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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. द्वैपायनdvaipāyana'The island-born, N. of Vyāsa; उदारचेता गिरमित्युदारां द्वैपायनेनाभिदधे नरेन्द्रः Ki.3.1.

    [द्वीपः अयनं जन्मभूमिर्यस्य स द्वीपायनः, स्वार्थे-अण्]

    1. 'The island-born, Name of Vyāsa; उदारचेता गिरमित्युदारां द्वैपायनेनाभिदधे नरेन्द्रः Ki.3.1.
    2. Name of the sage Durvāsas; Latin D. B.
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. द्वैपायनdvaipāyana[dvaipâyana] m. Islander, ep. of Vyâsa; a. relating to Dvaipâyana.

    [dvaipâyana] masculine Islander, epithet of Vyâsa; adjective relating to Dvaipâyana.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. द्वैपायनdvaipāyanam. (Pa1n2. 4-1, 99) "island-born", N. of Vya1sa व्यास (author or compiler of the Vedas वेद s and Pura1n2as…
    1. masculine gender (Pa1n2. 4-1, 99) "island-born", Name of Vya1sa व्यास (author or compiler of the Vedas वेद s and Pura1n2as पुराण s, the place of his nativity being a small island in the Ganges) MBh. Hariv. etc.
    2. mf(ई)neuter gender relating to Dvaipa1yana द्वैपायन MBh.
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  2. कृष्णद्वैपायनkṛṣṇadvaipāyanam. "black islander", N. of Vya1sa व्यास (compiler of the MBh. and of the Pura1n2as पुराण s; so named because…

    masculine gender "black islander", Name of Vya1sa व्यास (compiler of the MBh. and of the Pura1n2as पुराण s; so named because of his dark complexion and because he was brought forth by Satyavati1 सत्यवती on a dvi1pa द्वीप or island in the Ganges) MBh. Hariv. Ba1dar. iii, 3, 32 Scholiast or Commentator VP.

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