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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. वक्रvakraa.Crooked (fig. also), bent, curved, winding, tortuous; वक्रः पन्था यदपि भवतः प्रस्थितस्योत्तराशाम् Me. 27…
    1. Crooked (Figurative also), bent, curved, winding, tortuous; वक्रः पन्था यदपि भवतः प्रस्थितस्योत्तराशाम् Me. 27; Ku.3.29.
    2. Roundabout, indirect, evasive, circuitous, equivocal, ambiguous (as a speech); किमेतैर्वक्रभणितैः Ratn.2; वक्रवाक्यरचनारमणीयः ...... सुभ्रुवां प्रववृते परिहासः Śi.1.12; see वक्रोक्ति also.
    3. Curled, curling, crisped (as hair).
    4. Retrograde (as motion).
    5. Dishonest, fraudulent, crooked in disposition.
    6. Cruel, malignant (as a planet); वक्राः स्युः पञ्चषष्ठेऽर्के अतिवक्रा नगाष्टगे । नवमे दशमे चैव जायते सहजा गतिः ॥ Jyotistattvam.
    7. Prosodially long.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -क्रः

      1. The planet Mars.
      2. The planet Saturn.
      3. Name of Śiva.
      4. Name of the demon Tripura.
      5. A nose.

    • -क्रम्

      1. The bend or arm of a river.
      2. Retrograde motion (of a planet).
      3. A form of fracture.

    • -अङ्गम्

      1. a crooked limb.
      2. (ङ्गः) a goose.
      3. the ruddy goose.
      4. a snake.

    • -आख्यम् tin.

    • -इतर Adjective straight.

    • -उक्तिः

      1. Feminine a figure of speech consisting in the use of evasive speech or reply, either by means of a pun, or by an affected change of tone; Mammaṭa thus defines it: यदुक्तमन्यथा वाक्यमन्यथा- न्येन योज्यते । श्लेषेण काक्वा वा ज्ञेया सा वक्रोक्तिस्तथा द्विधा K. Parasmaipada9; for example see the opening stanza in Mu. (धन्या केयं स्थिता ते etc.).
      2. equivocation, insinuation, inuendo; सुबन्धुर्बाणभट्टश्च कविराज इति त्रयः । वक्रोक्तिमार्गनिपुणाश्चतुर्थो विद्यते न वा ॥.
      3. sarcasm.

    • -कण्टः the jujube tree.

    • -कण्टकः the Khadira tree.

    • -कीलः a curved iron for striking an elephant.

    • -खड्गः, -खड्गकः a sabre, scimitar.

    • -ग, -गत Adjective having a retrograde motion (as a planet).

    • -गति, -गामिन्

      1. Adjective
      2. winding, meandering.
      3. fraudulent, dishonest. (-तिः Feminine) a crooked or tortuous motion, winding gait.

    • -गुल्फः, -ग्रीवः a camel.

    • -चञ्चुः a parrot.

    • -तालम्, -ताली a particular wind-instrument.

    • -तुण्डः

      1. an epithet of Gaṇeśa.
      2. a parrot.

    • -दंष्ट्रः a boar.

    • -दृश् Adjective looking obliquely, squinting.

    • -दृष्टि

      1. Adjective
      2. squint-eyed, squinting.
      3. having a malignant or evil look.
      4. envious. (-Feminine) squint, an oblique look.

    • -घी Adjective dishonest, deceitful.

    • -नक्रः

      1. a parrot.
      2. a low man.

    • -नासिकः an owl.

    • -पदम् a cloth marked with various patterns.

    • -पुच्छः, -पुच्छिकः a dog.

    • -पुष्पः the Palāśa tree.

    • -प्लुत Adjective leaping in curves.

    • -बालधिः, -लाङ्गूलः a dog.

    • -भणितम् prevarication, evasion.

    • -भावः

      1. crookedness.
      2. deceit.

    • -रेखा a curved line.

    • -वक्त्रः a hog.

    • -संस्थ Adjective placed transversely.

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  2. अतिवक्रativakraa.Very crooked.

    Very crooked.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -क्रः Name of the five planets (भौम and others); अतिवक्रा नगाष्टके इति ज्योतिषोक्तं सूर्यस्य सप्तमाष्टमस्थितिवशात् पूर्वगतिविपरीतपश्चाद्गतिशालिभौमादि- पञ्चकम् Tv.

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  3. अनुवक्रanuvakraa.

    [अनुक्रमेण वक्रः Very crooked; somewhat crooked or oblique; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedग moving somewhat obliquely or retrogressively (said of planets).

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. वक्रvakra[vak-rá] a. bent, curved, crooked; cir cuitous, tortuous; curly (hair); retrograde (of the motion of planets)…

    [vak-rá] adjective bent, curved, crooked; cir cuitous, tortuous; curly (hair); retrograde (of the motion of planets); ambiguous; de ceitful, fraudulent, dishonest; adverse (for tune); masculine planet Mars: -gati, adjective having a tortuous course, winding; -gâmin, adjective the same; -tâ, feminine; also equal for crookedness; -tunda, adjective crooked mouthed; masculine epithet of Ganesa; -tva, neuter crooked ness; ambiguity; deceitfulness; -dhî, feminine; also equal for deceitfulness, dishonesty; adjective deceitful, dis honest; -nâsa, adjective having a curved nose or beak; masculine noun of an owl; -pâda, adjective crooked legged; -pura, neuter noun of a town; -pluta, perfect passive participle leaping in curves; -buddhi, adjective deceitful; -bhanita, neuter ambiguous speech; -bhâva, masculine crookedness; deceitfulness; -vâkya, neuter am biguous speech; - ͜ aṅga, neuter (--˚ adjective î) crooked limb; - ͜ aṅghri, masculine crooked foot: -samgrâ ma, masculine (oblique-footed or tripping up=) fraudulent fight.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. वक्रvakramf(आ)n. crooked, curved, bent, tortuous, twisted, wry, oblique AV. &c.
    1. mf(आ)neuter gender crooked, curved, bent, tortuous, twisted, wry, oblique AV. etc.
    2. mf(आ)neuter gender curled, curly (as hair) AV. etc.
    3. mf(आ)neuter gender having an apparently backward motion, retrograde (said of planets) Su1ryas. Var. etc.
    4. mf(आ)neuter gender (in prosody) long (the form of the long mark being curved)
    5. mf(आ)neuter gender crooked in disposition, cunning, fraudulent, dishonest, evasive, ambiguous Kat2hUp. MBh. etc.
    6. mf(आ)neuter gender hostile, cruel, malignant, inauspicious Ka1v. Katha1s. Sa1h.
    7. masculine gender a nose Lexicographers
    8. masculine gender the planet Mars VarBr2S.
    9. masculine gender the planet Saturn Lexicographers
    10. masculine gender a particular drug (Equivalent to पर्पट) Lexicographers
    11. masculine gender Name of Rudra रुद्र Lexicographers
    12. masculine gender of the Asura असुर Ba1n2a बाण Lexicographers
    13. masculine gender of a prince of the Karu1shas करूष s MBh. (varia lectio वक्त्र)
    14. masculine gender of a Ra1kshasa राक्षस R.
    15. masculine gender plural Name of a people VP. (varia lectio चक्र)
    16. masculine gender (scilicet गति) a particular variation in the course of Mercury VarBr2S.
    17. neuter gender the winding course of a river, the arm or bend of a stream S3vetUp.
    18. neuter gender the apparent retrograde motion of a planet MBh. Hariv. VarBr2S.
    19. neuter gender a form of fracture (when a bone is bent or only partially broken) Sus3r.
    20. neuter gender wrong reading for वक्त्र .
    21. etc. see page and participle 910, column 3 .
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  2. अतिवक्रativakramfn. very crooked or curved

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective very crooked or curved

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  3. अतिवक्राativakrāf. one of the eight descriptions of planetary motion.

    feminine one of the eight descriptions of planetary motion.

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  4. अनवक्रामम्anavakrāmamind. not stepping upon A1pS3r.

    indeclinable not stepping upon A1pS3r.

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  5. अनुवक्रanuvakramfn. somewhat crooked or oblique.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective somewhat crooked or oblique.

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  6. अनुवक्रगanuvakragamfn. having a somewhat oblique course (as a planet, &c.) Sus3r.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective having a somewhat oblique course (as a planet, etc.) Sus3r.

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