guṃjā

Dictionary meanings for guṃjā from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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guṃjā

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

[guṃj-ac] 1 A small shrub of that name, bearing a red black berry; aṃtarviṣamayā (for ºyyaḥ) hyetā bahiścaiva manoramāḥ. guṃjāphalasamākārā yo- ṣitaḥ kena nirmitāḥ.. Pt. 1. 196; kiṃ jātu guṃjāphalabhūṣaṇānāṃ suvarṇakāreṇa vane- carāṇāṃ Vikr. 1. 25.

2 A berry of this shrub used as a weight, measur- ing on an average 1 (5/16) grains Troy, or an artificial weight called Guñja measuring about 2 (3/16) grains.

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