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Results for शिखण्डिनी

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Apte Dictionary

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

शिखण्डिनीśikhaṇḍinī1 A pea-hen; बर्हाणामपरशिखण्डिनीं भरेण । आलोक्य व्यवदधतं पुरो मयूरम् ॥ Śi. 8.11.
1. 1 A pea-hen; बर्हाणामपरशिखण्डिनीं भरेण । आलोक्य व्यवदधतं पुरो मयूरम् ॥ Śi. 8.11.
2. A kind of jasmine.
3. Name of the daughter of Drupada; see शिखण्डिन् above.
Source: ApteApte entry

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

शिखण्डिनीśikhaṇḍinīf. a pea-hen MBh.

feminine a pea-hen MBh.

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