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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. धनुस्dhanusa.Armed with a bow. n.

    [धन् शब्दे-असि]

    1. Armed with a bow. Neuter
    2. A bow; धनुर्वंशविशुद्धोऽपि निर्गुणः किं करिष्यति Subhāṣ. धनुष्यमोघं समधत्त बाणम् Ku.3.66; so इन्द्रधनुः etc. (At the end of Bahu. comp. धनुस् is changed to धन्वन्; अधिज्यधन्वा विचचार दावम् R.2.8.).
    3. A measure of length equal to fourhastas; धनुःशतं परीणाहो ग्रामे क्षेत्रान्तरं भवेत् Y.2.167; Ms. 8.237.
    4. An arc of a circle.
    5. The sign Sagittarius of the zodiac.
    6. A desert; Compare धन्वन् -Masculine Name of Śiva.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -आकार Adjective (धनुराकार) bow-shaped, curved, bent.

    • -आसनम् (धनुरासनम्) a particular mode of sitting.

    • -कर (धनुष्कर) Adjective having or armed with a bow. (-रः) a bow-maker.

    • -काण्डम् (धनु- ष्काण्डम्) a bow and arrow.

    • -खण्डम् (धनुष्खण्डम्) part of a bow. Me.15.

    • -गुणः (धनुर्गुणः) a bowstring.

    • -ग्रहः (धनुर्ग्रहः), ग्राहः an archer. धनुर्ग्रहवरो यस्यं बाणखड्गास्त्रभृत्स्वयम् Rām.2.44.2.

    • -ग्रहम् a measure, a cubit of 27 aṅgulas; Māna.2.52.

    • -ज्या (धनुर्ज्या) a bow-string; अनवरतधनुर्ज्यास्फालनक्रूरपूर्वम् Ś2.4.

    • -दुर्गम् (धनुर्दुर्गम्) a place protected by a desert; Ms.7.7.

    • -द्रुमः (धनुर्द्रुमः) a bamboo.

    • -धरः, -भृत्

      1. Masculine (धनुर्धरः etc.)
      2. an archer; धनुर्भृतोऽप्यस्य दयार्द्रभावम् R.2.11; धनुर्धरः केसरिणं ददर्श 29;3.31,38,39;9.11;12.97; 16.77.
      3. an epithet of Viṣṇu.
      4. the sign Sagittarius of the zodiac.

    • -धारिन् (धनुर्धारिन्) Masculine an archer.

    • -पाणि Adjective (धनुष्पाणि) armed with a bow, with a bow in hand; अहमेव धनुष्पाणिर्योद्धा समरमूर्धनि Rām.

    • -मार्गः (धनुर्मार्गः) a line curved like a bow, a curve.

    • -मासः (धनुर्मासः) The period during which the sun is in Sagittarius.

    • -मुष्टिः (धनुर्मुष्टिः) a measure, a cubit of 26 aṅgulas; Māna 2.51.

    • -लता

      1. bow.
      2. Soma creeper.

    • -वातः (धनुर्वातः) a kind of disease.

    • -विद्या (धनुर्विद्या) the science of archery.

    • -वृक्षः

      1. (धनुर्वक्षः) a bamboo.
      2. the अश्वत्थ tree.

    • -वेदः (धनुर्वेदः) the science of archery, one of the four Upavedas quod vide, which see चतुष्पादं धनुर्वेदं वेद पञ्चविधं द्विज । रथनागाश्वपत्तीनां योधांश्चाश्रित्य कीर्तितम् ॥ यन्त्रमुक्तं पाणिमुक्तं मुक्तसन्धारितं तथा । अमुक्तं बाहुयुद्धं च पञ्चधा तत् प्रकीर्तितम् ॥ Agni Parasmaipada

    • -वेदिन् Masculine an epithet of Śiva.

    • -स्तम्भः Tetanus.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. धनुस्dhanus[dhán-us] n. bow; a measure of length (=4 hastas).
    1. [dhán-us] neuter bow; a measure of length (Equivalent to4 hastas).
    2. [dhan-us] neuter desert.
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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. धनुस्dhanusn. (m. g. अर्धर्चा*दि; cf. धनु) a bow RV. &c.
    1. neuter gender (masculine gender gaRa अर्धर्चा*दि; confer, compare धनु) a bow fg-veda etc.
    2. neuter gender a measure of length Equivalent to 4 Hastas हस्त s or 1/2000 Gavyu1ti गव्यूति Mn. Ya1jn5. etc.
    3. neuter gender (geometry) an arc or part of a circle
    4. neuter gender (astronomy) an are or quadrant for ascertaining the sun's altitude and zenith-distance
    5. neuter gender a fiddlestick
    6. neuter gender the sign of the zodiac Sagittarius Su1ryas. Var.
    7. neuter gender Buchanania Latifolia Lexicographers
    8. neuter gender Name of S3iva शिव MBh. vii, 9536 (armed with a bow Lexicographers, or Equivalent to धनुःस्वरूप Ni1lak.)
    9. neuter gender a desert, arid land (confer, compare that the rest of a word is to be suppliedनुर्-/अउर् . ga) .
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  2. आखण्डलधनुस्ākhaṇḍaladhanusn. id.

    neuter gender the same

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  3. इन्द्रधनुस्indradhanusn. Indra इन्द्र 's bow, the rainbow AV. xv, 1, 6.

    neuter gender Indra इन्द्र 's bow, the rainbow AV. xv, 1, 6.

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  4. कुसुमधनुस्kusumadhanusm. = -कार्मुक Viddh.

    masculine gender Equivalent to -कार्मुक Viddh.

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  5. गृहीतधनुस्gṛhītadhanusmfn. armed with a bow, S3ak.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective armed with a bow, S3ak.

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  6. चक्रधनुस्cakradhanusm. N. of a R2ishi ऋषि, v, 3795.

    masculine gender Name of a R2ishi ऋषि, v, 3795.

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  7. दशधनुस्daśadhanusm. N. of an ancestor of S3a1kya-muni शाक्य-मुनि W.

    masculine gender Name of an ancestor of S3a1kya-muni शाक्य-मुनि W.

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  8. दृढधनुस्dṛḍhadhanusm. "having a strong bow", N. of an ancestor of Gautama गौतम (v.l. -हनु and ˚ढा*श्व) VP.

    masculine gender "having a strong bow", Name of an ancestor of Gautama गौतम (varia lectio -हनु and that the rest of a word is to be suppliedढा*श्व) VP.

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