Apte Dictionary

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Entry गुञ्जा

गुञ्जाguñjāA small shrub of that name, bearing a red black berry; अन्तर्विषमया (for ˚य्यः) ह्येता बहिश्चैव मनोरमाः ।…
[गुञ्ज्-अच्]
1. A small shrub of that name, bearing a red black berry; अन्तर्विषमया (for denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedय्यः) ह्येता बहिश्चैव मनोरमाः । गुञ्जाफलसमाकारा योषितः केन निर्मिताः ॥ Pt.1. 196; किं जातु गुञ्जाफलभूषणानां सुवर्णकारेण वनेचराणाम् Vikr.1.25.
2. A berry of this shrub used as a weight, measuring on an average 1 grains Troy, or an artificial weight called Gunja measuring about 2 grains.
3. Humming, a low murmuring sound.
4. a kettle-drum; ...गुञ्जा जुगुञ्जुः करघट्टिताः Bk.14.2.
5. A tavern.
6. Reflection, meditation.
7. A kind of plant with a poisonous root.
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