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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. वृषभvṛṣabhaA bull.

    [वृष्-अभच् किच्च Uṇ.3.112]

    1. A bull.
    2. Any male animal.
    3. Anything best or eminent of its class (at the end of comp.); द्विजवृषभः Ratn.1.5; किं नास्ति त्वयि सत्यमात्यवृषभे यस्मिन् करोमि स्पृहाम् 4.2.
    4. The signTaurus of the zodiac.
    5. A kind of drug; Compare ऋषभ.
    6. An elephant's ear.
    7. The orifice or hollow of the ear.
    8. Justice (धर्म personified); Mb.12.43.8.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -भा Name of the three lunar mansions (viz. of मघा, पूर्व-फल्गुनी, and उत्तर-फल्गुनी).

    • -ईक्षणः Name of Viṣṇu.

    • -केतुः, -गतिः, -ध्वजः epithets of Śiva; पुत्रीकृतोऽसौ वृषभध्वजेन R. 2.36; Ku.3.62.

    • -यानम् a car drawn by oxen.

    • -षोडशा (Plural) fifteen cows and a bull; ज्येष्ठस्तु जातो ज्येष्ठायां हरेद् वृषभषोडशाः Ms.9.124.

    • -स्कन्ध Adjective broad-shouldered.

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  2. उद्वृषभयज्ञudvṛṣabhayajñaA religious act performed by the persons that hail from North India; ये उदीच्या इति समाख्यातास्ते…

    A religious act performed by the persons that hail from North India; ये उदीच्या इति समाख्यातास्ते उद्वृषभयज्ञादीन् (करिष्ष्यन्ति) ŚB,. on MS.1.3.19.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. वृषभvṛṣabha[vrisha-bhá] a. (V.) manly, mighty; m. bull (V., C.); chief, lord, of (g., --˚; V., C.); N. of a mountain…

    [vrisha-bhá] adjective (Veda, Vedic) manly, mighty; masculine bull (Veda, Vedic, Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit); chief, lord, of (genitive, --˚; Veda, Vedic, Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit); noun of a mountain (Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit): (a)-ketu, masculine (having a bull as an emblem), epithet of Siva; -tva, neuter condition of a bull; -dhvaga, adjective having a bull as an emblem; masculine epithet of Siva; -shoda- sâ, adjective feminine; also equal for plural (± go) having a bull as the six teenth, fifteen cows and a bull; - ͜ eka-sahas râ, adjective feminine; also equal for plural (with go) a thousand cows and one bull.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. वृषभvṛṣabhamfn. (cf. ऋषभ) manly, mighty, vigorous, strong (applied like वृषन् to animate and inanimate objects) RV. AV.
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (confer, compare ऋषभ) manly, mighty, vigorous, strong (applied like वृषन् to animate and inanimate objects) fg-veda AV.
    2. masculine gender (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' f(आ).) a bull (in Veda वेद epithet of various gods, as of Indra इन्द्र, Br2ihas-pati बृहस्-पति, Parjanya पर्जन्य etc.; according to Sa1y. Equivalent to वर्षयितृ, "a showerer of bounties, benefactor") fg-veda etc.
    3. masculine gender the chief, most excellent or eminent, lord or best among (in later language mostly in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound', or with genitive case) ibidem
    4. masculine gender the zodiacal sign Taurus VarBr2S.
    5. masculine gender a particular drug (described as a root brought from the Hima7laya हिमा*लय mountains, resembling the horn of a bull, of cooling and tonic properties, and serviceable in catarrh and consumption) Bhpr.
    6. masculine gender the hollow or orifice of the ear Lexicographers
    7. masculine gender Name of Das3ad-yu दशद्-यु fg-veda
    8. masculine gender of an Asura असुर slain by Vishn2u विष्णु Hariv. (varia lectio ऋष्that the rest of a word is to be supplied)
    9. masculine gender of one of the sons of the 10th Manu मनु Ma1rkP.
    10. masculine gender of a warrior MBh.
    11. masculine gender of a son of Kus3a7gra कुशा*ग्र Hariv. (varia lectio ऋष्that the rest of a word is to be supplied)
    12. masculine gender of a son of Ka1rtavi1rya कार्तवीर्य BhP.
    13. masculine gender (with Jainas जैन s) of the first Arhat अर्हत् of the present Avasarpin2i1 अवसर्पिणी Col.
    14. masculine gender of a mountain in Giri-vraja गिरि-व्रज MBh. Hariv. etc.
    15. masculine gender (in astronomy) of the 28th Muhu1rta मुहूर्त
    16. masculine gender of a river MBh.
    17. masculine gender Mucuna Pruriens Lexicographers
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  2. उद्वृषभयज्ञudvṛṣabhayajñam. a particular sacrifice Comm. on Jaim. Comm. on Nya1yam.

    masculine gender a particular sacrifice commentator or commentary on Jaim. commentator or commentary on Nya1yam.

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  3. खरवृषभkharavṛṣabham. a jackass Car. iv, 8.

    masculine gender a jackass Car. iv, 8.

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  4. गोवृषभgovṛṣabham. a bull MBh.

    masculine gender a bull MBh.

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  5. गोवृषभाङ्कgovṛṣabhāṅkam. N. of S3iva शिव, xiii, 6296.

    masculine gender Name of S3iva शिव, xiii, 6296.

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  6. त्र्यम्बकवृषभtryambakavṛṣabham. S3iva शिव 's bull Ka1d.

    masculine gender S3iva शिव 's bull Ka1d.

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  7. नरवरवृषभnaravaravṛṣabham. an e excellent hero (like a bull)

    masculine gender an e excellent hero (like a bull)

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