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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. केतुketuA flag, banner; चीनांशुकमिव केतोः प्रतिवातं नीयमानस्य Ś.1.33;

    [चाय्-तु की आदेशः Uṇ.1.73]

    1. A flag, banner; चीनांशुकमिव केतोः प्रतिवातं नीयमानस्य Ś.1.33;
    2. A chief, head, leader, foremost, any eminent person (Often times at the end of comp.); मनुष्यवाचा मनुवंशकेतुम् R.2.33;14.7; कुलस्य केतुः स्फीतस्य (राघवः) Rām.
    3. A comet, meteor; Bhāg.2.6.15; Ms.1.38.
    4. A sign, mark.
    5. Brightness, clearness.
    6. A ray of light; प्रययौ कान्तिमिव द्रुमाब्जकेतुम् Bu. Ch.5.3; Bhāg.8.6.15. Compare also 'केतुर्द्युतौ पताकायाम्' इति विश्वः.
    7. The descending node considered as the ninth planet, and the body or trunk of the demon सैंहिकेय (the head being regarded as Rāhu); क्रूर- ग्रहः स केतुश्चन्द्रं संपूर्णमण्डलमिदानीम् Mu.1.6.
    8. Day-time.
    9. Apparition, form, shape.
    10. Intellect, judgement; नि केतुना जनानां चिकेथे पूतदक्षसा Rv.5.66.4.
    11. A pigmy race.
    12. A disease.
    13. An enemy.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -ग्रहः the descending node.

    • -चक्रम् a kind of diagram.

    • -तारा a comet.

    • -भः a cloud.

    • -मालः, -मालम् one of the nine great divisions of the known world (the western portion of जम्बुद्वीप.) -यष्टिः Feminine a flag-staff; नामाङ्करावणशराङ्कितके- तुयष्टिमूर्ध्वं रथं हरिसहस्रयुजं निनाय R.12.13.

    • -रत्नम् lapis lazuli, (also called वैडूर्य).

    • -वसनम् a flag.

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  2. अकेतुaketua.Unconscious (अज्ञान); केतुं कृण्वन्नकेतवे Rv.1.6.3. (अज्ञानाय); shapeless (?)

    [नास्ति केतुश्चिह्नं यस्य]

    Unconscious (अज्ञान); केतुं कृण्वन्नकेतवे Rv.1.6.3. (अज्ञानाय); shapeless (?)

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. केतुketu[ket-ú] m. light (pl. rays); shape, form; token of recognition, banner; leader, chief; meteor, comet: -mát, a.…

    [ket-ú] masculine light (plural rays); shape, form; token of recognition, banner; leader, chief; meteor, comet: -mát, adjective bright, light; clear (sound); noun of a Dânava; -yashti, feminine; also equal for flag staff.

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  2. अग्निकेतुagniketu[agní-ketu] a. fire-betokened.

    [agní-ketu] adjective fire-betokened.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. केतुketum. (fr. √4. चित्), bright appearance, clearness, brightness (often pl., "rays of light") RV. VS. AV.
    1. masculine gender (from √4. चित्), bright appearance, clearness, brightness (often plural, "rays of light") fg-veda VS. AV.
    2. masculine gender lamp, flame, torch ibidem
    3. masculine gender day-time S3a1n3khBr.
    4. masculine gender (Naigh. iii, 9) apparition, form, shape fg-veda Pa1rGr2.
    5. masculine gender sign, mark, ensign, flag, banner fg-veda AV. MBh. etc.
    6. masculine gender a chief, leader, eminent person fg-veda R. iv, 28, 18 Ragh. ii, 33 BhP.
    7. masculine gender intellect, judgement, discernment (?) fg-veda v, 66, 4 AV. x, 2, 12
    8. masculine gender any unusual or striking phenomenon, comet, meteor, falling star AdbhBr. Mn. i, 38 VarBr2S. BhP. etc.
    9. masculine gender the dragon's tail or descending node (considered in astronomy as the 9th planet, and in mythol. as the body of the demon Sain6hikeya सैंहिकेय [son of Sin6hika1 सिंहिका] which was severed from the head or Ra1hu राहु by Vishn2u विष्णु at the churning of the ocean, but was rendered immortal by having tasted the Amr2ita अमृत) Hariv. 4259 R. VP.
    10. masculine gender "a pigmy race" see -गण below
    11. masculine gender disease Lexicographers
    12. masculine gender an enemy Lexicographers
    13. masculine gender Name of a son of Agni अग्नि (author of fg-veda x, 156) RAnukr.
    14. masculine gender (with the patronymic Va1jya वाज्य) VBr.
    15. masculine gender Name of a Da1nava दानव Hariv. 198
    16. masculine gender of a son (of R2ishabha ऋषभ BhP. v, 4, 10; of the 4th Manu मनु, viii, 1, 27)
    17. masculine gender अरुण्/आः केत्/अवः, "red apparitions", a class of spirits (a kind of sacrificial fire is called after them आरुणकेतुक quod vide) AV. xi, 10, 1 feminine and 7 TA1r. MBh. xii, 26, 7.
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  2. अकेतुaketumfn. shapeless, unrecognisable RV. i, 6, 3
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective shapeless, unrecognisable fg-veda i, 6, 3
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective ("unconscious" Sa1y.)
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  3. अग्निकेतुagniketumfn. (अग्नि-) having fire as an emblem or characteristic mark (Ushas उषस्) TS.
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (अग्नि-) having fire as an emblem or characteristic mark (Ushas उषस्) TS.
    2. masculine gender (उस्) Name of a Rakshas रक्षस् R.
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  4. अरणीकेतुaraṇīketum. the plant Premna Spinosa L.

    masculine gender the plant Premna Spinosa Lexicographers

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  5. अरण्यकेतुaraṇyaketum. N. of a plant L. (cf. अरणी-केतु .)

    masculine gender Name of a plant Lexicographers (confer, compare अरणी-केतु .)

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  6. अरुणकेतुब्राह्मणaruṇaketubrāhmaṇan. the Bra1hman2a ब्राह्मण of the Arun2a1h2 अरुणाः Ketavah2 केतवः (see अरुणास् above), AitrAnukr.

    neuter gender the Bra1hman2a ब्राह्मण of the Arun2a1h2 अरुणाः Ketavah2 केतवः (see अरुणास् a reference to some preceeding word (not necessarily in the same page)), AitrAnukr.

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