Dictionary meanings for ghana from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
a. [han mūrtau ap ghanadeśaśca Tv]. 1 Compact, firm, hard, solid: saṃjāta śca ghanāghanaḥ Māl. 9. 39; nāsā ghanāsthi- kā Y. 3. 89; R. 11. 18.
2 Thick, close, dense; ghanāviralabhāvaḥ U. 2. 27; R. 8. 91; Amaru. 57.
3 Thick-set, full, fully developed (as breasts); ghaṭayati sughane kucayugagagane mṛgamadaruci- rūṣite Gīt. 7; agurucatuṣkraṃ bhavati gurū dvau ghanakucayugme śaśivadanā'sau Śrut. 8; Bh. 1. 8; Amaru....
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
mf (/A) n. (han) a striker, killer, destroyer RV. i, 4, 8; iii, 49, 1; iv, 38, 1; viii, 96, 18 376,1 69423 mf (/A) n. compact, solid, material, hard, firm, dense, i, 8, 3 (ghan/ā for n/am /ā) Sus3r. &c 376,1 69424 mf (/A) n. coarse, gross 376,1 69425 mf (/A) n. viscid, thick, inspissated Sus3r.; Bhartr2.; Katha1s. xxiv, 93 376,1 69426