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गण्डूष

   { gaṇḍūṣḥ }
Script: Devanagari

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A Sanskrit English Dictionary | Sanskrit  English
गण्डूष  f. 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, viii, 2051">[MBh. viii, 2051] ; [Suśr.] ; iii, 37">[Kum. iii, 37] ; [SkandaP.] &c.
filling or rinsing the mouth, [L.]
गण्डूष  m. m. the tip of an elephant's trunk, [L.]
N. of a son of शूर and brother of वसु-देव, [Hariv. 1927 and 1939] ; iv, 14, 10.">[VP. iv, 14, 10.]

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गण्डूषः [gaṇḍūṣḥ] षा [ṣā]   षा 1 A mouthful, handful (of water); गजाय गण्डूषजलं करेणुः (ददौ) [Ku.3.37;] [U.3.16;] [Māl. 9.34;] गण्डूषजलमात्रेण शफरी फर्फरायते Udb.
The tip of an elephant's trunk; [Mātaṅga L.]
A mouthful, handful in general.
A kind of liquor (मद्य); पलाण्डु- गण्डूषयुतान् खादन्ती चैडकान्बहून [Mb.8.44.28.]
-गण्डूषीकृ   To swallow in one draught; तस्य जह्नुः सुतो गङ्गां गण्डूषीकृत्य योऽपिबत् [Bhāg.9.15.3.]

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Shabda-Sagara | Sanskrit  English
गण्डूष  mf.  (-षः-षा)
1. A mouthful.
2. A handful.
3. A handful of water, &c. held in the hollowed palm of the hand for rincing the mouth, &c.
4. filling the mouth, rincing it, &c.
5. The tip of an elephant's trunk.
E. गड् to drop, ऊषण् Unadi affix and नुम् inserted.
ROOTS:
गड् ऊषण् नुम्

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