Ghrina, Ghṛṇā, Ghṛṇa: 16 definitions
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Ghrina means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit terms Ghṛṇā and Ghṛṇa can be transliterated into English as Ghrna or Ghrina, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Ghṛṇa (घृण) refers to “aversion”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “The teacher (ācārya) in the western house is one who belongs to the sequence of the line (of teachers). (He is) a yogi who, intent on Yoga, observes the Rule. Free of duality and thought constructs, he is intent on the practice of ritual union. He eats what he has begged and, free of aversion [i.e., nir-ghṛṇa], he is pure and intent on the practice of chastity. Established in Bhairavī’s vow, he is born from the womb of a Yoginī. He wears an antelope’s hide and white clothes. [...]”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Ghṛṇa (घृण) refers to the “contempt”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “This body is filthy in nature, reprehensible, filled with much that is impure, produced from semen and other seeds, [and] is the abode of contempt (ghṛṇa-āspada). Where is the body, which is filled with blood, flesh and fat, has a skeleton of slender bones, is bound with tendons and is of bad odour, praised?”.
Synonyms: Lajjā.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
ghṛṇā (घृणा).—f S Compassion or pitifulness. ghṛṇī a S Compassionate or pitiful.
ghṛṇā (घृणा).—f Compassion or pitifulness.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Ghṛṇa (घृण).—
1) Heat, ardour.
2) Sunshine; आ यो घृणे न ततृषाणो अजरः (ā yo ghṛṇe na tatṛṣāṇo ajaraḥ) Ṛgveda 6.15.5.
3) A Day.
Derivable forms: ghṛṇaḥ (घृणः).
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Ghṛṇā (घृणा).—[ghṛ-nak]
1) Compassion, pity, tenderness; तां विलोक्य वनितावधे घृणां पत्रिणा सह मुमोच राघवः (tāṃ vilokya vanitāvadhe ghṛṇāṃ patriṇā saha mumoca rāghavaḥ) R.11.17;9.81; Kirātārjunīya 15.13.
2) Disgust, aversion, contempt; तत्याज तोषं परपुष्टघुष्टे घृणां च वीणाक्वणिते वितेने (tatyāja toṣaṃ parapuṣṭaghuṣṭe ghṛṇāṃ ca vīṇākvaṇite vitene) N.3.6;1.2; R.11. 65.
3) Reproach, censure.
Ghṛṇa (घृण) or Ghṛṇu.—8th cl. (gharṇoti ghṛṇoti gharṇute) To shine. (i) ghṛṇi r. 1st. cl. (ghṛṇate) To take or accept. dīptau tanā-ubha-aka-seṭ. grahaṇe bhvā-ā saka-seṭ .
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Ghṛṇā (घृणा).—f.
(-ṇā) 1. Reproach, blame, censure, &c. 2. Compassion, tenderness, pity. E. ghṛṇ to shine, aṅ and ṭāp affixes, or ghṛ to sprinkle, with nak and ṭāp affs.
Ghṛṇā (घृणा).—i. e. probably 2. ghṛ + ṇa, f. 1. Compassion, [Rāmāyaṇa] 1, 27, 16. 2. Contempt, Naiṣ. 1, 20.
Ghṛṇa (घृण).—[masculine] heat, sunshine, [instrumental] ghṛṇā; [feminine] ghṛṇā compassion, pity, contempt.
1) Ghṛṇa (घृण):—[from ghṛṇ] m. heat, ardour, sunshine, [Ṛg-veda i, 133, 6; vi, 15, 5; x, 37, 10]
2) Ghṛṇā (घृणा):—[from ghṛṇa > ghṛṇ] a ind. through heat or sunshine, [Ṛg-veda]
3) [v.s. ...] f. a warm feeling towards others, compassion, tenderness, [Mahābhārata iii, v; Rāmāyaṇa; Raghuvaṃśa; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
4) [v.s. ...] aversion, contempt (with [locative case]), [Naiṣadha-carita i, 20; iii, 60]
5) [v.s. ...] horror, disgust, [Kādambarī vii, 199 and 236; Harṣacarita v, 186]
6) [v.s. ...] a kind of cucumber, [Demetrius Galanos’s Lexiko: sanskritikes, anglikes, hellenikes] (cf. nir-, hṛṇīyā.)
7) [from ghṛṇ] b f. of ṇa q.v.
Ghṛṇā (घृणा):—(ṇā) 1. f. Reproach, hatred; pity.
Ghṛṇa (घृण):—
Ghṛṇa (घृण):——
1) m. — a) Hitze , Glut , Sonnenschein. Instr. ghṛṇā. — b) *Tag. —
2) f. ghṛṇā — a) ein warmes Mitgefühl für Andre , Mitleid. — b) mitleidiges Herabsehen , Verachtung , Geringschätzung , — gegen (Loc.) [Naiṣadhacarita 3,60.] — c) Abscheu , Grauen , Ekel [Kād. (1872) 2,130,9.132,14.] [Harṣacarita 126,7.] — d) *eine Gurkenart [Galano's Wörterbuch]
Ghṛṇā (घृणा) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Ghaṇā, Ghiṇā.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
Ghṛṇā (घृणा) [Also spelled ghrana]:—(nf) hatred, scorn, abhorrence; loathing.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Ghṛṇa (ಘೃಣ):—[noun] a kind, obliging, friendly or generous attitude or act; a looking with compassion.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Ghṛṇā (घृणा):—n. 1. hatred; abhorrence; aversion; 2. contempt; disdain;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+0): Ghrinaaspad, Ghrinacakshus, Ghrinalu, Ghrinanidhi, Ghrinaphala, Ghrinarci, Ghrinarcis, Ghrinaspada, Ghrinavasa, Ghrinavat.
Full-text (+21): Nirghrina, Ghrinavasa, Aghrina, Saghrina, Ghrinaspada, Ghrinacakshus, Apaghrina, Ghrinavat, Sanirghrina, Nirghrinam, Ghrini, Ghrinanidhi, Vyapetaghrina, Vitaghrina, Ghrinarci, Rijya, Ghrinalu, Nirghrinata, Ghrinarcis, Vitaghrinata.
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