Gadagada, Gada-gada, Gaḍagaḍa, Gaḍagaḍā: 12 definitions
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India history and geography
Gaḍagaḍā (गडगडा) is the name of a village to whom Raghunātha Dāsa (C. 1680-1750 C.E) belonged. He was author of Vṛttāvalī, a celebrated author of Oḍiśā, composed many work in different disciplines of Sanskrit Literature. He was a resident of Gaḍagaḍā village, situated on the northern bank of river Prācī in the Sāilo circle (viṣaya) of the Oḍra country (now Oḍiśā). His village falls in the estate of Cakradhara, a Zamindar , who had his headquarter in the fort of Gaṅgeśvara.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Marathi-English dictionary
gaḍagaḍa (गडगड) [or डां, ḍāṃ].—ad Imit. of the rumbling, rattling, clattering (of thunder, carts, coaches &c.); of the rumbling in the belly &c.
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gaḍagaḍa (गडगड) [or डी, ḍī].—f (Imit.) Rumbling, roaring, rattling &c.
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gadagada (गदगद).—f An itching. v suṭa. 2 Swelter. 3 The sound of walloping or rapid boiling: also of laughing.
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gadagada (गदगद) [or दां, dāṃ].—ad Imit. of the sound of walloping or fast boiling. 2 Openly, freely, gaily--laughing. Ex. ga0 hāsati || murakuṇḍyā vaḷati aikō- niyā ||. 3 Convulsively or with violent sobbing--crying.
gaḍagaḍa (गडगड) [or ḍāṃ, or डां].—ad Imit. of the rumbling, rattling, clattering (of thunder, carts &c.); of the rumbling in the belly &c.
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gaḍagaḍa (गडगड).—f Rumbling, roaring &c.
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gadagada (गदगद) [-dāṃ, -दां].—ad Imit. of the sound of fast boiling. Freely, openly, gaily-laugh- ing.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Gadagada (गदगद).—indistinct utterance.
Derivable forms: gadagadam (गदगदम्).
Gadagada is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms gada and gada (गद).
Gadāgada (गदागद).—m. (always dual -dau) The two physicians of Swarga, the sons of Aswini by Surya. E. gada disease in general, and agada health.
Gadāgada (गदागद):—[from gada > gad] m. [dual number] ‘Gada and Agada’, the two Aśvins (physicians of heaven), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. gadāntaka.)
Gadāgada (गदागद):—[gadā+gada] (dau) 1. m. Two celestial physicians, sons of Aswini.
Gadagada (गदगद):—[Suśruta 1, 260, 17] wohl nur fehlerhaft für gadgada .
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Gadāgada (गदागद):—(gada + agada) m. du. die beiden Aśvin [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 1, 1, 65.] gadāntakau [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 35.]
Gadāgada (गदागद):—m. Du. die beiden Aśvin.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Gadāgada (गदागद):—(ind) in quick succession, one quickly after the other.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Gaḍagaḍa (ಗಡಗಡ):—[noun] (an onomatopoeic term) a sound imitating the one produced by something that is shivering, vibrating in a tremulous motion.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
1) Gaḍagaḍa (गडगड):—n. a roaring or thundering sound;
2) Gadagada (गदगद):—n. pleasure; joy; adj. 1. ecstatic; highly excited; 2. stammering (from joy/excitement); adv. (with गदकनु [gadakanu] ) to boil; to bubble (as of boiling rice in boiled water);
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+0): Gadagadaahat, Gadagadadhonda, Gadagadahata, Gadagadana, Gadagadane, Gadagadanem, Gadagadata, Gadagadau, Gadagadaunu.
Full-text (+0): Gadantaka, Gadagadanem, Gadagadata, Gadagarh, Kalaghana, Gadgad, Garmut, Raghunatha.
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