gaṇḍūṣa

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[mw] mfn. rarely n. (f. L.) a mouthful of water, water &c held in the hollowed palm of the hand for rinsing the mouth, draught, nip MBh. viii, 2051; Sus3r.; Kum. iii, 37; SkandaP. &c 344,2 62853 m. filling or rinsing the mouth L. 344,2 62854 m. the tip of an elephant's trunk L. 344,2 62855 m. N. of a son of S3u1ra śūra and brother of Vasu-deva vasu-deva Hariv. 1927 and 1939; VP. iv, 14, 10. 041566 344,2 62856

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mfn. rarely n. (f. L.) a mouthful of water, water &c held in the hollowed palm of the hand for rinsing the mouth, draught, nip MBh. viii, 2051; Sus3r.; Kum. iii, 37; SkandaP. &c...

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Part of Speech

NOUN

Total Occurrences

72

Texts Appeared In

10

DCS: the pupils of Yāskāyani | Monier-Williams: N. of a son of Śūra and brother of Vasu-deva , Hariv. 1927 and 1939 ; V

Semantic Classification

Top Texts by Occurrence

1. Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā 40 55.6%
2. Suśrutasaṃhitā 19 26.4%
3. Carakasaṃhitā 3 4.2%
4. Haribhaktivilāsa 3 4.2%
5. Abhinavacintāmaṇi 2 2.8%

Concordance (Sample)

• Vṛddhayamasmṛti surface: gaṇḍūṣam

  kṛtvā dvādaśagaṇḍūṣaṃ malasūtre tu ṣaḍ bhavet

• Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā surface: gaṇḍūṣāḥ

  sevyādyais tatra gaṇḍūṣāḥ sarvaṃ ca viṣajiddhitam

• Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā surface: gaṇḍūṣāḥ

  dhūmopavāsagaṇḍūṣā niḥsukhatvaṃ sukhāya ca