श्रीमद्भगवद्गीताBhagavad Gītā · in the light of Sri Aurobindo, home
Sign in
ApteAll dictionariesSanskrit dictionaryDhātuPāṇiniConjugationDeclensionInflected formsParts of speechWord frequencyTree diagramAnalyzerRootsQuarter-verse indexMemorable linesNames

कोशःDictionaries

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 काञ्चि

2 dictionaries · exact headword

Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. काञ्चिkāñciची [cī], ची f. [काञ्च् बन्धने इनि]
    1. ची cī, ची Feminine काञ्च् बन्धने इनि
    2. A woman's girdle or zone furnished with small tinkling bells or other ornaments; एतावता नत्वनुमेयशोभि काञ्चीगुणस्थानमनिन्दितायाः Ku.1.37,3.55; Me.28. Śi.9.82; R.6.43.
    3. Name of an ancient city in the south of India, regarded as one of the sacred cities of the Hindus; (for the names of seven cities see अवन्ति).

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -कलापः कालापा Adjective girdle; जघनमरुणरत्नग्रन्थिकाञ्चीकलापं कुवलयनयनानां को विहातुं समर्थः Bh.1.71.

    • -गुणस्थानम् The hips, haunches; Ku. 1.37.

    • -पुरी, -नगरी the same as काञ्ची (2).

    • -पदम् the hips and loins.

    • -यमकम् a kind of paronomasia or punning; Compare Bk.1.8.

    Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. काञ्चिkāñcim. pl. N. of a people MBh. i, 6684
    1. masculine gender plural Name of a people MBh. i, 6684
    2. feminine Equivalent to काञ्ची commentator or commentary on Un2. iv, 117
    3. indeclinable (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' that the rest of a word is to be suppliedचि) S3is3. ix, 82.
    Source: Monier-Williams

Analysis (Beta) · काञ्चि

morphology by sanskrit_parser

Analysis unavailable: the morphological analyzer is not running on this server.