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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. हीनhīnap. p.Left, abandoned, forsaken &c.; यो वैश्यः स्याद् बहुपशुर्हीनक्रतुरसोमपः । कुटुम्बात् तस्य तद्…

    [हा-क्त तस्य नः ईत्वम्]

    1. Left, abandoned, forsaken etc.; यो वैश्यः स्याद् बहुपशुर्हीनक्रतुरसोमपः । कुटुम्बात् तस्य तद् द्रव्यमाहरेद्यज्ञसिद्धये ॥ Ms.11.12.
    2. Destitute or deprived of, bereft of, without; (with Instrumental or in comp.); तया (संतत्या) हीनं विधातर्मां कथं पश्यन्न दूयसे R.1.7; गुणैर्हीना न शोभन्ते निर्गन्धा इव किंशुकाः Subhāṣ.; so द्रव्यdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied, मतिdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied, उत्साहdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied etc.; अन्नहीनो देहद्राष्ट्रं मन्त्रहीनस्तु ऋत्विजः । दीक्षितं दक्षिणाहीनो नास्ति यज्ञसमो रिपुः Ms.11.4 (Vartious reading)
    3. Excluded, shut out from (with Ablative).
    4. Decayed, wasted.
    5. Deficient, defective; हीनातिरिक्तगात्रो वा तमप्यपनयेत्ततः Ms.3.242.
    6. Subtracted.
    7. Less, lower; हीनान्नवस्त्रवेषः स्यात् सर्वदा गुरु- संनिधौ Ms.2.194; हीना हीनान् प्रसूयन्ते 1.31.
    8. Low, base, mean, vile.
    9. Defeated (in a low-suit).
    10. Lost, strayed from (a caravan).

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -नः

      1. A defective witness.
      2. A faulty respondent; (Nārada enumarates five kinds: अन्यवादी क्रियाद्वेषी नोपस्थायी निरुत्तरः । आहूतप्रपलायी च हीनः पञ्चविधः स्मृतः ॥).
      3. Substraction.
    • -ना A female mouse; Compare दीना.

    • -नम् Deficiency, want.

    • -अङ्ग Adjective deficient in a limb, crippled, maimed, defective; हीनाङ्गी वाधिकाङ्गी वा या भवेत् कन्यका नृणाम् । भर्तुः स्यात् सा विनाशाय स्वशीलनिधनाय च ॥ Pt.5.95; Ms.4.141; Y. 1.222. (-गी) a small ant.

    • -कर्मन्, -क्रिय Adjective neglecting the customary religious rites; Ms.3.7.

    • -कुल, -ज Adjective baseborn, of low family.

    • -क्रतु Adjective one who neglects his sacrifice; Ms.11.12.

    • -जाति

      1. Adjective
      2. of a low caste.
      3. excommunicated, outcaste, degraded; हीनजातिस्त्रियं मोहादुद्बहन्तो द्विजातयः । कुलान्येव नयन्त्याशु संसतानानि शूद्रताम् ॥ Ms.3.15.
    • -पक्ष Adjective unprotected.

    • -प्रतिज्ञा Adjective faithless.

    • -यानम् Name of the earliest systems of Buddhist doctrine.

    • -योनिः Feminine low birth or origin.

    • -रोमन् Adjective bald.

    • -वर्ण

      1. Adjective
      2. of low caste.
      3. of inferior rank.
    • -वादः a defective statement, contradictory evidence, prevarication.

    • -वादिन्

      1. Adjective
      2. making a defective statement.
      3. prevaricating.
      4. dumb, speechless.
      5. cast in law, defeated.
    • -सख्यम् associating with low persons.

    • -सामन्तः a deposed king; Śukra.1.189.

    • -सन्धिः an agreement made by an inferior king.

    • -सेवा attendance on base persons.

  2. अवहीनavahīnap. p.Abandoned, left; अवहीनाः कथाः Dk. 129 over, at an end; अस्मास्ववहीनेषु Ś.2 we being left behind, having fallen…

    Abandoned, left; अवहीनाः कथाः Dk. 129 over, at an end; अस्मास्ववहीनेषु Ś.2 we being left behind, having fallen in the rear.

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. हीनhīna[hîná] pp. √2. hâ; n. deficiency, want: velâ-hîne, at an unseasonable time: -ka, a. lacking (--˚); -karman, a.…

    [hîná] perfect passive participle √2. hâ; neuter deficiency, want: velâ-hîne, at an unseasonable time: -ka, adjective lacking (--˚); -karman, adjective following base occupations; neglecting one's duties; -tâ, feminine; also equal for lack, absence; deficiency in (instrumental, --˚); -tva, neuter inferiority; lack of, deficiency in (--˚); -paksha, adjective unprotected; -yânâ, neuter the lesser vehicle (term applied to the older form of Buddhism; opposite mahâyâna); -râtra, adjective hav ing shorter nights; -varna, adjective of low caste, vile; -vâdin, adjective losing in a suit; -vritta, adjective of base conduct; -sevâ, feminine; also equal for service of low per sons; - ͜ aṅga, adjective (â, î) deficient in a limb; defective; - ͜ atirikta ͜ aṅga, adjective (î) having a limb too few or too many; - ͜ adhika, adjective too little or too much: -tâ, feminine; also equal for deficiency or ex cess; - ͜ artha, adjective having lost one's advantage.

  2. अकालहीनम्akālahīnam[akâla-hînam] ad. without loss of time, forthwith.

    [akâla-hînam] adverb, -ial, -ially without loss of time, forthwith.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. हीनhīnamfn. left, abandoned, forsaken RV.
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective left, abandoned, forsaken fg-veda
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective left behind, excluded or shut out from, lower or weaker than, inferior to (ablative) Mn. MBh. etc.
    3. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective left out, wanting, omitted MBh.
    4. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective defeated or worsted (in a lawsuit) Ya1jn5.
    5. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective deficient, defective, faulty, insufficient, short, incomplete, poor, little, low, vile, bad, base, mean S3Br. etc.
    6. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective bereft or deprived of, free from, devoid or destitute of, without (instrumental case ablative locative case accusative, or compound; प्रा*णैर् हीनः, "bereft of breath or life"; मन्त्राद् or मन्त्रतो ह्that the rest of a word is to be supplied, "devoid of sacred knowledge") Mun2d2Up. Ka1tyS3r. Mn. MBh. etc.
    7. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective lost or strayed from (a caravan) Pa1n2. i, 4, 23 Ka1s3.
    8. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective brought low, broken down in circumstances S3rS.
    9. masculine gender a faulty or defective witness (of five kinds, viz. अन्य-वादिन्, क्रिया-द्वेषिन्, नो*पस्थायिन्, निर्-उत्तर, आहूस-प्रपला*यिन्) Ya1jn5. Scholiast or Commentator
    10. masculine gender subtraction (Equivalent to Equivalent to व्यवकलन) MW.
    11. masculine gender Mesua Ferrea Lexicographers
    12. neuter gender deficiency, want, absence (वेला-हीने "before the right time", "unseasonably") VarBr2S. Ya1jn5.
    13. etc. see page and participle 1296, column 2 .
  2. अकालहीनम्akālahīnamind. without losing time, immediately.

    indeclinable without losing time, immediately.

  3. अङ्गहीनaṅgahīnamfn. limbless, mutilated
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective limbless, mutilated
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective incorporeal
    3. masculine gender Ka1madeva कामदेव .
  4. अर्थहीनarthahīnamfn. "deprived" of sense, unmeaning, nonsensical
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective "deprived" of sense, unmeaning, nonsensical
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective deprived of wealth, poor Lexicographers
  5. अलंकारहीनalaṃkārahīnamfn. unadorned.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective unadorned.

  6. अस्त्रहीनastrahīnamfn. unarmed, defenceless.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective unarmed, defenceless.