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Results for दधीच

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

दधीचdadhīcaचिः [ciḥ] दध्यच् [dadhyac], चिः दध्यच् N. of a celebrated sage, who became ready to die, and offered his bones…
चिः ciḥ दध्यच् dadhyac, चिः दध्यच् Name of a celebrated sage, who became ready to die, and offered his bones to the gods; with these bones the architect of the gods made a thunderbolt with which Indra defeated Vṛitra and other demons.
Derived forms and compounds
- -अस्थि
  
  Neuter
  
  the thunderbolt of Indra.
  
  a diamond.
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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

दधीचdadhīcam. = ˚ध्य्-/अच् (devoted himself to death that Indra इन्द्र might slay Vr2itra वृत्र with the thunderbolt…
1. masculine gender Equivalent to that the rest of a word is to be suppliedध्य्-/अच् (devoted himself to death that Indra इन्द्र might slay Vr2itra वृत्र with the thunderbolt fabricated by Tvasht2r2i त्वष्टृ out of his bones) MBh. i, iii, ix (father of Sa1rasvata सारस्वत by Sarasvati1 सरस्वती 2929 ff.), xii
2. masculine gender (blamed Daksha दक्ष quod vide) Va1yuP. i, 30, 103 ff. Ku1rmaP. i, 15, 6 ff. (varia lectio that the rest of a word is to be suppliedआ)
3. masculine gender author with the patronymic Pa1thnya पाथ्न्य Anukr. on Ka1t2h. xvi, 4.
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आदधीचिādadhīciind. including Dadhi1ci दधीचि, Naish.

indeclinable including Dadhi1ci दधीचि, Naish.

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दधीचक्षुपसंवादdadhīcakṣupasaṃvādam. dialogue between D Dadhi1ca दधीच and Ksh Kshupa-sam2va1da क्षुप-संवाद Lin3gaP. i, 35.

masculine gender dialogue between D Dadhi1ca दधीच and Ksh Kshupa-sam2va1da क्षुप-संवाद Lin3gaP. i, 35.

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दधीचिdadhīcim. = ˚च MBh. xii, 10283 ff (blaming Daksha दक्ष) VarBr2S. lxxx, 3.

masculine gender Equivalent to that the rest of a word is to be suppliedच MBh. xii, 10283 ff (blaming Daksha दक्ष) VarBr2S. lxxx, 3.

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दधीच्यस्थिdadhīcyasthin. "D Daksha दक्ष 's bones", the thunderbolt L.
1. neuter gender "D Daksha दक्ष 's bones", the thunderbolt Lexicographers
2. neuter gender the diamond Lexicographers
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