Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1 P. To smell at, snuffle; to bring the nose close to an- other's forehead (as in caressing, kiss- ing &c. as a token of affection).
Dictionary meanings for abhighrā from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1 P. To smell at, snuffle; to bring the nose close to an- other's forehead (as in caressing, kiss- ing &c. as a token of affection).
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
-jighrati (ind.p. -jighrya Gobh.) to snuffle, smell at; to bring the nose close to another's forehead in caressing, or as a token of affection TS. &c; to smell, scent Ka1d. 008247 62,1 11333 n. smelling at, caressing Comm. on Gobh. 008248 62,1 11334 n. id. Gobh. 008249 62,1 11335 mf (du. antI) n. caressing RV. i, 185, 5. 008250 62,1 11336