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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. चापcāpaA bow; ताते चापद्वितीये वहति रणधुरां को भयस्यावकाशः Ve.3.5; so चापपाणिः 'with a bow in hand'.

    [चपस्य वंशभेदस्य विकारः अण् Tv.]

    1. A bow; ताते चापद्वितीये वहति रणधुरां को भयस्यावकाशः Ve.3.5; so चापपाणिः 'with a bow in hand'.
    2. The rain-bow.
    3. (In geom.) An arc of a circle.
    4. The sign of the zodiac calledSagittarius..

    In the Gita1·46

    एवमुक्त्वार्जुनः संख्ये रथोपस्थ उपाविशत् ।

    evamuktvārjunaḥ saṅkhye rathopastha upāviśat, — Sanjaya said: Having thus spoken on the battlefield, Arjuna sank down on the seat of the chariot, casting down the divine bow and the inexhaustible… 1·46
    • चापम्cāpamaccusative singular of the masculine noun cāpa (the bow).
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  2. अचापलacāpalaल्य [lya], ल्य a. [बहु.] Devoid of fickleness, steady.

    ल्य lya, ल्य Adjective बहु. Devoid of fickleness, steady.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -लम् -ल्यम् न. त. Steadiness.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. चापcāpa[kâp-a] m. n. bow (weapon): -guna, m. bowstring; -yashti, f. id.

    [kâp-a] masculine neuter bow (weapon): -guna, masculine bowstring; -yashti, feminine; also equal for the same

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  2. अतिचापल्यaticāpalya[ati-kâpalya] n. extreme mobility.

    [ati-kâpalya] neuter extreme mobility.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. चापcāpamn. (fr. चप g. ताला*दि) a bow Mn. vii, 192 MBh. &c.
    1. mn. (from चप gaRa ताला*दि) a bow Mn. vii, 192 MBh. etc.
    2. mn. (in geometry) an arc Su1ryas. ii feminine, vi, xi
    3. mn. Sagittarius VarBr2S.
    4. mn. a rainbow (confer, compare इन्द्रशक्र-) BhP. i, 11, 28
    5. mn. a kind of astronomy instrument Gol. xi, 2 and 5
    6. mn. a particular constellation (Equivalent to धनुस्) VarBr2. xii, 18
    7. masculine gender Name of a family.
    8. (also) a particular measure of length, Das3.
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  2. अचापल्यacāpalyan. freedom from unsteadiness.

    neuter gender freedom from unsteadiness.

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  3. अतिचापल्यaticāpalyan. extraordinary mobility or unsteadiness.

    neuter gender extraordinary mobility or unsteadiness.

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  4. अर्जुनार्चापारिजातarjunārcāpārijātam. N. of two works.

    masculine gender Name of two works.

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  5. आखण्डलचापākhaṇḍalacāpam. n. "Indra इन्द्र 's bow", the rainbow Ka1d.

    masculine gender neuter gender "Indra इन्द्र 's bow", the rainbow Ka1d.

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  6. इन्द्रचापindracāpam. n. Indra इन्द्र 's bow, the rainbow MBh. Megh. VarBr2S.

    masculine gender neuter gender Indra इन्द्र 's bow, the rainbow MBh. Megh. VarBr2S.

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