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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. सभ्यsabhyaa.Belonging to an assembly.

    [सभायां साधु यत्]

    1. Belonging to an assembly.
    2. Fit for society.
    3. Refined, polished, civilized.
    4. Well-bred, polite, civil, courteous; तस्मै सभ्याः सभार्याय गोप्त्रे गुप्ततमेन्द्रियाः R.1.55; Ku.7.29.
    5. Confidential, trusty, faithful.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -भ्यः

      1. An assessor.
      2. An assistant at an assembly.
      3. A person of honourable parentage; प्रायेणाल्पायुषः सभ्य कलावस्मिन् युगे जनाः Bhāg. 1.1.1.
      4. The keeper of a gaming-house.
      5. The servant of the keeper of a gaming-house.
      6. Name of one of the five sacred fires; सभ्यावसथ्यं चितयोऽसवो हि ते Bhāg.3.13.37.
  2. असभ्यasabhyaa.Unfit for an assembly.
    1. Unfit for an assembly.
    2. Vulgar, low, obscene, indecent (words etc.). अयं त्वसभ्यस्तव जन्मनो गृहे श्रुत्वाग्रजांस्ते न्यवधीत् सुरेश्वर Bhāg.
  3. परिसभ्यparisabhyaA member of an assembly.

    A member of an assembly.

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. सभ्यsabhya[sábh-ya] a. belonging to, suitable for, present in, an assembly; C.: fit for society, polite, courteous…

    [sábh-ya] adjective belonging to, suitable for, present in, an assembly; Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit: fit for society, polite, courteous, refined (speech); masculine (Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit) assessor, councillor, judge; member of good society, refined person; partner, fellow-player: --˚ adjective living at the court of: - ͜ itará, adjective un refined, coarse (conversation).

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. सभ्यsabhyamfn. being in an assembly-hall or meeting-room, belonging to or fit for an assembly or court, suitable to good…
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective being in an assembly-hall or meeting-room, belonging to or fit for an assembly or court, suitable to good society, courteous, polite, refined, civilized, not vulgar, decorous (as speech) AV. etc.
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective being at the court of (genitive case) Va1s., Introduction
    3. masculine gender an assistant at an assembly or council, (especially) an assessor, judge Mn. MBh. etc.
    4. masculine gender the keeper of a gambling. house W.
    5. masculine gender a person of honourable parentage ibidem
    6. masculine gender Name of one of the five sacred fires (see पञ्चा*ग्नि) Ka1tyS3r. Mn. iii, 100, 185 Kull.
  2. असभ्यasabhyamfn. unfit for an assembly, vulgar, low Nir. BhP. &c.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective unfit for an assembly, vulgar, low Nir. BhP. etc.

  3. देवसभ्यdevasabhyam. keeper of a gambling-house L.
    1. masculine gender keeper of a gambling-house Lexicographers
    2. masculine gender a gambler
    3. masculine gender frequenter of clubs or assemblies
    4. masculine gender deity's attendant W.
  4. परिसभ्यparisabhyam. (सभा) a member of an assembly, assessor L.

    masculine gender (सभा) a member of an assembly, assessor Lexicographers

  5. सभ्यकण्ठाभरणsabhyakaṇṭhābharaṇan. N. of wk.

    neuter gender Name of work

  6. सभ्यतमsabhyatamamfn. very worthy of good society, very courteous or polite or refined
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective very worthy of good society, very courteous or polite or refined
    2. masculine gender a very polite or refined person, an ornament of society W.