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Results for वाणिनी

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Apte Dictionary

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

वाणिनीvāṇinī1 A clever or intriguing woman.
1. 1 A clever or intriguing woman.
2. A dancing girl, an actress.
3. A drunken woman (literally or figuratively), an amorous and wanton woman; यस्मिन् महीं शासति वाणिनीनां निद्रां विहारार्धपथे गतानाम् । वातोऽपि नास्रंसयदंशुकानि R.6.75.
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

वाणिनीvāṇinī[vânin-î] f. clever or intriguing woman; intoxicated woman.

[vânin-î] feminine; also equal for clever or intriguing woman; intoxicated woman.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

वाणिनीvāṇinīf. an actress, dancer L.
1. feminine an actress, dancer Lexicographers
2. feminine a clever or intriguing woman Hcar.
3. feminine an intoxicated woman R.
4. feminine Name of two metres Ked. Col.
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