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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 कपोत

3 dictionaries · exact headword

Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. कपोतkapotaA dove, pigeon.

    [को वायुः पोत इव यस्य Tv.]

    1. A dove, pigeon.
    2. A bird in general.
    3. A particular position of the hands.
    4. The grey colour of a pigeon.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -अङ्घ्रिः Feminine a sort of perfume.

    • -अञ्जनम् antimony.

    • -अरिः a hawk, falcon.

    • -आभ Adjective of the colour of a pigeon. (-भः) a pale of dirty white colour.

    • -चरणा a sort of perfume.

    • -पालिका, -पाली Feminine an aviary, a pigeon-house, dove-cot.

    • -राजः the king of pigeons.

    • -वर्णी Small cardamoms.

    • -वाणा a kind of perfume.

    • -वृत्तिः Feminine to be very frugal, gathering very little for maintenance; कपोतवृत्त्या पक्षेण व्रीहिद्रोणमुपार्जयत् Mb.3.26.5.

    • -सारम् antimony.

    • -हस्तः a mode of folding the hands in supplication, fear etc.; कपोतहस्तकं कृत्वा Ś.6.

    Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. कपोतkapotam. (√कव् Un2. i, 63; fr. 2. क + पोत ?), a dove, pigeon, (esp.) the spotty-necked pigeon (in the Vedas वेद s…
    1. masculine gender (√कव् Un2. i, 63; from 2. क plus पोत ?), a dove, pigeon, (especially) the spotty-necked pigeon (in the Vedas वेद s often a bird of evil omen) fg-veda AV. VS. MBh. etc.
    2. masculine gender a bird in general Lexicographers
    3. masculine gender a frieze, cornice
    4. masculine gender a particular position of the hands commentator or commentary on S3ak. PSarv. etc.
    5. masculine gender the grey colour of a pigeon Sus3r. ii, 280, 1
    6. masculine gender the grey ore of antimony Sus3r. ii, 84, 10
    7. (in compound)
    Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. कपोतkapota[ka-póta] m. pigeon; î, f. female pigeon; -ka, m. little pigeon; -pâlî, f. dove-cot.

    [ka-póta] masculine pigeon; î, feminine; also equal for female pigeon; -ka, masculine little pigeon; -pâlî, feminine; also equal for dove-cot.

    Source: Macdonell

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