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Results for वनिता

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. वनिताvanitā1 A woman in general; वनितेति वदन्त्येतां लोकाः सर्वे वदन्तु ते । यूनां परिणता सेयं तपस्येति मतं मम ॥…
    1. 1 A woman in general; वनितेति वदन्त्येतां लोकाः सर्वे वदन्तु ते । यूनां परिणता सेयं तपस्येति मतं मम ॥ Bv.2.117; पथिकवनिताः Me.8.
    2. A wife, mistress; वनेचराणां वनिता- सखानाम् Ku.1.1; R.2.19.
    3. Any beloved woman.
    4. The female of an animal.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -द्विष् Masculine a misogynist (woman-hater).

    • -विलासः wanton pastime of women.

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. वनिताvanitā[van-itâ] pp. (√van) f. beloved, wife; girl; woman; female (of an animal or bird).

    [van-itâ] perfect passive participle (√van) feminine; also equal for beloved, wife; girl; woman; female (of an animal or bird).

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. वनिताvanitāf. a loved wife, mistress, any woman (also applied to the female of an animal or bird) MBh. Ka1v. &c.
    1. feminine a loved wife, mistress, any woman (also applied to the female of an animal or bird) MBh. Ka1v. etc.
    2. feminine a kind of metre Col.
    3. feminine (see preceding) in compound
  2. आहरवनिताāharavanitāg. मयूर-व्यंसका*दि Pa1n2. 2-1, 72.

    gaRa मयूर-व्यंसका*दि Pa1n2. 2-1, 72.

  3. कुमुदिनीवनिताkumudinīvanitāf. a loved woman fancifully represented as an assemblage of lotus flowers.

    feminine a loved woman fancifully represented as an assemblage of lotus flowers.

  4. त्रिदशवनिताtridaśavanitāf. id. Megh.

    feminine the same Megh.

  5. नाकवनिताnākavanitāf. = -नारी L.

    feminine Equivalent to -नारी Lexicographers

  6. प्रतिवनिताprativanitāf. a female rival S3is3.

    feminine a female rival S3is3.

  7. बालवनिताbālavanitāf. a young woman Hit.

    feminine a young woman Hit.

  8. ललितवनिताlalitavanitāf. a lovely woman MW.

    feminine a lovely woman MW.