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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. क्षारkṣāraa.Corrosive, caustic, acid, pungent, saline.

    [क्षर्-ज्वला बाdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied ण]

    1. Corrosive, caustic, acid, pungent, saline.
    2. Flowing, oozing.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -रः

      1. Juice, essence.
      2. Treacle, molasses.
      3. Any corrosive or acid substances; क्षते क्षारमिवासह्यं जातं तस्यैव दर्शनम् Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)4.7; क्षारं क्षते प्रक्षिपन् Mk.5.18; (क्षारं क्षते क्षिप् etc. has become proverbial, and means 'to aggravate the pain which is already unbearable', 'to make bad, worse', 'to add insult to injury').
      4. Glass.
      5. Salt; caustic alkali; Y.3.36.
      6. Ashes.
      7. A rogue, cheat.

    • -रम्

      1. Black salt.
      2. Water.
      3. See क्षारः (3); आः क्षते क्षारमेतन्मे क्षिप्तं केनेत्यभाषत Ks.93.14.

    • -अच्छम् sea-salt.

    • -अञ्जनम् an alkaline unguent.

    • -अम्बु Neuter an alkaline fluid.

    • -अष्टकम् Name of a collection of eight articles [Marâthî पळस (Butea frondose), निवडुंग (Cactus Indicus), सर्जी (Saltpetre), चिंच (Tamarind), आघाडा (Achryanthes Aspara), रुई, तिलनाल, जव (Nitrate of Potash).

    • -उदः, -उदकः -उदधिः, -समुद्रः, -सिन्धुः the salt ocean.

    • -कर्दमः

      1. a pool of saline mud.
      2. Name of a hell; Bhāg.5.26.7.

    • -क्षत Adjective damaged by saltpetre; Mk.3.14.

    • -तैलम् oil cooked with alkaline ingredients.

    • -त्रयम् -त्रितयम् natron, salt-petre and borax.

    • -दशकम् Nameof a collection of ten plants (Marâthî शेवगा, मुळा, पळस, चिंच, चुका, आलें, निंब, आघाडा, ऊंस< कदली).

    • -नदी a river of alkaline water in hell.

    • -पञ्चकम् Name of a collection of five articles (Marâthî जव, पुष्कर, सर्जी, पळस and तिलनाल).

    • -भूमिः Feminine, -मृत्तिका saline soil; किमाश्चर्यं क्षारभूमौ प्राणदा यमदूतिका Udb.

    • -मेलकः an alkaline substance.

    • -रसः a saline flavour.

    • -श्रेष्ठम् alkaline earth.

    • -षट्कम् Name of a collection of six plants (Marâthî गुळवेल, कुडा, आघाडा, कळलावी, पुष्करमूल, तिलनाल).

    • क्षारः kṣārḥ etc. See under क्षर्.

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  2. अक्षारakṣāraa.Free from artificial salt -रः Natural salt गोक्षीरं गोघृतं चैव धान्यमुद्रास्तिला यवाः । सामुद्र- सैन्धवं चैव…

    [नास्ति क्षारं यत्र]

    Free from artificial salt -रः Natural salt गोक्षीरं गोघृतं चैव धान्यमुद्रास्तिला यवाः । सामुद्र- सैन्धवं चैव अक्षारंलवणं स्मृतम् ॥ -Compound

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -लवणम् (-राdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied) [क्षारेण ऊषरमृत्तिकया निर्वृत्तं-अण् क्षारं कृत्रिमं लवणं; न. त.] natural salt; मुन्यन्नानि पयः सोमो मांसं यच्चानुपस्कृतम् । अक्षारलवणं चैव प्रकृत्या हविरुच्यते ॥ Ms.3.257 (अकृत्रिमलवणं सैन्धवादि); denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedलवणान्नाः- स्युः 5.73; चतुर्थकालमश्नीयादक्षारलवणं मितम्11.19; sometimes used for food that may be eaten at times unfit for the performance of religious duties; a class of objects such as cow's milk, ghee, rice, etc.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. क्षारkṣāra[kshâ-ra] a. caustic, salty; sharp, cut ting (wind); m. (n. rare) burning or corrosive substance; saltpetre…

    [kshâ-ra] adjective caustic, salty; sharp, cut ting (wind); masculine (neuter rare) burning or corrosive substance; saltpetre, potash, etc.: -kshata, perfect passive participle corroded by saltpetre; -kshîna, perfect passive participle the same: -tâ, feminine; also equal for abstract neuter; -lavana, neuter dual caustic and salt.

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  2. अक्षारलवणakṣāralavaṇa[a-kshâra-lavana] n. what is not pungent and salt; - ͜ âsin, a. abstaining from seasoned and salted food.

    [a-kshâra-lavana] neuter what is not pungent and salt; - ͜ âsin, adjective abstaining from seasoned and salted food.

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  3. अनाक्षारितanākṣārita[an-â-kshârita] pp. blameless.

    [an-â-kshârita] perfect passive participle blameless.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. क्षारkṣāramf(आ)n. (g. ज्वला*दि) caustic, biting, corrosive, acrid, pungent, saline, converted to alkali or ashes by…
    1. mf(आ)neuter gender (gaRa ज्वला*दि) caustic, biting, corrosive, acrid, pungent, saline, converted to alkali or ashes by distillation (from √क्षै ?) R. Pan5cat. BhP. etc.
    2. mf(आ)neuter gender sharp, keen (as the wind) Ka1vya7d. ii, 104
    3. masculine gender any corrosive or acrid or saline substance (especially an alkali such as soda or potash), caustic alkali (one species of cautery) Ka1ty. Ya1jn5. iii, 36 MBh. etc.
    4. masculine gender juice, essence W.
    5. masculine gender treacle, molasses Lexicographers
    6. masculine gender glass Lexicographers
    7. neuter gender any corrosive or acrid substance Katha1s. xciii, 14
    8. neuter gender a factitious or medicinal salt (commonly black salt, विड्-लवण and कृष्ण-ल्that the rest of a word is to be supplied) W.
    9. neuter gender water W.
    10. that the rest of a word is to be suppliedरक, that the rest of a word is to be suppliedरण, etc. see √क्षर् .
    11. (also) flowing water, flow, Ma1nGr2.
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  2. अक्षारakṣāramfn. free from alkali or factitious salt.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective free from alkali or factitious salt.

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  3. अक्षारमद्यमांसादakṣāramadyamāṃsādamfn. not eating acrid substances nor (drinking) spirituous liquors nor eating meat VarYogay.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective not eating acrid substances nor (drinking) spirituous liquors nor eating meat VarYogay.

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  4. अक्षारलवणakṣāralavaṇan. not factitious (i.e. natural) salt
    1. neuter gender not factitious (id est natural) salt
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective not composed of artificial salt, ([Kull. on]) Mn. iii, 257; v, 73
    3. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective or, according to Goldst. and NBD., better "(food) not containing acrid substances nor salt"; therefore also अक्षारा*लवण in the same sense confer, compare क्षार-लवण .
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  5. अक्षारलवणाशिन्akṣāralavaṇāśinmfn. eating अक्षार-लवण .

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective eating अक्षार-लवण .

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