गण्डूष

{ gaṇḍūṣḥ }

हिन्दी (hindi) WN

See : कुल्ला, गंडूष, गंडूष

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

गण्डूष  f.  mfn. rarely n. ( f., [L.]) a mouthful of water, water &c. held in the hollowed palm of the hand for rinsing the mouth, draught, nip, [MBh. viii, 2051]; [Suśr.]; [Kum. iii, 37]; [SkandaP.] &c.
filling or rinsing the mouth, [L.]
गण्डूष  m.  m. the tip of an elephant's trunk, [L.]
N. of a son of शूर and brother of वसु-देव, [Hariv. 1927 and 1939]; [VP. iv, 14, 10.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

गण्डूषः [gaṇḍūṣḥ] षा [ṣā]   षा 1 A mouthful, handful (of water); गजाय गण्डूषजलं करेणुः (ददौ) [Ku.3.37;] [U.3.16;] [Māl. 9.34;] गण्डूषजलमात्रेण शफरी फर्फरायते Udb.
The tip of an elephant's trunk; [Mātaṅga L.]
A mouthful, handful in general.
A kind of liquor (मद्य); पलाण्डु- गण्डूषयुतान् खादन्ती चैडकान्बहून [Mb.8.44.28.]
-गण्डूषीकृ   To swallow in one draught; तस्य जह्नुः सुतो गङ्गां गण्डूषीकृत्य योऽपिबत् [Bhāg.9.15.3.]

Shabda-Sagara

गण्डूष  mf.  ( -षः-षा)
1. A mouthful.
2. A handful.
3. A handful of water, &c. held in the hollowed palm of the hand for rincing the mouth, &c.
4. Filling the mouth, rincing it, &c.
5. The tip of an elephant's trunk.
E. गड् to drop, ऊषण् Unadi affix and नुम् inserted.

ROOTS:

गड् ऊषण् नुम्