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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. जङ्घाjaṅghāLeg from the ankle to the knee, the shank.

    [जङ्घन्यते कुटिलं गच्छति हन् यङ् - लुकि अच् पृषोdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied; Compare Uṇ.5.31]

    1. Leg from the ankle to the knee, the shank.
    2. The upper part of the leg, the part about the loins.
    3. A part of a bed-stead.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -करः करिकः, -कारः, -कारिकः a runner, courier, an express. Kau. Atmanepada 2.1.

    • -त्राणम् an armour for the legs.

    • -पथः A foot-path. गङ्घापथश्चतुष्पादस्त्रिपादं च गृहान्तरम् Brahmāṇḍa Parasmaipada, part 1, second अनुषङ्गपाद. Ch.7.5.115.

    • -बलम् 'Strength of the shanks', running away किमन्यत् । जङ्घाबलमेव M.3 (between 19th and 2th verses.)

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. जङ्घाjaṅghā[gáṅ-ghâ] f. [goer: √hâ] leg (esp. from ankle to knee).

    [gáṅ-ghâ] feminine; also equal for [goer: √hâ] leg (especially from ankle to knee).

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  2. जङ्घाकरिकjaṅghākarika[gaṅghâ-karika] m. nimble with the legs; m. runner; -gaghanya, a. lowest if performed by the legs (actions)…

    [gaṅghâ-karika] masculine nimble with the legs; masculine runner; -gaghanya, adjective lowest if performed by the legs (actions); -bala, neuter strength of leg=flight (Prâkrit (Sanskrit equivalent of Prâkrit word), Prâkritic).

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. जङ्घाjaṅghāf. (√जंह्) the shank (from the ankle to the knee) RV. i, 116, 15 and 118, 8 AV. VS. &c. (ifc. Pa1n2. 6-2, 144…
    1. feminine (√जंह्) the shank (from the ankle to the knee) fg-veda i, 116, 15 and 118, 8 AV. VS. etc. (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' Pa1n2. 6-2, 144; f(आ)., S3rut.; also f(ई). Pa1n2. 4-1, 55)
    2. feminine a part of a bedstead VarBr2S. lxxix, 30
    3. feminine of a carriage see रथ- .
    4. feminine see sub voce, the word in the Sanskrit order that the rest of a word is to be suppliedघ .
    5. (also) the leg
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  2. अग्रजङ्घाagrajaṅghāf. the fore part of the leg, the shin-bone L.

    feminine the fore part of the leg, the shin-bone Lexicographers

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  3. काकजङ्घाkākajaṅghāf. the plant Leea Hirta Sus3r.
    1. feminine the plant Leea Hirta Sus3r.
    2. feminine Abrus precatorius Lexicographers
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  4. खरजङ्घाkharajaṅghāf. N. of one of the mothers in Skanda स्कन्द 's retinue MBh. ix, 2640.

    feminine Name of one of the mothers in Skanda स्कन्द 's retinue MBh. ix, 2640.

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  5. जङ्घाकरjaṅghākaramfn. "active with the shanks", running quickly
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective "active with the shanks", running quickly
    2. masculine gender a runner, courier Pa1n2. 3-2, 21.
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  6. जङ्घाकरिकjaṅghākarikamfn. id. Das3. vi, 49.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective the same Das3. vi, 49.

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  7. जङ्घाकारिकjaṅghākārikamfn. m. id. W.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective masculine gender the same W.

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