घनाघन

{ ghanāghana }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

घनाघन  mfn.  mfn. ( [Pāṇ. 6-1, 12], Vārtt. 7) fond of slaughter, easily striking down, fond of strife, [RV. x, 103, 1] ( इन्द्र), [MBh. viii, 697] (said of an elephant)
   compact, thick (a cloud), [Mālatīm. ix, 39]
घनाघन  m.  m. an elephant in rut, [L.]
    N. of इन्द्र, [L.]
   a thick or rainy cloud, [MBh. xii, 12405]; [Hariv. 4759]; [BhP.]; [Kathās.]; [Rājat.]
   mutual collision or contact, [L.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

घनाघन [ghanāghana]   a.
   Fond of slaughter, striking down; घनाघनः क्षोभणश्चर्षणीनाम् [Rv.1.13.1.]
   Cruel, hurting, mischievous.
   Even, uniform, compact; संजातश्च घनाघनो जलधरः शीर्णश्च वायोर्जवात् [Māl.9.39.]
   नः Indra.
   A vicious elephant, or one in rut or intoxication.
   A thick or raining cloud; [Bhāg.3.24.7;] घनाघन- घटालोक-लीलाशालि-शिखादिभिः [Śiva. B.26.51.]
   Mutual collision or contact.

Shabda-Sagara

घनाघन  mfn.  ( -नः-ना-नं)
   1. Mischievous, cruel.
   2. Even, uniform, with- out spaces or interestices.
  m.  ( -नः)
   1. A name of INDRA.
   2. A vici- ous elephant, or one in rut.
   3. A rainy cloud.
   4. Mutual collision. f. ( -ना) A vegetable, (Solanum Indicum;) also काकमाची.
    E. घन as above, reiterated and the final of the first made long. हन-अच् निपातने .

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घन हन-अच् निपातने .