ghṛi

1) cl. 3. P. jígharti (cl. 1. gharati Dhātup. XXII, 40),

द्रोणः [cf. Un. 3. 1.]

1 A lake 4 poles long.

-2 A cloud (or a particular kind of cloud) abounding in water (from which rain streams forth as from a bucket). को$यमेवंविधे काले कालपाशस्थिते मयि । अनावृष्टिहते शस्ये द्रोणमेघ इवोदितः ॥ Mk.1.26.

-3 A raven or a carrion crow.

-4 A scorpion.

-5 A tree (in general).

-6 A tree bearing (white) flowers.

-7 N. of the preceptor of the Kauravas and Pāṇḍavas. [Droṇa was the son of the sage Bharadvāja, and was so called because the seed, which fell at the sight of a nymph called Ghṛi- tāchī, was preserved by the sage in a droṇa. Though a Brāhmaṇa by birth, he was well-versed in the science of arms which he learnt from Paraśurāma. He after- wards taught the Kauravas and the Pāṇḍavas the science of arms and archery. When, however, the great war commenced, he attached himself to the side of the Kauravas, and after Bhīṣma had been mortally wounded-'lodged in the cage of darts'- he assumed the command of the Kaurava forces and maintained the struggle for four successive days, achieving wonder- ful exploits and killing thousands of warriors on the Pāṇḍava side. On the fifteenth day of the battle the fight continued even during the night, and it was on the morning of the 16th that Bhīma, at the suggestion of Kṛiṣṇa, said within Droṇa's hearing that Aśvatthāman was slain (the fact being that an elephant named Aśvatthaman had fallen on the field). Being at a loss to understand how that could be, he appealed to Yudhiṣṭhira, 'the truthful', who also, at the advice of Kṛiṣṇa, gave an evasive reply--uttered loudly the word Aśvatthāman and added 'Gaja or ele- phant' in a very low tone; sec Ve.3.9. Sorely grieved at the death of his only son, the kind-hearted old father fell in a swoon, and Dhṛiṣṭadyumna, his avowed enemy, took advantage of this circumstance, and cut off his head.]

-णः, -णम् A measure of capacity, either the same as an Āḍhaka or equal to 4 Āḍhakas or 1/16 of a Khāri, or 32 or 64 shers; द्रोणस्तु खार्याः खलु षोडशांशः Lilā (Mar. अदमण).

-णम् 1 A wooden vessel or cup, bucket; ततो$स्य रेतश्चस्कन्द तदृषिर्द्रोण आदधे Mb.1.13. 37.

-2 A tub.

-Comp. -आचार्यः see द्रोण above.

-कलशः A kind of sacrificial vessel.

-काकः, -काकलः a raven.

-क्षीरा, -घा, -दुग्धा, -दुघा a cow yielding a droṇa of milk; सर्वा द्रोणदुघा गावो रामे राज्यं प्रशासति Mb.12.29.58.

-गन्धिका a kind of plant (रासना).

-मुखम् the capital of 4 villages; चतुःशतग्राम्या द्रोणमुखम् Kau. A.22.

-मेघः see द्रोण (2) above.

-वृष्टिः rain streaming forth from the द्रोण (cloud); अनावृष्टिहते सस्ये द्रोणवृष्टिरिवागता Mk.1.39.

(perf. Pass. p. abhí-ghṛita seeﾠ below). Caus. - ghārayati, to cause to trickle down TS. etc.;

seeﾠ ā-ghṛi

- jigharti (1. sg. - jigharmi) to sprinkle (with fat) RV. VS. ;

cl. 1. P. garati, to sprinkle, moisten Dhātup. XXII, 39 (cf. ghṛi.)

cl. 10. P. seeﾠ 2. ghṛi, Caus.

m. (2. ghṛi) heat, warmth (of the sun orﾠ of fire), sunshine RV. AV. etc.;

m. (1. ghṛi) sprinkling, besprinkling L. ;

seeﾠ 2. ghṛi

1) mfn. sprinkled L. ;

2) mfn. (Pāṇ. 6-4, 37 Kāṡ.) illumined L. ;

mfn. = - tin TS. II, 4, 5, 2 ṠBr. III f. ;

mfn. ( ghṛi redupl.) pouring out, sprinkling about RV. I, 162, 15.

P. - gharati, to ooze out Divyâ̱v.

Caus. - ghārayati, to sprinkle over repeatedly GṛS.

mf (ā)n. (1. ghṛi) besprinkled, dripping RV. III, 54, 6.

Caus. - ghārayati, to sprinkle round orﾠ over, besprinkle TS. ṠBr.

n. (ifc. f. ā;