As a deity name
Name 207 of the Gayatri Sahasranāma — Devi Bhagavata Purana, as taught by Sages
As a Hindi name
गाना · masculine
song
गाना
to sing
a Hindi word, a tadbhava: evolved from the Sanskrit through Prakrit गान — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Inherited from Sanskrit गान (gāna). Cognate with Assamese গান (gan), Bengali গান (gan), Gujarati ગાણું (gāṇũ), Marathi गाणे (gāṇe), Punjabi ਗਾਣਾ (gāṇā). Doublet of गान (gān), a tatsama.” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
gāna n. singing, song, KātyŚr.; Lāṭy. i, vii; Hariv. 11793; Śiś. ix, 54
a sound, L. (cf. araṇya-, ūha-, ūhya-.)
a Hindi word, a tadbhava: evolved from the Sanskrit through Prakrit गायति — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Inherited from Sanskrit गायति (gāyati), from the root गै (gai, “to sing”).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
(ifc. ) offering firm standing-ground, fordable (as a river), not very deep, shallow, &c.
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M1 · same meaning "gādhāyai" is the dative of "gādha" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "gādha" is derived from "gādh" with the aṇ/añ suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
gādh (cf. √ gāh) cl. 1. Ā. ˚dhate, to stand firmly, stay, remain, Dhātup. ii, 3; to set out for (acc.), Bhaṭṭ. viii, 1; xxii, 2; to desire (cf. √ gardh), Dhātup.; to compile, string together, ib.
gādh 1 A. (gādhate, gādhita) 1 To stand, stay, remain. 2 To set out for; dive or plunge into; gādhitāse nabho bhūyaḥ Bk. 22. 2; 8. 1. 3 To seek, search or inquire for. 4 To compile, string or weave together.
gādha mf(ā)n. (ifc. Pāṇ. vi, 2, 4) offering firm standing-ground, fordable (as a river), not very deep, shallow, KauṣBr. ii, 9; Nir.; MBh. &c.
gādha (am), n. ground for standing on in water, shallow place, ford, RV.; TS. iv; ŚBr. xii; TāṇḍyaBr. &c. (with bhāradvājasya N. of a Sāman, ĀrṣBr.)
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Dictionary citations
gādha mf(ā)n. (ifc. Pāṇ. vi, 2, 4) offering firm standing-ground, fordable (as a river), not very deep, shallow, KauṣBr. ii, 9; Nir.; MBh. &c.
gādha (am), n. ground for standing on in water, shallow place, ford, RV.; TS. iv; ŚBr. xii; TāṇḍyaBr. &c. (with bhāradvājasya N. of a Sāman, ĀrṣBr.)
gādh (cf. √ gāh) cl. 1. Ā. ˚dhate, to stand firmly, stay, remain, Dhātup. ii, 3; to set out for (acc.), Bhaṭṭ. viii, 1; xxii, 2; to desire (cf. √ gardh), Dhātup.; to compile, string together, ib.
gādh 1 A. (gādhate, gādhita) 1 To stand, stay, remain. 2 To set out for; dive or plunge into; gādhitāse nabho bhūyaḥ Bk. 22. 2; 8. 1. 3 To seek, search or inquire for. 4 To compile, string or weave together.
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