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Results for ग्रावन्

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. ग्रावन्grāvana.Hard, solid. -m.
    1. Hard, solid. -Masculine
    2. A stone or rock; किं हि नामैतदम्बुनि मज्जन्त्यलाबूनि ग्रावाणः संप्लवन्त इति Mv.1; अपि ग्रावा रोदित्यपि दलति वज्रस्य हृदयम् Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)1.28; Śi.4.23.
    3. A mountain.
    4. A cloud.

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. ग्रावन्grāvan[grấ-van] m. rock, stone, esp. for pressing Soma.

    [grấ-van] masculine rock, stone, especially for pressing Soma.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. ग्रावन्grāvanm. a stone for pressing out the Soma सोम (originally 2 were used RV. ii, 39, 1; later on 4 [S3a1n3khBr. xxix…
    1. masculine gender a stone for pressing out the Soma सोम (originally 2 were used fg-veda ii, 39, 1; later on 4 [S3a1n3khBr. xxix, 1] or 5 [Scholiast or Commentator on S3Br. etc.]) fg-veda AV. VS. S3Br.
    2. masculine gender a stone or rock MBh. iii, 16435 Bhartr2. S3is3. BhP. etc.
    3. masculine gender a mountain Lexicographers
    4. masculine gender a cloud Naigh. i, 10
    5. masculine gender Equivalent to ग्राव-स्त्/उत् Hariv. 11363
    6. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective hard, solid Lexicographers
  2. अशनिग्रावन्aśanigrāvanm. a diamond, Prab.

    masculine gender a diamond, Prab.

  3. ऊर्ध्वग्रावन्ūrdhvagrāvanmfn. (ऊर्ध्व्/अ˚) one who has raised the stone for pressing the Soma सोम RV. iii, 54, 12
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (ऊर्ध्व्/अthat the rest of a word is to be supplied) one who has raised the stone for pressing the Soma सोम fg-veda iii, 54, 12
    2. masculine gender (आ) Name of a R2ishi ऋषि, RA1nukr.
  4. चित्रग्रावन्citragrāvanmfn. stony Das3. xi, 114.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective stony Das3. xi, 114.

  5. तत्त्वनिकषग्रावन्tattvanikaṣagrāvanm. the touchstone of truth Hit. i, 9, 12

    masculine gender the touchstone of truth Hit. i, 9, 12

  6. निकषग्रावन्nikaṣagrāvanm. the touchstone. Hit.

    masculine gender the touchstone. Hit.

  7. बृहद्ग्रावन्bṛhadgrāvan(ब्रिह्/अद् .) mfn. like a huge stone VS.

    (ब्रिह्/अद् .) masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective like a huge stone VS.

  8. युक्तग्रावन्yuktagrāvan(युक्त्/अ-) mfn. having set the stones (for bruising the Soma सोम) in motion RV.

    (युक्त्/अ-) masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective having set the stones (for bruising the Soma सोम) in motion fg-veda