ध्वजdhvajaA flag, banner, standard, ensign; R.7.4;17.32; आरोहति न यः स्वस्य वंशस्याग्रे ध्वजो यथा Pt.1.26; ध्वजं चक्रे च…
[ध्वज्-अच्]
- A flag, banner, standard, ensign; R.7.4;17.32; आरोहति न यः स्वस्य वंशस्याग्रे ध्वजो यथा Pt.1.26; ध्वजं चक्रे च भगवानुपरि स्थास्यतीति तम् Mb.
- A distinguished or eminent person, the flag or ornament (at the end of comp.); as in कुलध्वजः 'the head, ornament, or distinguished person of a family'.
- A flagstaff.
- A mark, emblem, sign, a symbol; वृषभdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied, मकरdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied etc.
- the attribute of a deity.
- The sign of a tavern.
- The sign of a trade, any trademark.
- The organ of generation (of any animal, male or female).
- One who prepares and sells liquors; Ms.4.85; सुरापाने सुराध्वजः Ms.
- A house situated to the east of any object.
- Pride.
- Hypocrisy.
- A skull carried on a staff (as a mark of ascetics) or as a penance for the murder of a Brāhmaṇa; see खट्वाङ्ग.
- (In prosody) An iambic foot. (ध्वजीकृ to hoist a flag; (Figurative) to use as a plea or pretext.)
- part of a sword; श्रेष्ठखड्गाङ्गयोरपि Nm.
Derived forms and compounds
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-अंशुकम्, -पटः, -टम् a flag; तमाधूतध्वजपटं व्योमगङ्गोर्मिवायुभिः R.12.85.
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-आरोपणम्, -आरोहणम् raising a flag.
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-आरोहः a kind of ornament on a flag; काञ्चना मणिचित्राङ्गा ज्वलन्त इव पावकाः । अर्चिष्मन्तो व्यरोचन्त ध्वजारोहा सहस्रशः ॥ Mb.6.16.12. (Vartious reading).
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-आहृत Adjective seized on the battle-field; Ms.8.415.
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-उच्छ्रयः hypocrisy; Mb.3.3/3.1.
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-उत्थानम् a festival in honour of Indra.
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-गृहम् a room in which banners are kept.
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-द्रुमः the palm tree.
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-प्रहरणः air, wind.
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-भङ्गः, -पातः inability to beget children.
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-यन्त्रम् any contrivance to which a flag-staff is fastened.
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-यष्टिः a flag-staff; संक्रमध्वजयष्टीनां प्रतिमानां च भेदकः Ms.9.285.
