Ghanadhvani: 5 definitions
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Ghanadhvani 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: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryGhanadhvani (घनध्वनि).—mfn. (-niḥ-niḥ-ni) Roaring, who or what makes such a sound. m.
(-niḥ) 1. A deep and loud tone, a roar. 2. The muttering of thunder clouds. E. ghana and dhvani sound.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ghanadhvani (घनध्वनि):—[=ghana-dhvani] [from ghana] mfn. deep-sounding, roaring, [Horace H. Wilson]
2) [v.s. ...] m. a deep sound, [Horace H. Wilson]
3) [v.s. ...] the muttering of thunder clouds, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryGhanadhvani (घनध्वनि):—[ghana-dhvani] (niḥ-niḥ-ni) a. Roaring. m. A roar; sound of thunder.
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryGhanadhvani (घनध्वनि) [a. roaring. (-niḥ)]—
1) a deep or low tone.
2) the muttering of thunder clouds; अनुहुंकुरुते घनध्वनिं न हि गोमायुरुतानि केशरी (anuhuṃkurute ghanadhvaniṃ na hi gomāyurutāni keśarī) Śiśupālavadha 16.25.
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 corpusGhanadhvani (ಘನಧ್ವನಿ):—[noun] = ಘನಘೋಷ [ghanaghosha].
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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