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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. घोरghoraa.Terrific, frightful, horrible, awful; शिवाघोरस्वनां पश्चाद्बुबुधे विकृतेति ताम् R.12.39; or तत्किं कर्मणि घोरे…

    [घर्-अच् Uṇ.5.64]

    1. Terrific, frightful, horrible, awful; शिवाघोरस्वनां पश्चाद्बुबुधे विकृतेति ताम् R.12.39; or तत्किं कर्मणि घोरे मां नियोजयसि केशव Mb.; घोरं लोके वितत- मयशः Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)7.6; Ms.1.5;12.54.
    2. Violent, vehement.
    3. Vedic Venerable, awful, sublime.
    4. Unsteady, displeasing; शान्ता घोराश्च मूढाश्च Sāṅ. K.38.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -रः Name of Śiva.

    • -रा Night.

    • -रम्

      1. Horror, awfulness; अथापि मेऽ- विनीतस्य क्षात्रं घोरमुपेयुषः Bhāg.4.8.36.
      2. Poison.
      3. Venerableness; Vāj.2.32.
      4. Magic formulæ and charms; मा नो घोरेण चरताभि धृष्णु Rv.1.34.14.
      5. Saffron.

    • -आकृति, -दर्शन

      1. Adjective frightful in appearance, terrific, hideous.
      2. (नः) an owl.
      3. a hyena.

    • -घुष्यम् bell-metal.

    • -घोरतरः Śiva.

    • -पुष्पम् brass.

    • -रासनः, -रासिन्, -वाशनः -वाशिन् Masculine a jackal.

    • -रूपः an epithet of Śiva. -Adjective of a frightful appearance; Ms.7.121.

    In the Gita3·111·4917·5

    तत्किं कर्मणि घोरे मां नियोजयसि केशव ॥

    tatkiṁ karmaṇi ghore māṁ niyojayasi keśava. — Arjuna said:- If thou holdest the intelligence to be greater than works, O Janardana, why then dost thou, O Keshava, appoint me to a terrible work? 3·1
    • घोरेghorelocative singular of the neuter form of the adjective ghora (tremendous, terrible).
    • घोरम्ghoramnominative or accusative singular of the neuter form of the adjective ghora (tremendous, terrible).
    Source: ApteApte entry
  2. अघोरaghoraa.Not terrific or fearful.

    Not terrific or fearful.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -रः

      1. नास्ति घोरो यस्मात्
      2. Name of Śiva or of one of his forms, (ईशानाघोरना- मानौ वामदेवस्ततः परम् । सद्योजात इति प्रोक्तः क्रमशोऽर्चनकर्मणि ॥)
      3. A worshipper of Śiva and Durgā.

    • -रा [अघोरः शिवः उपास्यत्वेन अस्यां सा, अघोर-अच्] The fourteenth day of the dark half of Bhādra sacred to Śiva (भाद्रमास्यसिते पक्षे ह्यघोराख्या चतुर्दशी । तस्यामाराधितः स्थाणुर्नयोच्छिवपुरं ध्रुवम् ॥).

    • -घोररूपः Name of Śiva.

    • -पथः, -मार्गः a follower of Śiva.

    • -प्रमाणम् a terrific oath or ordeal.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. घोरghora[gho-rá] a. [√ghu] awful, sublime; terrible, dreadful; violent (pain, etc.); n. horror, terror; magic; spell.

    [gho-rá] adjective [√ghu] awful, sublime; terrible, dreadful; violent (pain, etc.); neuter horror, terror; magic; spell.

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  2. अघोरaghora[á-ghora] a. not terrible.

    [á-ghora] adjective not terrible.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. घोरghoramf(/आ)n. (cf. √घुर्) venerable, awful, sublime (gods, the An3giras अङ्गिरस्, the R2ishis ऋषि s) RV. AV. ii…
    1. mf(/आ)neuter gender (confer, compare √घुर्) venerable, awful, sublime (gods, the An3giras अङ्गिरस्, the R2ishis ऋषि s) fg-veda AV. ii, 34, 4
    2. mf(/आ)neuter gender terrific, frightful, terrible, dreadful, violent, vehement (as pains, diseases, etc.) VS. AV. TS. ii S3Br. xii etc. (in compound, gaRa काष्ठा*दि)
    3. masculine gender "the terrible", S3iva शिव Lexicographers (confer, compare -घोरतर)
    4. masculine gender Name of a son of An3giras अङ्गिरस् S3a1n3khBr. xxx, 6 A1s3vS3r. xii, 13, 1 ChUp. MBh. xiii, 4148
    5. masculine gender Name of a cucurbitaceous plant Lexicographers
    6. masculine gender (scilicet गति) Name of one of the 7 stations of the planet Mercury VarBr2S. vii, 8 and 11
    7. neuter gender venerableness VS. ii, 32
    8. masculine gender awfulness, horror AV. S3Br. ix Kaus3. BhP. iv, 8, 36 Gobh. ii, 3 Scholiast or Commentator
    9. masculine gender "horrible action", magic formulas or charms fg-veda x, 34, 14 A1s3vS3r. S3a1n3khS3r. R. i, 58, 8
    10. masculine gender a kind of mythical weapon MBh. v, 3491
    11. masculine gender poison Lexicographers
    12. masculine gender saffron Lexicographers (confer, compare धीर and गौर).
    13. masculine gender (also) a jackal, Lexicographers
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  2. अघोरaghoramfn. not terrific
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective not terrific
    2. masculine gender a euphemistic title of S3iva शिव
    3. masculine gender a worshipper of S3iva शिव and Durga1 दुर्गा
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  3. अघोरघण्टaghoraghaṇṭam. N. of an adherent of a partic. sect worshipping Devi1 देवी, Ma1lati1m. (cf. IW. 500).

    masculine gender Name of an adherent of a particular sect worshipping Devi1 देवी, Ma1lati1m. (confer, compare IW. 500).

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  4. अघोरघोरतरaghoraghorataramfn. having a form both not terrific and terrific MaitrS.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective having a form both not terrific and terrific MaitrS.

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  5. अघोरघोररूपaghoraghorarūpam. "having a form or nature both not terrific and terrific", N. of S3iva शिव MBh.

    masculine gender "having a form or nature both not terrific and terrific", Name of S3iva शिव MBh.

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  6. अघोरचक्षुस्aghoracakṣus(/अघोर-) mfn. not having an evil eye RV. x, 85, 44.

    (/अघोर-) masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective not having an evil eye fg-veda x, 85, 44.

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