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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. धेनdhenaThe ocean.

    [धयन्ति एनं धे-नन् इच्च]

    1. The ocean.
    2. A male river (नद).

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -ना

      1. A river.
      2. Speech.
      3. A milch cow (Vedic)
  2. अतिधेनुatidhenua.Distinguished for his cows (P.I.4.3. comm.).

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

  3. 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.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. धेनdhenam. the ocean or a river L.

    masculine gender the ocean or a river Lexicographers

  2. 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,

  3. 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.
  4. अर्धेन्दुardhendum. (-अर्ध-चन्द्र above) a half moon or crescent Naish.
    1. masculine gender (-अर्ध-चन्द्र a reference to some preceeding word (not necessarily in the same page)) a half moon or crescent Naish.
    2. masculine gender the semicircular impression of a finger nail Lexicographers
    3. masculine gender an arrow with a crescent-shaped head Lexicographers
    4. masculine gender the hand expanded in a semicircular from like a claw Lexicographers
    5. masculine gender the constellation also called अर्धचन्द्र (quod vide) VarBr2S.
  5. अर्धेन्दुमौलिardhendumaulim. "whose diadem is a half-moon", S3iva शिव Megh. Ba1lar.

    masculine gender "whose diadem is a half-moon", S3iva शिव Megh. Ba1lar.

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. अधेनुadhenu[a-dhenu] f. cow giving no milk; a. barren.

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

  2. अर्धेन्दुमौलिardhendumauli[ardha ͜ indu-mauli] m. (crescent-crested), ep. of Siva.

    [ardha ͜ indu-mauli] masculine (crescent-crested), epithet of Siva.