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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. तीर्थम्tīrthamA passage, road, way, ford; सुप्र- तारां दृढा तीर्थे शीघ्रं नावमुपाहर Rām.2.52.6; Bhāg.9.19.4.

    [तॄ-थक् Un.2.7] 'तीर्थं शास्त्राध्वरक्षेत्रोपायोपाध्याय- मन्त्रिषु' इति विश्वः.

    1. A passage, road, way, ford; सुप्र- तारां दृढा तीर्थे शीघ्रं नावमुपाहर Rām.2.52.6; Bhāg.9.19.4.
    2. A descent into a river, the stairs of a landing-place (Marâthî घाट); विषमोऽपि विगाह्यते नयः कृततीर्थः पयसामिवाशयः Ki.2.3 (where तीर्थ means 'a remedy' or 'means' also); तीर्थं सर्वविद्यावताराणाम् K.44.
    3. A place of water.
    4. A holy place, place of pilgrimage, a shrine etc. dedicated to some holy object (especially on or near the bank of a sacred river etc.); तीर्थोदकं च वह्निश्च नान्यतः शुद्धिमर्हतः Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)1.13; शुचि मनो यद्यस्ति तीर्थेन किम् Bh.2.55; R.1.85.
    5. A channel, medium means; तदनेन तीर्थेन घटेत etc. Māl.1.
    6. A remedy, expedient; नाध्यगच्छद्बलिर्लोके तीर्थ- मन्यत्र वै द्विजात् Mb.3.26.12.
    7. A sacred or holy personage, worthy person, an object of veneration, a fit recipient; क्व पुनस्तादृशस्य तीर्थस्य साधोः संभवः Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)1; Ms.3. 136; H.2.8; R.5.15; वृद्धस्य तीर्थेषु प्रतिपादिनी Kau. Atmanepada 1.
    8. A sacred preceptor, a teacher; मया तीर्थादभिनयविद्या शिक्षिता M.1.
    9. Source, origin.
    10. A sacrifice.
    11. A minister; Rām.2.1.36; Pt.3.68.
    12. Advice, instruction; विषमोऽपि विगाह्यते नयः कृततीर्थः पयसामिवाशयः Ki.2.3.
    13. Right place or moment; प्रादात्स्वन्नं च विप्रेभ्यः प्रजातीर्थे स तीर्थवित् Bhāg.1.12.14.
    14. The right or usual manner; गौतम तीर्थेनेच्छासा इत्युपैम्यहं भवन्तम् Bṛi. Up.6. 2.7.
    15. Certain parts of the hand sacred to deities, manes etc.
    16. A school of philosophy.
    17. Pudendum muliebre.
    18. Menstrual courses of a woman.
    19. A Brāhmaṇa.
    20. (In liturgical language) The path to the altar between the चात्वाल quod vide, which see and उत्कर quod vide, which see
    21. Fire.
    22. Ascertainment of a disease.
    23. A science (शास्त्र).
    24. An auxiliary, a help; a person or official connected with the king and being in close attendance on him; (the number being 15 on one's side and 18 on the enemy's side); Compare Pt.3.69.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -र्थः

      1. One of the ten orders of ascetics founded by शंकराचार्य, An honorary affix added to the names of ascetics, saints etc.; Exempli gratia, for example आनन्दतीर्थ. -a
      2. Sacred.
      3. Liberator, saviour; वार्तां सखे कीर्तय तीर्थकीर्तेः Bhāg.3.1.45.
      4. उदकम् holy water; तीर्थोदकं च वह्निश्च नान्यतः शुद्धिमर्हतः Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)1.13.

    • -कमण्डलु -Masculine, -Neuter a pot filled with water from a holy place.

    • -करः

      1. a Jaina Arhat, sanctified teacher or saint of the Jainas; (also तीर्थकर in this sense).
      2. an ascetic.
      3. the founder of a new religious or philosophical school.
      4. Name of Viṣṇu.

    • -काकः an unsteady pupil; ParasmaipadaII.1.42 Vārt.;

    • -काकः, -ध्वाङ्क्षः, -वायसः 'a crow at a sacred bathing-place', id est, that is a very greedy person (लोलुप).

    • -चर्या pilgrimage.

    • -देवः an epithet of Śiva.

    • -पाद् Masculine an epithet of Kṛiṣṇa; Bhāg.1.7.34.

    • -भूत Adjective sacred, holy.

    • -यात्रा a visit to a holy place, a pilgrimage.

    • -राजः Name of Prayāga.

    • -राजिः, -जी Feminine an epithet of Benaras.

    • -वाकः the hair of the head.

    • -विधिः rites observed at a place of pilgrimage (such as क्षौर).

    • -शिला the stone-steps leading to a bathingplace.

    • -सेविन् Adjective a pilgrim. (-Masculine) a crane.

    Source: ApteApte entry
  2. आखाटीश्वरतीर्थम्ākhāṭīśvaratīrthamN. of तीर्थ; Śiva P.

    Name of तीर्थ; Śiva Parasmaipada

    Source: ApteApte entry
  3. उपतीर्थम्upatīrtham1 Bank, a landing place on a bank of a river; Mb.3.153.3.
    1. 1 Bank, a landing place on a bank of a river; Mb.3.153.3.
    2. The country in the vicinity; Mb.5.152.7.
    Source: ApteApte entry