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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. पिशुनpiśunaa.(a) Indicating, manifesting, evincing, displaying, indicative of; शत्रूनामनिशं विनाशपिशुनः Śi.1.75…

    [पिश्-उनच् किच्च; Uṇ.3.55]

    1. (a) Indicating, manifesting, evincing, displaying, indicative of; शत्रूनामनिशं विनाशपिशुनः Śi.1.75; तुल्यानुरागपिशुनम् V.2.14; R.1.53; Amaru.97. (b) Memorable for, commemorating; क्षेत्रं क्षत्रप्रधनपिशुनं कौरवं तद् भजेथाः Me.48.
    2. Slanderous, back-biting, calumniating; पिशुनजनं खलु बिभ्रति क्षितीन्द्राः Bv.1.74.
    3. Betraying, treacherous.
    4. Harsh, cruel, unkind.
    5. Wicked, malicious; malignant.
    6. Low, vile, contemptible; of a wicked person; पिशुनं भोजनं भुङ्क्ते ब्रह्महत्यासमं विदुः Mb.13.136.16.
    7. Foolish, stupid.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -नः

      1. A slanderer, back-biter, tale-bearer, base informer, traitor, calumniator; वरं प्राणत्यागो न च पिशुन- वाक्येष्वभिरुचिः; H.1.116; Pt.1.34; Ms.3.161; पिशुनता यद्यस्ति किं पातकैः Bh.1.55.
      2. Cotton.
      3. An epithet of Nārada.
      4. A crow.
      5. Name of a goblin (said to be dangerous to pregnant women).
      6. Name of a writer on अर्थशास्त्र mentioned by Kauṭilya in connection with राज- पुत्ररक्षण; Kau. Atmanepada 1.17.

    • -नम्

      1. Betraying.
      2. Saffron.

    • -वचनम्, -वाक्यम्, -वादः slander, detraction, calumny.

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  2. पिशुनयतिpiśunayatiDen. P. To indicate, show; पिशुनयति रथस्ते शीकरक्लिन्ननेमिः Ś.7.7.

    Denominative Parasmaipada To indicate, show; पिशुनयति रथस्ते शीकरक्लिन्ननेमिः Ś.7.7.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. पिशुनpiśuna[pís-una] a. backbiting, detracting, slanderous, calumnious (person, speech); treacherous; malignant…

    [pís-una] adjective backbiting, detracting, slanderous, calumnious (person, speech); treacherous; malignant, mischievous, insi dious; wicked, base, vile; --˚, betraying, in dicative of; masculine backbiter; tale-bearer, in former, betrayer; noun of a minister of Dush yanta: -tâ, feminine; also equal for backbiting, sycophancy; -vak ana, neuter calumnious speech, detraction, slan derivative

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  2. अतिपिशुनatipiśuna[ati-pisuna] a. very base, very malignant.

    [ati-pisuna] adjective very base, very malignant.

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  3. पिशुनयpiśunaya[pisuna-ya] den. P. betray, mani fest: pp. ita.

    [pisuna-ya] denominative Parasmaipada betray, mani fest: perfect passive participle ita.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. पिशुनpiśunamfn. back-biting, slanderous, calumnious, treacherous, malignant, base, wicked
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective back-biting, slanderous, calumnious, treacherous, malignant, base, wicked
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective a backbiter, informer, betrayer fg-veda etc.
    3. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound') showing, betraying, manifesting, telling of, memorable for Ka1lid. Katha1s. Pur.
    4. masculine gender cotton Lexicographers
    5. masculine gender a crow Lexicographers
    6. masculine gender Name of Na1rada नारद
    7. masculine gender of a goblin dangerous to pregnant women Ma1rkP.
    8. masculine gender of a Bra1hman Brahman Hariv.
    9. masculine gender of a minister of Dushyanta दुष्यन्त S3ak.
    10. neuter gender informing against, betraying MBh.
    11. neuter gender saffron Lexicographers
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  2. अपिशुनapiśunamfn. unmalicious, upright, honest.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective unmalicious, upright, honest.

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  3. पिशुनताpiśunatāf. slander, scandal, detraction Bhartr2.

    feminine slander, scandal, detraction Bhartr2.

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  4. पिशुनयpiśunayaNom. P. ˚यति, to betray, manifest, show, indicate S3ak. Ratna7v.

    Nominal verb Parasmaipada that the rest of a word is to be suppliedयति, to betray, manifest, show, indicate S3ak. Ratna7v.

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  5. पिशुनवचनpiśunavacanan. (W.)

    neuter gender (W.)

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