Gaganangana, Gaganāṅganā, Gagana-angana, Gagaṇāṅganā, Gaganamgana: 6 definitions

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Gaganangana 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

[«previous next»] — Gaganangana in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Gaganāṅganā (गगनाङ्गना) or Gagaṇāṅganā (गगणाङ्गना).—a heavenly nymph, an Apsaras.

Gaganāṅganā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms gagana and aṅganā (अङ्गना).

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

Gaganāṅgana (गगनाङ्गन).—[neuter] the space (lit. court) of heaven.*

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Gaganāṅganā (गगनाङ्गना).—[feminine] (nymph of heaven*); [Name] of a metre.

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

1) Gaganāṅganā (गगनाङ्गना):—[from gagana] f. a metre of 4 x 25 syllabic instants.

2) Gaganāṅgaṇa (गगनाङ्गण):—[=gaga-nāṅgaṇa] [from gagana] n. the celestial vault or sky, [Vāsavadattā]

[Sanskrit to German]

Gaganangana 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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Gaganangana in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Gaganāṃgaṇa (ಗಗನಾಂಗಣ):—[noun] the atmosphere enveloping the earth; the space.

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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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