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Results for धन्विन

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. धन्विनdhanvinaA hog (शूकर).

    A hog (शूकर).

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  2. धन्विन्dhanvina.(-नी f.) [धन्वं चापोऽस्त्यस्य इनि]
    1. (-नी Feminine) धन्वं चापोऽस्त्यस्य इनि
    2. Armed with a bow.
    3. Cunning, shrewd. -Masculine
    4. An archer; के मम धन्विनोऽन्ये Ku.3.1; उत्कर्षः स च धन्विनां यदिषवः सिध्यन्ति लक्ष्ये चले Ś.2.5. यस्य तृणसमा बाणा यस्येन्धनसमं धनुः । यस्य प्राणसमा मौर्वी स धन्वी धन्विनां वरः ॥ Dhanur.147.
    5. An epithet of Arjuna.
    6. Of Śiva.
    7. Of Viṣṇu.
    8. The sign Sagittarius of the zodiac.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -स्थानम् A posture of an archer; वैक्लवं समपादं च वैशाखं मण्डलं तथा । प्रत्यालीढं तथा लीढं स्थानान्येतानि धन्विनाम् ॥

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. इषुधन्विन्iṣudhanvinm. an archer TA1r.

    masculine gender an archer TA1r.

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  2. दृढधन्विन्dṛḍhadhanvinmfn. id. MBh. iii, 1348 &c.
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective the same MBh. iii, 1348 etc.
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective furnished with strong archers R. v, 72, 13.
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  3. धन्विन्dhanvinmfn. (Va1m. v, 2, 59) armed with 1, bow, a b bow-man MBh. &c. (cf. इषु-, द्रिढ-, बहु .)
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (Va1m. v, 2, 59) armed with 1, bow, a b bow-man MBh. etc. (confer, compare इषु-, द्रिढ-, बहु .)
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective cunning, shrewd Lexicographers
    3. masculine gender the sign of the zodiac Sagittarius Var.
    4. masculine gender Name of S3iva शिव MBh.
    5. masculine gender of Vishn2u विष्णु Lexicographers
    6. masculine gender of Arjuna अर्जुन Lexicographers
    7. masculine gender Terminalia Arjuna
    8. masculine gender Mimusops Elengi
    9. masculine gender Alhagi Maurorum Lexicographers
    10. masculine gender Name of a son of Manu मनु Ta1masa तामस Hariv.
    11. masculine gender of a Scholiast or Commentator on Dra1hyS3r. (also that the rest of a word is to be suppliedविस्वामिन्)
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  4. बहुधन्विन्bahudhanvinmfn. having many bows (said of S3iva शिव) MBh.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective having many bows (said of S3iva शिव) MBh.

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  5. शार्ङ्गधन्विन्śārṅgadhanvinm. id. Ma1rkP.

    masculine gender the same Ma1rkP.

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  6. सर्वधन्विन्sarvadhanvinm. "best archer", the god of love L. (w.r. -धन्वन्).

    masculine gender "best archer", the god of love Lexicographers (wrong reading -धन्वन्).

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. धन्विन्dhanvin[dhanv-in] a. armed with a bow; m. archer.

    [dhanv-in] adjective armed with a bow; masculine archer.

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