कपोतkapotaA dove, pigeon.
[को वायुः पोत इव यस्य Tv.]
- A dove, pigeon.
- A bird in general.
- A particular position of the hands.
- The grey colour of a pigeon.
Derived forms and compounds
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-अङ्घ्रिः Feminine a sort of perfume.
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-अञ्जनम् antimony.
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-अरिः a hawk, falcon.
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-आभ Adjective of the colour of a pigeon. (-भः) a pale of dirty white colour.
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-चरणा a sort of perfume.
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-पालिका, -पाली Feminine an aviary, a pigeon-house, dove-cot.
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-राजः the king of pigeons.
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-वर्णी Small cardamoms.
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-वाणा a kind of perfume.
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-वृत्तिः Feminine to be very frugal, gathering very little for maintenance; कपोतवृत्त्या पक्षेण व्रीहिद्रोणमुपार्जयत् Mb.3.26.5.
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-सारम् antimony.
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-हस्तः a mode of folding the hands in supplication, fear etc.; कपोतहस्तकं कृत्वा Ś.6.
