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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. शलभśalabhaA grass-hopper, locust; पतति परिणतारुणप्रकाशः शलभसमूह इवाश्रमद्रुमेषु Ś.1.31.

    [शल्-अभच् Uṇ.3.122]

    1. A grass-hopper, locust; पतति परिणतारुणप्रकाशः शलभसमूह इवाश्रमद्रुमेषु Ś.1.31.
    2. A moth; कौरव्यवंशदावेऽस्मिन् क एष शलभायते Ve.1.19; Śi.2.117; Ku.4.4.
    3. Name of an Asura.
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. शलभśalabha[sala-bha] m. grasshopper, locust; per haps also night-moth: -tâ, f., -tva, n. condi tion of a grasshopper.

    [sala-bha] masculine grasshopper, locust; per haps also night-moth: -tâ, feminine; also equal for, -tva, neuter condi tion of a grasshopper.

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  2. शलभायśalabhāya[salabhâ-ya] den. act like a grass hopper, rashly leap into the fire (=certain death).

    [salabhâ-ya] denominative act like a grass hopper, rashly leap into the fire (Equivalent tocertain death).

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. शलभśalabham. (cf. शरभ) a grass-hopper, locust (fabled to be the children of Pulastya पुलस्त्य or of Ta1rkshya तार्क्ष्य…
    1. masculine gender (confer, compare शरभ) a grass-hopper, locust (fabled to be the children of Pulastya पुलस्त्य or of Ta1rkshya तार्क्ष्य and Ya1mini1 यामिनी), a kind of moth (such as is attracted by a lighted candle?) MBh. Ka1v. etc.
    2. masculine gender Name of a Deva-gandharva देव-गन्धर्व MBh.
    3. masculine gender of an Asura असुर ibidem
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  2. इन्द्रशलभindraśalabham. N. of a man.

    masculine gender Name of a man.

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  3. विशलभमरुत्viśalabhamarutmfn. not exposed to grasshoppers (moths) or to the wind (as a lamp) VarBr2S.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective not exposed to grasshoppers (moths) or to the wind (as a lamp) VarBr2S.

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  4. शलभताśalabhatāf. (Mcar.) the state or condition of a grasshopper or moth.

    feminine (Mcar.) the state or condition of a grasshopper or moth.

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  5. शलभत्वśalabhatvan. (Kum कुम्) the state or condition of a grasshopper or moth.

    neuter gender (Kum कुम्) the state or condition of a grasshopper or moth.

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  6. शलभायśalabhāyaNom. P. ˚यते, to be or act like a grasshopper or moth (i.e. to fly recklessly into fire, run into certain…

    Nominal verb Parasmaipada that the rest of a word is to be suppliedयते, to be or act like a grasshopper or moth (id est to fly recklessly into fire, run into certain death) Ka1v. Katha1s.

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  7. शलभासुरśalabhāsuram. the Asura असुर S3alabha शलभ MBh.

    masculine gender the Asura असुर S3alabha शलभ MBh.

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