gāṅga

Dictionary meanings for gāṅga from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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gāṅga

Normalized lookup: ganga

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

mf (I) n. (fr. g/aṅgā), being in or on the Ganges, coming from or belonging or relating to the Ganges MBh. (hrada, v, 996;) R.; Kum. v, 37 &c 353,1 64662 m. (g. śivādi) metron. of Bhi1shma bhīṣma (cf. gāṅgāyani) Hariv. 1824 353,1 64663 m. of Skanda skanda or Ka1rttikeya kārttikeya L. 353,1 64664 n. (scil. ambu) rain-water of a peculiar kind (supposed to be from the heavenly Ganges) Sus3r. i, 45, 1, 1 353,1 64665

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