Aghana: 8 definitions

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Aghana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Aghana (अघन).—a. Not solid, a hollow moulding; घनं वाप्यघनं वापि कुर्यात्तु शिल्पवित्तमः (ghanaṃ vāpyaghanaṃ vāpi kuryāttu śilpavittamaḥ) Māna.62.17.

-mānam Measurement by the interior of a structure; एवं तद् घनमानमुक्तमघनमानं वक्ष्यतेऽधुना (evaṃ tad ghanamānamuktamaghanamānaṃ vakṣyate'dhunā) Māna;33.331-35.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Aghana (अघन):—[=a-ghana] mfn. not dense or solid.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Aghana (अघन):—[tatpurusha compound] m. f. n.

(-naḥ-nā-nam) Not solid, liquid. E. a and ghana.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Āghāna (आघान) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Āhāṇa.

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Aghana in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Aghānā (अघाना):—(v) to be satiated, surfeited or satisfied (with), to have abundance (of something).

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Aghana (ಅಘನ):—

1) [adjective] having little weight; not heavy.

2) [adjective] not possessing the qualities of a solid; being either in gaseous or liquid state.

3) [adjective] having an internal cavity.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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