As a Hindi name
गाढ़ · adj
अधिक । बहुत । अतिशय · दुढ़ । मजबूत · पृ॰, १६३ — Śabdasāgara
गाढ़ · noun · masculine
कठिनाई । आपत्ति । संकट · जुलाहों का करघा — Śabdasāgara
गाढ़ · gāṛh · s.f.
A difficulty; a misfortune — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 892
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
‘deeply entered’, pressed together, tightly drawn, closely fastened, close, fast (opposed to śithila), (said of a bow), &c.
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Gender counterpart
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Dictionary citations
gāḍha See √ gāh.
gāḍha mfn. dived into, bathed in Ragh. ix, 72
‘deeply entered’, pressed together, tightly drawn, closely fastened, close, fast (opposed to śithila), MBh. iv, 152 (said of a bow), R.; Ragh. &c.
thick, dense, L.
strong, vehement, firm, MBh. &c.
Alternative readings
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