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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. केशkeśaHair in general; विकीर्णकेशासु परेतभूमिषु Ku.5.68.

    [क्लिश्यते क्लिश्नाति वा क्लिश्-अन् लो लोपश्च Uṇ 5.33]

    1. Hair in general; विकीर्णकेशासु परेतभूमिषु Ku.5.68.
    2. Especially, the hair of the head; केशेषु गृहीत्वा or केश- ग्राहं युध्यन्ते Sk.; मुक्तकेशा Ms.7.91; केशव्यपरोपणादिव R.3.56;2.8.
    3. The mane of a horse or lion.
    4. A ray of light.
    5. An epithet of Varuṇa.
    6. A kind of perfume.
    7. An epithet of Viṣṇu.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -शी

      1. A lock of hair (on the crown of the head.)
      2. An epithet of Durgā.
      3. Compound अन्तः the tip of the hair.
      4. long hair hanging down, a lock of tuft of hair.
      5. cutting of the hair as a religious ceremony; केशान्तः षोडशे वर्षे ब्राह्मणस्य विधीयते । राजन्यबन्धोर्द्वाविंशे वैश्यस्य द्वयधिके ततः ॥ Ms.2.65.

    • -अन्तिक

      1. Adjective
      2. extending to the end of the hair as far as the forehead.
      3. relating to the ceremony of final tonsure.

    • -अरिः Masculine Name of a plant (Marâthî नागकेशर).

    • -अर्हा Feminine Name of a plant (Marâthî थोरनीली).

    • -उच्चयः much or handsome hair.

    • -कर्मन् Neuter dressing or arranging the hair (of the head) -कलापः a mass or quantity of hair.

    • -कारम् a sort of sugar-cane.

    • -कारिन् Adjective dressing or arranging the hair of the head; निहीनवर्णां सैरन्ध्रीं बीभत्सां केशकारिणीम् Mb.4.14.34.

    • -कीटः a louse.

    • -गर्भः

      1. a braid of hair.
      2. an epithet of Varuṇa.

    • -गृहीत Adjective seized by the hair.

    • -ग्रन्थिः Masculine a tie of hair; Bhāg.1.39.14.

    • -ग्रहः, -ग्रहणम् pulling the hair, seizing (one) by the hair (both in amorous sports and in fighting); केशग्रहः खलु तदा द्रुपदात्मजायाः Ve.3.11, 29; Me.52; so यत्र रतेषु केशग्रहाः K.8 (that is, not in battles).

    • -घ्न morbid baldness.

    • -छिद् Masculine a hair-dresser, barber.

    • -जाहम् the root of the hair.

    • -धारणम् keeping (not cutting) the hair; दूरेवार्ययनं तीर्थं लावण्यं केशधारणम् Bhāg.12.2.6.

    • -प्रसारः cleaning the hair; Bhāg.1. 59.46.

    • -पक्षः, -पाशः, -हस्तः much (or ornamented) तं केशपाशं प्रसमीक्ष्य कुर्युर्बालप्रियत्वं शिथिलं चमर्यः Ku.1.48;7. 57; Śi.8.27. 'the hair for a hand' (केशहस्तः) is another interpretation; Compare कचपक्ष, कचहस्त etc.

    • -बन्धः

      1. a hair-band; (विराजसे) मुकुटेन विचित्रेण केशबन्धेन शोभिना Mb. 4.6.12.
      2. a particular position of hands in dancing.

    • -भूः, -भूमिः Feminine the head or any other part of the body on which hair grows.

    • -प्रसाधनी, -मार्जकम्, -मार्जनम् a comb.

    • -रचना dressing the hair; कुर्वन्ति केशरचनामपरा- स्तरुण्यः Ṛs.4.15.

    • -लुञ्चकः a Jaina ascetic.

    • -वपनम् shaving or cutting the hair.

    • -वेशः a tress of fillet of hair.

    • -वेष्टः the parting of the hair.

    • -व्यपरोपणम् putting the hair; चुकोप तस्मै स भृशं सुरश्रियः प्रसह्य केशव्यपरोपणादिव R.3.56.

    • -शूला a harlot (वेश्या); केशशूलाः स्त्रियश्चापि भविष्यन्ति युगक्षये Mb.3.19.52.

    • -शूलम् disease of the hair; Mb.3; hair on the head and face केशश्मश्रु वपति Mbh. on I.3.1.

    • -संवाहनम् dressing of hair; Compare पादसंवाहने वज्री केशसंवाहने फणी । अहो भाग्यं पुरन्ध्रीणां दधिसंमथने रविः ॥ Subh. Ratn. (स्त्रीप्रशंसा 17).

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  2. अकेशakeśaa.Hairless, bald; having very few or very bad hair.

    [अविद्यमानाः अल्पाः अप्रशस्ता वा केशा यस्य]

    Hairless, bald; having very few or very bad hair.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. केशkeśa[késa] m. (a., --˚, f. â, î) hair; mane; tail.
    1. [késa] masculine (adjective, --˚, feminine; also equal for â, î) hair; mane; tail.
    2. [ka ͜ îsa] neuter the lunar mansion Rohinî (ruled by Ka, i. e. Pragâpati).
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  2. अकेशवakeśava[a-kesava] a. without Kesava (Kri shna).

    [a-kesava] adjective without Kesava (Kri shna).

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  3. अक्षतकेशरakṣatakeśara[akshata-kesara] a. having an uninjured mane.

    [akshata-kesara] adjective having an uninjured mane.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. केशkeśa(in comp.)
    1. (in compound)
    2. masculine gender (√क्लिश् Un2.; in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' आ or ई Pa1n2. 4-1, 54) the hair of the head AV. VS. S3Br. etc.
    3. masculine gender the mane (of a horse or lion) MBh. i, 8008 S3ak. Scholiast or Commentator
    4. masculine gender a kind of perfume (ह्रीवेर) Lexicographers
    5. masculine gender Name of a mineral VarBr2S. lxxvii, 23
    6. masculine gender Name of Varun2a वरुण Lexicographers
    7. masculine gender of Vishn2u विष्णु Lexicographers
    8. masculine gender of a Daitya दैत्य Lexicographers
    9. masculine gender of a locality Romakas.
    10. masculine gender (plural) the tail (of the Bos grunniens) Pa1n2. 2-3, 36 Ka1s3. (varia lectio वाल)
    11. neuter gender " whose lord is Praja1-pati प्रजा-पति (see 3. क्/अ)", the lunar mansion Rohin2i1 रोहिणी .
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  2. अकेशakeśamf(आ Pa1n2. ई R.)n. hairless.

    mf(आ Pa1n2. ई R.)neuter gender hairless.

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  3. अजितकेशकम्बलajitakeśakambalam. N. of one of the six chief heretical teachers (mentioned in Buddhist Buddhist texts as contemporaries of…

    masculine gender Name of one of the six chief heretical teachers (mentioned in Buddhist Buddhist texts as contemporaries of Buddha बुद्ध).

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  4. अञ्जनकेशañjanakeśamf(ई)n. whose hair (or mane) is as black as pigment

    mf(ई)neuter gender whose hair (or mane) is as black as pigment

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  5. अञ्जनकेशीañjanakeśīf. N. of a vegetable perfume.

    feminine Name of a vegetable perfume.

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