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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. कान्तिkāntiLoveliness, beauty, Me. 15; अक्लिष्टकान्ति Ś.5.19.

    [कम् भावे क्तिन्]

    1. Loveliness, beauty, Me. 15; अक्लिष्टकान्ति Ś.5.19.
    2. Brightness, lustre, brilliance; Me.84.
    3. Personal decoration or embellishment.
    4. Wish, desire.
    5. (In Rhet.) Beauty enhanced by love; (S. D. thus distinguishes कान्ति from शोभा and दीप्तिः रूपयौवनलालित्यं भोगाद्यैरङ्गभूषणम् । शोभा प्रोक्ता सैव कान्ति- र्मन्मथाप्यायिता द्युतिः । कान्तिरेवातिविस्तीर्णा दाप्तिरित्यभिधीयते 13, 131).
    6. A lovely or desirable woman.
    7. An epithet of Durgā.
    8. A digit of the moon.
    9. Name of Lakṣmī; भूषणानि महार्हाणि ददौ कान्तिः शुभां स्रजम् Bhāg.1.65.29.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -कर Adjective beautifying, illuminating, brightening.

    • -द

      1. Adjective beautifying, adorning.
      2. (दम्) bile.
      3. clarified butter.

    • -द, -दायक, -दायिन् Adjective adorning.

    • -भृत् Masculine the moon.

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  2. अनैकान्तिकanaikāntikaa.(की f.)
    1. (की Feminine)
    2. Unsteady, uncertain; not to the point, not very important; भृत्योऽभृत्य इति denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedकमेतत् Pt.1.
    3. (in Logic) Name of one of the five main divisions of हेत्वाभास (fallacies,) otherwise called सव्यभिचार. It is of three kinds: (a) साधारण, where the हेतु is found both in the समक्ष and विपक्ष, the argument being therefore too general. (b) असाधारण where the हेतु is in the पक्ष alone, the argument being not general enough. (c) अनुपसंहारी which embraces every known thing in the पक्ष, the argument being nonconclusive.
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. कान्तिkānti[kân-ti] f. (a. --˚, f. îbrev;) charm, loveliness, grace, beauty; brightness, radiance (of the moon): -prada…

    [kân-ti] feminine; also equal for (adjective --˚, feminine; also equal for îbrev;) charm, loveliness, grace, beauty; brightness, radiance (of the moon): -prada, adjective conferring brightness; -mat, adjective lovely, charming, beautiful: -î, feminine; also equal for noun, -tâ, feminine; also equal for grace, beauty.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. कान्तिkāntif. desire, wish L.
    1. feminine desire, wish Lexicographers
    2. feminine loveliness, beauty, splendour, female beauty, personal decoration or embellishment Nal. S3ak. Megh. Pan5cat. Sus3r. Katha1s.
    3. feminine a lovely colour, brightness (especially of the moon) Katha1s.
    4. f(ई). in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' Caurap.
    5. feminine (in rhetoric) beauty enhanced by love Va1m. iii, 1, 22; xxii, 14 Sa1h.
    6. feminine a lovely or desirable woman personified as wife of the moon Hariv. 5419
    7. feminine Name of Lakshmi1 लक्ष्मी BhP. x, 65, 29
    8. feminine of Durga1 दुर्गा Devi1P.
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  2. अनैकान्तिकanaikāntikamfn. unsteady, variable, having many objects or purposes
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective unsteady, variable, having many objects or purposes
    2. neuter gender (in Vais3eshika वैशेषिक philosophy) the fallacy of undistributed middle.
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  3. अनैकान्तिकताanaikāntikatāf. variableness, Bcar.

    feminine variableness, Bcar.

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  4. अनैकान्तिकत्वanaikāntikatvan. unsteadiness, uncertainty Nya1yad.

    neuter gender unsteadiness, uncertainty Nya1yad.

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  5. आत्तकान्तिāttakāntimfn. deprived of splendour, Prab.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective deprived of splendour, Prab.

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  6. उत्कान्तिutkāntif. excessive splendour Sa1h.

    feminine excessive splendour Sa1h.

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  7. एकान्तिकekāntikamfn. devoted to one aim or object or person or theory.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective devoted to one aim or object or person or theory.

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