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Results for भूमिका

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. भूमिकाbhūmikā1 Earth, ground, soil.
    1. 1 Earth, ground, soil.
    2. A place, region, spot (of ground).
    3. A story, floor (of a house); गृहोपरिdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied the flat roof of a house.
    4. Step, degree; मधु- मतीसंज्ञां भूमिकां साक्षात्कुर्वतः Yoga. S.; or नैयायिकादिभिरात्मा प्रथमभूमिकायामवतारितः Sāṅkhyapravachanabhāṣya.
    5. A tablet or board, as for writing; see अक्षरभूमिका.
    6. A part or character in a play; या यस्य युज्यते भूमिका तां खलु तथैव भावेन सर्वे वर्ग्या पाठिताः; कामन्दक्याः प्रथमां भूमिकां भाव एवाधीते Māl.1; or लक्ष्मीभूमिकायां वर्तमानोर्वशी वारुणीभूमिकायां वर्तमानया मेनकया पृष्टा V.3; Śi.1.69; (अन्यरूपैर्यदन्यस्य प्रवेशः स तु भूमिका Bharata).
    7. Theatrical dress, an actor's costume.
    8. Decoration (as of an image).
    9. A preface or introduction to a book.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -भागः a floor, threshold.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. भूमिकाbhūmikā[bhûmi-kâ] f. earth, ground, soil; tablet for writing (--˚); spot, place, for (--˚); storey, floor; stage…

    [bhûmi-kâ] feminine; also equal for earth, ground, soil; tablet for writing (--˚); spot, place, for (--˚); storey, floor; stage, degree; part or character (of an actor); preface, introduction.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. भूमिकाbhūmikāf. earth, ground, soil Ka1s3. Katha1s. &c.
    1. feminine earth, ground, soil Ka1s3. Katha1s. etc.
    2. feminine (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound') a spot, place for (exempli gratia, 'for example' आहार-भ्that the rest of a word is to be supplied, an eating-place Katha1s.; अक्षर-भ्that the rest of a word is to be supplied, a place id est a tablet for writing Ragh.)
    3. feminine a story, floor Inscriptions Pan5cat. (with गृह्/ओपरि, the flat roof of a house S3ukas.)
    4. feminine a step, degree Yogas.
    5. feminine (in dramatic language) an actor's part or character Vikr. Ma1lati1m. etc.
    6. feminine decoration (as of an image) Lexicographers
    7. feminine preface, introduction ChUp. Scholiast or Commentator Ka1vya7d.
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  2. भूमिकागतbhūmikāgatam. a person who wears a theatrical dress L.

    masculine gender a person who wears a theatrical dress Lexicographers

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  3. भूमिकाभागbhūmikābhāgam. a floor, threshold Mr2icch.

    masculine gender a floor, threshold Mr2icch.

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  4. मणिभूमिकाकर्मन्maṇibhūmikākarmann. the inlaying or covering of a floor with j jewel (one of the 64 arts; accord. to a Sch. =…

    neuter gender the inlaying or covering of a floor with j jewel (one of the 64 arts; according to to a Scholiast or Commentator Equivalent to कृत्रिमपुत्रिका-निर्माण) catalogue or catalogues

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  5. सप्तभूमिकाविचारsaptabhūmikāvicāram. N. of wk.

    masculine gender Name of work

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  6. सिल्हभूमिकाsilhabhūmikāf. the olibanum tree L.

    feminine the olibanum tree Lexicographers

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  7. स्वर्णभूमिकाsvarṇabhūmikāf. ginger or cassia bark L.

    feminine ginger or cassia bark Lexicographers

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