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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. वेणुveṇuA bamboo; मलयेऽपि स्थितो वेणुर्वेणुरेव न चन्दनम् Subhāṣ; R.12.41.

    [वेण्-उण् Uṇ.3.38]

    1. A bamboo; मलयेऽपि स्थितो वेणुर्वेणुरेव न चन्दनम् Subhāṣ; R.12.41.
    2. A reed, cane; प्राप्तापराधास्ताड्याः स्यू रज्ज्वा वेणुदलेन वा Ms.8.299.
    3. A flute, pipe; वेणुं क्वणन्तीं क्रीडन्तीम् Bhāg.1.3.18; नामसमेतं कृतसंकेतं वादयते मृदु वेणुम् Gīt.5.
    4. A banner;. त्रिवेणुं पञ्चबन्धुरम् (रथम्) Bhāg.4.26.1; Compare त्रिवेणु.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -कर्करः the Karavīra plant.

    • -जः bamboo-seed.

    • -दलम् a split bamboo; Ms.8.299; Compare वेणुवैदल made of split bamboo; Ms.8.327.

    • -ध्मः a flute-player, piper; मार्द- ङ्गिकाश्च वेणुध्माः Śiva B.31.21.

    • -निस्रुतिः the sugar-cane.

    • -बीजम् bamboo-seed.

    • -यवः bamboo-seed.

    • -यष्टिः Feminine a bamboo-stick.

    • -वादः, -वादकः a piper, flute-player.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. वेणुveṇu[vénu (or ú)] m. reed, cane, bamboo; flute, pipe.

    [vénu (or ú)] masculine reed, cane, bamboo; flute, pipe.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. वेणुveṇum. or व्/एणु (prob. connected with √1. वे) a bamboo, reed, cane RV. &c.
    1. masculine gender or व्/एणु (probably connected with √1. वे) a bamboo, reed, cane fg-veda etc.
    2. masculine gender a flute, fife, pipe MBh. Ka1v. etc.
    3. masculine gender Name of a deity of the Bodhi बोधि tree Lalit.
    4. masculine gender of a king of the Ya1davas यादव s MBh.
    5. masculine gender of a son of S3ata-jit शत-जित् VP.
    6. masculine gender of a mountain Ma1rkP.
    7. masculine gender of a river Lexicographers
    8. masculine gender (plural) the descendants of Ven2u वेणु A1s3vS3r. (वेणोर् विशाले Name of two Sa1mans सामन् s A1rshBr.)
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  2. उपवेणुupaveṇum. (prob.) common reed, Hcat.

    masculine gender (probably) common reed, Hcat.

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  3. क्वणितवेणुkvaṇitaveṇumfn. one who has breathed the flute BhP. x, 21, 12.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective one who has breathed the flute BhP. x, 21, 12.

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  4. त्रिवेणुtriveṇumfn. three-bannered (a chariot) BhP. iv, 26, 1
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective three-bannered (a chariot) BhP. iv, 26, 1
    2. masculine gender Name of part of a chariot MBh. iii feminine, vii (also that the rest of a word is to be suppliedणुक) -ix BhP. xi.
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  5. दीर्घवेणुdīrghaveṇum. pl. N. of a people MBh. ii.

    masculine gender plural Name of a people MBh. ii.

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  6. द्वित्रिवेणुdvitriveṇumfn. (chariot) furnished with 2 Triven2us त्रिवेणु s (s.v.) MBh. vii, 1569.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (chariot) furnished with 2 Triven2us त्रिवेणु s (sub voce, the word in the Sanskrit order) MBh. vii, 1569.

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  7. पिण्डवेणुpiṇḍaveṇum. a species of bamboo L.

    masculine gender a species of bamboo Lexicographers

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  8. भद्रवेणुbhadraveṇum. see -रेणु .

    masculine gender see -रेणु .

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