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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 कान्ति

3 dictionaries · exact headword

Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. कान्तिkāntiLoveliness, beauty, Me. 15; अक्लिष्टकान्ति Ś.5.19.

    [कम् भावे क्तिन्]

    1. Loveliness, beauty, Me. 15; अक्लिष्टकान्ति Ś.5.19.
    2. Brightness, lustre, brilliance; Me.84.
    3. Personal decoration or embellishment.
    4. Wish, desire.
    5. (In Rhet.) Beauty enhanced by love; (S. D. thus distinguishes कान्ति from शोभा and दीप्तिः रूपयौवनलालित्यं भोगाद्यैरङ्गभूषणम् । शोभा प्रोक्ता सैव कान्ति- र्मन्मथाप्यायिता द्युतिः । कान्तिरेवातिविस्तीर्णा दाप्तिरित्यभिधीयते 13, 131).
    6. A lovely or desirable woman.
    7. An epithet of Durgā.
    8. A digit of the moon.
    9. Name of Lakṣmī; भूषणानि महार्हाणि ददौ कान्तिः शुभां स्रजम् Bhāg.1.65.29.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -कर Adjective beautifying, illuminating, brightening.

    • -द

      1. Adjective beautifying, adorning.
      2. (दम्) bile.
      3. clarified butter.

    • -द, -दायक, -दायिन् Adjective adorning.

    • -भृत् Masculine the moon.

    Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. कान्तिkāntif. desire, wish L.
    1. feminine desire, wish Lexicographers
    2. feminine loveliness, beauty, splendour, female beauty, personal decoration or embellishment Nal. S3ak. Megh. Pan5cat. Sus3r. Katha1s.
    3. feminine a lovely colour, brightness (especially of the moon) Katha1s.
    4. f(ई). in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' Caurap.
    5. feminine (in rhetoric) beauty enhanced by love Va1m. iii, 1, 22; xxii, 14 Sa1h.
    6. feminine a lovely or desirable woman personified as wife of the moon Hariv. 5419
    7. feminine Name of Lakshmi1 लक्ष्मी BhP. x, 65, 29
    8. feminine of Durga1 दुर्गा Devi1P.
    Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. कान्तिkānti[kân-ti] f. (a. --˚, f. îbrev;) charm, loveliness, grace, beauty; brightness, radiance (of the moon): -prada…

    [kân-ti] feminine; also equal for (adjective --˚, feminine; also equal for îbrev;) charm, loveliness, grace, beauty; brightness, radiance (of the moon): -prada, adjective conferring brightness; -mat, adjective lovely, charming, beautiful: -î, feminine; also equal for noun, -tâ, feminine; also equal for grace, beauty.

    Source: Macdonell

Analysis (Beta) · कान्ति

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