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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. कवषkavaṣaकवष् [kavaṣ], कवष् a. Ved. Sounding, creaking (as the door).

    कवष् kavaṣ, कवष् Adjective Vedic Sounding, creaking (as the door).

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -षः

      1. A shield.
      2. Name of a Ṛiṣi (कवष ऐलूष); Rv.7.18.12.
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. कवषkavaṣa[kávasha] a. (î́) wide apart; m. N.

    [kávasha] adjective (î́) wide apart; masculine noun

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. कवषkavaṣamf(/ई)n. opened (as the legs) AitBr.
    1. mf(/ई)neuter gender opened (as the legs) AitBr.
    2. masculine gender a shield Lexicographers
    3. masculine gender (or कवष ऐलूष) Name of a R2ishi ऋषि (son of Ilu1sha इलूष by a slave girl, and author of several hymns in the tenth Man2d2ala मण्डल of the R2ig ऋग् - veda वेद; when the R2ishis ऋषि s were performing a sacrifice on the banks of the Sarasvati1 सरस्वती he was expelled as an impostor and as unworthy to drink of the water, being the son of a slave; it was only when the gods had shown him special favour that he was readmitted to their society) fg-veda vii, 18, 12 AitBr. ii, 19
    4. masculine gender Name of a Muni मुनि BhP.
    5. masculine gender Name of the author of a Dharma-s3a1stra धर्म-शास्त्र .
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  2. कवषिन्kavaṣinm. N. of a R2ishi ऋषि R. vii, 1, 4.

    masculine gender Name of a R2ishi ऋषि R. vii, 1, 4.

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  3. कवष्kavaṣmfn. (according to Mahi1dhara महीधर fr. √3. कु) "emitting sound", "creaking" (said of the leaves of a door)…

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (according to Mahi1dhara महीधर from √3. कु) "emitting sound", "creaking" (said of the leaves of a door), open, yawning (faulty ?) VS. xxix, 5 Equivalent to MaitrS. iii, 16, 2. (Instead of कव्/अषस् the TS. v, 11, 1, 2 (confer, compare कव्/इ) and the Ka1t2h. have कव्/अयस् .)

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