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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. धवलdhavalaa.White; धवलातपत्र, धवलगृहम्, धवलवस्त्रम् &c. नीता येन निशा शशाङ्कधवला Ujjvalamaṇi.

    [धवं कम्पं लाति ला-क; Tv.]

    1. White; धवलातपत्र, धवलगृहम्, धवलवस्त्रम् etc. नीता येन निशा शशाङ्कधवला Ujjvalamaṇi.
    2. Handsome.
    3. Clear, pure.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -लः

      1. The white colour.
      2. An excellent bull.
      3. China camphor (चीनकर्पूर).
      4. Name of a tree. (धव).

    • -लम् White-pepper.

    • -ला A woman with a white complexion.

    • -ली A white cow; (धवला also).

    • -उत्पलम् the white water-lily (said to open at moonrise).

    • -गिरिः Name of the highest peak of the Himālaya mountain.

    • -गृहम् a house whitened with chunam, a place.

    • -पक्षः

      1. a goose; धवलपक्षविहंगमकूजितैः Śi.6.45.
      2. the bright half of a lunar month.

    • -मृत्तिका chalk.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. धवलdhavala[dhava-la] a. dazzling white; m. N.; n. N. of a city: -giri, m. Dolaghir, N. of a mountain (White Mountain)…

    [dhava-la] adjective dazzling white; masculine noun; neuter noun of a city: -giri, masculine Dolaghir, noun of a mountain (White Mountain); -griha, neuter upper storey (so called because painted white); -tâ, feminine; also equal for, -tva, neuter whiteness; -paksha, masculine (white-winged) goose: -vihamgama, masculine swan; -mu kha, masculine noun

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  2. अतिधवलatidhavala[ati-dhavala] a. very white.

    [ati-dhavala] adjective very white.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. धवलdhavalamf(आ)n. (fr. √2. धाव् ? cf. Un2. i, 108 Sch.) white, dazzling wh white Var. Ka1v. Pur. &c.
    1. mf(आ)neuter gender (from √2. धाव् ? confer, compare Un2. i, 108 Scholiast or Commentator) white, dazzling wh white Var. Ka1v. Pur. etc.
    2. mf(आ)neuter gender handsome, beautiful Lexicographers
    3. masculine gender white (the colour) Lexicographers
    4. masculine gender a kind of dove Bhpr.
    5. masculine gender an old or excellent bull Hcar.
    6. masculine gender a kind of camphor Lexicographers
    7. masculine gender Anogeissus Latifolia Lexicographers
    8. masculine gender (in music) Name of a Ra1ga राग
    9. masculine gender Name of a man Katha1s.
    10. masculine gender of one of the elephants of the quarters R.
    11. masculine gender of a dog
    12. f(आ and ई). a white cow Ka1d.
    13. masculine gender Name of a river Lexicographers
    14. neuter gender wh white pepper Lexicographers
    15. neuter gender a kind of metre (Equivalent to that the rest of a word is to be suppliedला*ङ्क) Col.
    16. neuter gender Name of a town Katha1s.
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  2. अतिधवलatidhavalamfn. very white.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective very white.

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  3. उदयधवलudayadhavalam. N. of a king.

    masculine gender Name of a king.

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  4. गन्धवल्कलgandhavalkalan. the cassia bark (Laurus Cassia) L.
    1. neuter gender the cassia bark (Laurus Cassia) Lexicographers
    2. neuter gender Sarsaparilla W.
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  5. गन्धवल्लरीgandhavallarīf. N. of a plant L.

    feminine Name of a plant Lexicographers

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  6. गन्धवल्लीgandhavallīf. id. L.

    feminine the same Lexicographers

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  7. धवलगिरिdhavalagirim. "the wh white or snowy mountain" N. of one of the highest peaks of the Hima7layas हिमा*लय s (commonly…

    masculine gender "the wh white or snowy mountain" Name of one of the highest peaks of the Hima7layas हिमा*लय s (commonly धोउल-गिरि, or धोल-गिर्).

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