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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. असितasitaa.Unbound (Ved).
    1. Unbound (Ved).
    2. न सितः शुभ्रः Not white, black, dark-blue, dark-coloured; असिता मोहरजनी Śānti.3.4; Y.3.166; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedलोचना, denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedनयना &.c.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -तः

      1. The dark or blue colour; the dark fortnight of lunar month.
      2. Name of the planet Saturn.
      3. A black snake.
      4. Name of the sage देवल; असितो देवलो व्यासः Bg.1.13.
      5. Name of a being presiding over darkness and magic.
      6. Name of Kṛiṣṇa; विसृजन्दिक्षु सर्वासु शरानसितसारथिः Mb. 7.146.44.

    • -ता

      1. The Indigo plant.
      2. A girl attending upon the harem (whose hair is not whitened by age); see असिक्नी.
      3. The river Yamunā.
      4. Name of a daughter of Vīraṇa and wife of Dakṣa.
      5. Name of the river. Akesines (चन्द्रभागा) in the Punjab; Rv.8.2.25.

    • -अञ्जनी The black cotton plant.

    • -अम्बुजम्, -उत्पलम् the blue lotus.

    • -अर्चिस् Masculine fire.

    • -अश्मन् Masculine

    • -उपलः a dark-blue stone; lapis lazuli. निलयेषु नक्तमसिताश्मनां चयैः Śi.13.54; Ki.16.38.

    • -केशा a woman having black hair.

    • -केशान्त Adjective having black locks of hair.

    • -गिरिः, -नगः 'the blue mountain'; Name of a mountain. असितगिरिसमं स्यात् कज्जलं सिन्धुपात्रे । शिवमहिम्नस्तोत्र of पुष्पदन्ताचार्य, and Dr. Gode's papers Vol. III. असितनगनितम्बश्यामभासा घनानाम् Ki.

    • -ग्रीव

      1. Adjective having a black neck. Vāj.23.13.
      2. (वः) fire.
      3. A peacock; प्रावृषीवासितग्रीवो मज्जेत निशि निर्जने । मायूरेण गुणेनैव स्त्रीभिश्चावेक्षितश्चरेत् Mb.12.12.13.

    • -ज्ञु Adjective (for denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedजानु) having black knees. Av.12.1.21.

    • -अभ्रशेखरः Name of a Buddha.

    • -नयनम् Adjective black-eyed; मा कौलीनाद- सितनयने मय्यविश्वासिनी भूः Me.114.

    • -पक्षः the dark fortnight; दुर्दिवसेऽसितपक्षे दुःसंचारासु नगरवीथीषु Pt.1.173.

    • -फलम् the sweet cocoanut.

    • -भ्रू Adjective having black eyelids.

    • -मृगः the black antelope.

    • -यवन Equivalent to कालयवन quod vide, which see गुरुकोपरुद्धपदमापदसितयवनस्य रौद्रताम् Śi.15.56.

    In the Gita10·13

    असितो देवलो व्यासः स्वयं चैव ब्रवीषि मे ॥

    asito devalo vyāsaḥ svayaṁ caiva bravīṣi me. — All the Rishis, the divine seer Narada, Asita, Devala, Vyasa say this of Thee; and Thou Thyself sayest it to me. 10·13
    • असितःasitaḥnominative singular of the masculine noun asita (name of an ancient Rishi) .
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. असितasita[á-sita] pp. unrestrained.
    1. [á-sita] perfect passive participle unrestrained.
    2. [ás-ita] adjective (â or -iknî) dark-coloured, black; masculine noun: -paksha, masculine dark half of a month; -pîtaka, adjective (ikâ) dark yellow; - ͜ as man, masculine sapphire; - ͜ îkshana, adjective black-eyed; - ͜ utpala, neuter blue lotus.
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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. असितasita2 m. (also) the dark half of a lunar month, L.
    1. 2 masculine gender (also) the dark half of a lunar month, Lexicographers
    2. a particular intoxicating drink, Lexicographers
    3. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective unbound TS. vii S3Br. xiv.
    4. mf(आ; Vedic or Veda /असिक्नी)neuter gender (सित, "white", appears to have been formed from this word, which is probably original, and not a compound of अ and सित; confer, compare असुर and सुर), dark-coloured, black fg-veda etc.
    5. masculine gender the planet Saturn VarBr2S.
    6. masculine gender a poisonous animal (said to be a kind of mouse) Lexicographers
    7. masculine gender Name of the lord of darkness and magic AV. S3Br. A1s3vS3r.
    8. masculine gender of a descendant of Kas3yapa कश्यप (composer of fg-veda ix, 5-24), named also Devala देवल ([RAnukr.]) or Asita असित Devala देवल ([MBh. Hariv.])
    9. masculine gender Name of a man (with the patron. Va1rshagan2a वार्षगण) S3Br. xiv
    10. masculine gender of a son of Bharata भरत R.
    11. masculine gender of a R2ishi ऋषि Buddh.
    12. masculine gender of a mountain MBh. iii, 8364 Katha1s.
    13. masculine gender a black snake AV.
    14. masculine gender a Mantra मन्त्र (saving from snakes) MBh. i, 2188
    15. masculine gender the indigo plant Lexicographers
    16. masculine gender Name of an Apsaras अप्सरस् MBh. i, 4819 Hariv. 12472
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  2. असितकेशान्तasitakeśāntamfn. having black locks N.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective having black locks Name

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  3. असितगतिasitagatim. "having a black course", fire (- द्युति, "shining like fire"), Bcar. v, 79

    masculine gender "having a black course", fire (- द्युति, "shining like fire"), Bcar. v, 79

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  4. असितग्रीवasitagrīvamfn. (/असित-) having a black neck VS. xxiii, 13 (S3Br. xiii)
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (/असित-) having a black neck VS. xxiii, 13 (S3Br. xiii)
    2. masculine gender a peacock MBh. xii, 4363.
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  5. असितजानुasitajānumfn. having black knees A1pS3r.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective having black knees A1pS3r.

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  6. असितज्ञुasitajñumf(nom. -ज्ञ्/ऊस्)n. id. AV. xii, 1, 21.

    mf(nominative case -ज्ञ्/ऊस्)neuter gender the same AV. xii, 1, 21.

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  7. असितद्रुमasitadrumam. the tree Xanthochymus Pictorius L.

    masculine gender the tree Xanthochymus Pictorius Lexicographers

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  8. असितनयनasitanayanamfn. black-eyed.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective black-eyed.

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