गजस्‍नान

{ गजस्नान }

A dictionary, Marathi and English

Unproductive efforts; or efforts which produce the evil striven against: also remedies which exasperate the disease. With reference to the practice of elephants, which, after squirting water over their bodies, throw dust and rubbish.

मराठी वाक्संप्रदाय - वाक्यप्रचार

हत्तीला स्‍नान घातले तरी तो पाण्यातून बाहेर आल्‍याबरोबर पुन्हां आपले शरीर धुळीने माखतो. यावरून निष्‍फळ प्रयत्‍न
व्यर्थ खटाटोप. तु०-(अ) हस्‍तीतें धुतले जळी बसविले मालिन्याहि नासले । तेणें तें पहिले स्‍वकर्म वहिले तीरींच आरंभिले। शुंडाग्रे धरिले धुळीस भरले सर्वांगहि आपुले। प्रायश्र्चित्त दिले तथापि न भले ज्‍याचे मन क्षोभलें ।। (आ) रवितप्तो गजः पद्मास्‍तद्‌ गृह्यानबाधितुं ध्रुवम्‌। सरो विशति न स्‍नातुं गजस्‍नानं हि निष्‍फलम्‌ ।। सुर २३१.६०.

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

गज—स्नान  n.  n. ‘ablution of elephants’, unproductive efforts (as elephants, after squirting water over their bodies, end by throwing dust and rubbish), [W.]

ROOTS:

गज स्नान