ग्रन्थि [ granthi ] [ granthí ]1 m. a knot , tie , knot of a cord , knot tied in the end of a garment for keeping money ( Lit. Pañcat.) , bunch or protuberance of any kind (esp. if produced by tying several things together) Lit. RV. ix , 97 , 18 & x , 143 , 2 Lit. AV. Lit. TS.

  the joint of a reed or cane Lit. Prab. v , i , 8

  joint of the body Lit. Mṛicch. i , 1 Lit. Dhūrtas. Lit. Sāh.

  a complaint , ( knotting i.e.) swelling and hardening of the vessels (as in varicocele) Lit. R. Lit. Suśr.

  " a knot tied closely and therefore difficult to be undone " , difficulty , doubt Lit. ChUp. Lit. KaṭhUp. Lit. MuṇḍUp. Lit. MBh.

  a bell Lit. Kathās. lxv , 135 f.

  the point of a moustache, Lit. Nalac.

  N. of several plants and bulbous roots ( [ granthi-parṇa ] , [ hitāvalī ] , [bhadra-mustā ] , [ piṇḍālu ] ) Lit. L. ( cf. [ udara- ] , [ kaṭu- ] , [ kāla- ] , [ kṛmi-] , [ keśa- ] , [ go- ] , [ dāma- ] , )