gambhīr a (a) deep [नदी river, ज्ञान knowledge, सागर sea]. (b) grave, serious [प्रश्न question, संकट crisis, समस्या problem, स्थिति situation]. (c) serious, reserved [व्यक्‍ति person, स्त्री woman]; [syn. (a) गहरा is used in wider senses, (b) चिन्ताजनक. (c) शांत]