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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. श्वन्śvanm.गणिकः a hunter.

    [श्वि-कनिन् निdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied Uṇ.1.158] (Nominative श्वा, श्वानौ, श्वानः Accusative Plural शुनः; शुनी Feminine) A dog; श्वा यदि क्रियते राजा स किं नाश्नात्युपानहम् Subhāṣ; Bh.2.31; Ms.2.28. -Compound -अदः Equivalent to श्वपाकः quod vide, which see; श्वादोऽपि सद्यः सवनाय कल्पते Bhāg.3.33.6.-अश्वः an epithet of Bhairava. -क्रीडिन्, -वत् Masculine a keeper or breeder of sporting dogs; Ms.3.164;4.216.-गणः a pack of hounds.

    1. गणिकः a hunter.
    2. a dog feeder.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -जीविका dog's life, servitude.

    • -दंष्ट्रा

      1. a dog's tooth.
      2. The गोक्षुर plant (Marâthî गोखरू).

    • -दयितम् a bone.

    • -धूर्तः a jackal.

    • -नरः a snappish or currish fellow.

    • -निशम्, -निशा a night on which dogs bark; (the 14th day of the dark half of a month).

    • -पच् Masculine,

    • -पचः

      1. a man of a very low and degraded caste, an outcast, a Chāṇḍāla; Ms.3.92; श्वपचात्मभुवोर्निरन्तरा मम भूयात् परमात्मनि स्थितिः Bv.4.23.
      2. a dog-feeder.
      3. a public executioner.

    • -पदम्

      1. a dog's foot.
      2. a mark like a dog's foot (to be branded on the forehead of a thief); स्तेये च श्वपदं कार्यम् Ms.9.237.

    • -पाकः an outcast, a Chāṇḍāla; क्षत्तुर्जातस्तथोग्रायां श्वपाक इति कीर्त्यते Ms.1.19; श्वपाको जल्पाको भवति मधुपाकोपमगिरा । देव्यपराधक्षमापनस्तोत्रम् 6; शुनि चैव श्वपाके च पण्डिताः समदर्शिनः Bg.5.18; G. Latin29.

    • -फलम् lime or citron.

    • -फल्कः Name of the father of Akrūra.

    • -भीरुः a jackal.

    • -यूथ्यम् a pack of dogs.

    • -वृत्तिः

      1. Feminine
      2. the life of a dog (to which servitude is often likened); सेवां लाघवकारिणीं कृतधियः स्थाने श्ववृत्तिं विदुः Mu.3.14; Ms.4.6.
      3. servitude, service; सत्यानृताभ्यामपि वा न श्ववृत्त्या कदाचन (जीवेत्) Ms.4.4.

    • -व्याघ्रः

      1. a beast of prey.
      2. a tiger.
      3. a leopard.

    • -हन् Masculine a hunter.

    In the Gita5·18

    शुनि चैव श्वपाके च पण्डिताः समदर्शिनः ॥

    śuni caiva śvapāke ca paṇḍitāḥ samadarśinaḥ. — Sages see with an equal eye the learned and cultured Brahmin, the cow, the elephant, the dog, the outcaste. 5·18
    • शुनिśunilocative singular of the masculine noun śvan (dog).
    Source: ApteApte entry
  2. अतिश्वन्atiśvanm.An excellent dog.

    An excellent dog.

    Source: ApteApte entry
  3. अनश्वन्anaśvanm.N. of Parikṣit's father.

    Name of Parikṣit's father.

    Source: ApteApte entry
  4. अश्वन्तaśvantaa.See अश्मन्त.
    1. See अश्मन्त.
    2. Unlucky, inauspicious.
    3. Unbounded, unlimited.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -न्तः

      1. Death.
      2. A field.
      3. Fireplace.
      4. Termination, limit.
    Source: ApteApte entry

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. श्वन्śvan[sván] m. dog, f. ���� sun-î́, bitch.

    [sván] masculine dog, feminine; also equal for ���� sun-î́, bitch.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. श्वन्śvanm. (nom. sg. du. pl. श्वा, श्वानौ, श्वानस्; weakest base शुन् cf. 2. शुन &c., p.1082; in some comp. श्वा for…
    1. masculine gender (nominative case sg. dual number plural श्वा, श्वानौ, श्वानस्; weakest base शुन् confer, compare 2. शुन etc., page and participle1082; in some compound श्वा for श्व confer, compare below), a dog, hound, cur fg-veda etc. etc.
    2. (probably from √श्वि) in ऋज्/इ-, दुर्ग्/ऋभि-, and मातर्/इ-श्वन्, qq. vv.
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  2. अनश्वन्anaśvanm. N. of Pari1kshit परीक्षित् 's father MBh. i, 3793 seqq.

    masculine gender Name of Pari1kshit परीक्षित् 's father MBh. i, 3793 seqq.

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  3. अरण्यश्वन्araṇyaśvanm. a wolf L.
    1. masculine gender a wolf Lexicographers
    2. masculine gender a jackal Lexicographers
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  4. अश्वन्तaśvantav.l. for अश्मन्त q.v.

    varia lectio for अश्मन्त quod vide

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  5. अश्वन्तकaśvantakam. = अश्व-घ्न q.v. L.

    masculine gender Equivalent to अश्व-घ्न quod vide Lexicographers

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