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V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary. Look up any word of the Gita in Devanagari, IAST or Harvard-Kyoto, or browse the headwords letter by letter.

Entry ध्वाङ्क्ष

  1. ध्वाङ्क्षdhvāṅkṣa1 A crow; (sometimes used at the end of comp. to show contempt; e. g. तीर्थध्वाङ्क्षः q. v.).
    1. 1 A crow; (sometimes used at the end of comp. to show contempt; Exempli gratia, for example तीर्थध्वाङ्क्षः quod vide, which see).
    2. A beggar.
    3. An impudent fellow.
    4. A gull, crane; यस्य दस्युगणा राष्ट्रे ध्वाङ्क्षा मत्स्यान् जलादिव । विहरन्ति परस्वानि स वै क्षत्रियपांसनः ॥ Mb.12.142.29.
    5. A carpenter.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -अरातिः an owl.

    • -पुष्टः the (Indian) cuckoo.

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Headwords under ध

Part 3 of 3 धृत्वरी – ध्वृAll parts
  1. ध – धारणक
  2. धारणा – धृत्वन्
  3. धृत्वरी – ध्वृ