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Apte Dictionary

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

दलdalaलम् [lam], लम् [दल्-अच्]
1. लम् lam, लम् दल्-अच्
2. (a) A piece, portion, part, fragment; वापीष्वन्तर्लीनमहानीलदलासु Śi.4.44. (b) A piece torn or split off. (c) Tearing, cutting.
3. A degree.
4. A half, the half.
5. A sheath, scabbard.
6. A small shoot or blade, a petal, leaf; ताम्बूलीनां दलैस्तत्र रचितापानभूमयः R.4.42; Ś.3.2,21.
7. The blade of any weapon.
8. A clump, heap, quantity.
9. A detachment, a body of troops.
10. Alloy or adulteration.
11. Compound आढकः foam.
12. a cuttle-fish bone.
13. a ditch, moat.
14. a hurricane, high wind.
15. red chalk.
16. wild sesamum.
17. the Kunda creeper.
18. a Sūdra.
19. the headman of a village.
20. an elephant's ear.
Derived forms and compounds
- -आढ्यम् mud on the banks of a river.
- -उदर Adjective having a tapering (leaf-like) belly; पूररेचकसंविग्नवलि- वल्गुदलोदरम् Bhāg.4.24.51.
- -कपाटः a folded leaf.
- -कोमलम् a lotus.
- -कोषः the Kunda creeper.
- -निर्मोकः the Bhūrja tree.
- -पुष्पा the Ketaka plant.
- -सूचिः, -ची Feminine a thorn.
- -स्नसा the fibre or vein of a leaf.
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अदलadalaa.Leafless.
1. Leafless.
2. Without parts.
Derived forms and compounds
- -लः A plant हिज्जल Eugenia or Barringtonia Acutangula. (Marâthî समुद्रफळ).
- -ला A plant (घृतकुमारी) Aloe Indica Royle. (Marâthî कोरफड).
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

दलdala[dal-a] n. fragment, piece; part; half; leaf, petal (that which unfolds itself); -ana, n. bursting (int.)…

[dal-a] neuter fragment, piece; part; half; leaf, petal (that which unfolds itself); -ana, neuter bursting (intransitive); breaking, crushing, shat tering; annihilation.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

दलdalan. (m. L.) a piece torn or split off. fragment (cf. अण्ड, चर्म-, द्वि-, वेणु-) Sus3r. v, 3, 22; vi, 5, 4…
1. neuter gender (masculine gender Lexicographers) a piece torn or split off. fragment (confer, compare अण्ड, चर्म-, द्वि-, वेणु-) Sus3r. v, 3, 22; vi, 5, 4 S3is3. iv, 44 (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' f(आ).) Naish- vii, 31
2. neuter gender "part", a degree VarBr2. xvii, 4
3. neuter gender a half (confer, compare अधर-, अहर्-, द्यु-) VarBr2S. Sus3r. i, 7 Su1ryas.
4. neuter gender a hemistich
5. neuter gender "unfolding itself." a small shoot, blade, petal, leaf (often in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' in names of plants) MBh. R. etc.
6. neuter gender cinnamon leaf. Lexicographers
7. neuter gender unclean gold Bhpr. v, 26, 2
8. neuter gender a clump, heap Lexicographers
9. neuter gender a detachment W.
10. neuter gender Equivalent to उत्सेध, that the rest of a word is to be suppliedधवद्-वस्तु, अवद्रव्य (अपद्that the rest of a word is to be supplied W.) Lexicographers
11. neuter gender dividing, splitting W.
12. masculine gender Name of a prince MBh. iii, 13178 VP. iv, 4, 47,
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अण्डदलaṇḍadalan. egg-shell.

neuter gender egg-shell.

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अदलadalamfn. leafless
1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective leafless
2. masculine gender the plant Eugenia (or Barringtonia) Acutangula
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अदलाadalāf. Socotorine Aloe (Perfoliata or Indica).

feminine Socotorine Aloe (Perfoliata or Indica).

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अधरदलadharadalan. a lip, Kpr.

neuter gender a lip, Kpr.

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अरण्यकदलीaraṇyakadalīf. the wood or wild plantain L.

feminine the wood or wild plantain Lexicographers

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अरविन्ददलप्रभaravindadalaprabhan. copper L.

neuter gender copper Lexicographers

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