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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 अम्बष्ठ

3 dictionaries · exact headword

Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अम्बष्ठambaṣṭha1 The offspring of a man of the Brāhmaṇa and a woman of the Vaiśya tribe; ब्राह्मणाद् वैश्यकन्यायामम्बष्ठो नाम…
    1. 1 The offspring of a man of the Brāhmaṇa and a woman of the Vaiśya tribe; ब्राह्मणाद् वैश्यकन्यायामम्बष्ठो नाम जायते Ms.1.8,13.15; Y.1.91. Compare also अम्बष्ठानां दार्विहोमिको ब्राह्मणः । ŚB. on MS.8.4.2. (According to Ms.1.47 the duty of an अम्बष्ठ is the curing of diseases; अम्बष्ठानां चिकित्सितम्).
    2. An elephant-driver. अपश्यत्कुवलयापीडं कृष्णोऽम्बष्ठप्रचोदितम् Bhāg.1.43.2. (Plural)
    3. Name of a country and its inhabitants (they seem to have occupied the country to the east of Tākṣaśilā, comprising the modern district of Lahore.) -ष्ठा Name of several plants: (a) गणिका, यूथिका (Marâthî जुई); (b) पाठा (Marâthî पाहाडमूळ). (c) चुक्रिका (Marâthî चुका); (d) another plant (Marâthî अम्बाडा).

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -ष्ठा, -ष्ठी An Ambaṣṭha woman.

    Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अम्बष्ठambaṣṭham. (fr. अम्ब and स्थ ? Pa1n2. 8-3, 97) N. of a country and of its inhabitants MBh. VarBr2S. &c.
    1. masculine gender (from अम्ब and स्थ ? Pa1n2. 8-3, 97) Name of a country and of its inhabitants MBh. VarBr2S. etc.
    2. masculine gender of the king of that country MBh. vii, 3399 seqq.
    3. masculine gender the offspring of a man of the Bra1hman Brahman and a woman of the Vais3ya वैश्य caste (a man of the medical caste Mn. x, 47; an elephant-driver BhP.) Mn. x Ya1jn5. etc.
    Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. अम्बष्ठambaṣṭha[amba-shtha] m. (â, î) child of a Brâh man and a woman of the third caste: pl. N. of a people.

    [amba-shtha] masculine (â, î) child of a Brâh man and a woman of the third caste: plural noun of a people.

    Source: Macdonell

Analysis (Beta) · अम्बष्ठ

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