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Results for गान्धारी

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

गान्धारीgāndhārī1 An [गान्धारस्यापत्यं इञ्]
1. 1 An गान्धारस्यापत्यं इञ्
2. Name of the daughter of Subala, king of the Gāndhāras and wife of Dhṛitarāṣṭra. [She bore to her husband 1 sons Duryodhana and his 99 brothers. As her husband was blind she always wore a scarf over her face (probably to reduce herself to his state). After the destruction of all the Kauravas, she and her husband lived with their nephew Yudhiṣṭhira].
3. A kind of intoxicant; Latin D. B.
4. A particular vein in the left eye; Gorakṣa Śataka 26.
Derived forms and compounds
- -ग्रामः a kind of musical scale.
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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

गान्धारीgāndhārīf. (Pa1n2. 4-1, 14 Va1rtt. 4 Pat.) a princess of the Ga1ndha1ris गान्धारि s (esp. the wife of…

feminine (Pa1n2. 4-1, 14 vArttika 4 Pat.) a princess of the Ga1ndha1ris गान्धारि s (especially the wife of Dhr2ita-ra1sht2ra धृत-राष्ट्र) MBh. Hariv. BhP. i, ix

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देवगान्धारीdevagāndhārīf. (in music) N. of a Ra1gin2i1 रागिणी .

feminine (in music) Name of a Ra1gin2i1 रागिणी .

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