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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. पुंस्puṃs1 U. [पुंसयति-ते]
    1. 1 Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada) पुंसयति-ते
    2. To crush, grind.
    3. To pain, trouble, punish.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • पुंस् puṃs, Masculine

      1. पाति पा-पालने डुमसुन् Uṇ.4.177 (Nominative पुमान्, पुमांसौ, पुमांसः; Instr. Dual पुंभ्यां; Vocative Singular पुमन्)
      2. A male, male being; पुंसि विश्वसिति कुत्र कुमारी Name5.11.
      3. A man, human being; यस्यार्थाः स पुमाँल्लोके H.1.
      4. Man, mankind, people; वन्द्यैः पुंसां रघुपतिपदैः Me.12.
      5. A servant, an attendant.
      6. A word in the masculine gender.
      7. The masculine gender; पुंसि वा हरिचन्दनम् Ak.
      8. The soul.
      9. A living being; जन्म त्वात्मतया पुंसः सर्वभावेन भूरिदः Bhāg.11.22.4.
      10. A kind of Naraka; अपत्यमस्मि ते पुंसस्त्राणात् पुत्र इति स्मृतः Mb.14.9.63.
    • -अनुज Adjective (पुंसानुज) having an elder brother.

    • -अनुजा (पुमनुजा) a girl born after the male child; id est, that is a girl having an elder brother.

    • -अपत्यम् (पुमपत्यम्) a male child.

    • -अर्थः

      1. (पुमर्थः) the aim of man.
      2. any one of the four ends of human existence; id est, that is धर्म, अर्थ, काम and मोक्ष; see पुरुषार्थ.
    • -आख्या (पुमाख्या) a designation of a male being.

    • -आचारः (पुमाचारः) a usage of men.

    • -कटिः Feminine a man's hip.

    • -कामा a woman wishing for a husband; ParasmaipadaVIII.3.6. Kāśi.

    • -कोकिलः a male cuckoo; चूताङ्कुरास्वादकषायकण्ठः पुंस्कोकिलो यन्मधुरं चुकूज Ku.3.32.

    • -खेटः (पुंखेटः) a male plant.

    • -गवः

      1. (पुंगवः) a bull. an ox.
      2. (at the end of comp.) chief, best, most excellent, distinguished or pre-eminent of any class; वाल्मीकिर्मुनिपुंगवः Rām.; so गजपुंगवः Bh. 2.31, नरपुंगवः etc. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedकेतुः an epithet of Śiva; स्विन्नाङ्गुलिः पुंगवकेतुरासीत् Ku.7.77.
    • -चलः (पुंश्चलः) an adulterer.

    • -चली (पुंश्चली) a harlot, an unchaste woman; Y.1.162. Ms.4.22; अहो को वेद भुवने दुर्ज्ञेयं पुंश्चलीमनः । पुंश्चल्यां यो हि विश्वस्तो विधिना स विडम्बितः ॥ Brav. Parasmaipada

    • -चलीयः ; (पुंश्चलीयः) the son of a harlot.

    • -चलू Feminine (पुंश्चलू) Vedic a harlot.

    • -चिह्नम् (पुंश्चिह्नम्) the characteristic of a male, the membrum virile.

    • -जन्मन् (पुंजन्मन्) Neuter the birth of a male child. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedकरः, denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedदः, denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedयोगः a constellation under which male children are born.

    • -दासः (पुंदासः) a male slave.

    • -ध्वजः

      1. (पुंध्वजः) the male of any species of animal.
      2. a mouse -नक्षत्रम् (पुंनक्षत्रम्) a male asterism.
      3. an asterism under which male children are born.
    • -नागः

      1. (पुंनागः) 'an elephant among men', a distinguished man.
      2. a white elephant.
      3. a white lotus.
      4. nutmeg.
      5. Name of a tree called नागकेशर; R.4.57.
      6. Name of a tree (Marâthî उंडीण); Mb. 1.63.43; Bhāg.8.2.18.
    • -नाटः, -डः (पुंनाटः, -डः) Name of a tree.

    • -नामधेयः (पुंनामधेयः) a male.

    • -नामन्

      1. (पुंनामन्) Adjective holding a masculine name. (-Masculine)
      2. the tree called पुंनाग.
    • -पुत्रः a male child; ParasmaipadaVIII.3.6. Kāśi.

    • -प्रजननम् the male organ of generation.

    • -भावः (पुंभावः) manhood, masculine gender.

    • -भूमन् (पुंभूमन्)Masculine a word of the masculine gender used only in the plural number; दाराः पुंभूम्नि चाक्षताः Ak.

    • -योगः

      1. (पुंयोगः) cohabitation with or relation to a man; ParasmaipadaIV.1.48.
      2. reference to a male or husband; पुंयोगे क्षत्रियी.
    • -रत्नम् (पुंरत्नम्) an excellent man.

    • -राशिः (पुंराशिः) a male sign of the zodiac.

    • -रूपम् (पुंरूपम्) the form of a man.

    • -लक्षणम् manliness.

    • -लिङ्ग

      1. Adjective (पुंलिङ्ग) of the masculine gender, masculine.
      2. (ङ्गम्) masculine gender.
      3. virility, manhood.
      4. the male organ.
    • -वत्सः (पुंवत्सः) a bull-calf.

    • -वृषः (पुंवृषः) the musk-rat.

    • -वेष Adjective (पुंवेष) dressed like a male, clad in male attire.

    • -सवन

      1. (पुंसवन) Adjective causing the birth of a male child. (-नम्) the first of the purificatory Saṁskāras: it is a ceremony performed on woman's perceiving the first signs of a living conception, with a view to the birth of a son; यथाक्रमं पुंसवनादिकाः क्रियाः (व्यधत्त) R.3.1.
      2. fœtus; यस्मिन् प्रविष्टेऽसुरवधूनां प्रायः पुंसवनानि भयादेव स्रवन्ति पतन्ति च Bhāg.5.24.15.
      3. the time after a woman's courses; तपस्तप्त्वा व्रतपरा स्नाता पुंसवने शुचिः, उपचक्राम भर्तारम् Mb.1.31.25.
      4. milk.

    In the Gita2·622·71

    ध्यायतो विषयान्पुंसः संगस्तेषूपजायते ।

    dhyāyato viṣayānpuṁsaḥ saṅgasteṣūpajāyate, — In him whose mind dwells on the objects of sense with absorbing interest, attachment to them is formed; from attachment arises desire; from desire… 2·62
    • पुंसःpuṁsaḥgenitive singular of the masculine noun puṁs (a man).
    • पुमान्‌pumānnominative singular of the masculine noun puṁs (man).
  2. अपुंस्काapuṃskāf.A woman without a husband; नापुंस्कासीति मे मतिः Bk.5.7.

    A woman without a husband; नापुंस्कासीति मे मतिः Bk.5.7.

  3. अपुंस्त्वम्apuṃstvamThe state of a eunuch, impotent state.

    The state of a eunuch, impotent state.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. पुंस्puṃscl.10. पुंसयति, to crush, grind Dha1tup. xxxii, 94 (Nom. fr. next?) .
    1. class10. पुंसयति, to crush, grind Dha1tup. xxxii, 94 (Nominal verb from next?) .
    2. masculine gender (the strong cases from पुमान्स् [confer, compare Pa1n2. 7-1, 89]; sg. nominative case प्/उमान्; vocative case प्/उमस् or प्/उमन्; accusative प्/उमांसम्; dual number nominative case प्/उमांसौ; plural nominative case प्/उमांसस् [irreg. पुंसस् MBh. iii, 13825]; the weak from पुंस् [exempli gratia, 'for example' sg. instrumental case पुंस्/आ; locative case पुंस्/इ accusative plural पुंस्/अस्], which loses its स् before consonants [exempli gratia, 'for example' instrumental case plural पुम्-भ्/इस्; locative case plural पुंस्/उ]; for पुंस्, in the beginning of a compound see Pa1n2. 8-3, 6) a man, a male being fg-veda etc.
    3. masculine gender (in gram.) a masculine (word) S3Br. Pa1n2. Vop.
    4. masculine gender a human being MBh. Ka1v. etc.
    5. masculine gender a servant, attendant BhP.
    6. masculine gender the soul, spirit, spirit of man (Equivalent to पुरुष; with पर or परम, the Supreme Spirit, Soul of the Universe, Vishn2u विष्णु) KapS. Tattvas. Sa1m2khyak. MBh. Pur. Katha1s.
  2. अनियतपुंस्काaniyatapuṃskāf. "having no fixed husband", a woman unchaste in conduct.

    feminine "having no fixed husband", a woman unchaste in conduct.

  3. अपुंस्apuṃs(nom. -पुमान्) m. not a man, a eunuch Mn. iii, 49, &c.

    (nominative case -पुमान्) masculine gender not a man, a eunuch Mn. iii, 49, etc.

  4. अपुंस्काapuṃskāf. without a husband Bhat2t2.

    feminine without a husband Bhat2t2.

  5. अपुंस्त्वapuṃstvan. the state of a eunuch.

    neuter gender the state of a eunuch.

  6. उक्तपुंस्कuktapuṃskaa (feminine or neuter) word of which also a masculine is mentioned or exists (and whose meaning only differs…

    a (feminine or neuter) word of which also a masculine is mentioned or exists (and whose meaning only differs from that of the masculine by the notion of gender; exempli gratia, 'for example' the word गङ्गा is not उक्त-पुंस्क, whereas such words as शुभ्र and ग्राम-णी are so; confer, compare भाषित-पुंस्क) Vop. iv, 8.

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. अपुंस्apuṃs[a-pums] m. no man, eunuch; -tva, n. abst. n.

    [a-pums] masculine no man, eunuch; -tva, neuter abstract neuter