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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. किंशुकkiṃśukaA kind of tree having beautiful red blossoms, but without any odour; तत्राम्बरादग्निरतिप्रवृद्धो रुक्षप्रभः…

    [किं चित् शुक इव शुकतुण्डसदृशपुष्पत्वात्तथात्वम्]

    A kind of tree having beautiful red blossoms, but without any odour; तत्राम्बरादग्निरतिप्रवृद्धो रुक्षप्रभः किंशुकपुष्पचूडः Rām. 5.54.34. विद्याहीना न शोभन्ते निर्गन्धा इव किंशुकाः Chāṇ.7; Ṛs.6.2; R.9.31.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -कम् The blossom of this tree; किं किंशुकैः शुकमुखच्छविभिर्न दग्धम् Ṛs.6.21.

  2. वनेकिंशुकाvanekiṃśukā(pl.) 'A Kiṁśuka in a wood', anything found unexpectedly; also वनेबिल्वकाः in this sense.

    (Plural) 'A Kiṁśuka in a wood', anything found unexpectedly; also वनेबिल्वकाः in this sense.

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. किंशुकkiṃśuka[kim-suka] m. a tree; n. its (scentless red) blossom; -sakhi, m. bad friend; -su hrid, m. id.; -hetu, a.…

    [kim-suka] masculine a tree; neuter its (scentless red) blossom; -sakhi, masculine bad friend; -su hrid, masculine the same; -hetu, adjective caused by what?

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. किंशुकkiṃśuka&c. see ib.
    1. etc. see ibidem
    2. masculine gender the tree Butea frondosa (bearing beautiful blossoms, hence often alluded to by poets) MBh. etc.
    3. neuter gender the blossom of this tree R. Sus3r. (confer, compare पलाश्/अ and सुकिंशुक्/अ)
  2. किंशुकादिkiṃśukādim. a Gan2a गण of Bhoja भोज (Gan2ar. 107)

    masculine gender a Gan2a गण of Bhoja भोज (Gan2ar. 107)

  3. किंशुकोदकkiṃśukodakan. a decoction made from the blossoms of the tree Butea frondosa Sus3r.

    neuter gender a decoction made from the blossoms of the tree Butea frondosa Sus3r.

  4. लवणकिंशुकाlavaṇakiṃśukāf. Cardiospermum Halicacabum L.

    feminine Cardiospermum Halicacabum Lexicographers

  5. वनेकिंशुकvanekiṃśukam. pl. "Butea Frondosa in a wood", anything found unexpectedly Pa1n2. 2-1, 44 Sch. (cf. बिल्वक).

    masculine gender plural "Butea Frondosa in a wood", anything found unexpectedly Pa1n2. 2-1, 44 Scholiast or Commentator (confer, compare बिल्वक).

  6. सुकिंशुकsukiṃśukamfn. (prob.) "well made of Kim2s3uka किंशुक wood" or "bright with Kim2s3uka किंशुक flowers" (said of the car…

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (probably) "well made of Kim2s3uka किंशुक wood" or "bright with Kim2s3uka किंशुक flowers" (said of the car of Su1rya1 सूर्या) fg-veda x, 85, 20 (confer, compare Nir. xii, 8) .