संस्‍कृतशब्‍दकोशः

गण

भीड़, समूह, वर्ग, दल, टुकड़ी, सेना, मंडली, एक कर्मोपजीवियों का व्रात, शिव के अनुचर

crowd, multitude, group, troop, company of those who follow the same trade or sect, siva's attendants

हिन्दी — अंग्रेजी

गण — college (Noun)

Monier–Williams

गण — {gaṇá} m. a flock, troop, multitude, number, tribe, series, class (of animate or inanimate beings), body of followers or attendants &c##troops or classes of inferior deities (especially certain troops of demi-gods considered as Śiva's attendants and under the special superintendence of the god Gaṇêśa##cf. {-devatā}) &c##a single attendant of Śiva iii, 270##N. of Gaṇêśa##a company, any assemblage or association of men formed for the attainment of the same aims##the 9 assemblies of Ṛishis under the Arhat Mahā-viira##a sect in philosophy or religion##a small body of troops (= 3 Gulmas or 27 chariots and as many elephants, 81 horses, and 135 foot) i, 291##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 Rākshasas)##(in arithm.) a number##(in metre) a foot or four instants (cf. {-cchandas})##(in Gr.) a series of roots or words following the same rule and called after the first word of the series (e.g. {ad-ādi}, the g. {ad} &c. or the whole series of roots of the 2nd class##{gargâdi}, the g. {garga} &c. or the series of words commencing with {garga})##a particular group of Sāmans i, 6, 5 viii, 7##a kind of perfume##= {vāc} (i.e. 'a series of verses') i, 11##N. of an author##({ā}), f. N. of one of the mothers in Skanda's retinue ix, 2645 (cf. {ahar-}, {marúd-}, {vṛṣa-}, {sá-}, {saptá-}, {sárva-}##{deva-}, {mahā-}, and {vida-gaṇá}.)