As a deity name
Name 420 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees
Name 543 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
गभीर · adj
जिसकी थाह जल्दी न मिले । नीचा । गहरा । जैसे, गंभीर नद · जिसमें जल्दी घुस न सकें । घना । गहन · जिसके अर्थ तक पहुँचना कठिन हो । गूढ़ । जटिल । जैसे, गंभीर विचार — Śabdasāgara cross-reference followed: दे॰ गंभीर
गभीर · gabhīr · adj.
= gambhīr, and gahirā, qq.v — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 895
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
deep in sound, deep-sounding, hollow-toned
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Gender counterpart
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Dictionary citations
gabhīra mf(ā)n. deep (opposed to gādha and dīna), RV. &c.
(Naigh. i, 11) deep in sound, deep-sounding, hollow-toned, RV. v, 85, 1; Ṛtus.
profound, sagacious, grave, serious, solemn, secret, mysterious, RV.; AV. v, 11, 3
(gambh˚, MBh. &c.), Prab. iv, 15; Sāh.
dense, impervious, BhP. viii, 3, 5
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