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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अभिधाabhidhā3 U.
    1. 3 Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)
    2. (a) To say, speak, tell (with Accusative rarely with Dative); सा तथ्यमेवाभिहिता भवेन Ku.3.63; Ms.1.42; Bk.7.78. य इदं परमं गुह्यं मद्भक्तेष्वभिधास्यति Bg.18.68. (b) To denote, express or convey directly or primarily (as sense etc.); state, mention, set forth; साक्षात्संकेतितं योऽर्थमभिधत्ते स वाचकः K. Parasmaipada2; तन्नाम येनाभि- दधाति सत्त्वम्. (c) To speak or say to, address.
    3. To name, call, designate; usually in Passive (-धीयते); इदं शरीरं कौन्तेय क्षेत्रमित्यभिधीयते Bg.13.1.
    4. To lay or put on, fasten, bind; to overlay, load; assail; receive, comprehend, include; to draw oneself towards, hold, support (mostly Vedic in these senses.)

    Derived forms and compounds

    • अभिधा abhidhā, Adjective

      1. Vedic Naming; praised, invoked. अभिधा असि भुवनमसि यन्तासि धर्ता Vāj.22.3. Neuter
      2. A name, appellation; Often times in comp.; कुसुमवसन्ताद्यभिधः S. D.
      3. A word, sound.
      4. The literal power or sense of a word,denotation, one of the three powers of a word; वाच्योऽर्थोऽ भिधया बोध्यः S. D.2. "the expressed meaning is that which is conveyed to the understanding by the word's denotation", for it is this अभिधा that conveys to the understanding the meaning which belongs to the word by common consent or convention (संकेत) (which primarily made it a word at all); स मुख्योऽर्थस्तत्र मुख्यो यो व्यापारोऽस्याभिधोच्यते K. Parasmaipada2.

    • -ध्वंसिन् Adjective losing one's name.

    • -मूल Adjective founded on a word's denotation or literal meaning.

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  2. अभिधानकम्abhidhānakamA sound, voice, noise.

    A sound, voice, noise.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. अभिधाabhidhā[abhi-dhấ] a. surrounding; f. appellation, name: -tavya, fp. to be said or announced, -tri, m. one who…

    [abhi-dhấ] adjective surrounding; feminine; also equal for appellation, name: -tavya, future participle passive to be said or announced, -tri, masculine one who speaks, -na, neuter statement; designation; name; word: -kosa, masculine dictionary, -yin, adjective saying, speaking; stating, explaining; -dhâvaka, adjective hastening up.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अभिधाabhidhā-दधाति, to surrender any one to (dat.; aor. Subj. 2. du. -धातम्) RV. i, 120, 8; to bring upon (dat.) RV. ii…
    1. -दधाति, to surrender any one to (dative case; Aorist subjunctive 2. dual number -धातम्) fg-veda i, 120, 8; to bring upon (dative case) fg-veda ii, 23, 6 : Atmane-pada (rarely Parasmaipada) to put on or round, put on the furniture of a horse (confer, compare अभ्/इ-हीत below) fg-veda etc.; to cover (a country) with an army MBh. ii, 1090; to cover, protect fg-veda viii, 67, 5 (Aorist Potential 2. plural -धेतन), etc.; (in classical Sanskr2it Sanskrit generally) to set forth, explain, tell, speak to, address, say, name (confer, compare अभ्/इ-हित below) : Passive voice -धीयते, to be named or called: Causal -धापयते, to cause to name A1s3vGr2. : Desiderative Atmane-pada -ध्/इत्सते, to intend to cover one's self fg-veda x, 85, 30.
    2. feminine name, appellation
    3. feminine the literal power or sense of a word Sa1h.
    4. feminine a word, sound Lexicographers
    5. mf. (/आस्) surrounding VS. xxii, 3.
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  2. अभिधातव्यabhidhātavyamfn. to be told or named
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective to be told or named
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective to be manifested.
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  3. अभिधातृabhidhātṛmfn. saying, telling S3is3.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective saying, telling S3is3.

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  4. अभिधाध्वंसिन्abhidhādhvaṃsinmfn. losing one's, name.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective losing one's, name.

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  5. अभिधानabhidhānan. telling, naming, speaking, speech, manifesting
    1. neuter gender telling, naming, speaking, speech, manifesting
    2. neuter gender a name, title, appellation, expression, word
    3. neuter gender a vocabulary, dictionary, lexicon
    4. neuter gender putting together, bringing in close connection VPra1t.
    5. neuter gender (Comparative degree -तर) KaushBr.
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  6. अभिधानकabhidhānakan. a sound, noise L.

    neuter gender a sound, noise Lexicographers

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  7. अभिधानचिन्तामणिabhidhānacintāmaṇim. "the jewel that gives every word", N. of Hemacandra हेमचन्द्र 's vocabulary of synonyms.

    masculine gender "the jewel that gives every word", Name of Hemacandra हेमचन्द्र 's vocabulary of synonyms.

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