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Apte Dictionary

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

वृष्टिvṛṣṭif.Rain, a shower of rain; आदित्या- ज्जायते वृष्टिर्वृष्टेरन्नं ततः प्रजाः Ms.3.76.
[वृष्-क्तिन्]
1. Rain, a shower of rain; आदित्या- ज्जायते वृष्टिर्वृष्टेरन्नं ततः प्रजाः Ms.3.76.
2. A shower (of anything); अस्त्रवृष्टि R.3.58; पुष्पवृष्टि 2.6; so शरdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied, धनdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied, उपलdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied etc.
Derived forms and compounds
- -कालः the rainy season.
- -घ्नी small cardamoms.
- -जीवन Adjective nourished or watered by rain (as a country); Compare देवमातृक. (-नः) the Chātaka bird.
- -पातः a shower of rain.
- -भूः a frog.
- -संपातः a shower of rain.
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अतिवृष्टिativṛṣṭif.Excessive or heavy rain, one of the six calamities of the season. See. ईति.

Excessive or heavy rain, one of the six calamities of the season. See. ईति.

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अनावृष्टिanāvṛṣṭif.Drought, one of the kinds of ईति q. v. तेन द्वादशवार्षिक्यामनावृष्ट्यां महात्मना । वृष्टं सस्यविवृद्ध्यर्थं…

Drought, one of the kinds of ईति quod vide, which see तेन द्वादशवार्षिक्यामनावृष्ट्यां महात्मना । वृष्टं सस्यविवृद्ध्यर्थं मिषतो वज्रपाणिनः ॥ Mb.3.126.42.

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अवृष्टिavṛṣṭia.Not pouring down rain (as a cloud).
Not pouring down rain (as a cloud).
Derived forms and compounds
- -ष्टिः Want of rain, drought; famine.
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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

वृष्टिvṛṣṭif. (sg. and pl.) rain RV. &c. (ifc. often = a shower of cf. पुष्प-, शरवृ˚)
1. feminine (sg. and plural) rain fg-veda etc. (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' often Equivalent to a shower of confer, compare पुष्प-, शरवृthat the rest of a word is to be supplied)
2. feminine (in Sa1m2khya सांख्य) one of the four forms of internal, acquiescence (confer, compare सलिल) MW.
3. masculine gender a particular Eka7ha एका*ह S3a1n3khS3r.
4. masculine gender Name of a son of Kukura कुकुर (confer, compare वृष्ट) VP.
5. feminine (sg. and plural) rain fg-veda etc. (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' often Equivalent to a shower of confer, compare पुष्प-, शरवृthat the rest of a word is to be supplied)
6. feminine (in Sa1m2khya सांख्य) one of the four forms of internal, acquiescence (confer, compare सलिल) MW.
7. masculine gender a particular Eka7ha एका*ह S3a1n3khS3r.
8. masculine gender Name of a son of Kukura कुकुर (confer, compare वृष्ट) VP.
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अतिवृष्टिativṛṣṭif. excessive rain.

feminine excessive rain.

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अतिवृष्टिहतativṛṣṭihatamfn. injured by heavy rain.

masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective injured by heavy rain.

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अनभ्रवृष्टिanabhravṛṣṭif. "cloudless rain", any unexpected acquisition or advantage Kir. iii, 5.

feminine "cloudless rain", any unexpected acquisition or advantage Kir. iii, 5.

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अनावृष्टिanāvṛṣṭif. want of rain, drought.

feminine want of rain, drought.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

अनावृष्टिanāvṛṣṭi[an-âvrishti] f. want of rain, drought.

[an-âvrishti] feminine; also equal for want of rain, drought.

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