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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. दानवdānavaA demon, Rākṣasa; त्रिदिव- मुद्धृतदानवकण्टकम् Ś.7.3.

    [दनोरपत्यं अण्]

    1. A demon, Rākṣasa; त्रिदिव- मुद्धृतदानवकण्टकम् Ś.7.3.
    2. Compound अरिः a god.
    3. an epithet of Viṣṇu.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -गुरुः an epithet of Śukra.

    In the Gita10·14

    सर्वमेतदृतं मन्ये यन्मां वदसि केशव ।

    sarvametadṛtaṁ manye yanmāṁ vadasi keśava, — All this that Thou sayest, my mind holds for the truth, O Keshava. Neither the Gods nor the Titans, O blessed Lord, know Thy manifestation. 10·14
    • दानवाः dānavāḥNominativeplural of the masculine noun dānava (the Titan).
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  2. उपदानवीupadānavī1 N. of the daughter of the demon Vṛiṣaparvan and mother of Duṣyanta.
    1. 1 Name of the daughter of the demon Vṛiṣaparvan and mother of Duṣyanta.
    2. Name of a daughter of Vaiśvānara; Bhāg.
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. दानवdānava[dânava] m., î, f. demon; in C. repre sented as the offspring of Danu and Kasyapa and as irreconcilable foes…

    [dânava] masculine, î, feminine; also equal for demon; in Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit repre sented as the offspring of Danu and Kasyapa and as irreconcilable foes of the gods; adjective re lating to the Dânavas.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. दानवdānavam. (fr. 2. द्/आनु) a class of demons often identified with the Daityas दैत्य s or Asuras असुर s and held to be…
    1. masculine gender (from 2. द्/आनु) a class of demons often identified with the Daityas दैत्य s or Asuras असुर s and held to be implacable enemies of the gods or Devas देव s fg-veda AV. S3Br. Mn. MBh. etc. (described as children of Danu दनु and Kas3yapa कश्यप, sometimes reckoned as 40 in number MBh. i, 252; sometimes as 100 etc.)
    2. mf(ई)neuter gender belonging to the D Danu दनु MBh. R. etc.
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  2. अदानवadānavam. "not a Da1nava", a god, MBh.

    masculine gender "not a Da1nava", a god, MBh.

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  3. अप्रदानवत्apradānavatmfn. id. R.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective the same R.

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  4. आदानवत्ādānavatmfn. receiving, obtaining MBh.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective receiving, obtaining MBh.

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  5. उपदानवीupadānavīf. N. of a daughter of the Da1nava दानव Vr2isha-parvan वृष-पर्वन् Hariv.
    1. feminine Name of a daughter of the Da1nava दानव Vr2isha-parvan वृष-पर्वन् Hariv.
    2. feminine of a daughter of Vais3va1nara वैश्वानर BhP.
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  6. गोदानविधिgodānavidhim. id. Ragh. iii, 33.

    masculine gender the same Ragh. iii, 33.

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  7. गोदानव्रतgodānavratan. a vow taken at tbe Go-da1na गो-दान ceremony, A1pGr2.

    neuter gender a vow taken at tbe Go-da1na गो-दान ceremony, A1pGr2.

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