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Apte Dictionary

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

स्वल्पsvalpaa.Very small or little, minute.
[सुष्ठु अल्पं प्राdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied सdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied] (compar. स्वल्पीयस्; superl. स्वल्पिष्ठ)
1. Very small or little, minute.
2. Trifling, insignificant.
3. Brief, short; स्वल्पं तथायुः Pt.1.
4. Very few.
Derived forms and compounds
- -अङ्गुलिः the little finger.
- -आहार Adjective eating very little, most abstemious.
- -इच्छ Adjective unpretentious, unassuming.
- -कङ्कः a species of heron.
- -केशरिन् Masculine the Kovidāra tree.
- -दृश् Adjective very short-sighted (Literal and Figurative).
- -बल Adjective very feeble or weak.
- -वयस् very young.
- -विषयः
  
  an insignificant matter.
  
  a small part.
- -व्ययः very little expenditure, stinginess.
- -व्रीड Adjective having little shame, shameless, impudent.
- -शरीर Adjective diminutive, dwarfish.
- -स्मृति Adjective having a short memory.
In the Gita2·40

स्वल्पमप्यस्य धर्मस्य त्रायते महतो भयात् ॥

svalpamapyasya dharmasya trāyate mahato bhayāt. — On this path no effort is lost, no obstacle prevails; even a little of this dharma delivers from the great fear. 2·40
- स्वल्पम्svalpamnominative singular of the neuter form of the compound adjective svalpa (a little).
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स्वल्पकsvalpakaa.Very little, very small or few.

Very little, very small or few.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

स्वल्पsvalpa[su ͜ alpa] a. very small, little, short (time), or insignificant: in. in a short time: -ka, a. (ikâ) id.…

[su ͜ alpa] adjective very small, little, short (time), or insignificant: instrumental in a short time: -ka, adjective (ikâ) the same; -tantra, adjective consisting of short sections, concisely written: -tva, neuter abstract neuter; -tara, comparative very insignificant; -tas, adverb, -ial, -ially quite gradually; -dukkha, neuter very little pain; -dris, adjective very short-sighted (figurative, -ly); -bala, adjective extremely weak; -vayas, adjective very young; -silâ-ya, denominative Â. become a very small rock.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

स्वल्पsvalpamf(आ)n. very small or little, minute, very few, short (एन, "in a short time") Mn. MBh. &c.

mf(आ)neuter gender very small or little, minute, very few, short (एन, "in a short time") Mn. MBh. etc.

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नातिस्वल्पnātisvalpamfn. n not t too short Sa1h.

masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective n not t too short Sa1h.

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स्वल्पकsvalpakamf(इक्/आ)n. very small or minute or short AV. &c. &c.

mf(इक्/आ)neuter gender very small or minute or short AV. etc. etc.

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स्वल्पकङ्कsvalpakaṅkam. a species of heron (= भूकाक) MW.

masculine gender a species of heron (Equivalent to भूकाक) MW.

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स्वल्पकेशिन्svalpakeśinm. "having small fibres", the root of sweet flag L.

masculine gender "having small fibres", the root of sweet flag Lexicographers

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स्वल्पकेसरिन्svalpakesarinm. "having small filaments", Bauhinia Variegata L.

masculine gender "having small filaments", Bauhinia Variegata Lexicographers

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स्वल्पजातकsvalpajātakan. N. of wk. by Vara1ha-mihira वराह-मिहिर (also called सूक्ष्म-ज्˚).

neuter gender Name of work by Vara1ha-mihira वराह-मिहिर (also called सूक्ष्म-ज्that the rest of a word is to be supplied).

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