[ghṛ-nak] 1 Compassion, pity, tenderness; tāṃ vilokya vanitāvadhe ghṛṇāṃ patriṇā saha mumoca rāghavaḥ R. 11. 17; 9. 81; Ki. 15. 13.

2 Disgust, aversion, contempt; tatyāja toṣaṃ parapuṣṭaghuṣṭa ghṛṇāṃ ca vīṇākvaṇite vitene N. 3. 60; 1. 20; R. 11. 65.

3 Re- proach, censure. Comp. ārciḥ m. fire.