Gadana: 5 definitions

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Gadana 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Gadana (गदन).—[neuter] speaking, reciting.

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

Gadana (गदन):—[from gad] n. telling, relating, [Aitareya-āraṇyaka v, 3, 3, 5.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Gadana 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

1) Gaḍanā (गडना):—(v) to be buried; to penetrate; to be fixed, to stick into; to be pierced; [gaḍa jānā, śarma se] to be thoroughly ashamed; [gaḍā dhana] buried/underground treasure; [gaḍe murde ukhāḍanā] to dig up things buried deep, to rake up the long lost past.

2) Gāḍanā (गाडना):—(v) to bury; to lay; to implant; to fix; to sink; to drive (as [kīla]-); to pitch (as [taṃbū]-); to cover.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Gaḍaṇa (ಗಡಣ):—

1) [noun] the act of gathering, assembling, collecting and keeping together.

2) [noun] a group of persons, things, etc.; a multitude; a crowd.

3) [noun] the state of being associated; companionship; association.

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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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