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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. शनिśaniThe planet Saturn (the son of the sun and represented as of a black colour or dressed in dark coloured…

    [शो-अनि किच्च Tv.]

    1. The planet Saturn (the son of the sun and represented as of a black colour or dressed in dark coloured clothes).
    2. Saturday.
    3. Name of Śiva.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -चक्रम् Saturn's diagram (used for foretelling).

    • -जम् black pepper.

    • -प्रदोषः a term for the (evening) worship of Śiva performed on the thirteenth day of a lunar fortnight when it falls on a Saturday.

    • -प्रसूः Feminine an epithet of Chhāyā, wife of the sun; Compare संज्ञा.

    • -प्रियम् a sapphire or emerald.

    • -वारः, -वासरः Saturday.

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  2. अशनिaśanim., f. [अश्नुते संहति, अश् अनि Uṇ 2.11]
    1. , Feminine अश्नुते संहति, अश् अनि Uṇ 2.11
    2. Indra's thunderbolt; शक्रस्य महाशनिध्वजम् R.3.56.
    3. Flash of lightning; अनुवनमशनिर्गतः Sk.; अशनिः कल्पित एष वेधसा R.8.47; अशनेरमृतस्य चोभयोर्वशिनश्चाम्बुधराश्च योनयः Ku.4.43.
    4. A missile. अष्टचक्रां महाघोरामशनिं रुद्रनिर्मिताम् Mb.7.175.96.
    5. The tip of a missile.
    6. A sacrificial rite (अनुयाज) to kill an enemy.
    7. A master.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -दण्डः The thunderbolt. निर्भिद्याशनिदण्डचण्डतरया चञ्चूवाधुना वक्षसि Nāg.4.27.

    • -नि

      1. Masculine
      2. Indra.
      3. Fire.
      4. Fire produced from lightning.
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. शनिśani[sani] m. planet Saturn (son of the sun): -vâra, m. Saturday.

    [sani] masculine planet Saturn (son of the sun): -vâra, masculine Saturday.

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  2. अशनिaśani[as-áni] f. (C. also m.) thunderbolt, lightning-flash; -grâvan, m. diamond; -ha ta, pp. struck by lightning.

    [as-áni] feminine; also equal for (Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit also masculine) thunderbolt, lightning-flash; -grâvan, masculine diamond; -ha ta, perfect passive participle struck by lightning.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. शनिśanim. (prob. "slow-moving"; cf. मन्द) the planet Saturn or its regent (fabled as the offspring of the Sun; he is…
    1. masculine gender (probably "slow-moving"; confer, compare मन्द) the planet Saturn or its regent (fabled as the offspring of the Sun; he is represented as of a black colour or dressed in dark-coloured clothes; confer, compare नील-वासस्) R. VarBr2S. etc.
    2. masculine gender Name of S3iva शिव MW.
    3. masculine gender of a son of Atri अत्रि Va1yuP.
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  2. अनर्शनिanarśanim. N. of a demon slain by Indra इन्द्र RV. viii, 32, 2.

    masculine gender Name of a demon slain by Indra इन्द्र fg-veda viii, 32, 2.

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  3. अशनिaśanif. (rarely m. R. Pa1n2. Sch.) the thunderbolt, a flash of lightning RV. &c.
    1. feminine (rarely masculine gender R. Pa1n2. Scholiast or Commentator) the thunderbolt, a flash of lightning fg-veda etc.
    2. feminine the tip of a missile fg-veda x, 87, 4
    3. feminine (in astronomy) a subdivision of the phenomena called Ulka1s उल्का s VarBr2S.
    4. masculine gender one of the nine names of Rudra रुद्र Pa1rGr2.
    5. masculine gender Name of S3iva शिव MBh. xiii
    6. masculine gender plural Name of a warrior tribe, (gaRa पर्श्व्-आदि, quod vide)
    7. (also) a hail-stone, Kaus3.
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  4. अशनिकaśanikamfn. = अशनौ कुशल, (g. आकर्षा*दि, q.v.)

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective Equivalent to अशनौ कुशल, (gaRa आकर्षा*दि, quod vide)

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  5. अशनिग्रावन्aśanigrāvanm. a diamond, Prab.

    masculine gender a diamond, Prab.

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  6. अशनिन्aśaninmfn. = अश्/अनि-मत् q.v. MBh. xiii, 1157.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective Equivalent to अश्/अनि-मत् quod vide MBh. xiii, 1157.

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