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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. निपुणnipuṇaa.Clever, sharp, shrewd, skilful; वयस्य निसर्गनिपुणाः स्त्रियः M.3.
    1. Clever, sharp, shrewd, skilful; वयस्य निसर्गनिपुणाः स्त्रियः M.3.
    2. Proficient or skilled in, conversant or familiar with (with Locative or Instrumental); वाचि निपुणः; वाचा निपुणः.
    3. Experienced.
    4. Kindly or friendly towards.
    5. Acute, fine, delicate, minute, sharp.
    6. Complete, perfect, accurate.
    7. Absolute; प्रसन्ननिपुणेन Bhāg.5.4.5.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -णम् Skill, proficiency; न चास्य कश्चिन्निपुणेन धातुरवैति जन्तुः कुमनीष ऊतीः Bhāg.1.3.37.

    • -णम्

      1. Indeclinable or निपुणेन
      2. Skilfully, cleverly.
      3. Perfectly, completely, totally,
      4. Exactly, carefully, accurately, minutely; निपुणमन्विष्यन्नुपलब्धवान् Dk.59; निपुणमनुपाल्या हि शिशवः Mv.5.14.
      5. In a delicate manner.

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. निपुणnipuṇa[ni-puna] a. skilful, adroit, clever, conversant (with lc., inf., or --˚); suitable for, capable of (--˚)…

    [ni-puna] adjective skilful, adroit, clever, conversant (with locative, infinitive, or --˚); suitable for, capable of (--˚); perfect, complete: -m, adverb, -ial, -ially cleverly; delicately; absolutely, completely; exactly, thoroughly, carefully; -taram, adverb, -ial, -ially the same; -tâ, feminine; also equal for skill, cleverness; carefulness: instrumental carefully.

  2. अनिपुणanipuṇa[a-nipuna] a. unskilful; tactless.

    [a-nipuna] adjective unskilful; tactless.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. निपुणnipuṇamf(आ)n. (said to be from a √पुण्), clever, adroit, skilful, sharp, acute Mn. MBh. Sus3r. Ka1v. &c.
    1. mf(आ)neuter gender (said to be from a √पुण्), clever, adroit, skilful, sharp, acute Mn. MBh. Sus3r. Ka1v. etc.
    2. mf(आ)neuter gender skilled in, conversant with, capable of (mostly compound [confer, compare Pa1n2. 2-1, 31 and gaRa शौण्डा*दि]; but also infin. [Ka1v.] locative case [Var.] genitive case [Vop. v, 29] or instrumental case [Pa1n2. 2-1, 31])
    3. mf(आ)neuter gender kind or friendly towards (locative case or प्रति Pa1n2. 2-3, 43)
    4. mf(आ)neuter gender delicate, tender Ja1takam.
    5. mf(आ)neuter gender perfect, complete, absolute (as purity, devotion etc.) Mn. BhP.
    6. mf(आ)neuter gender completely, perfectly, absolutely, exactly, precisely R. (also निपुण in the beginning of a compound Pa1n2. 6-2, 24, and that the rest of a word is to be suppliedणेन MBh. BhP.)
  2. अतिनिपुणatinipuṇamfn. very skilful.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective very skilful.

  3. अनिपुणanipuṇamf(आ)n. unskilled, not clever or conversant.

    mf(आ)neuter gender unskilled, not clever or conversant.

  4. अपर्वभङ्गनिपुणaparvabhaṅganipuṇamfn. skilled in breaking a passage where there is no joint (i.e. where there is no possibility of bending)…

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective skilled in breaking a passage where there is no joint (id est where there is no possibility of bending) Ka1m.

  5. कुमारनिपुणkumāranipuṇamfn. = -कुशल g. श्रमणा*दि .

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective Equivalent to -कुशल gaRa श्रमणा*दि .

  6. निपुणतरnipuṇataramfn. more clever or perfect &c.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective more clever or perfect etc.

  7. निपुणतरम्nipuṇataramind. = next Pan5c.

    indeclinable Equivalent to next Pan5c.