Gadham, Gāḍham: 3 definitions

Introduction:

Gadham means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Gāḍham (गाढम्).—adv. (to Sanskrit gāḍha, adj., firm), certainly, assuredly; in this sense modelled on bāḍham, which is used in the same way in Sanskrit: Lalitavistara 121.4 (prose) bāḍhaṃ gāḍhaṃ kriyatāṃ, certainly, decidedly let it be done.

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

1) Gāḍham (गाढम्):—[from gāḍha > gāh] ind. (in [compound] a-) tightly, closely, firmly, [Mṛcchakaṭikā; Meghadūta; Suśruta] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] strongly, much, very much, excessively, heavily, [Mahābhārata etc.]

context information

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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Gāḍhaṃ (ಗಾಢಂ):—

1) [adverb] strongly; intensely; with strong emotion.

2) [adverb] closely; tightly.

context information

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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