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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. शून्यśūnyaa.Empty, void.

    [शूनायै प्राणिवधाय हितं रहस्यस्थानत्वात् यत् Tv.]

    1. Empty, void.
    2. Vacant (applied also to the heart, glances etc.), absent, listless; गमनमलसं शून्या दृष्टिः Māl. 1.17; see शून्यहृदय below.
    3. Non-existent.
    4. Lonely, desolate, secluded, deserted; शून्येषु शूरा न के K. Parasmaipada7; Bk.6.9; शून्यं मन्ये जगदविरतज्वालमन्तर्ज्वलामि Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)3. 38; M¯l.9.2.
    5. Dejected, downcast, dispirited; शून्या जगाम भवनाभमुखी कथंचित् Ku.3.75; Ki.17.39.
    6. Utterly devoid or deprived of, without, wanting in (with Instrumental or in comp.); अङ्गुलीयकशून्या मे अङ्गुलिः Ś. 5; दयाdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied, ज्ञानdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied, etc.
    7. Indifferent.
    8. Guileless.
    9. Nonsensical, unmeaning; मुहुरविशदवर्णां निद्रया शून्यशून्याम् Śi.11.4.
    10. Bare, naked.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -न्यम्

      1. A vacuum, void, blank.
      2. The sky, space, atmosphere.
      3. A cipher, dot.
      4. Non-entity, (absolute) non-existence; दूषण- शून्यबिन्दवः Name1.21.
      5. Name of Brahman.
      6. An earring; शून्यकर्णः Amaru.

    • -अशून्यम् emancipation of the spirit even during a person's life (जीवन्मुक्ति).

    • -पदवी the passage of the soul (ब्रह्मरन्ध्र).

    • -पालः a substitute; त्वां हि मत्स्यो महीपालः शून्यपालमिहाकरोत् Mb.4. 35.11 (com. राज्ञोऽसन्निधाने पालकम्).

    • -मध्यः a hollow reed.

    • -मनस्, -मनस्क Adjective absent-minded, listless.

    • -मुख, -वदन Adjective with a blank face, with a downcast countenance.

    • -वादः the doctrine of the non-existence of anything, the doctrine of a Buddhist sect.

    • -वादिन्

      1. Masculine
      2. an atheist.
      3. a Buddhist.

    • -व्यापार Adjective unoccupied.

    • -हृदय

      1. Adjective
      2. absent-minded; V.2; कस्मिन्नपि पूजार्हेऽपराद्धा शून्यहृदया शकुन्तला Ś.4.
      3. open-hearted, unsuspecting.
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  2. अशून्यaśūnyaa.Not empty or vacant; तस्य निन्यतुरशून्यतामुभे R.19.13; occupied.
    1. Not empty or vacant; तस्य निन्यतुरशून्यतामुभे R.19.13; occupied.
    2. Not unattended to, fulfilled, executed; स्वनियोगमशून्यं कुरु (occurring frequently in dramas), execute or go about your business. न्यम् Not a void.
    3. Something sent to accompany another; लेखस्याशून्यार्थं किंचिदनुप्रेषितम् Mu.5; अयं लेखशून्यार्थो भविष्यतिTbe same. (an accompaniment such as a customary present accompanying a letter).

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -उपस्था Adjective woman whose womb is not empty, married. अशून्योपस्था जीवतामस्तु माता ...प्रबुध्यताम्; सत्याषाढसूत्र 19.6; Pāraskara Gṛihyasūtra.

    • -शयनम् The day on which the Viśvakarman rests.

    • -शयनद्वितीया, -शयनव्रतं Name of a certain ceremony or vow.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. शून्यśūnya[sûn-yá] a. empty, void, unoccupied, de serted; riderless (horse); vacant (gaze); ab sent, distraught…

    [sûn-yá] adjective empty, void, unoccupied, de serted; riderless (horse); vacant (gaze); ab sent, distraught; destitute; deprived or de void of, free from, lacking (instrumental, --˚); wanting, non-existent (˚--); empty, vain, idle; neuter empty or deserted place; solitude; emptiness, void, non-entity; non-existence of (--˚); absolute vacuity (Buddhistic term); cipher; earring (rare).

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  2. अशून्यaśūnya[a-sûnya] a. not empty; not vain: -m kri, not leave undone, execute; - ͜ artha, m. clearing up: -m, ad. by way…

    [a-sûnya] adjective not empty; not vain: -m kri, not leave undone, execute; - ͜ artha, masculine clearing up: -m, adverb, -ial, -ially by way of explana tion; adjective clear, intelligible.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. शून्यśūnyamf(आ)n. empty, void (with वाजिन् = "a riderless horse"; with राज्य = "a kingless kingdom"), hollow, barren…
    1. mf(आ)neuter gender empty, void (with वाजिन् Equivalent to "a riderless horse"; with राज्य Equivalent to "a kingless kingdom"), hollow, barren, desolate, deserted Breton etc.
    2. mf(आ)neuter gender empty id est vacant (as a look or stare), absent, absentminded, having no certain object or aim, distracted MBh. Ka1v. etc.
    3. mf(आ)neuter gender empty id est possessing nothing, wholly destitute MBh. Katha1s.
    4. mf(आ)neuter gender wholly alone or solitary, having no friends or companions R. BhP.
    5. mf(आ)neuter gender void of, free from, destitute of (instrumental case or compound), wanting, lacking Ka1v. Katha1s. Pur. Sarvad. non-existent, absent, missing Ka1v. Pan5cat.
    6. mf(आ)neuter gender vain, idle, unreal, nonsensical R. Ra1jat. Sarvad.
    7. mf(आ)neuter gender void of results, ineffectual (अ-शून्यं-√कृ, "to effect", "accomplish") S3ak. Ratna7v.
    8. mf(आ)neuter gender free from sensitiveness or sensation (said of the skin), insensible Bhpr.
    9. mf(आ)neuter gender bare, naked MW.
    10. mf(आ)neuter gender guileless, innocent ibidem
    11. mf(आ)neuter gender indifferent ibidem
    12. neuter gender a void, vacuum, empty or deserted place, desert (शून्ये, in a lonely place) MBh. R. etc.
    13. neuter gender (in philosophy) vacuity, nonentity, absolute non-existence (especially with Buddhists Buddhists) IW. 83 neuter gender 3; 105, neuter gender4 MWB. 7 neuter gender 1; 142
    14. neuter gender Name of Brahma ब्रह्म MW.
    15. neuter gender (in arithmetic) nought, a cypher VarBr2S. Gan2it. (confer, compare IW. 183)
    16. neuter gender space, heaven, atmosphere Lexicographers
    17. neuter gender a particular phenomenon in the sky. Lexicographers
    18. neuter gender an earring (see next). [confer, compare Greek κενός, κενεός; Aeolic κέννος .]
    19. etc. see page and participle 1085, column 1 .
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  2. अक्षरशून्यakṣaraśūnyamfn. inarticulate.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective inarticulate.

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  3. अभिमानशून्यabhimānaśūnyamfn. void of conceit, humble.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective void of conceit, humble.

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  4. अशून्यaśūnyamf(आ)n. not empty Ka1tyS3r. &c.
    1. mf(आ)neuter gender not empty Ka1tyS3r. etc.
    2. mf(आ)neuter gender not vain or useless Ra1jat.
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  5. अशून्यताaśūnyatāf. (अशून्य्/अ-) non-emptiness Ragh. xix, 13
    1. feminine (अशून्य्/अ-) non-emptiness Ragh. xix, 13
    2. feminine completion (as of seasons) S3Br. x.
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  6. अशून्यशयनaśūnyaśayanan. the day on which Vis3vakarman विश्वकर्मन् rests Va1mP.

    neuter gender the day on which Vis3vakarman विश्वकर्मन् rests Va1mP.

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