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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. क्षमाkṣamāPatience, forbearance, forgiveness; क्षमा सत्यं दमः शमः Bg.1.4,34;16.3; क्षमा शत्रौ च मित्रे च यतीनामेव भूषणम्…

    [क्षम्-अङ्]

    1. Patience, forbearance, forgiveness; क्षमा सत्यं दमः शमः Bg.1.4,34;16.3; क्षमा शत्रौ च मित्रे च यतीनामेव भूषणम् H.2; R.1.22;18.9; तेजः क्षमा वा नैकान्तं कालज्ञस्य महीपतेः Ś.2.83.
    2. The earth.
    3. The number 'one'.
    4. An epithet of Durgā.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -जः the planet Mars.

    • -भुज्, -भुजः a king.

    • -भृत्

      1. Masculine
      2. a mountain.
      3. a prince; प्रातिष्ठन्त क्षमाभृताम् Śi.19.3.

    In the Gita10·410·3416·3

    बुद्धिर्ज्ञानमसम्मोहः क्षमा सत्यं दमः शमः ।

    buddhirjñānamasammohaḥ kṣamā satyaṁ damaḥ śamaḥ, — Understanding and knowledge and freedom from the bewilderment of the Ignorance, forgiveness and truth and self-government and calm of inner control… 10·4
    • क्षमाkṣamānominative singular of the feminine noun kṣamā (forgiveness).

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. क्षमाkṣamā[ksham-â] f. patience, forbearance, indulgence (towards, lc. or prati); tameness; earth: -pati, m. king…

    [ksham-â] feminine; also equal for patience, forbearance, indulgence (towards, locative or prati); tameness; earth: -pati, masculine king; -bhrit, masculine mountain; king; -mandala, neuter orbis terrarum, whole earth; -liṅga ͜ âtma-pîdâ-vat, adjective in which proof of forbearance and loss on one's own part is adduced (legal term); -vat, -sîla, adjective patient, indulgent, forbearing; compassionate.

  2. अक्षमाakṣamā[a-kshamâ] f. ill-will, envy.

    [a-kshamâ] feminine; also equal for ill-will, envy.

  3. अक्षमात्रakṣamātra[aksha-mâtra] n. (measured by the eye), moment: in. in a moment.

    [aksha-mâtra] neuter (measured by the eye), moment: instrumental in a moment.

  4. अक्षमालाakṣamālā[aksha-mâlâ] f. rosary; N. of Arun dhatî.

    [aksha-mâlâ] feminine; also equal for rosary; noun of Arun dhatî.

  5. अक्षमालिकाakṣamālikā[aksha-mâlikâ] f. rosary.

    [aksha-mâlikâ] feminine; also equal for rosary.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. क्षमाkṣamāf. patience, forbearance, indulgence (one of the सामान्य-धर्मास् i.e. an obligation to all castes Vishn2.) Mn.…
    1. feminine patience, forbearance, indulgence (one of the सामान्य-धर्मास् id est an obligation to all castes Vishn2.) Mn. MBh. etc.
    2. feminine क्षमां √कृ, to be indulgent to, have patience or bear with (प्रति MBh. iii, 1027; or genitive case, S3a1ntis3.)
    3. feminine "Patience" (personified as a daughter of Daksha दक्ष and wife of Pulaha पुलह VP.) Hariv. 14035 Prab.
    4. feminine tameness (as of an antelope) R. iii, 49, 25
    5. feminine resistance Pa1n2. 1-3, 33 Scholiast or Commentator
    6. feminine (Equivalent to 2. क्ष्/अम्) the earth VarBr2S. Pan5cat. etc.
    7. feminine (hence) the number "one"
    8. feminine Name of Durga1 दुर्गा Devi1P.
    9. feminine the Khadira खदिर tree (Acacia Catechu) Lexicographers
    10. feminine Name of a species of the Atijagati1 अतिजगती metre
    11. feminine Name of a female shepherd BrahmaP.
    12. feminine of a S3a1kta शाक्त authoress of Mantras मन्त्र s
    13. feminine of a river (Equivalent to वेत्रवती) Gal.
    14. feminine for क्षप्/आ (night) Lexicographers
    15. etc. see √1. क्षम् .
    16. indeclinable (instrumental case of 2. क्ष्/अम् quod vide) on the earth, on the floor gaRa स्वर्-आदि
    17. indeclinable ([confer, compare Greek χαμᾶ-ζε, χαμά-θεν .])
    18. (feminine of that the rest of a word is to be suppliedम्/अ quod vide)
  2. अक्षमाakṣamāf. impatience, envy
    1. feminine impatience, envy
    2. feminine incompetence, inability (with Inf.)
    3. feminine (in dramatic language) sensitiveness, irritability, Sa1h.
  3. अक्षमात्रakṣamātran. anything as big as dice
    1. neuter gender anything as big as dice
    2. neuter gender the twinkling of an eye, a moment (confer, compare 4. अक्ष) Lexicographers
  4. अक्षमालाakṣamālāf. a string or rosary of beads, especially of Eleocarpus seeds
    1. feminine a string or rosary of beads, especially of Eleocarpus seeds
    2. feminine Name of Arundhati1 अरुन्धती, wife of Vasisht2ha वसिष्ठ (from her wearing a rosary) Mn. ix, 23
    3. feminine Name of the mother of Vatsa वत्स .