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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. शठśaṭhaa.Crafty, deceitful, fraudulent. dishonest, perfidious.

    [शठ्-अच्]

    1. Crafty, deceitful, fraudulent. dishonest, perfidious.
    2. Wicked, depraved.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -ठः

      1. A rogue, cheat, knave, swindler; Ms.4.3; Bg.18.28.
      2. A false or deceitful lover (who pretends to love one woman while his heart is fixed on another); ध्रुवमस्मि शठः शुचि- स्मिते विदितः कैतववत्सलस्तव R.8.49;19.31; शठ इति मयि तावदस्तु ते परिचयवत्यवधीरणा प्रिये M.3.19; (the S. D. thus defines a शठ: शठोऽयमेकत्र बद्धभावो यः । दर्शितबहिरनुरागो विप्रियमन्यत्र गूढमाचरति ॥ 74).
      3. A fool, blockhead.
      4. A mediator, arbitrator.
      5. The Dhattūra plant.
      6. An idler, a lazy fellow.

    • -ठम्

      1. Iron.
      2. Saffron.

    • -उदर्क Adjective deceitful in the end.

    In the Gita18·28

    अयुक्तः प्राकृतः स्तब्धः शठो नैष्कृतिकोऽलसः ।

    ayuktaḥ prākṛtaḥ stabdhaḥ śaṭho naiṣkṛtiko'lasaḥ, — One who acts with a mechanical mind (who does not put himself really into the work), is stupid, obstinate, cunning, insolent, lazy, easily depressed… 18·28
    • शठःśaṭhaḥnominative singular of the masculine noun śaṭha (cunning).
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  2. अशठaśaṭhaa.Sincere, honest; अजिह्यस्याशठस्य च दासवर्गस्य भागधेयम् Ms.3.246.

    Sincere, honest; अजिह्यस्याशठस्य च दासवर्गस्य भागधेयम् Ms.3.246.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. शठśaṭha[satha] a. deceitful, fraudulent, perfidi ous, malignant; m. rogue, cheat; deceitful lover: -dhî, a.…

    [satha] adjective deceitful, fraudulent, perfidi ous, malignant; masculine rogue, cheat; deceitful lover: -dhî, adjective wicked-minded, malignant; -buddhi, -mati, adjective the same

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  2. अतिशठatiśaṭha[ati-satha] a. very deceitful.

    [ati-satha] adjective very deceitful.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. शठśaṭhamf(आ)n. false, deceitful, fraudulent, malignant, wicked A1past. Mn. MBh. &c.
    1. mf(आ)neuter gender false, deceitful, fraudulent, malignant, wicked A1past. Mn. MBh. etc.
    2. masculine gender a cheat, rogue (especially a false husband or lover, who pretends affection for one female while his heart is fixed on another; one of the four classes into which husbands are divided) W.
    3. masculine gender a, fool, blockhead ibidem
    4. masculine gender an idler ibidem
    5. masculine gender a mediator, umpire Lexicographers
    6. masculine gender the thorn-apple Lexicographers
    7. masculine gender white mustard seed Lexicographers
    8. masculine gender Name of an Asura असुर MBh.
    9. masculine gender of a son of Vasu-deva वसु-देव Hariv. (varia lectio गद and सुत)
    10. neuter gender saffron Lexicographers
    11. neuter gender Tabernaemontana Coronaria Lexicographers
    12. neuter gender steel Lexicographers
    13. neuter gender tin Lexicographers
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  2. अशठaśaṭhamf(आ)n. not false, sincere, honest Mn. iii, 246 MBh. xii, 12550, &c.

    mf(आ)neuter gender not false, sincere, honest Mn. iii, 246 MBh. xii, 12550, etc.

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  3. क्रमशठkramaśaṭham. a kind of Krama-pa1t2ha क्रम-पाठ .

    masculine gender a kind of Krama-pa1t2ha क्रम-पाठ .

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  4. दन्तशठdantaśaṭhamfn. "bad for the teeth", acid L.
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective "bad for the teeth", acid Lexicographers
    2. masculine gender acidity Lexicographers
    3. masculine gender Name of several trees with acid fruits and (neuter gender) Name of the fruits (Equivalent to -कर्षण, Citrus Auraritium Equivalent to -फल, Averrhoa Carambola Lexicographers), 42 and 46
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  5. दन्तशठाdantaśaṭhāf. Oxalis pusilla L.

    feminine Oxalis pusilla Lexicographers

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  6. दैवदत्तशठिन्daivadattaśaṭhinm. pl. id. g. शौनका*दि Ka1s3.

    masculine gender plural the same gaRa शौनका*दि Ka1s3.

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