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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. बाणbāṇa1 An arrow, shaft, reed; Bṛi. Up.3.8.2; धनुष्यमोघं समधत्त बाणम् Ku.3.66.
    1. 1 An arrow, shaft, reed; Bṛi. Up.3.8.2; धनुष्यमोघं समधत्त बाणम् Ku.3.66.
    2. An aim or mark for arrows.
    3. The feathered end of an arrow.
    4. The udder of a cow.
    5. The body (शरीर); ते प्रकाश्श्याभिवदन्ति वयमेतद्बाणमवष्टभ्य विधारयामः Praśna Up.2.2.
    6. Name of a demon, son of Bali; Compare उषा.
    7. Name of a celebrated poet who lived at the court of king Harṣavardhana and flourished in the first half of the seventh century; see App. II). He is the author of कादम्बरी, हर्षचरित and of some other works; (Govardhana in his Āryāsaptaśatī 37 speaks in these terms of Bāṇa: जाता शिखण्डिनी प्राग् यथा शिखण्डी तथावगच्छामि । प्रागल्भ्यधिकमाप्तुं वाणी बाणो बभूवेति ॥; so हृदयवसतिः पञ्चबाणस्तु बाणः Parasmaipada R.1.22).
    8. A symbolical expression for the number 'five'.
    9. A sound voice.
    10. Fire.
    11. Lightning.
    12. A form of Śiva.
    13. The versed sine of an arc.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -णः, -णा The hinder part or feathered end of an arrow.

    • -णः, -णा, -णम् a blue flowering Barleria -नीलझिण्टी (Marâthî कोऱ्हांटी); अनाविलोन्मीलितबाणचक्षुषः Ki.4. 28. Śi.6.46.

    • -असनम् a bow; स पार्थबाणासन- वेगमुक्तैर्दृढाहतः पत्रिभिरुग्रवेगैः Mb.8.89.86. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedयन्त्रम् a kind of bow with a mechanical contrivance at one of its ends for tightening the string and letting off the arrow; Dk.1.1.

    • -आवलिः, -ली

      1. Feminine
      2. a series of arrows.
      3. a series of five verses forming one sentence.

    • -आश्रयः a quiver.

    • -गङ्गा Name of a river said to have been produced by Rāvaṇa's arrow; सोमेशाद् दक्षिणे भागे बाणेनाभि- बिभिद्य वै । रावणेन प्रकटिता जलधारातिपुण्यदा । बाणगङ्गेति विख्याता या स्नानादघहारिणी ॥ Varāha Parasmaipada

    • -गोचरः the range of an arrow; अवतीर्णोऽसि रतिरमणबाणगोचरम् Māl.1.19/2.

    • -जालम् a number of arrows.

    • -जित् Masculine an epithet of Viṣṇu.

    • -तूणः, -धिः a quiver; क्षीणबाणो विबाणधिः Mb. 8.63; बबन्धाथ च बाणधी (Dual) Bk.14.17; Ki.18.1.

    • -निकृत Adjective pierced or wounded by an arrow.

    • -पत्रः Name of a bird (कङ्क).

    • -पथः the range of an arrow.

    • -पाणि Adjective armed with arrows.

    • -पातः

      1. an arrowshot (as a measure of distance).
      2. the range of an arrow.
      3. a bed of arrows (बाणशय्या, शरतल्प); बाणपातान्तरे रामं पातितं पुरुषर्षभम् Rām.6.45.25. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedवर्तिन् Adjective being within the range of an arrow.

    • -पुरम् Śoṇitapura, the capital of Bāṇāsura.

    • -मुक्ति Feminine, -मोक्षणम् discharging or shooting an arrow.

    • -योजनम् a quiver.

    • -रेखा a long wound made by an arrow.

    • -लिङ्गम् a white stone found in the river नर्मदा and worshipped as the लिङ्ग of Śiva.

    • -वारः a breast-plate, an armour, cuirass; Compare वारबाणः.

    • -वृष्टिः Feminine a shower of arrows.

    • -संधानम् the fitting of an arrow to the bow-string; का कथा बाणसंधाने ज्याशब्देनैव दूरतः Ś.3.1.

    • -सिद्धिः Feminine the hitting of a mark by an arrow.

    • -सुता an epithet of Uṣā, daughter of Bāṇa; see उषा.

    • -हन् Masculine an epithet of Viṣṇu.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. बाणbāṇa[bấna (or á)] m. (reed), shaft, arrow; the number five (because Kâma has five arrows); mark or aim (of an…

    [bấna (or á)] masculine (reed), shaft, arrow; the number five (because Kâma has five arrows); mark or aim (of an arrow); masculine noun of the author of the Kâdambarî and the Harshakarita (seventh century adjective dative); noun of an Asura; noun; masculine blue Barleria; neuter its flower: -gokara, masculine range of an arrow, arrow-shot (distance); -tâ, feminine; also equal for state of an arrow; -tûnî-kri, turn into a quiver; -dhi, masculine (arrow-case), quiver; -patha, masculine range of an arrow, arrow-shot (distance); -pâta, masculine arrow-shot; range of an arrow (distance): -patha, masculine arrow-shot (distance); -bhatta, masculine Bâna (the author); -maya, adjective consisting or formed of arrows; -yogana, neuter quiver.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. बाणbāṇam. or वाण्/अ (RV.), ब्/आण (AV.; later more usually वाण q.v.) a reed-shaft, shaft made of a reed, an arrow RV.…
    1. masculine gender or वाण्/अ (fg-veda), ब्/आण (AV.; later more usually वाण quod vide) a reed-shaft, shaft made of a reed, an arrow fg-veda etc.
    2. masculine gender Name of the number five (from the 5 arrows of Ka1ma-deva काम-देव; confer, compare पञ्च-ब्that the rest of a word is to be supplied) Su1ryas. Sa1h.
    3. masculine gender the versed sine of an arc Gan2it.
    4. masculine gender a mark for arrows, aim BhP.
    5. masculine gender a particular part of an arrow Lexicographers
    6. masculine gender Saccharum Sara or a similar species of reed Bhpr.
    7. masculine gender the udder of a cow (वाण्/अ fg-veda iv, 24, 9) Lexicographers
    8. masculine gender music (for वाण्/अ) AV. x, 2, 17 Equivalent to केवल,
    9. masculine gender Name of an Asura असुर (a, son of Bali बलि, an enemy of Vishn2u विष्णु and favourite of S3iva शिव) MBh. Pur.
    10. masculine gender of one of Skanda स्कन्द 's attendants MBh.
    11. masculine gender of a king Hariv.
    12. masculine gender (also -भट्ट) of a poet (the author of the Ka1dambari1 कादम्बरी, of the Harsha-carita हर्ष-चरित, and perhaps of the Ratna7vali1 रत्ना*वली) catalogue or catalogues
    13. masculine gender of a man of low origin Ra1jat.
    14. masculine gender (S3is3.) or (आ) feminine (Lexicographers) a blue-flowering Barleria
    15. neuter gender the flower of Barleria Kir. S3is3.
    16. neuter gender the body Pras3nUp.
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  2. अधोबाणadhobāṇam. N. of a mountain, Divya7v.

    masculine gender Name of a mountain, Divya7v.

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  3. अयुग्बाणayugbāṇam. = अयुग्म-शर q.v. L.

    masculine gender Equivalent to अयुग्म-शर quod vide Lexicographers

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  4. असमबाणasamabāṇam. "having an odd number of (i.e. five) arrows", Ka1ma काम Gi1t.

    masculine gender "having an odd number of (id est five) arrows", Ka1ma काम Gi1t.

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  5. कपोतबाणाkapotabāṇāf. a kind of perfume L.

    feminine a kind of perfume Lexicographers

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  6. कामबाणkāmabāṇam. an arrow of the god of love.

    masculine gender an arrow of the god of love.

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  7. कुसुमबाणkusumabāṇam. "flower-arrowed", N. of the god of love L.
    1. masculine gender "flower-arrowed", Name of the god of love Lexicographers
    2. masculine gender the flower-arrow of the god of love S3ak. (varia lectio) Pan5cat.
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  8. गीर्बाणgīrbāṇasee -वाण .

    see -वाण .

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