nirghāta

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[mw] m. (fr. Caus. of han) removal, destruction TS.; A1past. 554,3 109529 m. whirlwind, hurricane, thunderstorm, earthquake &c (ifc. f (A).) Gaut.; Mn.; MBh. &c 554,3 109530 m. N. of a Da1nava dānava Katha1s. 554,3 109531 mfn. removing, destroying Car. 554,3 109532

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m. (fr. Caus. of han) removal, destruction TS.; A1past. 554,3 109529 m. whirlwind, hurricane, thunderstorm, earthquake &c (ifc. f (A).) Gaut.; Mn.; MBh. &c 554,3 109530 m. N. of a...

Corpus Profile

Part of Speech

NOUN

Total Occurrences

60

Texts Appeared In

19

DCS: in consequence of the appearance | Monier-Williams: N. of a Dānava , Kathās.

Semantic Classification

Top Texts by Occurrence

1. Mahābhārata 31 51.7%
2. Rāmāyaṇa 8 13.3%
3. Skandapurāṇa (Revākhaṇḍa) 3 5.0%
4. Carakasaṃhitā 2 3.3%
5. Kāmasūtra 2 3.3%

Concordance (Sample)

• Rāmāyaṇa surface: nirghāta

  pṛthivyāṃ bhidyamānāyāṃ nirghātasamaniḥsvanaḥ

• Carakasaṃhitā surface: nirghāta

  yadvyādhinirghātakaraṃ vakṣyate taccikitsite

• Rāmāyaṇa surface: nirghāta

  sa vimukto mahābāṇo nirghātasamaniḥsvanaḥ