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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 अभ्रम्

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अभ्रम्abhramA cloud; अग्निर्वै धूमो जायते धूमादभ्रमभ्राद् वृष्टिः Śat. Br.; अभ्रं वा अपां भस्म; धूमो भूत्वा अभ्रं भवति…

    [अभ्र्-अच्; but more correctly अप्-भृ; अपो बिभर्ति भृ-क; अभ्रम् अब्भरणात् Nir. being filled with water]

    1. A cloud; अग्निर्वै धूमो जायते धूमादभ्रमभ्राद् वृष्टिः Śat. Br.; अभ्रं वा अपां भस्म; धूमो भूत्वा अभ्रं भवति अभ्रं भूत्वा मेघो भवति मेघो भूत्वा प्रवर्षति Ch. Up.V.1.5.6. (these quotations show the conception of the ancient Ṛiṣis about the formation of clouds).
    2. Atmosphere, sky; परितो विपाण्डु दधदभ्रशिरः Śi.9.3. See अभ्रंलिह etc.
    3. Talc, mica. (Marâthî अभ्रक)
    4. Gold.
    5. Camphor.
    6. A kind of reed; Calamus Rotang (वेतस्, वेत्र).
    7. Cyperus Rotundus (मुरता). (Marâthî नागरमोथा)
    8. (In arith.) A zero or cypher. Compare Latin imber, Greek ombros, appros; Zend awra, Pers.abr -Compound

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -अवकाशः clouds as the only shelter; fall of rain.

    • -अवकाशिक, -काशिन् Adjective exposed to the rain (and so practising penance), not seeking shelter from the rain; अभ्रावकाशा वर्षासु हेमन्ते जलसंश्रयाः Mb.12. 244.1; ग्रीष्मे पञ्चतपास्तु स्याद्वर्षास्वभ्रावकाशिकः Ms.6.23.

    • -उत्थः 'sky born', the thunderbolt of Indra.

    • -कूटम् a peak of a (mountain-like) cloud.

    • -गङ्गा the heavenly river; K.5.

    • -घनः a mass of clouds; वर्षात्ययेन रुचमभ्र- घनादिवेन्दोः R.13.77.

    • -जा Adjective Vedic born from clouds, caused by vapours, यो अभ्रजा वातजा यश्च शुष्मो वनस्पतीन्त्सचतां पर्वतांश्च Av.1.12.3.

    • -नागः one of the elephants supporting the globe; Name of Airāvata.

    • -पथः

      1. atmosphere.
      2. balloon.

    • -पिशाचः, -चकः 'sky-demon', epithet of Rāhu.

    • -पुष्पः

      1. Name of a cane (Marâthî वेत) Calamus Rotang. See अभ्र (6).
      2. (ष्पम्) water.
      3. 'a sky flower', anything impossible, a castle in the air.

    • -प्रुष् (ट्) Feminine sprinkling of clouds, rain.

    • -अभ्रप्रुषो न वाचा प्रुषा वसु Rv.1.77.1.

    • -मांसी Name of a plant (जटामांसी).

    • -मातङ्गः Indra's elephant, Airāvata.

    • -माला, -वृन्दम् a line, succession, or mass of clouds; मयूरकेकाभिरिवाभ्रवृन्दम् R.7.69.13.76,16.25; मुक्ताजालग्रथितमलकं कामिनीवाभ्रवृन्दम् Me.65.

    • -रोहम् the lapis lazuli (लाजवर्त, आकाशमणि)

    • -लिप्ती

      1. sky covered with a few clouds.
      2. a woman smeared with mustā grass.

    • -वर्ष Adjective Vedic rained upon, sprinkled with water. (-र्षः) down-pour of rain.

    • -वाटिकः, -का Name of a tree (आभ्रातक; Marâthî अंबाडा).

    • -विलायम् Indeclinable just as clouds melt away; विच्छिन्नाभ्रविलायं वा विलीये नगमूर्धनि Ki.11.79.

    Source: Apte

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