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Results for कुम्भिन्

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Apte Dictionary

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

कुम्भिन्kumbhin1 An elephant; असौ कुम्भिभ्रान्त्या खरनखरविद्रा- वितमहागुरुग्रावग्रामः स्वपिति गिरिगर्भे हरिपतिः Bv.1.52.
1. 1 An elephant; असौ कुम्भिभ्रान्त्या खरनखरविद्रा- वितमहागुरुग्रावग्रामः स्वपिति गिरिगर्भे हरिपतिः Bv.1.52.
2. A crocodile.
3. A fish.
4. A kind of poisonous insect.
5. A sort of fragrant resin (गुग्गुल).
6. The number eight.
Derived forms and compounds
- -नरकः a particular hell.
- -मदः rut, ichor.
Source: ApteApte entry

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

कुम्भिन्kumbhinmfn. having a jar RV. i, 191, 14 La1t2y. Vait.
1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective having a jar fg-veda i, 191, 14 La1t2y. Vait.
2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective shaped like a jar W.
3. masculine gender "having on his forehead the prominence called कुम्भ", an elephant
4. masculine gender (hence) the number "eight"
5. masculine gender a crocodile Lexicographers
6. masculine gender a kind of poisonous insect. Sus3r.
7. masculine gender a sort of fragrant resin (ग्/उग्गुलु) or the plant bearing it Lexicographers
8. masculine gender Name of a demon hostile to children Pa1rGr2. i, 16
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