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Results for अलघु

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

अलघुalaghu(घु-घ्वी f.)
1. (घु-घ्वी Feminine)
2. Not light, heavy, big, weighty (as breasts, hips etc.); आयासादलघुतरस्तनैः Śi.8.1; 7.5.
3. Not short, long (in prosody).
4. Serious, solemn.
5. Intense, violent, very great.
Derived forms and compounds
- -उपलः a rock.
- -ऊष्मन् Masculine intense heat.
- -प्रतिज्ञ Adjective solemnly pledged or promised.
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

अलघुalaghu[a-laghu] a. clumsy; slow; not insig nificant; -bhava, m. no degradation; -sarîra, a. fatigued.

[a-laghu] adjective clumsy; slow; not insig nificant; -bhava, masculine no degradation; -sarîra, adjective fatigued.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

अलघुalaghumfn. not light, heavy
1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective not light, heavy
2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective not short, long (as a syllable in prosody)
3. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective not quick, slow Mr2icch.
4. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective weighty, significant Das3.
5. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective serious, solemn
6. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective intense, violent.
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अलघुपलalaghupalam. "heavy stone", a rock L.

masculine gender "heavy stone", a rock Lexicographers

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अलघुप्रतिज्ञalaghupratijñamfn. solemnly pledged or promised.

masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective solemnly pledged or promised.

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