ghṛṇā

Dictionary Definitions

[apte] [ghṛ-nak] 1 Compassion, pity, tenderness; tāṃ vilokya vanitāvadhe ghṛṇāṃ patriṇā saha mumoca rāghavaḥ R. 11. 17; 9. 81; Ki. 15. 13. --2 Disgust, aversion, contempt; tatyāja toṣaṃ parapuṣṭaghuṣṭa ghṛṇāṃ ca vīṇākvaṇite vitene N. 3. 60; 1. 20; R. 11. 65. --3 Re- proach, censure. --Comp. --ārciḥ m. fire.

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Appears in 22 texts

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[ghṛ-nak] 1 Compassion, pity, tenderness; tāṃ vilokya vanitāvadhe ghṛṇāṃ patriṇā saha mumoca rāghavaḥ R. 11. 17; 9. 81; Ki. 15. 13. --2 Disgust, aversion, contempt; tatyāja toṣaṃ...

Corpus Profile

Part of Speech

NOUN

Total Occurrences

44

Texts Appeared In

13

DCS: name of a sanctuary in Benares (standing on the right side of a statue of Śiva)

Semantic Classification

Top Texts by Occurrence

1. Mahābhārata 14 31.8%
2. Liṅgapurāṇa 10 22.7%
3. Sūryaśatakaṭīkā 5 11.4%
4. Rāmāyaṇa 3 6.8%
5. Bhāgavatapurāṇa 2 4.5%

Concordance (Sample)

• Rāmāyaṇa surface: ghṛṇā

  na hi te strīvadhakṛte ghṛṇā kāryā narottama

• Mugdhāvabodhinī surface: ghṛṇā

  yasya hṛdayasyaiva rasarūpiṇī karuṇā ghṛṇā jātā prādurbhūtā

• Mahābhārata surface: ghṛṇā

  śīladoṣād ghṛṇāviṣṭa ānṛśaṃsyāt paraṃtapa