English Meaning of ganga

Meaning of 'ganga'

n the Ganges, the Ganga; a river; a wife of Shiva (siba). (poet.) ganga, gangaja a. Gangetic; riverine. gangajali¹ n. act of putting the water of the Ganges into the mouth of a dying person; act of swearing by taking the water of the Ganges in one's palm. gangajali² a. hav ing the colour of the water of the Ganges, of a brownish cream colour. tira n. bank of the Ganges. dhara n. an appellation of Shiva (siba). putra n. (in the Mahabharata) Bhishma; one be longing to a Hindu caste whose busi ness is to cremate or to help cremation, (cp.) an undertaker by caste. prapta a. (lit.) one whose mortal remains have been thrown in the Ganges; dead. gangaprapta hoẏa v. to die (esp. holily). prapti n. death (esp. in a holy manner). phad়i n. the grasshopper (of the green and large variety). mbasi a. living near or on the bank of the Ganges; riverine. mahatmya n. the glory of the Ganges; a hymn glorifying the Ganges. yamuna n. the Ganges and the Jumna or their con fluence. □ a. black-and-white; mixed with gold and silver, bimetallic. yatra n. act of carrying a dying person to the bank of the Ganges. gangayatra kara v. to be carried to the bank of the Ganges on the eve of one's death. gangayatra karano v. to carry (a dying person) to the bank of the Ganges. yatri n. a person who is being carried to the bank of the Ganges on the eve of his death; a dying man; a pilgrim to the mouth of the Ganges esp. on a holy occasion. fem. yatrini . labha same as gangaprapti . sangama, sagara n. the confluence of the Ganges and the Bay of Bengal, the mouth of the Ganges. snana n. bathing in the Ganges. gangasnana kara v. to bathe in the Ganges; (fig.) to cleanse oneself of guilt, sin etc. to make oneself pure.

Meaning of গঙ্গা

n the Ganges, the Ganga; a river; a wife of Shiva (শিব). (poet.) গঙ্গা, গঙ্গজ a. Gangetic; riverine. গঙ্গাজলি¹ n. act of putting the water of the Ganges into the mouth of a dying person; act of swearing by taking the water of the Ganges in one's palm. গঙ্গাজলি² a. hav ing the colour of the water of the Ganges, of a brownish cream colour. ̃তীর n. bank of the Ganges. ̃ধর n. an appellation of Shiva (শিব). ̃পুত্র n. (in the Mahabharata) Bhishma; one be longing to a Hindu caste whose busi ness is to cremate or to help cremation, (cp.) an undertaker by caste. ̃প্রাপ্ত a. (lit.) one whose mortal remains have been thrown in the Ganges; dead. গঙ্গাপ্রাপ্ত হওয়া v. to die (esp. holily). ̃প্রাপ্তি n. death (esp. in a holy manner). ̃ফড়িং n. the grasshopper (of the green and large variety). ̃বাসী a. living near or on the bank of the Ganges; riverine. ̃মাহাত্ম্য n. the glory of the Ganges; a hymn glorifying the Ganges. ̃যমুনা n. the Ganges and the Jumna or their con fluence. ☐ a. black-and-white; mixed with gold and silver, bimetallic. ̃যাত্রা n. act of carrying a dying person to the bank of the Ganges. গঙ্গাযাত্রা করা v. to be carried to the bank of the Ganges on the eve of one's death. গঙ্গাযাত্রা করানো v. to carry (a dying person) to the bank of the Ganges. ̃যাত্রী n. a person who is being carried to the bank of the Ganges on the eve of his death; a dying man; a pilgrim to the mouth of the Ganges esp. on a holy occasion. fem. ̃যাত্রিণী । ̃লাভ same as গঙ্গাপ্রাপ্তি । ̃সংগম, ̃সাগর n. the confluence of the Ganges and the Bay of Bengal, the mouth of the Ganges. ̃স্নান n. bathing in the Ganges. গঙ্গাস্নান করা v. to bathe in the Ganges; (fig.) to cleanse oneself of guilt, sin etc. to make oneself pure.

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