाः प्रयोगाः Māl.1.4.
    5. Impassioned, replete with love, strong; क्व च नु गहनाः कौतुकरसाः Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)6.33.
    6. Hard, difficult, causing pain or trouble; गहनसंसारः Śānti.3.15; Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)7.6. (Vartious reading).
    7. Deepened, intensified; महामोहगहनः (विकारः) Māl.1.3.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -नम्

      1. An abyss, depth; अम्भः किमासीद्गहनं गभीरम् Rv.1.129.1.
      2. A wood, thicket, deep or impenetrable forest; यदनुगमनाय निशि गहनमपि शीलितम् Gīt.7; Bv.1.25.
      3. A hiding-place.
      4. A cave.
      5. Pain, distress.
      6. An ornament.
      7. Water.
      8. An inaccessible place; धिष्ण्यानामस्म्यहं मेरुर्गहनानां हिमालयः Bhāg.11.16.21.

    • -नः The Supreme Being.

    In the Gita4·17

    अकर्मणश्च बोद्धव्यं गहना कर्मणो गतिः ॥

    akarmaṇaśca boddhavyaṁ gahanā karmaṇo gatiḥ. — One has to understand about action as well as to understand about wrong action and about inaction one has to understand; thick and tangled is the way… 4·17
    • गहनाgahanānominative singular of the feminine form of the adjective gahana (thick and tangled).
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  2. अतिगहनatigahanaगव्हर [gavhara], गव्हर a. Very deep, impenetrable.

    गव्हर gavhara, गव्हर Adjective Very deep, impenetrable.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. गहनgahana[gáh-ana] a. deep; dense; impenetra ble (also fig.); n. depth, abyss; thicket; lurking-place; impenetrable…

    [gáh-ana] adjective deep; dense; impenetra ble (also figurative, -ly); neuter depth, abyss; thicket; lurking-place; impenetrable darkness; thick cluster: -tva, neuter denseness; impenetrability.

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  2. अतिगहनatigahana[ati-gahana] a. unfathomable.

    [ati-gahana] adjective unfathomable.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. गहनgahanamf(आ)n. (g. क्षुभ्ना*दि) deep, dense, thick, impervious, impenetrable, inexplicable, hard to be understood…
    1. mf(आ)neuter gender (gaRa क्षुभ्ना*दि) deep, dense, thick, impervious, impenetrable, inexplicable, hard to be understood MBh. R. etc.
    2. neuter gender an abyss, depth ("water" Naigh. Nir.) fg-veda x, 129, 1
    3. neuter gender an inaccessible place, hiding-place, thicket, cave, wood, impenetrable darkness, i, 132, 6 S3Br. xiv, 7, 2, 17 MBh. etc.
    4. neuter gender pain, distress Lexicographers
    5. neuter gender a metre consisting of thirty-two syllables.
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  2. अतिगहनatigahanamfn. very deep
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective very deep
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective very impenetrable.
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  3. उपगहनupagahanam. N. of a R2ishi ऋषि MBh.

    masculine gender Name of a R2ishi ऋषि MBh.

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  4. गहनत्वgahanatvan. density Sa1h. ii, 6/7 (अति-)
    1. neuter gender density Sa1h. ii, 6/7 (अति-)
    2. neuter gender impenetrability MBh. ii, 2355.
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  5. गहनवत्gahanavatmfn. having hiding-places or thickets W.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective having hiding-places or thickets W.

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  6. गहनाgahanāf. ornament Devi1P.

    feminine ornament Devi1P.

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