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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. धातुdhātuA constituent or essential part, an ingredient.

    [धा-आधारे तुन्]

    1. A constituent or essential part, an ingredient.
    2. An element, primary or elementary substance, id est, that is पृथिवी, अप्, तेजस्, वायु and आकाश; Bhāg.7.15.6.
    3. A secretion, primary fluid or juice, essential ingredients of the body (which are considered to be 7: रसासृङ्मांसमेदोऽस्थिमज्जाशुक्राणि धातवः, or sometimes ten if केश, त्वच् and स्नायु be added); Mb.3.213.1.
    4. A humour or affection of the body, (i.e. वात, पित्त and कफ); यस्यात्मबुद्धिः कुणपे त्रिधातुके Bhāg.1.84.13.
    5. A mineral, metal, metallic ore; न्यस्ताक्षरा धातुरसेन यत्र Ku.1.7; त्वामालिख्य प्रणयकुपितां धातुरागैः शिलायाम् Me.17; R.4.71; Ku.6.51.
    6. A verbal root; भूवादयो धातवः ParasmaipadaI.3.1; पश्चादध्ययनार्थस्य धातोरधिरिवाभवत् R.15.9.
    7. The soul.
    8. The Supreme Spirit; धातुप्रसादान्महिमानमात्मनः Kaṭha.
    9. An organ of sense.
    10. Any one of the properties of the five elements, id est, that is रूप, रस, गन्ध, स्पर्श and शब्द; तत्र तत्र हि दृश्यन्ते धातवः पाञ्चभौतिकाः । तेषां मनुष्यास्तर्केण प्रमाणानि प्रचक्षते Mb.6.5.11.
    11. A bone.
    12. A part, portion.
    13. A fluid mineral of a red colour.
    14. Vedic A supporter.
    15. Anything to be drunk, as milk etc. -Feminine A milch cow.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -उपलः chalk.

    • -काशीशम्, -कासीसम् red sulphate of iron.

    • -कुशल Adjective skilful in working in metals, metallurgist.

    • -क्रिया metallurgy, mineralogy-क्षयः waste of the bodily humours, a wasting disease, a kind of consumption.

    • -गर्भः, -स्तपः a receptacle for ashes, Dagoba; Buddh. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedकुम्भः a relic urn.

    • -ग्राहिन् Masculine calamine.

    • -घ्नम्, -नाशनम् sour gruel (prepared from the fermentation of rice-water).

    • -चूर्णम् mineral powder.

    • -जम् bitumen -द्रावकः borax.

    • -पः the alimentary juice, the chief of the seven essential ingredients of the body.

    • -पाठः a list of roots arranged according to Pāṇini's grammatical system (the most important of these lists called धातुपाठ being supposed to be the work of Pāṇini himself, as supplementary to his Sūtras).

    • -पुष्टिः Feminine nutrition of the bodily humours.

    • -प्रसक्त Adjective devoted to alchemy;

    • -भृत् Masculine a mountain.

    • -मलम्

      1. impure excretion of the essential fluids of the body; कफपित्तमलाः केशः प्रस्वेदो नखरोम च । नेत्रविट् चक्षुषः स्नेहो धातूनां क्रमशो मलाः ॥ Suśruta.
      2. lead.

    • -माक्षिकम्

      1. sulphuret of iron.
      2. a mineral substance.

    • -मारिणी borax.

    • -मारिन् Masculine sulphur.

    • -रसः a mineral or metalic fluid; न्यस्ताक्षरा धातुरसेन यत्र (भूर्जत्वचः) Ku.1.7.

    • -राजकः, -कम् semen.

    • -वल्लभम् borax.

    • -वादः

      1. mineralogy, metallurgy.
      2. alchemy.

    • -वादिन् Masculine a mineralogist.

    • -विष् Feminine lead.

    • -वैरिन् Masculine sulphur.

    • -शेखरन् green sulphate of iron, green vitriol.

    • -शोधनम्, -संभवम् lead.

    • -साम्यम् good health, (equilibrium of the three humours).

    • -हन् Masculine sulphur.

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  2. उपधातुupadhātuAn inferior metal, semi-metal. They are seven; सप्तोपधातवः स्वर्णं माक्षिकं तारमाक्षिकम् । तुत्थं कांस्यं च…
    1. An inferior metal, semi-metal. They are seven; सप्तोपधातवः स्वर्णं माक्षिकं तारमाक्षिकम् । तुत्थं कांस्यं च रातिश्च सुन्दूरं च शिलाजतु ॥
    2. A secondary secretion of the body (six in number); Exempli gratia, for example milk, menses, adeps, sweat, teeth, hair, and lymph; स्तन्यं रजो वसा स्वेदो दन्ताः केशास्त- थैव च । औजस्यं सप्तधातूनां क्रमात्सप्तोपधातवः ॥
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. धातुdhātu[dhâ-tu] m. layer; component part (--˚ a.); element (five are assumed: ether, air, fire, earth, water)…
    1. [dhâ-tu] masculine layer; component part (--˚ adjective); element (five are assumed: ether, air, fire, earth, water); elementary consti tuent of the body (seven are assumed: ali mentary juice, blood, flesh, fat, bone, marrow, semen; or five: ear, nose, mouth, heart, ab domen; or three=dosha: wind, gall, phlegm); elementary constituent of the earth or of mountains: ore, mineral, metal, especially red chalk; verbal element, verbal root or base.
    2. [dhấ-tu] adjective suitable for sucking.
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  2. आर्धधातुकārdhadhātuka[ârdha-dhâtu-ka] a. added to the weak or unmodified root (suffix).

    [ârdha-dhâtu-ka] adjective added to the weak or unmodified root (suffix).

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. धातुdhātu(also) a cause, Sukh. i .
    1. (also) a cause, Sukh. i .
    2. masculine gender layer, stratum Ka1tyS3r. Kaus3.
    3. masculine gender constituent part, ingredient (especially [and in fg-veda only] in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound', where often Equivalent to "fold" exempli gratia, 'for example' त्रि-ध्/आतु, threefold etc.; confer, compare त्रिविष्टि-, सप्त-, सु-) fg-veda TS. S3Br. etc.
    4. masculine gender element, primitive matter (Equivalent to महा-भूत Lexicographers) MBh. Hariv. etc. (usually reckoned as 5, viz. ख or आकाश, अनिल, तेजस्, जल, भू; to which is added ब्रह्म Ya1jn5. iii, 145; or विज्ञान Buddh.)
    5. masculine gender a constituent element or essential ingredient of the body (distinct from the 5 mentioned a reference to some preceeding word (not necessarily in the same page) and conceived either as 3 humours [called also दोष] phlegm, wind and bile BhP. [confer, compare पुरीष, मांस, मनस्, ChUp. vi, 5, 1]; or as the 5 organs of sense, इन्द्रियाणि [confer, compare sub voce, the word in the Sanskrit order and MBh. xii, 6842, where श्रोत्र, घ्राण, आस्य, हृदय and कोष्ठ are mentioned as the 5 dh dha1tu धातु of the human body born from the either] and the 5 properties of the elements perceived by them, गन्ध, रस, रूप, स्पर्श and शब्द Lexicographers; or the 7 fluids or secretions, chyle, blood, flesh, fat, bone, marrow, semen Sus3r. [Lexicographers रसा*दि or रस-रक्ता*दि, of which sometimes 10 are given, the a reference to some preceeding word (not necessarily in the same page) 7 and hair, skin, sinews BhP.])
    6. masculine gender primary element of the earth id est metal, mineral, are (especially a mineral of a red colour) Mn. MBh. etc. element of words id est grammatical or verbal root or stem Nir. Pra1t. MBh. etc. (with the southern Buddhists Buddhists धातु means either the 6 elements [see a reference to some preceeding word (not necessarily in the same page)] Dharmas. xxv; or the 18 elementary spheres [धातु-लोक] ibidem lviii; or the ashes of the body, relics Lexicographers [confer, compare -गर्भ]).
    7. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (√धे) to be sucked in or drunk (हविस्) fg-veda v, 44, 3
    8. feminine Equivalent to धेनु, milch cow La1t2y. vii, 5, 9.
    9. neuter gender (with रौहिण) Name of a Sa1man सामन् A1rshBr.
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  2. अक्षरसधातुakṣarasadhātun. a partic. manner of singing, La1t2y.

    neuter gender a particular manner of singing, La1t2y.

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  3. अयुग्धातुayugdhātumfn. having an odd number of elements or component parts Ka1tyS3r.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective having an odd number of elements or component parts Ka1tyS3r.

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  4. अष्टधातुaṣṭadhātum. pl. the eight metals collectively (as gold, silver, copper, tin, lead, brass, iron, and steel).

    masculine gender plural the eight metals collectively (as gold, silver, copper, tin, lead, brass, iron, and steel).

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  5. आर्धधातुकārdhadhātukamf(आ)n. (fr. अर्ध-धातु), "applicable to the shorter form of the verbal base", a technical N. given to the…

    mf(आ)neuter gender (from अर्ध-धातु), "applicable to the shorter form of the verbal base", a technical Name given to the terminations of the perfect tense and bened. and to any Pratyaya (quod vide) except the personal terminations of the conjugational tenses in Parasmaipada and Atmane-pada, and except the Pratyayas प्रत्यय s which have the Anubandha अनुबन्ध श् Pa1n2. 3-4, 114-117; ii, 4, 36, etc.

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  6. आर्धधातुकीयārdhadhātukīyamfn. belonging or relating to an A1rdhadha1tuka आर्धधातुक Pat.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective belonging or relating to an A1rdhadha1tuka आर्धधातुक Pat.

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