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Dhātupāṭha

Dhātupāṭha — the verbal roots of Sanskrit
  1. णुṇu2Pto praise

    स्तुतौ

    Class · Parasmaipada

    to praise

    Paradigms in the source1 table
    Present (laṭ)Source: DR
    PersonSingularDualPlural
    3rdनौतिनुतःनुवन्ति
    2ndनौषिनुथःनुथ
    1stनौमिनुवःनुमः
    Source: DhātupāṭhaRoot
  2. णुṇu2Pto praise

    स्तुतौ

    Class · Parasmaipada

    to praise

    Paradigms in the source1 table
    Present (laṭ)Source: DR
    PersonSingularDualPlural
    3rdनौतिनुतःनुवन्ति
    2ndनौषिनुथःनुथ
    1stनौमिनुवःनुमः
    Source: DhātupāṭhaRoot

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अग्नाविष्णुagnāviṣṇu(S3Br.).

    (S3Br.).

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  2. अणुaṇumf(वी)n. fine, minute, atomic
    1. mf(वी)neuter gender fine, minute, atomic
    2. masculine gender (उस्) an atom of matter
    3. masculine gender "an atom of time", the 54675000th part of a muhu1rta मुहूर्त (of 48 minutes)
    4. masculine gender Panicum Miliaceum VS. S3Br. xiv Mun2d2UP.
    5. masculine gender Name of S3iva शिव
    6. neuter gender (उ) (in prosody) the fourth part of a ma1tra1 मात्रा
    7. indeclinable minutely S3Br.
    8. masculine gender (also) the soul, life (Equivalent to आत्मन्), Harav.
    9. sea-salt, Lexicographers
    10. a sacred text, single verse or Mantra मन्त्र (confer, compare स्रग् - अणु)
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  3. अणुकaṇukamfn. fine, minute, atomic
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective fine, minute, atomic
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective clever, (gaRa यावा*दि quod vide)
    3. neuter gender an atom.
    Source: Monier-WilliamsAnalyse the word
  4. अणुतरaṇutaramfn. very fine or minute, gentle.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective very fine or minute, gentle.

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अचिष्णुaciṣṇuष्टु [ṣṭu], ष्टु a. Ved. [अच् गतौ बा ˚ इष्णु-ष्टु-च्] Going every where, allpervading.

    ष्टु ṣṭu, ष्टु Adjective Vedic अच् गतौ बा denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied इष्णु-ष्टु-च् Going every where, allpervading.

    Source: ApteApte entry
  2. अणुaṇua.(णु-ण्वी f.) [अण्-उन्] Minute, small, little, atomic (opp. स्थूल, महत्); अणोरणीयान् Bg.8.9; सर्वोप्ययं नन्वणुः…

    (णु-ण्वी Feminine) अण्-उन् Minute, small, little, atomic (Opposite of स्थूल, महत्); अणोरणीयान् Bg.8.9; सर्वोप्ययं नन्वणुः Bh.3.26. insignificantly small; अण्वपि भयम् Ms.6. 4; अण्वपि याच्यमानः Pt.4.26 asked but an atom, a very small quantity, न कन्यायाः पिता विद्वान् गृह्णीयात् शुल्कमण्वपि Ms.3.51.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -णुः

      1. An atom, a very small particle (an exceedingly small measure); the mote in a sunbeam, the smallest perceptible quantity; अस्थूलमनण्वह्रस्वमदीर्घं ब्रह्म; अणुं पर्वतीकृ Bh.2.78. to magnify; Compare also 'To make mountains of molehills.'
      2. An atom of time (व्यञ्जनमर्ध- मात्रा तदर्धम् अणु); it is said to be 54,675, th part of a Muhūrta (48 minutes).
      3. Name of Śiva.
      4. Name of very small grain such as सर्षप, चीनक etc., अनणुषु दशमांशोऽणुष्वथैकादशांशः Līlā.

    • -णु Neuter the fourth part of a Mātrā.

    • -अन्तः अणुः अन्तो यस्य a hair-splitting question; (अण्वन्तः सूक्ष्मान्तः सुक्ष्मवस्तुनिर्णयान्तः प्रश्नः Śaṅkara). किमर्थमचारीः पशूनिच्छन्नण्वन्तानिति Br. up. 4.1.1.

    • -तैलम् Name of a medicinal oil.

    • -भा अण्वी सूक्ष्मा भा प्रभा यस्याः सा lightning.

    • -मात्र Adjective अणुः परिमाणं यस्य अणु-मात्रच् of the size of an atom.

    • -रेणुः कर्म. atomic dust.

    • -रेवती अणुः सूक्ष्मा रेवतीतारेव Name of a plant (दन्तीवृक्ष) Croton Polyandrum.

    • -वादः the doctrine of atoms, atomic theory, the theory that all material substances are primarily atoms and secondarily aggregates, and that all atoms are eternal.

    • -वीक्षणम्

      1. ष. त.
      2. minute observation, observation of very minute parts.
      3. अणुः सूक्ष्मो वीक्ष्यते अनेन करणे ल्युट् an instrument, like the microscope, enabling one to discern the smallest objects.

    • -व्रतानि Name of the twelve smaller vows of laymen adhering to the Jain faith.

    • -व्रीहिः कर्म. a fine sort of grain, rice etc.

    Source: ApteApte entry
  3. अणुकaṇukaa.Very small, atomic.

    [स्वार्थे कन्]

    1. Very small, atomic.
    2. Subtle, too fine.
    3. Acute.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -कः A small kind of grain, See अणु.

    Source: ApteApte entry

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. अणुaṇu[ánu] a. minute, subtile, delicate; m. atom; -tva, n. minuteness; atomic nature; -mâtrika, a. composed of…

    [ánu] adjective minute, subtile, delicate; masculine atom; -tva, neuter minuteness; atomic nature; -mâtrika, adjective composed of atoms; -mukha, adjective small-mouthed.

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