As a Hindi name
घनाघन · noun · masculine
इंद्र · मस्त हाथी · बरसनेवाला बादल — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
an elephant in rut
Verified derivationMultiple readings (6)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "ghanāghana" is the vocative of "ghanāghanā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
ghanāghana mfn. (Pāṇ. vi, 1, 12, Vārtt. 7) fond of slaughter, easily striking down, fond of strife, RV. x, 103, 1 (Indra), MBh. viii, 697 (said of an elephant)
compact, thick (a cloud), Mālatīm. ix, 39
ghanāghana m. an elephant in rut, L.
N. of Indra, L.
a thick or rainy cloud, MBh. xii, 12405; Hariv. 4759; BhP.; Kathās.; Rājat.
ghanāghanā f. Solanum indicum, L.
Alternative readings
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