श्रीमद्भगवद्गीताBhagavad Gītā · in the light of Sri Aurobindo, home

कोशःDictionaries

Search all dictionaries

Apte, Monier-Williams and Macdonell at once. Type in any of fifteen scripts and schemes; the word is converted and looked up wherever it is part of a headword.

Results for घाण्टिक

2 entries · exact headword first

Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. घाण्टिकghāṇṭika1 A bell-ringer; Mb.13.126.24; Bṛi. S. 1.6,12.
    1. 1 A bell-ringer; Mb.13.126.24; Bṛi. S. 1.6,12.
    2. A bard who sings in chorus, especially in honour of gods or kings.
    3. The Dhattūra plant.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. घाण्टिकghāṇṭikam. (fr. घण्टा) a bell-ringer, strolling ballad-singer who carries a bell, bard who sings in chorus (esp. in…
    1. masculine gender (from घण्टा) a bell-ringer, strolling ballad-singer who carries a bell, bard who sings in chorus (especially in honour of the gods) ringing a bell in presence of the images MBh. xiii, 6028 VarBr2S. x, 6 and 12
    2. masculine gender (also घाटिक Lexicographers Scholiast or Commentator)