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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. मुखम्mukhamThe mouth (fig. also); प्रजासृजा यतः खातं तस्मादाहुर्मुखं बुधाः; ब्राह्मणोऽस्य मुखमासीत् Ṛv.1.9.12; सभ्रूभङ्गं…

    [खन् अच् डित् धातोः पूर्वं मुट् च Compare Uṇ.5.2]

    1. The mouth (Figurative also); प्रजासृजा यतः खातं तस्मादाहुर्मुखं बुधाः; ब्राह्मणोऽस्य मुखमासीत् Ṛv.1.9.12; सभ्रूभङ्गं मुखमिव Me.24; त्वं मम मुखं भव V.1 'be my mouth or spokesman'.
    2. The face, countenance; परिवृत्तार्धमुखी मयाद्य दृष्टा V.1.17; नियमक्षाममुखी धृतैकवेणिः Ś.7.21; so चन्द्रमुखी, मुखचन्द्रः etc.; ओष्ठौ च दन्तमूलानि दन्ता जिह्वा च तालु च । गलो गलादि सकलं सप्ताङ्गं मुखमुच्यते ॥
    3. The snout or muzzle (of any animal).
    4. The front, van, forepart; head, top; (लोचने) हरति मे हरिवाहनदिङ्मुखम् V.3.6.
    5. The tip, point, barb (of an arrow), head; पुरारि- मप्राप्तमुखः शिलीमुखः Ku.5.54; R.3.57.
    6. The edge or sharp point (of any instrument).
    7. A teat, nipple; मध्ये यथा श्याममुखस्य तस्य मृणालसूत्रान्तरमप्य- लभ्यम् Ku.1.4; R.3.8.
    8. The beak or bill of a bird.
    9. A direction, quarter; as in अन्तर्मुख.
    10. Opening, entrance, mouth; नीवाराः शुकगर्भकोटरमुखभ्रष्टास्तरूणामधः Ś.1.14; नदीमुखेनेव समुद्रमाविशत् R.3.28; Ku.1.8.
    11. An entrance to a house, a door, passage.
    12. Beginning, commencement; सखीजनोद्वीक्षणकौमुदीमुखम् R.3.1; दिनमुखानि रविर्हिमनिग्रहैर्विमलयन् मलयं नगमत्यजत् 9.25;5.76; Ghaṭ.2.
    13. Introduction.
    14. The chief, the principal or prominent (at the end of comp. in this sense); बन्धोन्मुक्त्यै खलु मखमुखान् कुर्वते कर्मपाशान् Bv.4.21; so इन्द्रमुखा देवाः etc.
    15. The surface or upper side.
    16. A means.
    17. A source, cause, occasion.
    18. Utterance; as in मुखसुख; speaking, speech, tongue; आत्मनो मुखदोषेण बध्यन्ते शुकसारिकाः Pt.4.44.
    19. The Vedas, scripture.
    20. (In Rhet.) The original cause or source of the action in a drama.
    21. The first term in a progression (in Algebra).
    22. The side opposite to the base of a figure (in geom.).
    23. Compound अग्निः a forest conflagration.
    24. a sort of goblin with a face of fire.
    25. the consecrated or sacrificial fire.
    26. fire put into the mouth of a corpse at the time of lighting the funeral pile.
    27. a Brāhmaṇa.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -अनिलः, -उच्छ्वासः breath.

    • -अस्त्रः a crab.

    • -आकारः look, mien, appearance.

    • -आक्षेपः

      1. an invective.
      2. the act of throwing up soil with the ploughshare.

    • -आसवः nectar of the lips.

    • -आस्रवः, -स्रावः spittle, saliva.

    • -आस्वादः kissing the mouth; Y.

    • -इन्दुः a moon-like face, id est, that is a round lovely face.

    • -उच्छ्वासः breath.

    • -उल्का a forest-conflagration.

    • -कमलम् a lotuslike face.

    • -खुरः a tooth.

    • -गन्धकः an onion.

    • -गोपनम् concealment of the face; अवधीरितमुखमण्डलमुखगोपनं किमिति Udb.

    • -ग्रहणम् kissing the mouth.

    • -घण्टा Feminine hurraying of women in festivities.

    • -चन्द्रः a moon-like face.

    • -चपल Adjective talkative, garrulous.

    • -चपेटिका a slap on the face.

    • -चालिः an introductory dance;

    • -चीरिः Feminine the tongue.

    • -चूर्णम् scented powder to smear the face with; छविकरं मुखचूर्णमृतुश्रियः R.9.45.

    • -जः

      1. a Brāhmaṇa.
      2. a tooth.

    • -जाहम् the root of the mouth.

    • -दूषणः an onion.

    • -दूषिका an eruption disfiguring the face.

    • -दोषः fault of the tongue; आत्मनो मुखदोषेण बध्यन्ते शुकसारिकाः Pt.4.44.

    • -निरीक्षकः a lazy fellow, an idler.

    • -निवासिनी an epithet of Sarasvatī.

    • -पटः a veil; कुर्वन् कामं क्षणमुखपट- प्रीतिमैरावतस्य Me.64.

    • -पाकः inflammation of the mouth; द्राक्षाविपाकसमये मुखपाको भवति काकानाम् Udb.

    • -पिण्डः a mouthful of food; Compare को न याति वशं लोके मुखपिण्डेन पूरितः Bh.2.118.

    • -पुष्पकम् a kind of ornament.

    • -पूरणम्

      1. filling the mouth.
      2. a mouthful of water, a mouthful in general.

    • -प्रसादः a pleased countenance, graciousness of aspect.

    • -प्रसाधनम् dacorating the face.

    • -प्रियः an orange. (-यम्) cloves.

    • -प्रेक्ष Adjective observing or watching the face.

    • -फुल्लकम् a kind of ornament.

    • -बन्धः a preface, an introduction.

    • -बन्धनम्

      1. a preface.
      2. a lid, cover.

    • -भगा (a woman) who suffers her mouth to be used as a vulva.

    • -भङ्गः

      1. a blow on the face.
      2. wry face, grimace.

    • -भूषणम् a preparation of betel; see ताम्बूल.

    • -भेदः

      1. distortion of the face.
      2. gaping.

    • -मण़्डनकः a kind of tree (तिलक).

    • -मण्डलम् the (round) face.

    • -मधु Adjective honey-mouthed, sweet-lipped.

    • -माधुर्यम् a particular disease of the phlegm.

    • -मारुतः breath.

    • -मार्जनम् washing the face.

    • -मुद्रा silence; यापदृष्टिरपि या मुखमुद्रा Name5.12.

    • -मोदः Hyperanthera Moringa (Marâthî शेवगा).

    • -यन्त्रणम् the bit of a bridle.

    • -रज्जुः Feminine the bridle of a horse.

    • -रसः speech, talk; मधुरमुखरसामृतकलया चान्तस्तापमनघार्हसि क्षमयितुम् Bhag.6.9.41.

    • -रागः the colour or complexion of the face; ददृशुर्विस्मितास्तस्य मुखरागं समं जनाः R.12.8;17.31; तव खलु मुखरागो यत्र भेदं प्रयातः Śi.11.31.

    • -रेखा feature, mien, air.

    • -रोगः a disease of the mouth or face.

    • -लाङ्गलः a hog.

    • -लेपः

      1. anointing the face or upper side (of a drum); मृदङ्गो मुखलेपेन करोति मुखरध्वनिम् Bh. 2.118.
      2. a disease of the phlegmatic humour.

    • -वल्लभः the pomegranate tree.

    • -वस्त्रिका a piece of fine cloth (net) held before the face (Marâthî बुरखा).

    • -वाद्यम्

      1. an instrument of music sounded with the mouth, any wind-instrument.
      2. a sound made with the mouth; (Marâthî बोंब).

    • -वासः, -वासनम् a perfume used to scent breath.

    • -विलुण्ठिका a she-goat.

    • -विषमः one of the ways of embezzlement namely misrepresentation of the source of income; Kau. Atmanepada 2.8.

    • -विष्ठा a species of cockroach.

    • -वैरस्यम् bad taste in the mouth.

    • -व्यादानम् gaping, yawning.

    • -शफ Adjective abusive, foul-mouthed, scurrilous.

    • -शाला entrance-hall, vestibule.

    • -शुद्धिः Feminine washing or purifying the mouth.

    • -शृङ्गः a rhinoceros.

    • -शेषः an epithet of Rāhu.

    • -शोधन

      1. Adjective
      2. cleansing the mouth.
      3. pungent, sharp. (-नः) the sharp flavour, pungency.
      4. (नम्) cleansing the mouth.
      5. cinnamon.

    • -शोधिन् Masculine the citron tree.

    • -शोषः dryness of the mouth.

    • -श्रीः Feminine 'beauty of countenance', a lovely face.

    • -संदंशः forceps.

    • -संधिः Masculine A kind of fugue; S. D. 6th Parichcheda.

    • -संभवः a Brāhmaṇa.

    • -सुखम् facility of pronunciation, phonetic ease.

    • -सुरम् the nectar of the lips (अधरामृत).

    • -स्रावः saliva.

    • -हासः cheerfulness or liveliness of countenance; सकमलमुखहासं वीक्षितः पद्मिनीभिः Śi.11.47.

    In the Gita1·29

    वेपथुश्च शरीरे मे रोमहर्षश्च जायते ।

    vepathuśca śarīre me romaharṣaśca jāyate, — Arjuna said:- Seeing these my own people, O Krishna, my body shakes and my hair stands on end; Gandiva (Arjuna’s bow) slips from my hand, and all my… 1·29
    • मुखम्mukhamnominative singular of the neuter noun mukha (mouth, face).
    Source: ApteApte entry
  2. आमुखम्āmukham1 Commencement.
    1. 1 Commencement.
    2. (In dramas) A prologue, prelude (प्रस्तावना); (every Sanskrit play is introduced by आमुख. It is thus defined in S. D. नटी विदू- षको वाऽपि पारिपार्श्वक एव वा । सूत्रधारेण सहिताः संलापं यत्र कुर्वते ॥ चित्रैर्वाक्यैः स्वकार्योत्थैः प्रस्तुताक्षेपिभिर्मिथः । आमुखं तत्तु विज्ञेयं नाम्ना प्रस्तावनाऽपि सा ॥ 287.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -खम् Indeclinable To the face.

    Source: ApteApte entry

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अन्तर्मुखम्antarmukhamind. inwardly, Su1ryas.

    indeclinable inwardly, Su1ryas.

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  2. अपमुखम्apamukhamind. except the face, &c. ib.

    indeclinable except the face, etc. ibidem

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  3. अपराङ्मुखम्aparāṅmukhamind. unreservedly, freely, Vikr.

    indeclinable unreservedly, freely, Vikr.

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  4. अभिमुखम्abhimukhamind. towards (often used in a hostile manner Kir. vi, 14, &c.), in the direction of, in front or presence of…

    indeclinable towards (often used in a hostile manner Kir. vi, 14, etc.), in the direction of, in front or presence of, near to (accusative genitive case; or in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound')

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  5. अविमुखम्avimukhamind. without averting the face, straightforward (v.l. अभि - म् ˚), MBh.

    indeclinable without averting the face, straightforward (varia lectio अभि - म् that the rest of a word is to be supplied), MBh.

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  6. आमुखम्āmukhamind. to the face.

    indeclinable to the face.

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  7. इतोमुखम्itomukhamind. hitherwards, ib.

    indeclinable hitherwards, ibidem

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  8. उपमुखम्upamukhamind. on the mouth La1t2y. iv, 2, 6.

    indeclinable on the mouth La1t2y. iv, 2, 6.

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