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Results for वीटा

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Apte Dictionary

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

वीटाvīṭā1 A small piece of wood (about a span long struck with a stick or bat in a game played by boys (called in…
1. 1 A small piece of wood (about a span long struck with a stick or bat in a game played by boys (called in Marāthī विटीदांडूचा खेळ); क्रीडन्तो वीटया तत्र वीराः पर्यचरन्मुदा । पपात कूपे सा वीटा तेषां वै क्रीडतां तदा ॥ Mb.1.131. 17.
2. A kind of metal or stone ball (held in the mouth as a form of penance); इत्येवं ब्रुवतस्तस्य जटी वीटा- मुखः कृशः Mb.15.26.18.
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

वीटाvīṭā[vîtâ] f. round pebble (plaything of children and held in the mouth as a penance): i-kâ, f. button (of a…

[vîtâ] feminine; also equal for round pebble (plaything of children and held in the mouth as a penance): i-kâ, feminine; also equal for button (of a garment); ball, especially pieces of areca-nut rolled up with spices in a betel leaf.

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