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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. बकbaka1 The Indian crane; न प्रयत्नशतेनापि शुकवत् पाठ्यते बकः H.
    1. 1 The Indian crane; न प्रयत्नशतेनापि शुकवत् पाठ्यते बकः H.
    2. A cheat, rogue, hypocrite (the crane being a very cunning bird that knows well how to draw others into its clutches).
    3. Name of a demon killed by Bhīma.
    4. Name of another demon killed by Kṛiṣṇa.
    5. Name of Kubera.
    6. An apparatus for subliming metals or minerals.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -की

      1. Equivalent to पूतना quod vide, which see अहो बकी यं स्तनकालकूटं जिघांस- यापाययदप्यसाध्वी Bhāg.3.2.23.
      2. A female crane.

    • -चरः, -वृत्तिः, -व्रतचरः, -व्रतिकः, -व्रतिन् Masculine 'acting like a crane', a false devotee, religious hypocrite; अधोदृष्टिर्नैष्कृतिकः स्वार्थसाधनतत्परः । शठो मिथ्याविनीतश्च बकव्रतचरो द्विजः ॥ Ms.4.196.

    • -चिञ्चिका, -चिञ्ची a kind of fish.

    • -जित्

      1. Masculine, -निषूदनः epithets of
      2. Bhīma.
      3. of Kṛiṣṇa.

    • -धूपः a kind of perfume.

    • -पञ्चकम् the last five days of the bright half of the month of Kārtika (during which even the heron no fish).

    • -यन्त्रम् a kind of retort.

    • -व्रतम् 'crane-like conduct', hypocrisy; ये बकव्रतिनो विप्राः Ms.4.197; see also 196 (बकव्रतचर).

    • -सहवासिन् a lotus flower; Kuval.

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  2. अम्बकम्ambakam1 An eye (in त्र्यम्बक).
    1. 1 An eye (in त्र्यम्बक).
    2. A father.
    3. Copper.
    Source: ApteApte entry
  3. अवलम्बकavalambakaA perpendicular, -कम् N. of a meter.

    A perpendicular, -कम् Name of a meter.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. बकbaka[baka] m. a kind of heron (Ardea nivea: regarded as a type of circumspection as well as roguery and…

    [baka] masculine a kind of heron (Ardea nivea: regarded as a type of circumspection as well as roguery and hypocrisy); rogue, cheat; hypocrite; noun: -kakkha, masculine Heron-bank, noun of a locality; -mûrkha, masculine fool of a heron.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. बकbakam. (also written वक) a kind of heron or crane, Ardea Nivea (often fig. = a hypocrite, cheat, rogue, the crane…
    1. masculine gender (also written वक) a kind of heron or crane, Ardea Nivea (often figuratively Equivalent to a hypocrite, cheat, rogue, the crane being regarded as a bird of great cunning and deceit as well as circumspection) Mn. MBh. etc.
    2. masculine gender Sesbana Grandiflora Lexicographers
    3. masculine gender an apparatus for calcining or subliming metals or minerals Lexicographers
    4. masculine gender Name of Kubera कुबेर Lexicographers
    5. masculine gender of a demon Ma1nGr2.
    6. masculine gender of an Asura असुर (said to have assumed the form of a crane and to have been conquered by Kr2ishn2a कृष्ण) BhP.
    7. masculine gender of a Ra1kshasa राक्षस killed by Bhi1ma-sena भीम-सेन MBh.
    8. masculine gender of a R2ishi ऋषि (with the patronymic Da1lbhi दाल्भि or Da1lbhya दाल्भ्य) Ka1t2h. ChUp. MBh.
    9. masculine gender of a peasant HParis3.
    10. masculine gender of a king Ra1jat.
    11. masculine gender (plural) of a people MBh.
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  2. अम्बकambakan. S3iva शिव 's eye Ba1lar. (cf. त्र्य्-अम्बक)
    1. neuter gender S3iva शिव 's eye Ba1lar. (confer, compare त्र्य्-अम्बक)
    2. neuter gender an eye Lexicographers
    3. neuter gender copper Lexicographers
    4. masculine gender Name of a poet, Subh.
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  3. अलिम्बकalimbakam. = अलिमक .

    masculine gender Equivalent to अलिमक .

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  4. अवलम्बकavalambakamfn. hanging down Hcat.
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective hanging down Hcat.
    2. masculine gender (in geometry) a perpendicular
    3. neuter gender Name of a metre.
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  5. अहिचुम्बकahicumbakam. N. of a man, and 521818 अहिचुम्बकायनि m. a descendant of his Pat.

    masculine gender Name of a man, and 521818 अहिचुम्बकायनि masculine gender a descendant of his Pat.

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  6. अहिचुम्बकायनिahicumbakāyanim. 21818

    masculine gender 21818

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