gabhīra

Dictionary meanings for gabhīra from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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gabhīra

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a. [gacchati jalamatra, gam īran bhāṃ- tādeśaśca Uṇ. 4. 35] 1 Deep (in all senses); u ttālāsta ime gabhīrapayasaḥ puṇyāḥ saritsaṃ- gamāḥ U. 2. 30; Bv. 2. 105.

2 Deep- sounding (as a drum).

3 Thick, dense, impervious (as a forest).

4 Profound, sagacious.

5 Grave, serious, solemn, earnest.

6 Secret, mysterious.

7 Inscrutable, difficult to be perceived or understood. Comp. ātman the Supreme Soul....

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