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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. चाणक्यcāṇakyaN. of a celebrated writer on civil polity; also known as विष्णुगुप्त, कौटिल्य; see कौटिल्य.

    Name of a celebrated writer on civil polity; also known as विष्णुगुप्त, कौटिल्य; see कौटिल्य.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. चाणक्यcāṇakya[kânak-ya] a. made of chick-peas; m. pat. (from Kanaka), N. of Kandragupta's minister.

    [kânak-ya] adjective made of chick-peas; masculine patronymic (from Kanaka), noun of Kandragupta's minister.

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  2. बृहच्चाणक्यbṛhaccāṇakya[brihak-kânakya] n. the great collection of aphorisms by Kânakya; (-ák)- khandas, a. having a high roof…

    [brihak-kânakya] neuter the great collection of aphorisms by Kânakya; (-ák)- khandas, adjective having a high roof; (-ák)-kha rîra, adjective having a large body, tall; -khuka, masculine kind of woodpecker; -khoka, adjective greatly afflicted; -khravas, adjective loud-sounding; far-famed; -khloka, adjective far-famed; masculine noun; -gyot is, adjective far-shining; masculine noun of a grandson of Brahman.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. चाणक्यcāṇakyamfn. made of chick-peas Bhpr. v, 11, 37
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective made of chick-peas Bhpr. v, 11, 37
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective composed by Ca1n2akya चाणक्य Ca1n2.
    3. masculine gender (gaRa गर्गा*दि) patronymic from Can2aka चणक (son of Can2in चणिन् HParis3. viii, 200), Name of a minister of Candra-gupta चन्द्र-गुप्त (said to have destroyed the Nanda नन्द dynasty; reputed author of -श्लोक [quod vide], "the Machiavelli of India") Pan5cat. Mudr. Katha1s. v, 109 ff.
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  2. चाणक्यमूलकcāṇakyamūlakan. a kind of radish (कौटिल्य) L.

    neuter gender a kind of radish (कौटिल्य) Lexicographers

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  3. चाणक्यश्लोकcāṇakyaślokam. pl. Ca1n2akya चाणक्य 's S3lokas श्लोक s on morals and principles of government W.

    masculine gender plural Ca1n2akya चाणक्य 's S3lokas श्लोक s on morals and principles of government W.

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  4. बृहच्चाणक्यbṛhaccāṇakyan. the larger collection of precepts by Ca1n2akya चाणक्य (q.v.)

    neuter gender the larger collection of precepts by Ca1n2akya चाणक्य (quod vide)

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  5. लघुचाणक्यराजनीतिlaghucāṇakyarājanītif. N. of wk.

    feminine Name of work

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  6. वृद्धचाणक्यvṛddhacāṇakyam. the older Ca1n2akya चाणक्य or an older recension of his wk. Cat. (cf. लघु-चाणक्य-राज-नीति).

    masculine gender the older Ca1n2akya चाणक्य or an older recension of his work catalogue or catalogues (confer, compare लघु-चाणक्य-राज-नीति).

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