Apte Dictionary

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Entry ध्वजवत्

ध्वजवत्dhvajavata.Adorned with flags.
1. Adorned with flags.
2. Having a mark.
3. Having the mark of a criminal, branded; शिरःकपाली ध्वजवान्भिक्षाशी कर्म वेदयन् Y.3.243. -m
4. A standard-bearer.
5. A vendor of spirituous liquors, distiller; Ms.4.84.
6. A Brāhmaṇa who carries with him the skull of the man murdered by him to places of pilgrimage by way of penance; Compare com. on Y.3.243.
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