gāḍha गाढ – tightly; firmly
adjective · adverb · substantive neuter · Word type unspecified
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AYI dictionary adverb
tightly; firmly
Cappeller 1891 adjective
Original text · English · adjective
gāḍha ·a. dived into, entered; tight, fast, close; vehement, strong; °-- & n. adv. strongly, extremely, very much.
Monier-Williams 1872 adjective · Word type unspecified
Original text · English · adjective
Gāḍha, as, ā, am, dived into, bathed in, entered into; deeply entered, closely pressed together, tightly drawn, closely fastened, close, fast (opposed to śi- thila); thick, dense; deep (as sleep); strong, vehe- ment, firm; (am), ind. excessively, much, very much, heavily, closely, firmly, strongly, &c.
Original text · English · Word type unspecified
gāḍha gāḍha. See under rt. gāh.
Petersburger 1855 Word type unspecified
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gāḍha (partic. praet. pass. von gāh) 1〉 worin man sich taucht, badet: tapasvigāḍhāṃ nadīm RAGH. 9,72. — 2〉 wohin Etwas dringt: gāḍhakarṇaiḥ mit offenen Ohren BHĀG. P. 4,29,40. — 3〉 (tief eingedrungen) fest angedrückt, fest angezogen, befestigt, fest (Gegens. śithila) H. 1447. bandha SUŚR. 1,66,11. SUŚR. 2,103,8. gāḍhaṃ saṃnahanaṃ cakre R. 4,15,20. gāḍhāṅgudairbāhubhiḥ RAGH. 16,60. gāḍhāliṅgana AMAR. 36. gāḍhauṣṭhagrahapīḍana AMAR. 72. gāṇḍīvaṃ ca mahadgāḍham MBH. 4,152. dhvānta dichte Finsterniss AK. 1,2,1,3. adv.: badhnīyādgāḍhameva ca SUŚR. 2,19,21. MĀRK. P. 16,25. bhrātuścaraṇau gāḍhaṃ nipīḍya R. 2,31,2. (tam) gāḍhaṃ paridadhuḥ R. 4,48,18. sasvaje snehagāḍhaṃ ca R. 6,83,57. gāḍhamāliṅgya R. 1,9,47. R. 3,12,10. PAÑCAT. 181,17. gāḍhopagūḍha MEGH. 95. CAURAP. 6. dṛṣṭirgāḍhanimīlitā MṚCCH. 48,23. compar.: kāñcyā gāḍhatarāvaruddhavasanaprāntā AMAR. 18. lāṅgūlaṃ mukhe nidhāya gāḍhataraṃ carvitumārabdhavān PAÑCAT. 259,8. — 4〉 heftig, stark, intensiv AK. 1,1,1,62. H. 1505. ˚vedana MBH. 4,1949. MBH. 6,4389. utkaṇṭhā MEGH. 81. prakampa ŚṚṄGĀRAT. 12. ruci SĀH. D. 18,22. śoka PRAB. 94,11. sauhārdenātigāḍhena BHĀG. P. 1,15,28. adv.: gāḍhaviddha MBH. 5,7216. MBH. 7,4916. piḍakāpīḍita SUŚR. 1,120,3. SUŚR. 2,376,20. R. 4,13,45. (māṃ sa) śareṇābhyahanadgāḍham MBH._in_BENF. Chr. 35,7. resatū rodasī gāḍham MBH. 3,14602. nātigāḍhaṃ prahṛṣyeta MBH. 4,118. gāḍhadurmanas R. 2,57,3. gāḍhatapta MEGH. 100. gāḍhoṣṇa MEGH. 107. BHARTṚ. 3,82. gāḍhataram SUŚR. 1,368,15.
Original text · German · Word type unspecified
gāḍha 3〉 hierher oder zu 4〉: gāḍho gṛheṣu grahaḥ Spr. 1973. — 4〉 balādgāḍhāt mit grosser Kraft KATHĀS. 63,168. kṛpayā gāḍhākrāntaḥ KATHĀS. 90,127. ˚malīmasa Spr. 4267.
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gāḍha 4〉 gāḍhaṃ gārddhyasya varjanam so v. a. durchaus erforderlich, unumgänglich HEM. YOGAŚ. 1,31.
Böhtlingk 1879 Word type unspecified
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gāḍha s. u. gāh.
Apte 1890 adjective · substantive neuter · Word type unspecified
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gāḍha p. p. [gāh-kta] 1 Dived or plunged into, bathed in, deeply entered. 2 Frequently plunged into, resorted to, thickly crowded or inhabited; tapasvigāḍhāṃ tamasāṃ prāpa nadīṃ turaṃgameṇa R. 9. 72. 3 Closely pressed together, tightly drawn, fast, close, tight; gāḍhāṃgadairbāhubhiḥ R. 16. 60; gāḍhāliṃgana Amaru. 36, a close embrace; Ch. P. 6. 4 Thick, dense. 5 Deep, impervious. 6 Strong, vehement excessive, intense; gāḍhanidrāmavāpa fell fast asleep; 20 ˚udvega excessively tor-mented; U. 3. 31; Māl. 9. 12; gāḍhotkaṃṭhālalitalulitairaṃgakaistāmyatīti Māl. 1. 15; Me. 83; prāptagāḍhaprakaṃpā Ś. Til. 12; Amaru. 72; so also gāḍhataptena taptaṃ Me. 102. — ḍhaṃ ind. Closely, fast, much, excessively, heavily, vehemently, powerfully. Comp. — aṃgada a. having closely fitting armlets. — āliṃganaṃ a close embrace. — karṇaḥ an attentive ear. — muṣṭi a. close-fisted, ([Page 0458-c]) avaricious, miserly. — (ṣṭiḥ) a sword.
Original text · English · Word type unspecified
gāḍha See under gāha.
Cappeller 1887 Word type unspecified
Original text · German · Word type unspecified
gāḍha tief, stark, fest, heftig; ˚— u, n, adv.
Burnouf 1866 adjective
Original text · French · adjective
gāḍha gāḍha a. (gāh; sfx. ta) épais, serré; [en parlant d'un bois]; étroitement uni. Au fig. pénible, difficile; violent, intraitable. — À l'ac. gāḍham violemment, beaucoup. gāḍhamuṣṭhi a. misérable, gueux, ladre, avare. — S. m. cimeterre; grand couteau de sacrificateur. gāḍhāṅgada m. (aṅgada) bracelet à rangs serrés. gāḍhāliṅgana n. étroit embrassement.
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