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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

धेनुdhenuf.A cow, milch-cow; धेनुं धीराः सूनृतां वाचमाहुः U.5.31.
[धयति सुतान्, धीयते वत्सैर्वा, धे-नु इच्च Tv.]
1. A cow, milch-cow; धेनुं धीराः सूनृतां वाचमाहुः Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)5.31.
2. The female of a species (affixed to the names of other animals in this sense); as खड्गधेनुः, वडवधेनुः etc.
3. The earth. (Sometimes at the end of comp. धेनु forms a diminutive; as असिधेनुः, खड्गधेनुः).
4. Any offering or present to Brāhmaṇa instead of or in the shape of a cow such as गुडधेनु, घृतधेनु, तिलधेनु, जलधेनु, क्षीरधेनु, मधुधेनु, शर्कराधेनु, दधिधेनु, रसधेनु, स्वरूपधेनु; Matsya Parasmaipada
5. A mare; यथा धेनुः किशोरेण MS.7.4.7. (तद्यथा कृष्णकिशोरा धेनुरिति । यद्यपि धेनुशब्दो गोधेन्वां दृष्टप्रवृत्तिस्तथाप्यभि- धानसामान्यादश्वधेन्वामपि भागीति किशोरेण लिङ्गेन अश्वधेन्वां विज्ञायते । ŚB.).
Derived forms and compounds
- -दक्षिण Adjective (a sacrifice) whereat a cow is given as a fee.
- -दुग्धम्
  
  cow's milk.
  
  a kind of gourd (Marâthî चिबुड).
- -मक्षिका a gadfly.
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अतिधेनुatidhenua.Distinguished for his cows (P.I.4.3. comm.).

Distinguished for his cows (ParasmaipadaI.4.3. comm.).

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अधेनुadhenua.

[न. त.] (A cow) not yielding milk. अधेनुं दस्रा स्तर्थं विषक्ताम् Rv.1.117.2; not nourishing अधेन्वा चरति मायया Rv.1.71.5.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

धेनुdhenu[dhe-nú] a. yielding milk; f. milch cow, cow; fig. earth: pl. milk.

[dhe-nú] adjective yielding milk; feminine; also equal for milch cow, cow; figurative, -ly earth: plural milk.

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अधेनुadhenu[a-dhenu] f. cow giving no milk; a. barren.

[a-dhenu] feminine; also equal for cow giving no milk; adjective barren.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

धेनुdhenumfn. milch, yielding or giving milk
1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective milch, yielding or giving milk
2. feminine a milch cow or any cow fg-veda etc. (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' of names of animals also denoting the female of any species of खड्ग-, गो-, वडव-)
3. feminine any offering or present to Bra1hmans Brahmans instead or in the shape of a cow (mostly in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' [confer, compare घृत-, जल-, तिल- etc.], where it also forms diminutives; confer, compare असि-, खड्ग-)
4. feminine metaph. Equivalent to the earth MBh. xiii, 3165
5. feminine plural any beverage made of milk fg-veda iv, 22, 6 etc.
6. neuter gender Name of a Sa1man सामन् A1rshBr. (also मरुतां ध्that the rest of a word is to be supplied and धेनु-पयसी dual number)
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अतिधेनुatidhenumfn. distinguished for his cows Pa1n2. 1-4, 3, Comm.,

masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective distinguished for his cows Pa1n2. 1-4, 3, commentator or commentary,

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अधेनुadhenumfn. yielding no milk RV. i, 117, 20 AV.
1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective yielding no milk fg-veda i, 117, 20 AV.
2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective not nourishing fg-veda x, 71, 5.
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असिधेनुasidhenuf. a (small) knife Das3. Katha1s.

feminine a (small) knife Das3. Katha1s.

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असिधेनुकाasidhenukāf. id. Katha1s.

feminine the same Katha1s.

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