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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. मस्तकmastakaकम् [kam], कम् [मस्मति परिमात्यनेन मस्-करणे त स्वार्थे क Tv.]
    1. कम् kam, कम् मस्मति परिमात्यनेन मस्-करणे त स्वार्थे क Tv.
    2. The head, skull; अतिलोभा (Vartious reading तृष्णा) भिभूतस्य चक्रं भ्रमति मस्तके Pt.5.22.
    3. The head or top of anything, peak, summit; न च पर्वतमस्तके Ms.4.47; वृक्षdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied, चुल्लीdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied etc.
    4. The tuft of leaves growing at the top of palm trees.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -आख्यः the top of a tree.

    • -उद्भवः the brain.

    • -ज्वरः, -शूलम् an acute head-ache.

    • -पिण्डकः, -कम् a round protuberance on the temples of an elephant in rut.

    • -मूलकम् the neck.

    • -लुङ्गः the membrane surrounding the brain.

    • -स्नेहः

      1. the brain.
      2. an oily substance appearing on the head.
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. मस्तकmastaka[masta-ka] m. n. head, skull; summit, top (--˚, esp. of mountains and trees); -gvara, m., -sûla, n. headache…

    [masta-ka] masculine neuter head, skull; summit, top (--˚, especially of mountains and trees); -gvara, masculine, -sûla, neuter headache; -dâru, neuter Devadâru tree (Pinus Deodora).

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. मस्तकmastakam. n. (Un2. iii, 148 Sch.) the head, skull Mn. MBh. &c.
    1. masculine gender neuter gender (Un2. iii, 148 Scholiast or Commentator) the head, skull Mn. MBh. etc.
    2. masculine gender the upper part of anything, top, summit (especially of mountains or trees) ibidem (659070 that the rest of a word is to be suppliedकम् indeclinable Equivalent to on the top of, upon exempli gratia, 'for example' चुल्ली-मस्तकम्, upon the hearth Pan5cat.)
    3. masculine gender the tuft of leaves which grows at the top of various species of palm trees Sus3r.
    4. masculine gender Name of a particular form of S3iva शिव Sarvad.
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  2. अमस्तकamastakamfn. headless.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective headless.

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  3. अस्तमस्तकastamastakamn. (the head i.e.) the top of the mountain Asta अस्त, Ratna1v.

    mn. (the head id est) the top of the mountain Asta अस्त, Ratna1v.

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  4. आपादतलमस्तकम्āpādatalamastakamind. from the sole of the foot to the head, Sa1m2khyapr.

    indeclinable from the sole of the foot to the head, Sa1m2khyapr.

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  5. कुक्कुटमस्तकkukkuṭamastakam. = -मञ्जरी L.

    masculine gender Equivalent to -मञ्जरी Lexicographers

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  6. छिन्नमस्तकाchinnamastakāf. "decapitated", a headless form of Durga1 दुर्गा W.

    feminine "decapitated", a headless form of Durga1 दुर्गा W.

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  7. छिन्नमस्तकीकृchinnamastakīkṛto decapitate Naish. iv, 68 Sch.

    to decapitate Naish. iv, 68 Scholiast or Commentator

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  8. तरुमस्तकtarumastakathe top of a tree, Bcar.

    the top of a tree, Bcar.

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