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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. शक्वरśakvaraA bull, an ox.

    A bull, an ox.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -री

      1. A finger.
      2. fingerring.
      3. A girdle, zone.
      4. A cow.
      5. Name of a Sāman; एताः शक्वर्यो लोकेषु प्रोताः Ch. Up.2.17.1.

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. शक्वरśakvara[sak-vara] m. [powerful] bull.

    [sak-vara] masculine [powerful] bull.

  2. अतिशक्वरीatiśakvarī[ati-sakvarî] f. a metre (4 X 15 syllables).

    [ati-sakvarî] feminine; also equal for a metre (4 X 15 syllables).

  3. शक्वरीśakvarī[sákvarî] f. kind of verses or hymns (pl.); an atikkhandas metre of 7 X 8 sylla bles; later, any metre of 4 X…

    [sákvarî] feminine; also equal for kind of verses or hymns (plural); an atikkhandas metre of 7 X 8 sylla bles; later, any metre of 4 X 14 syllables.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. शक्वरśakvaram. a bull Hcar. Ka1m. Sch.

    masculine gender a bull Hcar. Ka1m. Scholiast or Commentator

  2. शक्वराśakvarāf. gravel L. (prob. w.r. for शर्करा).

    feminine gravel Lexicographers (probably wrong reading for शर्करा).

  3. शक्वरीśakvarīf. see below.
    1. feminine see below.
    2. feminine plural (wrongly written शक्करी or शर्करी) Name of particular verses or hymns (especially of the Maha1na1mni1 महानाम्नी verses belonging to the S3a1kvara शाक्वर - Sa1man सामन्) RPra1t. Gobh.
    3. feminine a particular metre (in Vedic texts of 7 x 8 syllables, and therefore called सप्त-पदा, later any metre of 4 x 14 syllables exempli gratia, 'for example' the Vasanta-tilaka वसन्त-तिलक quod vide) TS. Ka1t2h. ChUp. etc.
    4. feminine plural water AV. VS. Gobh.
    5. feminine dual number the arms Naigh. ii, 4
    6. feminine sg. a cow AV. Pan5cavBr. (confer, compare Naigh. ii, 11)
    7. feminine a finger Lexicographers
    8. feminine a river Un2. iv, 112 Scholiast or Commentator
    9. feminine Name of a river Lexicographers
    10. feminine a girdle, Ka1vya7d. iii, 149 .
  4. शक्वरीत्वśakvarītvan. the state or condition of being a S3akvari1 शक्वरी verse MaitrS.

    neuter gender the state or condition of being a S3akvari1 शक्वरी verse MaitrS.

  5. शक्वरीपृष्ठśakvarīpṛṣṭhamfn. having the S3akvari1 शक्वरी verses for a Pr2isht2ha पृष्ठ (q.v.) La1t2y.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective having the S3akvari1 शक्वरी verses for a Pr2isht2ha पृष्ठ (quod vide) La1t2y.