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V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary. Look up any word of the Gita in Devanagari, IAST or Harvard-Kyoto, or browse the headwords letter by letter.

Entry ग्रन्थि

  1. ग्रन्थिgranthitying together the garments of the bride and the bridegroom at the marriage ceremony.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -बन्धनम्

      1. tying together the garments of the bride and the bridegroom at the marriage ceremony.
      2. tying a knot.
      3. a ligament.
    • -मूलम् garlic.

    • -वज्रकः a kind of steel.

    • -हरः a minister.

    • ग्रन्थिः granthiḥ

      1. 1 A knot, bunch, protuberance in general; स्तनौ मांसग्रन्थी कनककलशावित्युपमितौ Bh.3.2; so मेदोग्रन्थि.
      2. A tie or knot of a cord, garment etc.; इदमुपहितसूक्ष्म- ग्रन्थिना स्कन्धदेशे Ś.1.19; Mk.1.1; Ms.2.4; Bh.1. 57.
      3. A knot tied in the end of a garment for keeping money; hence, purse, money, property; कुसीदाद् दारिद्य्रं परकरगतग्नन्थिशमनात् Pt.1.11.
      4. The joint or knot of a reed, cane etc. Mv.3.32.
      5. A joint of the body.
      6. Crookedness, distortion, falsehood, perversion of truth.
      7. Swelling and hardening of the vessels of the body.
      8. A difficult portion; ग्रन्थग्रन्थिं तदा चक्रे मुनिर्गूढं कुतूहलात् Mb.1.1.8.
      9. A bell, gong; गृहीत्वा ग्रन्थिमुसलं मूढो भिक्षुरवादयत् Ks.65.135.
    • -छेदकः, -भेदः, -मोचकः

      1. a cut-purse, a pick pocket; अङ्गुलीग्रन्थिभेदस्य छेदयेत् प्रथमे ग्रहे Ms.9.277; Y.2.274; Ś.6. पर्णः, र्णम् Name of a fragrant tree; न ग्रन्थिपर्णप्रणयाश्चरन्ति कस्तूरिकागन्धमृगा- स्तृणेषु Vikr.1.17.
      2. a kind of perfume.

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Headwords under ग

Part 5 of 6 गृहयाय्य – ग्रन्थीकम्All parts
  1. ग – गम्य
  2. गय – गाणपत्य
  3. गाणिक्यम् – गुडाका
  4. गुडाकेश – गृहम्
  5. गृहयाय्य – ग्रन्थीकम्
  6. ग्रस् – ग्लौतृ