घ्रा

{ ghrā }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

घ्रा    irr. cl. 1. or cl. 3. P. जि॑घ्रति ( [Pāṇ. 7-3, 78]; ep. also Ā. °ते and cl. 2. P. घ्राति; aor. अघ्रात्, or अघ्रासीत्, ii, 4, 78; Prec. घ्रायात् or घ्रेय्°, vi, 4, 68; aor. Pass. 3. du. अघ्रासाताम्, ii, 4, 78; [Kāś.]; irr. ind.p. जिघ्रित्वा, [Hariv. 7059]),

to smell, perceive odour, [ŚBr. xiv]; [Mn. ii, 98]; [MBh.]; [Hariv.]; [R.];

to perceive, [BhP. i, 3, 36];

to smell at, snuffle at, [R.]; [VarBṛS. lxii, 1]; [Hit.];

to kill, [MBh. ix, 2940] :

Caus. P. घ्रापयति ( aor. अजिघ्रपत् or °घ्रिप्°, [Pāṇ. 7-4, 6]), to cause any one ( acc.)

to smell at ( acc.), [Bhaṭṭ. xv, 109] :

Intens. जेघ्रीयते, [Pāṇ. 7-4, 31.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

घ्रा [ghrā]   1 P. (जिघ्रति, जघ्रौ, अघ्रात्-अघ्रासीत्, घ्रात-घ्राण)
   Smell, smell at, perceive by smell; स्पृशन्नपि गजो हन्ति जिघ्रन्नपि भुज- ङ्गमः [H.3.14;] [Bv.1.99;] [Ms.2.98.]
   To kiss. -Caus. (घ्रापयति) To cause to kill, to smell; अजिघ्रपंस्तथैवाऽन्या- नोषधीरालिपंस्तथा [Bk.15.19.] (Prepositions like अव, आ, उप, वि, सम् &c. are added to this root without anyङ

Shabda-Sagara

घ्रा   r. 1st cl. ( जिघ्रति) To smell, to receive smell.