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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. धिष्ण्यdhiṣṇyaa.Ved.
    1. Vedic
    2. To be praised or meditated upon.
    3. Worthy of a high place.
    4. Mindful, attentive.
    5. Benevolent, liberal; धिष्ण्या वनतं गिरः Rv.1.3.2.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -ष्ण्यः

      1. A place for the sacrificial fire; अमी वेदिं परितः क्लृप्त- धिष्ण्याः Ś.4.8.
      2. Name of Śukra, preceptor of the demons.
      3. The planet Venus.
      4. Power, strength.

    • -ष्ण्यम्

      1. A seat, an abode, site, place, house; न भौमान्येव धिष्ण्यानि हित्वा ज्योतिर्मयान्यपि R.15.59; उदग्रधिष्ण्यं गगनेऽवगाढम् Bu. Ch.1.2; विवेश धिष्ण्यं क्षितिपालकात्मजः 4.12.
      2. A meteor.
      3. Fire (Masculine also)
      4. A star, an asterism; धिष्ण्यमाकाशगं यथा Mb.5.184.6.
      5. A quarter of the sky (मण्डल); य एष दिवि धिष्ण्येन नाकं व्याप्नोति तेजसा Mb.1.171.6.

    • -अधिपतिः, -पः The guardian of a quarter of the sky; Bhāg.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. धिष्ण्यdhiṣṇya[dhíshn-ya] a. perceptible to the mind only; devout; m. fire-mound sprinkled with sand at the top; a kind of…
    1. [dhíshn-ya] adjective perceptible to the mind only; devout; masculine fire-mound sprinkled with sand at the top; a kind of small side altar (of which there are usually eight); neuter abode, seat; meteor.
    2. [dhíshnya] adjective placed on a fire-mound; masculine fire placed on such a mound.
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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. धिष्ण्यdhiṣṇyamfn. mindful, attentive, benevolent, liberal (As3vins अश्विन् s) RV. i, 3, 2; 89, 4 &c.
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective mindful, attentive, benevolent, liberal (As3vins अश्विन् s) fg-veda i, 3, 2; 89, 4 etc.
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective devout, pious (voice, hymn), x, 114, 9
    3. masculine gender (f(आ). only fg-veda iv, 3, 6; neuter gender MBh. i, 7944) a sort of subordinate or side-altar (generally a heap of earth covered with sand on which the fire is placed, and of which 8 are enumerated, viz. besides the आग्नीध्रीय [in the A1gni1dhra आग्नीध्र] those in the Sadas सदस् [see sub voce, the word in the Sanskrit order] belonging to the होतृ, the मैत्रा-वरुण or प्र-शस्तृ, the ब्राह्मणाच्छंसिन्, the पोतृ, नेष्टृ and अच्छा-वाक; and the मार्जालीय) Breton S3rS. etc. (confer, compare कॢप्त-) etc.
    4. masculine gender Name of Us3anas उशनस् id est the planet Venus Lexicographers (confer, compare धिषण)
    5. neuter gender site, place, abode, region, house MBh. Ka1v. Pur. etc.
    6. neuter gender the seat of a god id est a quarter of the sky VP.
    7. neuter gender star, asterism (looking like the fire on the side altars) Var.
    8. neuter gender the orb of an asterism (on which its light seems to centre) MBh. VP.
    9. neuter gender power, strength Lexicographers
    10. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective placed upon a mound of earth serving as an altar AV. Breton etc.
    11. masculine gender (with or scilicet अग्नि) a fire so placed VS. TS. etc.
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  2. अकुण्ठधिष्ण्यakuṇṭhadhiṣṇyan. an eternal abode, heaven.

    neuter gender an eternal abode, heaven.

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  3. अध्वरधिष्ण्यadhvaradhiṣṇyam. a second altar at the Soma सोम sacrifice S3Br.

    masculine gender a second altar at the Soma सोम sacrifice S3Br.

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  4. उरुधिष्ण्यurudhiṣṇyam. "exceedingly full of thoughts", N. of a sage in the eleventh Manv-antara मन्व्-अन्तर .

    masculine gender "exceedingly full of thoughts", Name of a sage in the eleventh Manv-antara मन्व्-अन्तर .

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  5. एकधिष्ण्यekadhiṣṇyamfn. having the same place for the sacred fire S3Br. iv.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective having the same place for the sacred fire S3Br. iv.

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  6. चारुधिष्ण्यcārudhiṣṇyam. N. of one of the 7 R2ishis ऋषि s in the 11th Manv-antara मन्व्-अन्तर Hariv. (v.l. for उरु-).

    masculine gender Name of one of the 7 R2ishis ऋषि s in the 11th Manv-antara मन्व्-अन्तर Hariv. (varia lectio for उरु-).

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  7. देवधिष्ण्यdevadhiṣṇyan. seat (i .e. chariot) of a god BhP.
    1. neuter gender seat (i .e. chariot) of a god BhP.
    2. neuter gender bdellium Lexicographers
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  8. धिष्ण्यपdhiṣṇyapam. the guardian of a quarter of the sky BhP.

    masculine gender the guardian of a quarter of the sky BhP.

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