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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. कलुषkaluṣaa.Turbid, dirty, muddy, foul; गङ्गारोधःपतनकलुषा गृह्णतीव प्रसादम् V.1.9; Ki.8.32; Ghat.13;

    [कल्-उषच् Uṇ.4.75]

    1. Turbid, dirty, muddy, foul; गङ्गारोधःपतनकलुषा गृह्णतीव प्रसादम् V.1.9; Ki.8.32; Ghat.13;
    2. Choked, hoarse, husky; कण्ठः स्तम्भितबाष्प- वृत्तिकलुषः Ś.4.6.
    3. Bedimmed; full of; Ś.6.9.
    4. Angry, displeased, excited; Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)3.13; भावावबोधकलुषा दयितेव रात्रौ R.5.64 (Malli. takes कलुष to mean 'unable', 'incompetent').
    5. Wicked, sinful, bad.
    6. Cruel, censurable; त्वां प्रत्यकस्मात्कलुषप्रवृत्तौ R.14.73.
    7. Dark, opaque.
    8. Idle, lazy.
    9. Perverted; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedभूतायां वुद्धौ Pt.3.185; कालुष्यमुपयाति बुद्धिः etc.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -षः A buffalo.

    • -षम्

      1. Dirt filth, mud; विगतकलुषमम्भः Ṛs.3.22.
      2. Sin; कलुषेणाद्य महता मेदिनी परिमुच्यताम् Rām.2.96.27.
      3. Wrath.
    • -मानस Adjective evil-minded; अथाब्रवीत्सुतान् कद्रूर्नागान् कलुषमानसा Bm.1.11 -योनिज Adjective illegitimate, of impure origin; Ms.1.57,58.

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. कलुषkaluṣa[kal-usha] a. dirty; impure; turbid, dim; husky, choked; --˚, unable; n. dirt, im purity; -ketas, -mati, a.…

    [kal-usha] adjective dirty; impure; turbid, dim; husky, choked; --˚, unable; neuter dirt, im purity; -ketas, -mati, adjective impure-minded.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. कलुषkaluṣamf(आ)n. (√3. कल् Un2. iv, 75), turbid, foul, muddy, impure, dirty (lit. and fig.) Mn. Sus3r. Katha1s. &c.
    1. mf(आ)neuter gender (√3. कल् Un2. iv, 75), turbid, foul, muddy, impure, dirty (literally and figuratively) Mn. Sus3r. Katha1s. etc.
    2. mf(आ)neuter gender hoarse (as the voice) S3ak.
    3. mf(आ)neuter gender (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound') unable, not equal to Ragh. v, 64
    4. masculine gender a buffalo Lexicographers
    5. masculine gender a sort of snake Sus3r.
    6. neuter gender foulness, turbidness, dirt, impurity (literally and figuratively) MBh. R. etc.
    7. neuter gender sin, wrath Lexicographers
  2. आकलुषākaluṣamfn. a little turbid, Ja1takam.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective a little turbid, Ja1takam.

  3. कलुषचेतस्kaluṣacetasmfn. of impure mind
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective of impure mind
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective bad, wicked R.
  4. कलुषताkaluṣatāf.

    feminine

  5. कलुषत्वkaluṣatvan. foulness, turbidness &c.

    neuter gender foulness, turbidness etc.

  6. कलुषमञ्जरीkaluṣamañjarīf. Odina Wodier Nigh.

    feminine Odina Wodier Nigh.

  7. कलुषमतिkaluṣamatimfn. = -चेतस् above.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective Equivalent to -चेतस् a reference to some preceeding word (not necessarily in the same page).

  8. कलुषयkaluṣayaNom. P. कलुषयति, to make unclean or dirty, dirty Viddh.

    Nominal verb Parasmaipada कलुषयति, to make unclean or dirty, dirty Viddh.