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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. कादम्बkādambaA kind of goose (कलहंस); क्वचित्खगानां प्रियमानसानां कादम्बसंसर्गवतीव भूमिः R.13.55; Ṛs.4.9.

    [Compare Uṇ.4.83]

    1. A kind of goose (कलहंस); क्वचित्खगानां प्रियमानसानां कादम्बसंसर्गवतीव भूमिः R.13.55; Ṛs.4.9.
    2. An arrow; कादम्बानामेकपातैरसीव्यम् Śi.18.29; Compare कादम्बमार्गणशराः Ak.
    3. A sugar-cane.
    4. The Kadamba tree.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -म्बम् Flower of the Kadamba tree; कादम्बमर्धोद्गतकेसरं च R.13.27.

  2. कादम्बकkādambakaAn arrow.

    An arrow.

  3. कादम्बरम्kādambaram1 A spirituous liquor distilled from the flowers of the Kadamba tree; निषेध्य मधु माधवाः सरसमत्र कादम्बरम्…

    1 A spirituous liquor distilled from the flowers of the Kadamba tree; निषेध्य मधु माधवाः सरसमत्र कादम्बरम् Śi.4.66.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -री

      1. A spirituous liquor distilled from the flowers of the कदम्ब tree.
      2. Spirituous liquor or wine in general; कादम्बरीसाक्षिकं प्रथमसौहृदमिष्यते Ś.6; or कादम्बरीमदविघूर्णितलोचनस्य युक्तं हि लाङ्गलभृतः पतनं पृथिव्याम् Udb.; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedरसभरेण K.24.
      3. The fluid issuing from the temples of a rutting elephant.
      4. An epithet of Sarasvatī, the goddess of learning.
      5. A female cuckoo.
      6. The rain-water collected into clefts or hollow places.
      7. A female bird (सारिका).
      8. Name of a celebrated story by Bāṇa; the heroine is of the same name being a daughter of Chitraratha Gandharva.
    • -बीजम् a ferment, yeast.

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. कादम्बkādamba[kâdamba] m. kind of goose with dark-grey wings; n. flower of the Kadamba tree.

    [kâdamba] masculine kind of goose with dark-grey wings; neuter flower of the Kadamba tree.

  2. कादम्बरkādambara[kâdambara] n. sour cream; î, f. kind of intoxicating liquor; T. of a romance & its heroine: -lokana ͜ ânanda…

    [kâdambara] neuter sour cream; î, feminine; also equal for kind of intoxicating liquor; title of a romance and its heroine: -lokana ͜ ânanda, masculine epithet of the moon; -sagdhikâ, feminine; also equal for common carouse.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. कादम्बkādambam. (Un2. iv, 84) a kind of goose with dark-grey wings (कल-हंस) MBh. R. Ragh. Sus3r.
    1. masculine gender (Un2. iv, 84) a kind of goose with dark-grey wings (कल-हंस) MBh. R. Ragh. Sus3r.
    2. masculine gender an arrow Lexicographers
    3. masculine gender the plant Nauclea Cadamba Lexicographers
    4. neuter gender the flower of the Nauclea Cadamba Sus3r.
  2. ऐश्वर्यकादम्बिनीaiśvaryakādambinīf. N. of a poem in praise of Kr2ishn2a कृष्ण by Vidya1-bhu1shan2a विद्या-भूषण .

    feminine Name of a poem in praise of Kr2ishn2a कृष्ण by Vidya1-bhu1shan2a विद्या-भूषण .

  3. कादम्बकkādambakam. an arrow L.

    masculine gender an arrow Lexicographers

  4. कादम्बरkādambaramn. the surface or skim of coagulated milk, sour cream L.
    1. mn. the surface or skim of coagulated milk, sour cream Lexicographers
    2. f(ई)neuter gender (neuter gender Lexicographers) a spirituous liquor distilled from the flowers of the Cadamba Ka1d. 102, 19
    3. f(ई)neuter gender the rain water which collects in hollow places of the tree Nauclea Cadamba when the flowers are in perfection (it is supposed to be impregnated with honey) Lexicographers
    4. f(ई)neuter gender wine Lexicographers
    5. f(ई)neuter gender spirituous liquor (in general) Lexicographers
    6. f(ई)neuter gender the fluid which issues from the temples of a rutting elephant Lexicographers
  5. कादम्बरीkādambarīf. the female of the Kokila or Indian cuckoo L.
    1. feminine the female of the Kokila or Indian cuckoo Lexicographers
    2. feminine the preaching-crow Lexicographers
    3. feminine Name of Sarasvati1 सरस्वती Lexicographers
    4. feminine of a daughter of Citra चित्र - ratha रथ and Madira1 मदिरा
    5. feminine of a celebrated story by Ba1n2a बाण named after her.
    6. feminine of that the rest of a word is to be suppliedबर quod vide