ghrāṇa

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[apte] p. p. [ghrā karmaṇi-kta] Smelt. --ṇaḥ, --ṇaṃ 1 Smell. --2 Smelling. --3 The nose (also n.). --ṇaṃ 1 The act of smelling; ghrāṇena sūkarā haṃti Ms. 3. 241. --2 Odour, scent. --3 The nose. bu- ddhīṃdriyāṇi cakṣuḥśrotraghrāṇarasanātvagākhyā- ni Sān. K. 26; Ku. 3. 47, Rs. 6. 27; Ms. 5. 135. --Comp. --iṃdreyaṃ the organ or sense of smell; nāsāgravarti ghrāṇaṃ T. S. --cakṣus a. ‘having nose for the eyes’, blind (who...

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Root

√ghṛ घृ

Gaṇa 1· bhvadi· Parasmaipada · secane

to irrigate, to moisten, to wet

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p. p. [ghrā karmaṇi-kta] Smelt. --ṇaḥ, --ṇaṃ 1 Smell. --2 Smelling. --3 The nose (also n.). --ṇaṃ 1 The act of smelling; ghrāṇena sūkarā haṃti Ms. 3. 241. --2 Odour, scent. --3...

Corpus Profile

Part of Speech: NOUN
Total Occurrences: 256
Texts Appeared In: 60

DCS: twinkling; shutting the eye; name of a son of Garuḍa; name of Viṣṇu | Monier-Williams: GrARa , GrAta/ , &c. See √ GrA .

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Haṭhayogapradīpikā surface: ghrāṇena

śītkārīṃ kuryāt tathā vaktre ghrāṇenaiva vijṛmbhikām
Haṭhayogapradīpikā surface: ghrāṇa

śanakair ghrāṇarandhrābhyāṃ recayet pavanaṃ sudhīḥ
Haṭhayogapradīpikā surface: ghrāṇena

mukhaṃ saṃyamya yatnena prāṇaṃ ghrāṇena recayet