The Sanskrit term Ghanaghoṣa can be transliterated into English as Ghanaghosa or Ghanaghosha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

Ghanaghoṣa (घनघोष) refers to one of the sons of Vidyādhara-king Aśanighoṣa, according to chapter 5.1 [śāntinātha-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.

Accordingly:—“Knowing that Śrīvijaya’s soldiers were eager for battle, Aśanighoṣa instructed his sons for hospitality to battle. Aśvaghoṣa, Śataghoṣa, Sahasraghoṣa, Mahāghoṣa, Bhīmaghoṣa, Ghanaghoṣa, and others; and their sons, Meghaghoṣa and the rest—all with a complete army left by the gate of Camaracañcā for battle. [...]”.

context information

Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

Languages of India and abroad

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Ghanaghōṣa (ಘನಘೋಷ):—

1) [noun] a loud, explosive, resounding noise produced by the explosive expansion of air heated by a lightning discharge of clouds; a thunder.

2) [noun] any loud, resounding or grave voice; a thunder.

context information

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)

Partial matches: Ghosha, Ghoshnaa, Ghana.

Full-text: Ghanadhvani, Ghanasvana, Ghanagarjita, Ghananinada, Ashvaghosha, Shataghosha, Sahasraghosha, Bhimaghosha, Meghaghosha, Mahaghosha.

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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)

Part 9: Kapila’s incarnation as Aśanighoṣa < [Chapter I - Five previous incarnations]

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