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Results for कुम्भिल

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Apte Dictionary

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

कुम्भिलkumbhila1 A thief who breaks into a house.
1. 1 A thief who breaks into a house.
2. A plagiarist.
3. A wife's brother.
4. A child of an imperfect impregnation or born at undue seasons.
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निकुम्भिलाnikumbhilā1 A cave or grove at the western gate of Laṅkā.
1. 1 A cave or grove at the western gate of Laṅkā.
2. An image of Bhadrakālī on the west side of Laṅkā.
3. A place where oblations are offered; ध्रुवं स मोहयित्वाऽस्मान् पापोऽगच्छन्निकुम्भिलाम् Bk.17.25.
Source: ApteApte entry

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

कुम्भिलkumbhilam. a thief who breaks into a house (often in Pra1kr2it Prakrit kumbhI8laa Mr2icch. Vikr. &c.) L.
1. masculine gender a thief who breaks into a house (often in Pra1kr2it Prakrit kumbhI8laa Mr2icch. Vikr. etc.) Lexicographers
2. masculine gender a plagiarist Lexicographers
3. masculine gender a wife's brother Lexicographers
4. masculine gender a child begotten at undue seasons or a child of an imperfect pregnation W.
5. masculine gender a kind of fish (the gilthead, Ophiocephalus Wrahl) Lexicographers
6. etc. see कुम्भ्/अ .
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निकुम्भिलnikumbhilamf. (fr. कुम्भ ?), a place where oblations are offered, (esp.) a grove at the western gate of Lan3ka1 लङ्का…
1. mf. (from कुम्भ ?), a place where oblations are offered, (especially) a grove at the western gate of Lan3ka1 लङ्का for the performance of sacrificial rites
2. masculine gender (according to according to others) an image of Bhadra-ka1li1 भद्र-काली on the west side of Lan3ka1 लङ्का R.
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