nagna , m. ( cf. on the etym. and exact mg. the commoner mahā-nagna , of which this is essentially a synonym), great man, mighty man, champion : sarvi bala-upeta nagnāḥ samā duṣpradharṣāḥ paraiḥ LV 94.11 ( vs ); nagnabalānupradāna- 429.22 (prose), the granting of the might of champions ; (ekasmin dvāre eko) nagnaḥ sthāpitaḥ, dvitīye dvitīyaḥ, tṛtīye Rādhaguptaḥ (an agrāmātyaḥ), pūrvadvāre svayam eva rājāśoko 'vasthitaḥ Divy 373.13 .
nagna See under √ naj below.
nagna See under naj below.
nagna a. [ naj-na-kartari kta tasya naH ] 1 Naked, nude, bare; na nagnaH snAnamAcaret Ms. 4. 45 ; nagnakzapaRake deSe rajakaH kiM karizyati Chāṇ. 110. 2 Uncultivated, uninhabited, desolate. — gnaH 1 A naked mendicant. 2 A Buddhist mendicant ( kzapaRaka ). 3 A ( pb ) hypocrite. 4 A bard accompanying an army, or a wandering bard. 5 N. of Śiva. — gnA 1 A naked, shameless (or wanton) woman. 2 A girl before menstruation, or less than 12 or 10 (and therefore may go about naked). Comp. — awaH, -awakaH 1 one who goes about naked. 2 especially a Jaina or Buddhist mendicant (of the digaMbara class).