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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. केशिन्keśinm.A lion.

    [केश-इनि]

    1. A lion.
    2. Name of a Rākṣasa slain by Kṛiṣṇa.
    3. Name of another Rākṣasa who carried Devasenā and who was slain by Inrda.
    4. An epithet of Kṛiṣṇa.
    5. One having fine hair.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -निषूदनः, -मथनः epithets of Kṛiṣṇa; Bg.18.1.

  2. अवकेशिन्avakeśina.Unfruitful, barren (as a tree).
    1. Unfruitful, barren (as a tree).
    2. अवसन्नाः केशा विद्यन्ते अस्य इनि Having small or very few hair. Masculine A fruitless tree. अपकारपरस्यापि प्रयास्यत्य- वकेशिताम् Śiva. B.15.21. द्वितीयो ह्यवकेशी स्यात् प्रथमस्तु फलेग्रहिः Tbe same. 16.27.

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. केशिन्keśin[kes-ín] a. long-haired; maned; m. N. of an Asura and of several men: -î, f. N.

    [kes-ín] adjective long-haired; maned; masculine noun of an Asura and of several men: -î, feminine; also equal for noun

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. केशिन्keśinmfn. (Pa1n2. 5-2, 109) having fine or long hair (said of Rudra रुद्र [cf. कपर्दिन्], of his female attendants…
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (Pa1n2. 5-2, 109) having fine or long hair (said of Rudra रुद्र [confer, compare कपर्दिन्], of his female attendants, of female demons, and of men) AV. xi, 2, 18 (confer, compare fg-veda x, 136, 1 ff.) and 31; xii, 5, 48; xiv, 2, 59
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective having a mane (as Indra इन्द्र 's and Agni अग्नि 's horses) fg-veda
    3. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective having tips (as rays or flames) fg-veda i, 140, 8 and 151, 6
    4. masculine gender "Name of Rudra रुद्र" (see before)
    5. masculine gender of Vishn2u विष्णु Lexicographers
    6. masculine gender "a horse" (see before)
    7. masculine gender a lion Lexicographers
    8. masculine gender Name of an Asura असुर slain by Kr2ishn2a कृष्ण MBh. Hariv. etc.
    9. masculine gender of a son of Vasu-deva वसु-देव and Kaus3alya1 कौशल्या BhP. ix, 24, 47
    10. masculine gender (Pa1n2. 6-4, 165) Name of Da1rbhya दार्भ्य or Da1lbhya दाल्भ्य
  2. अवकेशिन्avakeśinmfn. "having its filaments (केश = केसर q.v.) turned downwards (so that they remain uncopulated)", unfruitful…
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective "having its filaments (केश Equivalent to केसर quod vide) turned downwards (so that they remain uncopulated)", unfruitful, barren (as a plant) Lexicographers
    2. masculine gender a barren tree, Naish.
  3. आजकेशिन्ājakeśinm. pl. N. of a family, JaimUp.

    masculine gender plural Name of a family, JaimUp.

  4. तौलकेशिन्taulakeśinm. (fr. तूल-केश, "cotton-haired"), N. of a man Pravar. i, 1.

    masculine gender (from तूल-केश, "cotton-haired"), Name of a man Pravar. i, 1.

  5. धामकेशिन्dhāmakeśinmfn. "ray-haired" (the sun) MBh. iii, 193.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective "ray-haired" (the sun) MBh. iii, 193.

  6. पुलकेशिन्pulakeśinm. N. of princes L.

    masculine gender Name of princes Lexicographers

  7. पुलिकेशिन्pulikeśinm. = पुल-केशिन् Inscr.

    masculine gender Equivalent to पुल-केशिन् Inscriptions