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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अञ्जनañjana1 A kind of lizard.
    1. 1 A kind of lizard.
    2. Name of a tree or mountain.
    3. Name of the guardian elephant (of the west or s. w.) तस्य चान्येऽपि दिङ्नागा बभूबुरनुयायिनः । अञ्जनो बामनश्चैव महापद्मश्च सुप्रभः ॥ Mb.6.64.57.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -नम्

      1. अज्यते अनेन; अञ्ज् ल्युट्
      2. Anointing, smearing with, दन्तधावनमञ्जनं पूर्वाह्ण एव कुर्वीत Ms.4.152; mixing; unfolding, manifesting.
      3. Collyrium or black pigment used to paint the eyelashes; विलोचनं दक्षिणमञ्जनेन संभाव्य R.7.8 salve; अमृतdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied कोऽयं दृशोरमृताञ्जनम् Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)4.18 ambrosial salve; कुर्वन् denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedमेचका इव दिशो मेघः समुत्तिष्ठते Mk.5.8,1.34; (Figurative also) अज्ञानान्धस्य लोकस्य ज्ञानाञ्जनशलाकया । चक्षुरुन्मीलितं येन तस्मै पाणिनये नमः ॥ Śik.45; पटुतरविवेकाञ्जनजुषाम् Bh.3.84; Compare also दारिद्य्रं परमाञ्जनम्; (Figurative) impurity, as in निरञ्जन, quod vide, which see
      4. Paint, a cosmetic ointment.
      5. Magic ointment.
      6. A special kind of material of the black pigment, such as antimony (used as collyrium, lamp-black etc. सौवीर
      7. Ink.
      8. Fire.
      9. Night.
      10. (नम्, ना) (Rhet.) A suggested meaning; also the process by which such meaning is suggested. It is the power of suggestion (founded on अभिधा or लक्षणा denotation or indication), by which something else is understood from a word which, though having more meanings than one, has been restricted to a single meaning by relations of conjunction, disjunction etc. (संयोग, विप्रयोग, साहचर्य, विरो- धिता etc.), or, briefly, the use of a word of several meanings in a special sense determined by the context;Exempli gratia, for example /सशङ्खचक्रो हरिः the adjective restricts Hari to mean 'Viṣṇu' alone, and not a 'lion' or 'monkey'; so रामलक्ष्मणौ दाशरथी, रामार्जुनौ भार्गवकार्तवीर्यौ etc.; Compare अनेकार्थस्य शब्दस्य वाच- कत्वे नियन्त्रिते । संयोगाद्यैरवाच्यार्थधीकृद् व्यापृतिरञ्जनम् ॥ K.Parasmaipada2., S. D.23-6; See व्याञ्जना also.

    • -अधिका अञ्जना- दधिका कृष्णत्वात् a kind of lizard.

    • -अद्रिः -गिरिः (कर्म.) अञ्जनमिव कृष्णः गिरिः Name of a mountain, Seeनीलगिरि.

    • -अम्भस् Neuter eye-water.

    • -केशी अञ्जनामिव केशो यस्याः Name of a vegetable perfume (हट्टविलासिनीनामकं गन्धद्रव्यं यत्संयोगा- त्केशस्यातीव कृष्णत्वम् (Marâthî नखला).

    • -त्रितयम् (Āyurveda) पुष्पाञ्जन, रसाञ्जन and कोलाञ्जन.

    • -नामका ष. त.] a swelling of the eye-lid, sty (Marâthî रांजणवाडी).

    • -मूलकः A variety of an inferior gem, deep-dark in colour. Kau.Atmanepada 2.11.

    • -शलाका a stick or pencil for the application of collyrium.

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  2. अञ्जनकañjanakaA portion of the Vedas containing the word अञ्जन.

    A portion of the Vedas containing the word अञ्जन.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -की Name of a medicinal plant.

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  3. अञ्जनताañjanatāIdentity. (Pātaṅjala Yogadarśana, I.41).

    Identity. (Pātaṅjala Yogadarśana, I.41).

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. अञ्जनañjana[añg-ana] n. anointing; ointment; collyrium (for blackening eyelashes), antimony; -giri, -parvata, m. N. of a…

    [añg-ana] neuter anointing; ointment; collyrium (for blackening eyelashes), antimony; -giri, -parvata, masculine noun of a mountain; -kûrna, neuter pulverised antimony; -vriksha, masculine kind of tree: -dâru-maya, adjective made of the wood of this tree.

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  2. अञ्जनकañjanaka[añgana-ka] n. collyrium.

    [añgana-ka] neuter collyrium.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अञ्जनañjanam. a kind of domestic lizard L.
    1. masculine gender a kind of domestic lizard Lexicographers
    2. masculine gender Name of a fabulous, serpent
    3. masculine gender of a tree Pan5cat.
    4. masculine gender of a mountain, of a king of Mithila1 मिथिला, of the elephant of the west or south-west quarter
    5. neuter gender act of applying an ointment or pigment, embellishing, etc., black pigment or collyrium applied to the eyelashes or the inner coat of the eyelids
    6. neuter gender a special kind of this pigment, as lamp-black, Antimony, extract of Ammonium, Xanthorrhiza, etc.
    7. neuter gender paint, especially as a cosmetic
    8. neuter gender magic ointment
    9. neuter gender ink Lexicographers
    10. neuter gender night Lexicographers
    11. neuter gender fire Lexicographers (In rhetoric) making clear the meaning of an equivocal expression, double entendre or pun, etc.
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  2. अञ्जनकañjanakam. portion of a text containing the word अञ्जन, (g. गोषद्-आदि q.v.)

    masculine gender portion of a text containing the word अञ्जन, (gaRa गोषद्-आदि quod vide)

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  3. अञ्जनकीañjanakīf. N. of a medicinal plant.

    feminine Name of a medicinal plant.

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  4. अञ्जनकेशañjanakeśamf(ई)n. whose hair (or mane) is as black as pigment

    mf(ई)neuter gender whose hair (or mane) is as black as pigment

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  5. अञ्जनकेशीañjanakeśīf. N. of a vegetable perfume.

    feminine Name of a vegetable perfume.

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