a. 1 Deep, dense, thick.

2 impervious, impenetrable, impass- able, inaccessible.

3 Hard to be un- derstood, inexplicable, mysterious; sevādharmaḥ paramagahano yogināmapyagamyaḥ Pt. 1. 11, 285; Bh. 2. 58; gahanā karmaṇo gatiḥ Bg. 4. 17; Śānti. 1. 8.

4 Grave, dignified; Māl. 1. 4.

5 Impassioned, replete with love, strong; U. 6. 33.

6 Hard, difficult, causing pain or trouble; gahanasaṃsāraḥ Śānti. 3. 15; U....