The corpus record — Sanskrit

gahanā

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Where it lives

Bhagavad Gita 1 · 1.16/10k
Brhadaranyaka Upanisad 3 · 0.4/10k

What it meant — Monier-Williams

1. gähana-

gähana- n. Abgrund, Tiefe, Schlupfwinkel, Versteck, Dickicht (RV +), gähman- (MS), gahman- (TB) Tiefe (s. Wennerberg 1 59), gahvara- n. Versteck, Dickicht (AV +); dazu (?) durgäha- n. unsichere Stelle, Gefahr (RV). - Mi., ni., vgl. pä. gahana- dicht, n. dichter Dschungel, gabbhara- Höhle, u.a. (Tu 4107, AiGr 112,907; auch *gahura- ‘deep’, Tu 4108, TuAdd 4108?). - Wahrscheinlich (mit gah’ < *gabh”) zu gabhira-, … — [Mayrhofer, s.v. gähana-, p. 536]

2. غَهَنَ

gahana mf(ā)n. ( g. kzuBnA di ) deep, dense, thick, impervious, impenetrable, inexplicable, hard to be understood, MBh. ; R. &c.

3. gāhana

gāhana n. diving into, bathing, Daś. xii, 111.

In the wild

gahanā Bhagavad Gita 4.17
gahane Brhadaranyaka Upanisad brhup_4,4.13
gahane Brhadaranyaka Upanisad brhup_4,4.14
gahane Brhadaranyaka Upanisad brhup_4,4.14

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