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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. निद्राnidrā2 P. To fall asleep, sleep.

    2 Parasmaipada To fall asleep, sleep.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • निद्रा nidrā

      1. 1 Sleep, sleepiness; प्रच्छायसुलभनिद्रा दिवसाः Ś.1.3; निद्रामुद्रां क्षिपन् Māl.2.12.
      2. Sloth; निद्रां च प्रतिभां चैव ज्ञानाभ्यासेन तत्त्ववित् (निवर्तयेत्) Mb.12.274.7.
      3. Shutting, budding state.

    • -अन्ध Adjective dead, fast asleep.

    • -अलस Adjective dull or languid with drowsiness, fast asleep; निद्रालसा बर्हिणः V.3.2.

    • -दरिद्र Adjective suffering from want of sleep.

    • -भङ्गः awaking.

    • -वृक्षः darkness.

    • -सजननम् phlegm, phlegmatic humour.

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  2. अतिनिद्राatinidrāExcessive sleeping.

    Excessive sleeping.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -द्र

      1. Adjective
      2. Given to excessive sleep.
      3. Without sleep, sleepless.

    • -द्रम् Indeclinable Past sleeping time (निद्रा सम्प्रति न युज्यते).

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. निद्राnidrā[ni-drấ] f. sleep; sleepiness: -m tyag, blossom (of flowers); -kara, a. soporific, - ͜ âgama, m. drowsiness…

    [ni-drấ] feminine; also equal for sleep; sleepiness: -m tyag, blossom (of flowers); -kara, adjective soporific, - ͜ âgama, masculine drowsiness, -daridra, adjective suffer ing from sleeplessness: î-kri, deprive of sleep.

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  2. अनिद्राanidrā[a-nidrâ] f. sleeplessness.

    [a-nidrâ] feminine; also equal for sleeplessness.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. निद्राnidrāf. sleep, slumber, sleepiness, sloth RV. MBh. Ka1v. &c.
    1. feminine sleep, slumber, sleepiness, sloth fg-veda MBh. Ka1v. etc.
    2. feminine the budding state of a flower (hence that the rest of a word is to be suppliedद्रां-√त्यज्, to bloom) S3a1rn3gP.
    3. feminine a mystic. Name of the letter भ् Up.
    4. (or √द्रै) Parasmaipada Atmane-pada -द्रायति, that the rest of a word is to be suppliedते (-द्राति S3a1ntis3.; perfect tense -दद्रौ Naish.), to fall asleep, sleep, slumber S3Br. MBh. Ka1v. etc.
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  2. अतिनिद्राatinidrāf. excessive sleep

    feminine excessive sleep

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  3. अनिद्राanidrāf. sleeplessness.

    feminine sleeplessness.

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  4. काकनिद्राkākanidrāf. "crow's sleep", light slumber (easily broken).

    feminine "crow's sleep", light slumber (easily broken).

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  5. दिवानिद्राdivānidrāf. sleeping by day.

    feminine sleeping by day.

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  6. दीर्घनिद्राdīrghanidrāf. l long sleep Ragh. xii, 81
    1. feminine l long sleep Ragh. xii, 81
    2. feminine death Hcar.
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