आकाशगङ्गा

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

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From आकाश (ākāśa) and गङ्गा (gaṅgā), meaning Sky River (or) river in the sky.

Proper noun

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आकाशगङ्गा (ākāśagaṅgā)

  1. A name for the Milky Way galaxy.
  2. A name for a component of the river Ganga in lore, the component which flows in the heavens.

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