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Results for निकृन्तन

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Apte Dictionary

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

निकृन्तनnikṛntanaa.(-नी f.) Cutting down, destroying; विरहि- निकृन्तनकुन्तमुखाकृतिकेतकिदन्तुरिताशे (वसन्ते) Gīt.11.
(-नी Feminine) Cutting down, destroying; विरहि- निकृन्तनकुन्तमुखाकृतिकेतकिदन्तुरिताशे (वसन्ते) Gīt.11.
Derived forms and compounds
- -नम्
  
  Cutting, cutting off, destruction.
  
  An instrument for cutting; एकेन नखनिकृन्तनेन सर्वं कार्ष्णायसं विज्ञातं स्यात् Ś. B.
  
  Name of a hell.
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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

निकृन्तनnikṛntanamf(ई)n. cutting down or off, destroying (ifc.) MBh. R.
1. mf(ई)neuter gender cutting down or off, destroying (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound') MBh. R.
2. masculine gender Name of a hell Ma1rkP.
3. neuter gender cutting, cutting off (hair, the neck etc.) Ka1tyS3r. MBh.
4. neuter gender massacring, destruction (of enemies) MBh.
5. neuter gender an instrument for cutting (confer, compare नख-).
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नखनिकृन्तनnakhanikṛntanam. or n. n nail-scissors ChUp.

masculine gender or neuter gender n nail-scissors ChUp.

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मूलनिकृन्तनmūlanikṛntanamf(ई)n. "cutting away the roots", utterly destroying Pan5car.

mf(ई)neuter gender "cutting away the roots", utterly destroying Pan5car.

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विनिकृन्तनvinikṛntanamfn. cutting in pieces, hewing down ib.

masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective cutting in pieces, hewing down ibidem

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