"गण" meaning in Sanskrit

See गण in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɡɐ.ɳɐ́/ [Vedic], /ɡɐ.ɳɐ/ [Classical-Sanskrit]
Etymology: From the root गण् (gaṇ, “to calculate, count”) + -अ (-a) Etymology templates: {{etymon|sa|गण्>root|-अ>action nouns|id=troop}}, {{suf|sa|गण्|-अ|nocat=|pos1=|pos2=|t1=to calculate, count|t2=|tr2=}} गण् (gaṇ, “to calculate, count”) + -अ (-a), {{root|sa|sa|गण्|id=}}, {{sa-root|गण्|-अ|t1=to calculate, count}} From the root गण् (gaṇ, “to calculate, count”) + -अ (-a) Head templates: {{sa-noun|g=m|tr=gaṇá}} गण • (gaṇá) stem, m Inflection templates: {{sa-decl-noun-m|gaṇá}} Forms: gaṇá [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], गणः [nominative, singular], गणौ [dual, nominative], गणा1 [dual, nominative], गणाः [nominative, plural], गणासः1 [nominative, plural], गणम् [accusative, singular], गणौ [accusative, dual], गणा1 [accusative, dual], गणान् [accusative, plural], गणेन [instrumental, singular], गणाभ्याम् [dual, instrumental], गणैः [instrumental, plural], गणेभिः1 [instrumental, plural], गणाय [dative, singular], गणाभ्याम् [dative, dual], गणेभ्यः [dative, plural], गणात् [ablative, singular], गणाभ्याम् [ablative, dual], गणेभ्यः [ablative, plural], गणस्य [genitive, singular], गणयोः [dual, genitive], गणानाम् [genitive, plural], गणे [locative, singular], गणयोः [dual, locative], गणेषु [locative, plural], गण [singular, vocative], गणौ [dual, vocative], गणा1 [dual, vocative], गणाः [plural, vocative], गणासः1 [plural, vocative]
  1. a flock, troop, multitude, number, tribe, series, class (of animate or inanimate beings), body of followers or attendants
    Sense id: en-गण-sa-noun-Qy9jeXZf
  2. (Hinduism) troops or classes of inferior deities (especially certain troops of demi-gods considered as Shiva's attendants and under the special superintendence of the god Ganesha) Tags: Hinduism
    Sense id: en-गण-sa-noun-qUsMaGgB Categories (other): Hinduism
  3. a company, any assemblage or association of men formed for the attainment of the same aims
    Sense id: en-गण-sa-noun-nWDZAuvV
  4. a small body of troops (= 3 गुल्मs or 27 chariots and as many elephants, 81 horses, and 135 foot)
    Sense id: en-गण-sa-noun-j7msWHyp Categories (other): Sanskrit terms belonging to the root गण् Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms belonging to the root गण्: 8 9 9 20 20 8 25
  5. (astronomy) a series or group of asterisms or lunar mansions classed under three heads (that of the gods, that of the men, and that of the राक्षसs)
    Sense id: en-गण-sa-noun-HyZHW0S8 Categories (other): Astronomy, Pages with entries, Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters, Sanskrit terms belonging to the root गण्, Sanskrit terms suffixed with -अ, Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 7 6 7 10 4 6 1 14 4 8 5 5 18 0 3 Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 11 14 11 11 39 3 11 Disambiguation of Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters: 10 13 15 8 33 7 14 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms belonging to the root गण्: 8 9 9 20 20 8 25 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms suffixed with -अ: 12 16 12 12 31 8 10 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 12 12 17 7 33 5 14 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
  6. (arithmetic) a number
    Sense id: en-गण-sa-noun-0k8foW0S Categories (other): Arithmetic Topics: arithmetic
  7. (grammar) a series of roots or words following the same rule and called after the first word of the series (e.g. अद्-आदि, the g. अद् &c. or the whole series of roots of the 2nd class ; गर्गादि, the g. गर्ग &c. or the series of words commencing with गर्ग)
    Sense id: en-गण-sa-noun-lqbrFID4 Categories (other): Grammar, Sanskrit terms belonging to the root गण् Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms belonging to the root गण्: 8 9 9 20 20 8 25 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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      "templates": [],
      "text": "Dardic:"
    },
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      "depth": 2,
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        {
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            "1": "trw",
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      "text": "→ Khmer: គណ (kŭən)"
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "dual"
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      "form": "गणान्",
      "roman": "gaṇā́n",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "गणेन",
      "roman": "gaṇéna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "गणाभ्याम्",
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        "instrumental"
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        "plural"
      ]
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        "singular"
      ]
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "गणयोः",
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        "genitive"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "गणानाम्",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "गणयोः",
      "roman": "gaṇáyoḥ",
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      "form": "गणेषु",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
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        "vocative"
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        "vocative"
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      "roman": "gáṇāsaḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
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  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "a flock, troop, multitude, number, tribe, series, class (of animate or inanimate beings), body of followers or attendants"
      ],
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      ],
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        "(grammar) a series of roots or words following the same rule and called after the first word of the series (e.g. अद्-आदि, the g. अद् &c. or the whole series of roots of the 2nd class ; गर्गादि, the g. गर्ग &c. or the series of words commencing with गर्ग)"
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡɐ.ɳɐ́/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ɡɐ.ɳɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
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  ],
  "word": "गण"
}
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    "Sanskrit lemmas",
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    "Sanskrit masculine nouns",
    "Sanskrit nouns",
    "Sanskrit nouns in Devanagari script",
    "Sanskrit terms belonging to the root गण्",
    "Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Sanskrit terms suffixed with -अ",
    "Sanskrit terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations"
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      "text": "Dardic:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "trw",
            "2": "گن",
            "tr": "gan"
          },
          "expansion": "Torwali: گن (gan)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Torwali: گن (gan)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hi",
            "2": "गण"
          },
          "expansion": "Hindi: गण (gaṇ)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Hindi: गण (gaṇ)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "km",
            "2": "គណ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Khmer: គណ (kŭən)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Khmer: គណ (kŭən)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pi",
            "2": "gaṇa"
          },
          "expansion": "Pali: gaṇa\n→ Burmese: ဂိုဏ်း (guin:)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Pali: gaṇa\n→ Burmese: ဂိုဏ်း (guin:)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kaw",
            "2": "gaṇa",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Javanese: gaṇa\n> Javanese: ꦒꦤ (gana) (inherited)\n→ Balinese: ᬕᬡ (gana)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Javanese: gaṇa\n> Javanese: ꦒꦤ (gana) (inherited)\n→ Balinese: ᬕᬡ (gana)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ta",
            "2": "கணம்",
            "lbor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tamil: கணம் (kaṇam) (learned)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tamil: கணம் (kaṇam) (learned)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "th",
            "2": "คณะ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Thai: คณะ (ká-ná)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Thai: คณะ (ká-ná)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "गण्>root",
        "3": "-अ>action nouns",
        "id": "troop"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymon"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "गण्",
        "3": "-अ",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos1": "",
        "pos2": "",
        "t1": "to calculate, count",
        "t2": "",
        "tr2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "गण् (gaṇ, “to calculate, count”) + -अ (-a)",
      "name": "suf"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "गण्",
        "id": ""
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "गण्",
        "2": "-अ",
        "t1": "to calculate, count"
      },
      "expansion": "From the root गण् (gaṇ, “to calculate, count”) + -अ (-a)",
      "name": "sa-root"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From the root गण् (gaṇ, “to calculate, count”) + -अ (-a)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gaṇá",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sa-decl-noun-m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "गणः",
      "roman": "gaṇáḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "गणौ",
      "roman": "gaṇaú",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "गणा1",
      "roman": "gaṇā́1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "गणाः",
      "roman": "gaṇā́ḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "गणासः1",
      "roman": "gaṇā́saḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "गणम्",
      "roman": "gaṇám",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "गणौ",
      "roman": "gaṇaú",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "गणा1",
      "roman": "gaṇā́1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "गणान्",
      "roman": "gaṇā́n",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "गणेन",
      "roman": "gaṇéna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "गणाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "gaṇā́bhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "गणैः",
      "roman": "gaṇaíḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "गणेभिः1",
      "roman": "gaṇébhiḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "गणाय",
      "roman": "gaṇā́ya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "गणाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "gaṇā́bhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "गणेभ्यः",
      "roman": "gaṇébhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "गणात्",
      "roman": "gaṇā́t",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "गणाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "gaṇā́bhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "गणेभ्यः",
      "roman": "gaṇébhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "गणस्य",
      "roman": "gaṇásya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "गणयोः",
      "roman": "gaṇáyoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "गणानाम्",
      "roman": "gaṇā́nām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "गणे",
      "roman": "gaṇé",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "गणयोः",
      "roman": "gaṇáyoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "गणेषु",
      "roman": "gaṇéṣu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "गण",
      "roman": "gáṇa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "गणौ",
      "roman": "gáṇau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "गणा1",
      "roman": "gáṇā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "गणाः",
      "roman": "gáṇāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "गणासः1",
      "roman": "gáṇāsaḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "tr": "gaṇá"
      },
      "expansion": "गण • (gaṇá) stem, m",
      "name": "sa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gaṇá"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-m"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a flock, troop, multitude, number, tribe, series, class (of animate or inanimate beings), body of followers or attendants"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "flock",
          "flock"
        ],
        [
          "troop",
          "troop"
        ],
        [
          "multitude",
          "multitude"
        ],
        [
          "number",
          "number"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "sa:Hinduism"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "troops or classes of inferior deities (especially certain troops of demi-gods considered as Shiva's attendants and under the special superintendence of the god Ganesha)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Hinduism",
          "Hinduism"
        ],
        [
          "Shiva",
          "Shiva"
        ],
        [
          "Ganesha",
          "Ganesha"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Hinduism) troops or classes of inferior deities (especially certain troops of demi-gods considered as Shiva's attendants and under the special superintendence of the god Ganesha)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Hinduism"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a company, any assemblage or association of men formed for the attainment of the same aims"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a small body of troops (= 3 गुल्मs or 27 chariots and as many elephants, 81 horses, and 135 foot)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "troop",
          "troop"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "sa:Astronomy"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a series or group of asterisms or lunar mansions classed under three heads (that of the gods, that of the men, and that of the राक्षसs)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "astronomy",
          "astronomy"
        ],
        [
          "asterism",
          "asterism"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(astronomy) a series or group of asterisms or lunar mansions classed under three heads (that of the gods, that of the men, and that of the राक्षसs)"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "astronomy",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "sa:Arithmetic"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a number"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "arithmetic",
          "arithmetic"
        ],
        [
          "number",
          "number"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(arithmetic) a number"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "arithmetic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "sa:Grammar"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a series of roots or words following the same rule and called after the first word of the series (e.g. अद्-आदि, the g. अद् &c. or the whole series of roots of the 2nd class ; गर्गादि, the g. गर्ग &c. or the series of words commencing with गर्ग)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "grammar",
          "grammar"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(grammar) a series of roots or words following the same rule and called after the first word of the series (e.g. अद्-आदि, the g. अद् &c. or the whole series of roots of the 2nd class ; गर्गादि, the g. गर्ग &c. or the series of words commencing with गर्ग)"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "grammar",
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡɐ.ɳɐ́/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡɐ.ɳɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "गण"
}

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