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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. मूर्धन्mūrdhanm.The forehead, brow.

    [मुह्यत्यस्मिन्नाहते इति मूर्धा, Compare Uṇ.1.156]

    1. The forehead, brow.
    2. The head in general; नतेन मूर्ध्ना हरिरग्रहीदपः Śi.1.18; R.16.81; नैसर्गिकी सुरभिणः कुसुमस्य सिद्धा मूर्ध्नि स्थितिर्न चरणैरवताडनानि Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)1.14; Ku.3.22.
    3. The highest or most prominent part, top, summit, peak, head; अतिष्ठन्मनुजेन्द्राणां मूर्ध्नि देवपतिर्यथा Mb. 'stood at the head of all kings' etc.; उत्तमे शिखरे जाते भूम्यां पर्वतमूर्धनि Sandhyā Mantra; Ś.5.7; Me.17.
    4. (Hence) A leader, head, chief, foremost, prominent.
    5. Front, van, forepart; स किल संयुगमूर्ध्नि सहायतां मघवतः प्रतिपद्य महारथः R.9.19.
    6. (In geom.) The base.
    7. (In Grammar) The roof of the palate.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -अन्तः the crown of the head.

    • -अक्षिषिक्त

      1. Adjective
      2. consecrated, crowned, inaugurated; मूर्धाभिषिक्तं कुमुदो बभाषे R.16.81.
      3. common, stock (as an instance); उत्कृत्योत्कृत्य कृत्तिं इति बीभत्सस्य मूर्धाभिषिक्तमुदाहरणम्.
      4. (क्तः) a consecrated king; पश्य मूर्धाभिषिक्तानामाचार्य कदनं महत् Mb.7.15.12.
      5. a man of the Kṣatriya caste.
      6. a minister.
      7. Equivalent to मूर्धावसिक्त (1) quod vide, which see

    • -अभिषेकः consecration, inauguration.

    • -अवसिक्तः

      1. Name of a particular mixed tribe sprung from a Brāhmaṇa father and Kṣatriya mother.
      2. a consecrated king.

    • -कर्णी कर्परी Feminine an umbrella.

    • -ग Adjective sitting down on the head; स्यन्दनैः स्यन्दनगता गजैश्च गजमूर्धगाः Rām.7.7.5.

    • -जः

      1. the hair (of the head); पर्याकुला मूर्धजाः Ś.1.3; विललाप विकीर्णमूर्धजा Ku.4.4 'she tore her hair for grief'.
      2. the mane.
      3. a crown, helmet; विमुक्तमूर्धजा ये च ये चापि हतवाहनाः Mb.1.5.12.

    • -ज्योतिस् Neuter see ब्रह्मरन्ध्र or मुद्रामार्ग.

    • -पातः splitting of the skull.

    • -पिण्डः a lump upon the head (of an elephant in rut).

    • -पुष्पः the Śirīṣa tree.

    • -रसः the scum of boiled rice.

    • -वेष्टनम् a turban, diadem.

    In the Gita8·12

    मूर्ध्न्याधायात्मनः प्राणमास्थितो योगधारणाम् ॥

    mūrdhnyādhāyātmanaḥ prāṇamāsthito yogadhāraṇām. — All the doors of the senses closed, the mind shut in into the heart, the life-force taken up out of its diffused movement into the head, he who goes… 8·12
    • मूर्ध्निmūrdhnilocative singular of the masculine noun mūrdhan (the head).
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  2. अपमूर्धन्apamūrdhana.Headless; ˚कलेवरम् Ak.

    Headless; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedकलेवरम् Ak.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. मूर्धन्mūrdhan[mûr-dhán] m. forehead; skull; head; highest or most prominent part, top (of a tree), summit, peak (of a…

    [mûr-dhán] masculine forehead; skull; head; highest or most prominent part, top (of a tree), summit, peak (of a mountain), height (of heaven), forefront (of battle); head, chief; ablative mûrdhnáh, (Veda, Vedic) at the head of, before, above (genitive); locative mûrdhni, the same: --vrit, be above everything, prevail; -dhri, bear on the head, hold in high honour; -â-dâ, place on the head, hold in high honour, attach great value to (accusative); mûrdhnâ kri, the same

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  2. उन्मूर्धन्unmūrdhan[un-mûrdhan] a. hvg. the head raised.

    [un-mûrdhan] adjective having the head raised.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. मूर्धन्mūrdhanm. (Un2. i, 158) the forehead, head in general, skull, (fig.) the highest or first part of anything, top…
    1. masculine gender (Un2. i, 158) the forehead, head in general, skull, (figuratively) the highest or first part of anything, top, point, summit, front (of battle), commencement, beginning, first, chief (applied to persons) fg-veda etc., etc., (मूर्ध्नि with √वृत् etc., to be a reference to some preceeding word (not necessarily in the same page) everything, prevail; with √धृ, or आ-√दा Equivalent to मूर्ध्ना √1. कृ, to place on the head, hold in high honour)
    2. masculine gender the base (in geometry; opp. to अग्र; perhaps wrong reading for बुध्न) Col.
    3. masculine gender (in gram.) the roof or top of the palate (as one of the 8 Stha1nas स्थान s or places of utterance) Pa1n2. 1-1, 9 Scholiast or Commentator
    4. masculine gender (with Buddhists Buddhists) "the summit", Name of a state of spiritual exaltation DivyA7v.
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  2. अद्रिमूर्धन्adrimūrdhanm. the head or summit of a mountain.

    masculine gender the head or summit of a mountain.

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  3. अपमूर्धन्apamūrdhanmfn. headless.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective headless.

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  4. अश्ममूर्धन्aśmamūrdhanmfn. having a head of stone AitBr.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective having a head of stone AitBr.

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  5. अस्तमूर्धन्astamūrdhanm. = -मस्तक q.v. R. iii, 67, 24.

    masculine gender Equivalent to -मस्तक quod vide R. iii, 67, 24.

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  6. एकमूर्धन्ekamūrdhanmf(ध्नी)n. having the head or face turned towards the same direction AV. viii, 9, 15.

    mf(ध्नी)neuter gender having the head or face turned towards the same direction AV. viii, 9, 15.

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