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Results for योषा

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

योषाyoṣāयोषित् [yōṣit], योषित् f., -योषिता [Uṇ.1.97] A woman, a girl, young woman in general; गच्छन्तीनां रमणवसतिं…
योषित् yōṣit, योषित् Feminine, -योषिता Uṇ.1.97 A woman, a girl, young woman in general; गच्छन्तीनां रमणवसतिं योषितां तत्र नक्तम् Me.39; Śi.4.42;8.25; योषा योषित् योषिता च जोषा जोषिच्च जोषिता Śabdaratnāvalī.
Derived forms and compounds
- -ग्राहः (योषिद्ग्राहः) one who takes the wife of deceased man.
- -प्रिया turmeric.
- -रत्नम् an excellent woman.
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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

योषाyoṣāf. = योषणा RV. &c. &c. (esp. applied to Ushas उषस्; accord. to Sa1y. also "a mare")
1. feminine Equivalent to योषणा fg-veda etc. etc. (especially applied to Ushas उषस्; according to to Sa1y. also "a mare")
2. feminine (with दारु-मयी) a wooden doll MBh.
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गर्भयोषाgarbhayoṣāf. a woman pregnant with (gen.; said of the Ganges) MBh. xiii, 1846.

feminine a woman pregnant with (genitive case; said of the Ganges) MBh. xiii, 1846.

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जरद्योषाjaradyoṣāf. = ˚रतिका W.

feminine Equivalent to that the rest of a word is to be suppliedरतिका W.

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देवयोषाdevayoṣāf. she wife of a god MBh. Hariv.

feminine she wife of a god MBh. Hariv.

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वाध्योषायणvādhyoṣāyaṇam. patr. fr. वध्योष g. बिदा*दि .

masculine gender patronymic from वध्योष gaRa बिदा*दि .

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