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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. श्वेतśvetaa.(-श्वेता or -श्वेती f.) [श्वित्-अच् घञ् वा] White; ततः श्वेतैर्हयैर्युक्ते महति स्यन्दने स्थितौ Bg.1.14.

    (-श्वेता or -श्वेती Feminine) श्वित्-अच् घञ् वा White; ततः श्वेतैर्हयैर्युक्ते महति स्यन्दने स्थितौ Bg.1.14.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -तः

      1. The white colour.
      2. A conch-shell.
      3. A cowrie.
      4. The planet Venus.
      5. Śukra, the regent of the planet; न शेकुः पाण्डवा द्रष्टुं श्वेतं ग्रहमिवोदितम् Mb.6.82.12.
      6. A white cloud.
      7. Cumin seed.
      8. Name of a range of mountains; शृङ्गैः श्वेतमिव स्थितम् Bhāg.1.39.45. (according to some com. कैलास); see कुलाचल or कुलपर्वत.
      9. Name of a division of the world.
      10. A white goat; वायव्यं श्वेतमालभेत । Compare तस्मात् प्रत्यक्षोऽपि श्वेतशब्दश्छागमेव परिच्छिन्द्यान्नान्यं पशुम् इति ŚB. on MS.1.2.68.
      11. A white horse.
      12. A silver coin.
      13. A comet; श्वेतो ग्रहस्तिर्यगिवापतन् खे Mb. 5.37.43.

    • -तम्

      1. Silver.
      2. The white of the eye.
      3. Butter-milk and water mixed half and half.

    • -अंशुः the moon.

    • -अद्रिः, -पर्वतः Name of a mountain; दन्तै- श्चतुर्भिः श्वेताद्रेर्हरन् भगवतो महीम् Bhāg.8.8.4 (com. कैलास).

    • -अम्बरः, -वासस् Masculine a class of Jaina ascetics.

    • -अर्चिस् the moon.

    • -अश्वः Name of Arjuna.

    • -इक्षुः a kind of sugar cane.

    • -उदरः an epithet of Kubera.

    • -कपोतः

      1. A kind of mouse.
      2. a kind of snake.

    • -कमलम्, -पद्मम् a white lotus.

    • -काकीय Adjective unusual, unheard of.

    • -कुञ्जरः an epithet of Airāvata, the elephant of Indra.

    • -कुष्ठम् white leprosy.

    • -केतुः

      1. a Bauddha or Jaina saint.
      2. the descending node.

    • -कोलः a kind of fish (शफर).

    • -क्षारः

      1. saltpetre, alkali. गजः, द्विपः a white elephant.
      2. the elephant of Indra.

    • -गरुत् Masculine, -गरुतः a goose.

    • -छदः

      1. a goose; श्वेतच्छदश्च विधुतच्छदचामरेण प्रासेवत प्रियतमां सुरतश्रमार्ताम् Rām. ch.5.15.
      2. a kind of basil.

    • -द्वीपः Name of one of the eighteen minor divisions of the known continent; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedपतिः Viṣṇu; श्वेतद्वीपपतिश्चित्तं मनो योगेश्वरोऽवतु Bhāg.1.6.24; श्वेतद्वीपपतौ चित्तं शुद्धे धर्ममये मयि Bhāg.11.15.18.

    • -धातुः

      1. a white mineral.
      2. chalk.
      3. the milkstone.

    • -धामन्

      1. Masculine
      2. the moon.
      3. camphor.
      4. the foam of the sea.
      5. cuttle-fish bone.

    • -नीलः a cloud.

    • -पत्रः a goose.ष (Many roots which begin with स् are written in the Dhātupāṭha with ष् to show that the स् is changed to ष् after certain prepositions. Such roots will be found under स in their proper places.)

    In the Gita1·14

    ततः श्वेतैर्हयैर्युक्ते महति स्यन्दने स्थितौ ।

    tataḥ śvetairhayairyukte mahati syandane sthitau — Then, seated in their great chariot, yoked to white horses, Madhava (Sri Krishna) and the son of Pandu (Arjuna) blew their divine conchs. 1·14
    • श्वेतैःśvetaiḥinstrumental plural of the masculine form of the adjective śveta (white).
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. श्वेतśveta[svet-á] a. [√svit] white, bright; m. white horse (Br.); N.; n. (C.) white (of the eye).

    [svet-á] adjective [√svit] white, bright; masculine white horse (Brâhmana); noun; neuter (Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit) white (of the eye).

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  2. अन्यङ्गश्वेतanyaṅgaśveta[a-nyaṅga-sveta] a. pure white.

    [a-nyaṅga-sveta] adjective pure white.

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  3. त्रिःश्वेतtriḥśveta[trih-sveta] a. white in three places.

    [trih-sveta] adjective white in three places.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. श्वेतśvetamf(/आ or श्वेनी)n. white, dressed, in white, bright (with प्/अर्वत m. "snow-mountain" S3Br.; with कटा*क्ष m.…
    1. mf(/आ or श्वेनी)neuter gender white, dressed, in white, bright (with प्/अर्वत masculine gender "snow-mountain" S3Br.; with कटा*क्ष masculine gender "a bright side-glance" Sam2gi1t.) fg-veda etc.
    2. masculine gender white (the colour) Lexicographers
    3. masculine gender a white horse S3Br.
    4. masculine gender a small white shell, cowry Lexicographers
    5. masculine gender a silver coin Lexicographers
    6. masculine gender a white cloud Lexicographers
    7. masculine gender the planet Venus or its regent S3ukra शुक्र Lexicographers
    8. masculine gender a particular comet (confer, compare -केतु) VarBr2S.
    9. masculine gender a particular plant (Equivalent to जीवक) Lexicographers
    10. masculine gender cumin seed W.
    11. masculine gender Name of a serpent-demon (with वैदार्व or वैदार्व्य or वैदर्व्य; according to others give श्वैत-वैदारव as signifying "a particular deity connected with the sun") Gr2S. Pur.
    12. masculine gender Name of one of Skanda स्कन्द 's attendants MBh.
    13. masculine gender of a Daitya दैत्य (son of Vipra-citti विप्र-चित्ति) Hariv.
    14. masculine gender of a Muni मुनि MBh. Katha1s.
    15. masculine gender of a particular Avata1ra अवतार of S3iva शिव catalogue or catalogues
    16. masculine gender of a pupil of S3iva शिव IW. 122 neuter gender 3
    17. masculine gender of a manifestation of Vishn2u विष्णु in his Vara1ha वराह incarnation (worshipped in a particular part of India) MW.
    18. masculine gender of a Ra1jarshi राजर्षि MBh.
    19. masculine gender of a son of the king Sudeva सुदेव R.
    20. masculine gender of a general MBh.
    21. masculine gender of a son of Vapushmat वपुष्मत् Ma1rkP.
    22. masculine gender of a preceptor catalogue or catalogues
    23. masculine gender of a mythical elephant MBh.
    24. masculine gender of the sixth range of mountains dividing the known continent (the white or "snowy" mountains separating the Varshas वर्ष s of Hiran2maya हिरण्मय and Ramyaka रम्यक) MBh. Pur. (IW. 420 neuter gender 1)
    25. masculine gender of one of the minor Dvi1pas द्वीप s or divisions of the world (confer, compare -द्वीप) MBh. R.
    26. masculine gender a small white shell, cowry Lexicographers
    27. masculine gender Name of various plants (according to to Lexicographers the birch tree, a white bignonia, Boerhavia Procumbens, Achyranthes Atropurpurea etc.) Sus3r. VarBr2S.
    28. masculine gender crystal Lexicographers
    29. masculine gender alum Lexicographers
    30. masculine gender white or candied sugar Lexicographers
    31. masculine gender bamboo-manna Lexicographers
    32. masculine gender a mystical term for the letter स् Up.
    33. masculine gender Name of one of the Ma1tr2is मातृ s attendant on Skanda स्कन्द MBh.
    34. masculine gender of the mother of the elephant S3veta श्वेत (or S3an3kha शङ्ख) MBh. R.
    35. masculine gender of a princess Ra1jat.
    36. neuter gender the white of the eye Sus3r.
    37. neuter gender the growing white (of the hair) ChUp.
    38. neuter gender silver Lexicographers
    39. neuter gender butter-milk and water mixed half and half Lexicographers
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  2. अन्यङ्गश्वेतanyaṅgaśvetamfn. white and without spot (as a sacrificial animal) AitBr.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective white and without spot (as a sacrificial animal) AitBr.

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  3. अर्यश्वेतaryaśvetam. (v.l. आर्य-स्व्˚), N. of a man, (g. शिवा*दि q.v.)

    masculine gender (varia lectio आर्य-स्व्that the rest of a word is to be supplied), Name of a man, (gaRa शिवा*दि quod vide)

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  4. केलिश्वेतसहस्रपत्त्रkeliśvetasahasrapattraNom. P. ˚त्त्रति, to represent a white lotus for playing with Prasannar.

    Nominal verb Parasmaipada that the rest of a word is to be suppliedत्त्रति, to represent a white lotus for playing with Prasannar.

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  5. क्षुद्रश्वेताkṣudraśvetāf. = -श्यमा Sus3r.

    feminine Equivalent to -श्यमा Sus3r.

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  6. त्रिःश्वेतtriḥśvetamf(आ)n. white on 3 spots S3a1n3khGr2. i, 22, 8 Gobh. ii, 7, 8.

    mf(आ)neuter gender white on 3 spots S3a1n3khGr2. i, 22, 8 Gobh. ii, 7, 8.

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