Garana, Garaṇa: 8 definitions
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Garana 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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryGaraṇa (गरण).—[gṝ bhāve-lyuṭ]
1) The act of swallowing.
2) Sprinkling.
3) Poison.
Derivable forms: garaṇam (गरणम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryGaraṇa (गरण).—n.
(-ṇaṃ) 1. Wetting, sprinkling. 2. Swallowing. E. gṛ to wet, or gṝ to swallow, affix lyuṭ.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Garaṇa (गरण):—[from gara] n. the act of swallowing, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] wetting, sprinkling, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryGaraṇa (गरण):—(ṇaṃ) 1. n. Whetting, sprinkling.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Garaṇa (गरण) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Gilaṇa.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusGaraṇa (ಗರಣ):—
1) [noun] seizure a) the act of one who seizes or an instance of this; b) the state or an instance of being seized.
2) [noun] the obscuring of the light from one celestial body by the passage of another between it and the observer or between it and its source of illumination; an eclipse.
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Garāṇa (ಗರಾಣ):—
1) [noun] (correctly, ಘರಾನ [gharana]) 1. a family, lineage.
2) [noun] a school (as of music, painting, etc.) maintaining some traditions peculiar to it, which makes it different from other such schools.
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Gāraṇa (ಗಾರಣ):—
1) [noun] the crime or wrong of which a person is accused.
2) [noun] an accusing or being accused.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Garanala, Garanavant, Garanavat.
Ends with (+14): Adhigarana, Aggarana, Ahigarana, Alocanajagarana, Anugarana, Bagarana, Gegarana, Hagarana, Jagarana, Janajagarana, Kakuvagarana, Nigarana, Niragarana, Niragarana, Nirahinagarana, Oggarana, Padijagarana, Pagarana, Panhavagarana, Prajagarana.
Full-text: Gilana, Garanavat, Samgarana, Alocanajagarana, Garanavant, Nigana, Nigala, Nigarana, Garane.
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