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Results for काकलि

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Apte Dictionary

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

काकलिkākaliली [lī], ली f.
1. ली lī, ली Feminine
2. A low and sweet tone; अनुबद्ध- मुग्धकाकलीसहितम् Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)3; Ṛs.1.8. प्रमदकोकिलकोमलकाकली Rām. Ch.4.2. काकलीप्रधानं च गीयते, तथा तर्कयामि Nāg.1. क्रीडत्कोकिलकाकलीकलकलैरुद्गीर्णकर्णज्वराः S. D.
3. A musical instrument with a low tone used by thieves to ascertain whether a person is asleep or not; फणिमुखकाकली- संदंशक ... प्रभृत्यनेकोपकरणयुक्तः Dk.49. छेदात्समासु सकृदर्पितकाकलीषु Chārudattam 3.1.
4. Scissors.
5. the Gunjā plant.
Derived forms and compounds
- -रवः the (Indian) cuckoo.
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

काकलिkākali[kâkali] f. low, sweet tone; î, f. id.; musical instrument with a low note used to test whether one is asleep.

[kâkali] feminine; also equal for low, sweet tone; î, feminine; also equal for the same; musical instrument with a low note used to test whether one is asleep.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

काकलिkākalif. a soft sweet sound (कल) Katha1s. R2itus.
1. feminine a soft sweet sound (कल) Katha1s. R2itus.
2. feminine Name of an Apsaras अप्सरस् Lexicographers
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काकलिकाkākalikāf. N. of an Apsaras अप्सरस् VP.

feminine Name of an Apsaras अप्सरस् VP.

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