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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. मुहूर्तmuhūrtaर्तम् [rtam], र्तम् [हुर्छ्-क्त धातोः पूर्वं मुट् च Tv.]
    1. र्तम् rtam, र्तम् हुर्छ्-क्त धातोः पूर्वं मुट् च Tv.
    2. A moment, any short portion of time, an instant; नवाम्बुदानीकमुहूर्त- लाञ्छने R.3.53; संध्याभ्ररेखेव मुहूर्तरागाः Pt.1.194; Me.19; Ku.7.5.
    3. A period, time (auspicious or otherwise).
    4. A period of 48 minutes.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -र्तः An astrologer.

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. मुहूर्तmuhūrta[muhûr-tá] m. n. [den. pp. fr. muhur, past in a trice], moment, instant; hour of forty-eight minutes…

    [muhûr-tá] masculine neuter [denominative perfect passive participle from muhur, past in a trice], moment, instant; hour of forty-eight minutes (one-thirtieth of a day): ˚--, in a moment; for a moment; instrumental in a moment, presently; ablative after a moment, in stantly: -ka, masculine or neuter (?) moment; hour; -kovida, masculine (skilled in auspicious moments), astrologer; -râga, adjective red or attached for a moment.

  2. कुमुहूर्तkumuhūrta[ku-muhûrta] m. evil hour.

    [ku-muhûrta] masculine evil hour.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. मुहूर्तmuhūrtam. n. a moment, instant, any short space of time RV. &c. (ibc., in a moment; 666067 ˚तेन ind. after an…
    1. masculine gender neuter gender a moment, instant, any short space of time fg-veda etc. (in the beginning of a compound, in a moment; 666067 that the rest of a word is to be suppliedतेन indeclinable after an instant, presently)
    2. masculine gender a particular division of time, the 3oth part of a day, a period of 48 minutes (in plural personified as the children of Muhu1rta मुहूर्त) S3Br. etc.
    3. see a reference to some preceeding word (not necessarily in the same page).
  2. अभिजिन्मुहूर्तabhijinmuhūrtam. the eighth Muhu1rta मुहूर्त (the period comprising twenty-four minutes before and twenty-four after…

    masculine gender the eighth Muhu1rta मुहूर्त (the period comprising twenty-four minutes before and twenty-four after midday).

  3. ऊर्ध्वमुहूर्तūrdhvamuhūrtan. the immediately following moment.

    neuter gender the immediately following moment.

  4. कुमुहूर्तkumuhūrtam. a fatal hour Katha1s.
    1. masculine gender a fatal hour Katha1s.
    2. etc. see 1. कु
  5. चतुर्मुहूर्तम्caturmuhūrtamind. during 4 Muhu1rtas मुहूर्त s Gaut. xvi, 44.

    indeclinable during 4 Muhu1rtas मुहूर्त s Gaut. xvi, 44.

  6. दुर्मुहूर्तdurmuhūrtam. n. an unauspicious hour or moment MBh. xii, 6735.

    masculine gender neuter gender an unauspicious hour or moment MBh. xii, 6735.

  7. प्रतिमुहूर्तpratimuhūrta(ibc.) ind. every moment, constantly Caurap.

    (in the beginning of a compound) indeclinable every moment, constantly Caurap.