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Apte Dictionary

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

वेत्रvetraत्रम् [tram], त्रम् [अज्-त्रल् वीभावः Uṇ.4.166]
1. त्रम् tram, त्रम् अज्-त्रल् वीभावः Uṇ.4.166
2. The cane, ratan; सकष्टकान् कीचकवेणुवेत्रवम् Bhāg.8.2.2; the bamboo; Ki.15.18.
3. A stick, staff, particularly the staff of a doorkeeper; वामप्रकोष्ठार्पितहेमवेत्रः Ku.3.41.
4. Name of the demon वृत्र; Latin D. B.
5. the tube of a flute.
Derived forms and compounds
- -आसनम्
  
  a cane-seat. धरः, धारकः a door-keeper.
  
  a mace-bearer, staff-bearer.
- -पट्टिका a mat.
- -यष्टिः, -लता Feminine a staff of reed; आचार इत्यवहितेन मया गृहीता या वेत्रयष्टिरवरोधगृहेषु राज्ञः Ś.5.3.
- -वल्ली an excellent bamboo plant supposed to yield a pearl; मौक्तिकं वेत्रवल्लीव राकेव रजनीपातम् Bm.1.451.
- -हन् Masculine an epithet of Indra.
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

वेत्रvetra[ve-tra] m. n. kind of large reed (for making sticks); cane, staff: -grahana, n. (holding the staff), office…

[ve-tra] masculine neuter kind of large reed (for making sticks); cane, staff: -grahana, neuter (holding the staff), office of a door-keeper: â, feminine; also equal for female door-keeper; -yashti, feminine; also equal for cane staff; -latâ, feminine; also equal for the same: -maya, adjective made of canes; -vat, adjective containing or consisting of cane; masculine noun of a mythical being, son of Pûshan: -î, feminine; also equal for female door-keeper; noun of a tributary of the Yamunâ.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

वेत्रvetram. n. (accord. to Un2. iv, 166, fr. √1. वी; prob. connected with √1. वे cf. वेणु) a kind of large reed (used…
1. masculine gender neuter gender (according to to Un2. iv, 166, from √1. वी; probably connected with √1. वे confer, compare वेणु) a kind of large reed (used for making sticks, probably Calamus Rotang or Fasciculatus) Kaus3. MBh. etc.
2. neuter gender a cane, staff VarBr2S. BhP. MaitrUp. Scholiast or Commentator
3. neuter gender the rod or mace of an officer, staff of a door-keeper (see compound)
4. neuter gender the tube of a flute Sam2gi1t.
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कृष्णवेत्रkṛṣṇavetram. the plant Calamus Rotang Bhpr.

masculine gender the plant Calamus Rotang Bhpr.

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पटिकावेत्रवानविकल्पpaṭikāvetravānavikalpam. a partic. art Cat. (cf. पट्टिका-वेत्र-बाण-व्˚).

masculine gender a particular art catalogue or catalogues (confer, compare पट्टिका-वेत्र-बाण-व्that the rest of a word is to be supplied).

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पट्टिकावेत्रबाणविकल्पpaṭṭikāvetrabāṇavikalpam. N. of a partic. art BhP. Sch. (cf. पटिका-वेत्र-वान-व्˚).

masculine gender Name of a particular art BhP. Scholiast or Commentator (confer, compare पटिका-वेत्र-वान-व्that the rest of a word is to be supplied).

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राजवेत्रिन्rājavetrinm. a king's staff-bearer Pan5cad.

masculine gender a king's staff-bearer Pan5cad.

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वेत्रकरीरvetrakarīram. n. the shoot or fresh sprout of a reed Sus3r.

masculine gender neuter gender the shoot or fresh sprout of a reed Sus3r.

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वेत्रकारvetrakāram. a worker in reed R.

masculine gender a worker in reed R.

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वेत्रकीचकवेणुvetrakīcakaveṇum. pl. different sorts of reed BhP.

masculine gender plural different sorts of reed BhP.

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