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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. कवचkavacaचम् [cam], चम् [cf. Uṇ.4.2.]
    1. चम् cam, चम् Compare Uṇ.4.2.
    2. An armour, coat of mail, a mail.
    3. An amulet, a charm, a mystical syllable (हुम्-हूम्) considered as a preservative like armour.
    4. A kettle-drum.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -पत्रः the birch tree.

    • -हर

      1. Adjective
      2. wearing armour.
      3. old enough to wear an armour; कवचहरः कुमारः Sk. on ParasmaipadaIII.2.1. Compare वर्महर in R.8.94. (-रः) a boy, child.
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. कवचkavaca[kávaka] m. n. armour, mail; jacket; bark; -dhara, a. wearing armour=youth.

    [kávaka] masculine neuter armour, mail; jacket; bark; -dhara, adjective wearing armour=youth.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. कवचkavacamn. (√3. कु Un2. iv, 2 Nir. v, 25) g. अर्धर्चा*दि, armour, cuirass, a coat of mail S3Br. xii, 2, 2, 7…
    1. mn. (√3. कु Un2. iv, 2 Nir. v, 25) gaRa अर्धर्चा*दि, armour, cuirass, a coat of mail S3Br. xii, 2, 2, 7 Ka1tyS3r. xiii, 3, 10 MBh. R. etc.
    2. mn. any covering
    3. mn. a corset, jacket Ka1t2h. xxxiv, 5 ([in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' f(आ).]) Pa1n2. 3-2, 129
    4. mn. bark, rind S3a1rn3g.
    5. masculine gender a war-drum, a kettle-drum Lexicographers
    6. neuter gender a piece of bark or birch-leaf or any substance inscribed with mystical words and carried about as an amulet, any amulet, charm W.
    7. neuter gender a mystical syllable (such as हुम्, or हूम्) forming part of a Mantra मन्त्र used as an amulet ([confer, compare बीज]) W.
    8. masculine gender the tree Oldenlandia herbacea Bhpr.
    9. masculine gender the tree Hibiscus Populneoides Lexicographers
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  2. अकवचakavacamfn. having no coat of mail AV. xi, 10, 22.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective having no coat of mail AV. xi, 10, 22.

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  3. अनेकवचनanekavacanan. the pl. number.

    neuter gender the plural number.

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  4. एकवचनekavacanan. the singular number S3Br. Pa1n2. &c.

    neuter gender the singular number S3Br. Pa1n2. etc.

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  5. कवचधरkavacadharamfn. = -हर below.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective Equivalent to -हर below.

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  6. कवचपत्त्रkavacapattran. a birch-leaf L.
    1. neuter gender a birch-leaf Lexicographers
    2. neuter gender a species of birch Lexicographers (confer, compare भूर्ज-पत्त्र .)
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  7. कवचपाशkavacapāśam. the fastening of a coat of mail AV. xi, 10, 22.

    masculine gender the fastening of a coat of mail AV. xi, 10, 22.

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  8. कवचशिवkavacaśivam. N. of a S3aiva शैव ascetic, Inscr.

    masculine gender Name of a S3aiva शैव ascetic, Inscriptions

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