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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. नभसnabhasaa.Vapoury, misty.

    Vapoury, misty.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -सः

      1. The sky.
      2. The rainy season.
      3. The ocean.
    Source: ApteApte entry
  2. नभसंगमnabhasaṃgamaA bird.

    A bird.

    Source: ApteApte entry
  3. नभस्nabhasn.The sky, atmosphere; R.5.29; नभश्च पृथिवीं चैव तुमुलो व्यनुनादयन् Bg.1.19; वनान्तरे तोयमिति प्रधाविता…

    [नह्यते मेधैः नह्-असुन् भश्चान्तादेशः; Compare Uṇ. 4.21]

    1. The sky, atmosphere; R.5.29; नभश्च पृथिवीं चैव तुमुलो व्यनुनादयन् Bg.1.19; वनान्तरे तोयमिति प्रधाविता निरीक्ष्य भिन्नाञ्जनसंनिभं नभः Ṛs.1.11.
    2. A cloud.
    3. Fog, vapour.
    4. Water.
    5. Period of life, age. -Masculine
    6. The rains or rainy season.
    7. The nose, smell.
    8. Name of the month of Śrāvaṇa (corresponding to JulyAugust), (said to be Neuter also in this sense); प्रत्यासन्ने नभसि दयिताजीवितालम्बनार्थी Me.4; R.12.29;17.41;18.6; Name9.84; श्रावणे तु स्यान्नभाः श्रावणिकश्च सः Ak.; पञ्चमोऽयं तु संप्राप्तः नभाः श्यामनभाः शुभः Śiva. B.26.57.
    9. The fibres in the root of the lotus.
    10. A spitting-pot. (Dual) Both the worlds, heaven and earth.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -अम्बुपः the Chātaka bird.

    • -केतनः, -पान्थः the sun,-क्रान्तिन् Masculine a lion.

    • -ग Adjective going in the sky (as a star, god, bird etc.).

    • -गजः a cloud.

    • -गति Feminine soaring, flying.

    • -चक्षुस् Masculine the sun.

    • -चमसः

      1. the moon.
      2. magic.

    • -चर

      1. Adjective moving in the sky; निकामतप्ता विविधेन वह्निना नभश्चरेणेन्धनसंभृतेन सा Ku.5.23.
      2. (रः) a god or demi-god; नभश्चरैर्गीतयशाः स लेभे R.18.6.
      3. a bird.

    • -तलम्

      1. the atmosphere.
      2. the lower region of the sky; (लेभे) नभस्तलश्यामतनुं तनूजम् R.18.6.

    • -दुहः a cloud.

    • -दृष्टि

      1. Adjective
      2. blind.
      3. looking towards the sky.

    • -द्वीपः, -धूमः a cloud.

    • -नदी the celestial Ganges.

    • -प्राणः wind.

    • -मणिः the sun.

    • -मण्डलम् the firmament the atmosphere; नेदं नभोमण्डलमम्बुराशिः S. D.1. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedदीप. the moon.

    • -योनिः an epithet of Śiva.

    • -रजस् Neuter darkness.

    • -रूप Adjective gloomy, dark.

    • -रेणुः Feminine fog-mist.

    • -लयः smoke.

    • -लिह् Adjective licking the sky, lofty, very high; Compare अलिह.

    • -वटः atmosphere.

    • -वीथी the sun's path.

    • -श्वासः wind.

    • -सद्

      1. Masculine
      2. a bird.
      3. a star. < b>-3 a god; अतीनिपज्ञान- निधिर्नभःसदः Śi.1.11.

    • -सरित्

      1. Feminine
      2. the milky way.
      3. the celestial Ganges.

    • -स्थलः an epithet of Śiva.

    • -स्थली the sky.

    • -स्पृश् Adjective reaching the sky, lofty.

    Source: ApteApte entry

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. नभसnabhasamfn. vapoury, misty AV.
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective vapoury, misty AV.
    2. masculine gender sky, atmosphere Lexicographers
    3. masculine gender the rainy season Lexicographers
    4. masculine gender the ocean Lexicographers
    5. masculine gender Name of a R2ishi ऋषि of the 10th Manv-antara मन्व्-अन्तर Hariv.
    6. masculine gender of a Da1nava दानव ibidem (varia lectio रभस and रश्मिस)
    7. masculine gender of a son of Nala नल, VP.
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  2. अभिनभस्abhinabhasind. towards the sky.

    indeclinable towards the sky.

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  3. ऊर्ध्वनभस्ūrdhvanabhasmfn. being above the clouds VS. vi, 16.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective being a reference to some preceeding word (not necessarily in the same page) the clouds VS. vi, 16.

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  4. चर्मरत्नभस्त्रिकाcarmaratnabhastrikāf. id., 199.

    feminine the same, 199.

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  5. नभसंगमnabhasaṃgamam., "sky-goer", a bird L.

    masculine gender, "sky-goer", a bird Lexicographers

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  6. नभस्nabhasn. (cf. नभ) mist, clouds, vapour (esp. of the Soma सोम) RV. AV. S3Br.
    1. neuter gender (confer, compare नभ) mist, clouds, vapour (especially of the Soma सोम) fg-veda AV. S3Br.
    2. neuter gender the sky or atmosphere (dual number heaven and earth AV.) MBh. Ka1v. etc.
    3. neuter gender ether (as an element) BhP.
    4. masculine gender (Lexicographers) Name of a month in the rainy season (Equivalent to श्रावण, July-August) S3Br. Ragh. Sus3r.
    5. masculine gender the sun Naigh. i, 4
    6. masculine gender period of life, age Lexicographers
    7. masculine gender clouds, rainy season Lexicographers
    8. masculine gender the nose or smell (Equivalent to घ्राण) Lexicographers
    9. masculine gender a rope made of lotus fibres Lexicographers
    10. masculine gender a spitting-pot Lexicographers
    11. masculine gender Name of a prince (son of Nala नल and father of Pun2d2ari1ka पुण्डरीक) Ragh. VP. [confer, compare Greek νέφος, νεφέλη; Latin ne8bula; Slavonic or Slavonian nebo; German ne0bul, ne0bel, Nebel; Anglo-Saxon nifol, "dark."]
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. नभस्nabhas[nábh-as] n. [bursting forth], cloud; mist, vapour; fragrance (of Soma); atmo sphere, sky; Srâvana, the first…

    [nábh-as] neuter [bursting forth], cloud; mist, vapour; fragrance (of Soma); atmo sphere, sky; Srâvana, the first rainy month (July-August); masculine noun of a son of Nala.

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