Sanskrit dictionary (beta)

Every entry for a word in Apte, Monier-Williams, Macdonell and the Dhātupāṭha, with their abbreviations spelled out, and an analysis of its forms.

Results for अध्रुव

3 dictionaries · exact headword

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

अध्रुवadhruvaa.Uncertain, doubtful.
1. Uncertain, doubtful.
2. Unsteady, moving, not fixed or permanent; स्वाङ्गेऽध्रुवे ParasmaipadaIII.4.54; separable (which can be severed or detached without fatal or disastrous effects) (येन विना न जीवनं सोऽध्रुवः Sk.)-वम् An uncertainty; यो ध्रुवाणि परित्यज्य अध्रुवाणि निषेवते । ध्रुवाणि तस्य नश्यन्ति अध्रुवं नष्टमेव च H.1.184. Compare the English phrase 'A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.'
Source: Apte

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

अध्रुवadhruvamf(आ)n. not fixed, not permanent
1. mf(आ)neuter gender not fixed, not permanent
2. mf(आ)neuter gender uncertain, doubtful
3. mf(आ)neuter gender separable.
Source: Monier-Williams

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

अध्रुवadhruva[á-dhruva] a. unsteady, transient; uncertain.

[á-dhruva] adjective unsteady, transient; uncertain.

Source: Macdonell

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