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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 अध्वन्

3 dictionaries · exact headword

Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अध्वन्adhvanm.(a) A way, road; passage, orbit (of planets &c.); मुक्ताध्वानं ये लङ्घयेयुर्भवन्तम् Me.54. (b) Distance, space…

    [अत्ति बलं; अद्-क्वनिप् धादेशः Uṇ.4.115; perhaps from अत् also]

    1. (a) A way, road; passage, orbit (of planets etc.); मुक्ताध्वानं ये लङ्घयेयुर्भवन्तम् Me.54. (b) Distance, space (traversed or to be traversed); पञ्चदशयोजनमात्रमध्वानं जगाम K.119,12; कियत्यध्वनि सा उज्ज- यिनी 27; Dk.13; अपि लङ्धितमध्वानं बुबुधे न बुधोपसः R.1. 47; उल्लङ्घिताध्वा Me.45; कालाध्वनोरत्यन्तसंयोगे etc. (c) Journey, travel, course, march; नैकः प्रपद्येताध्वानम् Ms.4.6 undertake a journey; अध्वसु त्रिषु विसृष्टमैथिलः R.11.57 after three marches; परिक्लान्तः किलाध्वना Ki.11.2 wayworn; अध्वश्रमपरिगतम् Me.17.4; अध्वा वर्णकफस्थौल्यसौकुमा- र्यविनाशनः Suśr.
    2. A recension of the Vedas and the school upholding it (शाखा, अवयव) एकविंशत्यध्वयुक्त- मृय्वेदमृषयो विदुः । सहस्राध्वा सामवेदो यजुरेकशताध्वकम् ॥ अध्वा देवगतिः शाखा इति पर्यायवाचकाः ।
    3. Time (Kāla), time personified, (being the eater of all) दुर्मरं पुरुषेणेह मन्ये ह्यध्वन्यनागते Mb.14.8.24.
    4. Air; sky, atmosphere.
    5. Place. प्रस्थितं दीर्घमध्वानं स्वबन्धुमिव बान्धवाः Rām.5.1.45.
    6. Means, resource; method.
    7. Attack (अधिकदुरारोह- णम्). अध्वन् is changed to अध्व after prepositions; प्राध्वः, व्यध्वः etc.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -अतिः

      1. अध्वानमतति, अत्-इ
      2. a traveller.
      3. an intelligent person.

    • -अधिपः, -ईशः ष. त. an officer in charge of the public roads.

    • -अयनम् अध्वन्ययनम् journey, travel.

    • -गः

      1. one who travels; a traveller, way-farer; Av.13.1.36. सन्तानकतरुच्छाया- सुप्तविद्याधराध्वगम् Ku.6.46 (denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedगामिन्).
      2. a camel.
      3. a mule.
      4. the sun; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedभोग्यः Name of a tree, Spondias Mangifera (आम्रातकवृक्ष) अध्वगैः अयत्नलम्यफलत्वात् भोग्यः (Marâthî आंबाडा). (-गा) the Ganges.

    • -गत् Masculine [अध्वानं गच्छति; गम्-क्विप् ParasmaipadaVI.4.4] a traveller.

    • -गत्यन्तः गन्तव्यः ष. त. measure of length applicable to roads; कालभावा- ध्वगन्तव्यः Mbh. Vārt. on Parasmaipada1.4.51.

    • -जा अध्वनि जायते; जन्-ड A plant (स्वर्णुली or स्वर्णपुष्पी).

    • -पतिः

      1. the sun (दिवैव पथिकानां गमनात् रात्रौ च गमननिषेधात् सूर्यस्य अध्वपालकत्वम् or अध्वनः आकाशस्य पतिः).
      2. inspector of the road.

    • -रथः

      1. अध्वने हितः पर्याप्तो रथः शाक. त.
      2. a travelling coach.
      3. अध्वैव रथो यस्य a messenger skilled in travelling (पथि प्रज्ञो दूतः).

    • -शल्यः [अध्वनि शल्यमिव आचारतीति क्विप्- अच् Tv.] Name of a tree (अपामार्ग) (अध्वगानां पादवस्त्रादौ शल्यवद्वेधकारकत्वात् तथात्वम्) (Marâthî आघाडा).

    Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अध्वन्adhvanm. a road, way, orbit
    1. masculine gender a road, way, orbit
    2. masculine gender a journey, course
    3. masculine gender distance
    4. masculine gender time Buddh. and Jain.
    5. masculine gender means, method, resource
    6. masculine gender the zodiac (?), sky, air Lexicographers
    7. masculine gender a place
    8. masculine gender a recension of the Vedas वेद s and the school upholding it
    9. masculine gender assault (?)
    Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. अध्वन्adhvan[ádhvan] m. road; journey, wandering; distance; -îna, m. traveller.

    [ádhvan] masculine road; journey, wandering; distance; -îna, masculine traveller.

    Source: Macdonell

Analysis (Beta) · अध्वन्

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