Apte Dictionary

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 संकर

संकरsaṃkara1 Commingling, mixture, intermixture; पत्र- संकर Ś.2.
1. 1 Commingling, mixture, intermixture; पत्र- संकर Ś.2.
2. Blending together, union.
3. Confusion or mixture (of castes); unlawful intermarriage resulting in mixed castes; चित्रेषु वर्णसंकरः K.; संकरो नरकायैव कुलध्नानां कुलस्य च Bg.1.42; Ms.1.4.
4. (In Rhet.) The combination of two or moredependent figures of speech in one and the same passage (Opposite of संसृष्टि where the figures are independent); अविश्रान्तिजुषामात्मन्यङ्गाङ्गित्वे तु संकरः K.Parasmaipada1; or अङ्गाङ्गित्वेऽलंकृतीनां तद्वदेकाश्रयस्थितौ । संदिग्धत्वे च भवति संकरस्त्रिविधः पुनः S. D.757.
5. The crackling of flames जागर्त्येव हि दुष्टात्मा संकरेऽग्निरिवोत्थितः Mb.12.13.12.
6. Dust, sweepings.
7. Dung.
Derived forms and compounds
- -ज, -जात Adjective born from a mixed caste; वृथासंकरजातानां ...... निवर्तेतोदकक्रिया Ms.5.89.
- -स्वेदः a particular sudorific treatment.
Source: ApteSearch all dictionaries Analyse the word

Browse by letter

Headwords under स

Part 1 of 29 स – संघर्षणम्All parts