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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.

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. गर्भgarbhaThe womb, the belly; गर्भेषु वसतिः Pt.1; पुनर्गर्भे च संभवम् Ms.6.63.

    [गॄ-भन् Uṇ.3.152]

    1. The womb, the belly; गर्भेषु वसतिः Pt.1; पुनर्गर्भे च संभवम् Ms.6.63.
    2. A fœtus, embryo; act of conception, pregnancy; conception; नरपतिकुलभूत्यै गर्भमाधत्त राज्ञी Parasmaipada2.75; गर्भोऽभवद्भूधरराज- पत्न्याः Ku.1.19; गर्भं वहति Pt.1.3 bears a child in the womb.
    3. The time of conception; गर्भाष्टमेऽब्दे कुर्वित ब्राह्मणस्योपनायनम् Ms.2.36.
    4. The child (in the womb); Ś.6; ततः कुमारं सुरगर्भकल्पम् Bu. Ch.2.19; Compare 'गर्भो भ्रूणेऽ- र्भके कुक्षौ' Medinī.
    5. A child, brood or offspring of birds.
    6. The inside, middle, or interior of anything (in comp. in this sense and translated by 'full of', 'filled with', 'containing' etc.); हिमगर्भैर्मयूखैः Ś.3.4; शुकdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied कोटर 1.14;7.7; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedपत्रम् Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)3.5. inwardly situated; अग्निगर्भां शमीमिव Ś.4.4; R.3.9;5.17;9.55; Śi.9.62; Māl.3.12; Mu.1.12.
    7. The offspring of the sky,id est, that is the vapours and fogs drawn upwards by the rays of the sun during 8 months and sent down again in the rainy season; Compare Ms.9.35; नवमासधृतं गर्भं भास्करस्य गभस्तिभिः Rām.4.28.3.
    8. An inner apartment, a lying-in-chamber.
    9. Any interior chamber.
    10. A hole.
    11. Fire.
    12. Food.
    13. The rough coat of the jack-fruit (पनसकण्टक).
    14. the bed of a river, especially of the Ganges on the fourteenth day of the dark half of Bhādrapada or in the very height of the rains when the river is fullest.
    15. The fruit (of plants).
    16. Joining, union.
    17. The calyx of the lotus.
    18. (In dramas) One of the Sandhis quod vide, which see

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -अङ्कः (also गर्भेऽङ्कः) an interlude during an act, as the scene of the birth of Kuśa and Lava in Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)7, or the सीतास्वयंवर in Bālarāmāyaṇa. The S. D. thus defines it: अङ्कोदर- प्रविष्टो यो रङ्गद्वारामुखादिमान् । अङ्कोऽपरः स गर्भाङ्कः सबीजः फलवानपि ॥ 279.

    • -अवक्रान्तिः Feminine descent of the soul into the womb.

    • -अवटः see गर्भभाजनम्.

    • -अष्टमः

      1. the eighth month from conception.
      2. the eighth year from conception.

    • -अस्पन्दनम् non-quickening of the fœtus.

    • -आगारम्

      1. uterus.
      2. an inner and private room, the female apartments.
      3. a lying-in-chamber.
      4. the body or sanctuary of a temple, the chamber where the image of a deity is placed; एकैव देवं द्रष्टुं च गर्भागारमथाविशत् Ks.7.71.

    • -आधानम्

      1. impregnation; गर्भाधानक्षणपरिच- यान्नूनमाबद्धमालाः (बलाकाः) Me.9.
      2. one of the Saṁskāras or purificatory ceremonies performed after menstruation to ensure or facilitate conception; (this ceremony legalizes in a religious sense the consummation of marriage); Y.1.11.

    • -आशयः the uterus, the womb.

    • -आस्रावः mis-carriage, abortion.

    • -ईश्वरः one born rich (Compare 'born in the purple'); a sovereign or rich man by birth. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedता sovereignty attained by inheritance; प्राप्तैश्वर्यो भवेन्मूढो गर्भेश्वरतयान्यथा Rāj. T.5.199.

    • -उत्पत्तिः Feminine the formation of the embryo.

    • -उपघातः miscarriage of the embryo (applied to the sky); Bṛi. S.21.25.

    • -उपघातिनी a cow or female miscarrying from unseasonable gestation.

    • -उपपत्तिः Feminine formation of the embryo.

    • -कर, -कार Adjective impregnating, procreative.

    • -कालः

      1. time of impregnation.
      2. the time when the vapour collected in the air shows the first signs of life.

    • -कोशः, -षः uterus.

    • -क्लेशः pains caused by the embryo, the throes of parturition or childbirth.

    • -क्षयः miscarriage.

    • -गृहम्, -भवनम्, -वेश्मन्

      1. Neuter
      2. an inner apartment, the body of a house; Mb.5.118.19; R.19.42.
      3. a lying-in-chamber.
      4. the sanctuary or body of a temple; निर्गत्य गर्भभवनात् Māl.1.

    • -ग्रहणम् impregnation, conception.

    • -ग्राहिका a midwife; Ks.34.

    • -घातिन् Adjective causing abortion.

    • -चलनम् quickening, motion of the fœtus in the uterus.

    • -चेटः a servant by birth; नर्मभिर्गर्भचेटानां द्वास्थानां विक्रियाक्रमैः Rāj. T.3.153.

    • -च्युत

      1. Adjective
      2. fallen from the womb (as a child).
      3. miscarrying.

    • -च्युतिः

      1. Feminine
      2. birth; delivery.
      3. miscarriage.

    • -दासः, -सी a slave by birth; (often used as a term of abuse or reproach.); यथा गर्भदासः कर्मार्थ एव स्वामिनोऽनड्वाँश्च क्रीयते । ŚB. on MS.3.1.2.

    • -दिवसाः certain days on which the vapours collected in the air show signs of life; Bṛi.21.5.

    • -द्रुह् Adjective (nom. Singular denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedध्रुक्-ड्) causing abortion.

    • -धम् Vedic semen virile.

    • -धरा pregnant.

    • -धारणम्, -धारणा gestation, impregnation.

    • -धिः

      1. Vedic
      2. a breeding place, a nest; कपोत इव गर्भधिम् Rv.1.3.4.
      3. cohabitation.

    • -ध्वंसः abortion.

    • -नाडी the umbilical cord.

    • -नुद् Adjective causing abortion.

    • -न्यासः

      1. laying the foundation.
      2. the foundations.

    • -परिस्रवः secundines or fœtal membranes collectively.

    • -पाकिन् Masculine rice ripening in sixty days.

    • -पातः miscarriage after the fourth month of pregnancy.

    • -पोषणम्, -भर्मन् Neuter nourishment of the fœtus, gestation; अनुष्ठिते भिषग्भिराप्तैरथ गर्भभर्मणि R.3.12.

    • -भाजनम् the foundation pit, the excavation.

    • -मण्डपः an inner apartment, a bed-chamber.

    • -मासः month of pregnancy.

    • -मोचनम् delivery, birth.

    • -योपा a pregnant woman; (Figurative) the Ganges overflowing its banks.

    • -रक्षणम् protecting the fœtus.

    • -रन्धिः complete cooking; स्थाल्य- ग्नितापात्पयसोऽमितापस्तत्तापतस्तण्डुलगर्भरन्धिः Bhāg.5.1.22.

    • -रूप Adjective childish, youthful, juvenile.

    • -रूपः, -रूपकः a child, an infant, a youth.

    • -लक्षण Adjective observing the signs of the rainy season. (-णम्) a symptom of pregnancy.

    • -लम्भनम् a ceremony performed for the sake of facilitating and developing pregnancy.

    • -वसतिः Feminine,

    • -वासः

      1. the womb; असकृद्गर्भवासेषु वासं जन्म च दारुणम् Ms.12.78.
      2. being in the womb.

    • -विच्युतिः Feminine abortion in the beginning of pregnancy.

    • -विपत्तिः death of the fœtus.

    • -वेदना throes of child-birth.

    • -व्याकरणम् the formation of the embryo.

    • -शङ्कुः a kind of instrument for extracting the dead fœtus.

    • -शय्या the abode of the fœtus or uterus.

    • -संभवः, -संभूतिः Feminine becoming pregnant; वर्षद्वयं प्रविष्टस्य वर्ततऽन्तःपुरेऽत्र मे । तदेषा गर्भसंभूतिः कुतः संप्रति कथ्यताम् Ks.5.61.

    • -संभवा a kind of cardamoms (Marâthî एलची).

    • -स्थ

      1. Adjective
      2. situated in the womb.
      3. interior, internal.

    • -स्रावः abortion, miscarriage; वरं गर्भस्रावः Pt.1; Y.3.2; Ms.5.66.

    Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. गर्भgarbham. (√ग्रभ् = ग्रह्, "to conceive"; √2. गॄ Un2. iii, 152) the womb RV. AV. &c.
    1. masculine gender (√ग्रभ् Equivalent to ग्रह्, "to conceive"; √2. गॄ Un2. iii, 152) the womb fg-veda AV. etc.
    2. masculine gender the inside, middle, interior of anything, calyx (as of a lotus) MBh. VarBr2S. etc. (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' f(आ)., "having in the interior, containing, filled with" S3a1n3khS3r. RPra1t. MBh. etc.)
    3. masculine gender an inner apartment, sleeping-room Lexicographers
    4. masculine gender any interior chamber, adytum or sanctuary of a temple etc. VarBr2S. RTL. page and participle445
    5. masculine gender a foetus or embryo, child, brood or offspring (of birds) fg-veda AV. etc.
    6. masculine gender a woman's courses Vishn2.
    7. masculine gender "offspring of the sky" id est the fogs and vapour drawn upwards by the rays of the sun during eight months and sent down again in the rainy season (confer, compare Mn. ix, 305) R. iv, 27, 3 VarBr2S. Ba1lar. viii, 50
    8. masculine gender the bed of a river (especially of the Ganges) when fullest id est on the fourteenth day of the dark half of the month Bha1dra भाद्र or in the height of the rains (the Garbha गर्भ extends to this point, after which the Ti1ra तीर or proper bank begins, and extends for 150 cubits, this space being holy ground)
    9. masculine gender the situation in a drama when the complication of the plot has reached its height Das3ar. i, 36 Sa1h. vi, 68 and 79
    10. masculine gender the rough coat of the Jaka जक fruit Lexicographers
    11. masculine gender fire Lexicographers
    12. masculine gender joining, union Lexicographers
    13. masculine gender Name of a R2ishi ऋषि (called Pra1ja1patya प्राजापत्य) Ka1t2h.
    14. masculine gender ([confer, compare अमृत-, अर्ध-, कृष्ण-, मूढ-, विश्व-, हिरण्य-; confer, compare also δελφός; Hibernian or Irish cilfin, "the belly"; Anglo-Saxon hrif; German kalb : Engl. calf .])
    15. (in compound)
    Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. गर्भgarbha[gárbh-a] m. womb; interior (--˚ a. con taining -within); foetus, embryo; new-born child; child; offspring…

    [gárbh-a] masculine womb; interior (--˚ adjective con taining -within); foetus, embryo; new-born child; child; offspring, brood (of birds); con ception; sprout: *-ka, masculine wreath of flowers interwoven with the hair; -kâma, adjective desirous of the fruit of the womb; -kâra, neuter noun of a Sastra (producing fertility); -kâla, masculine time of pregnancy; -gata, perfect passive participle lying in the womb; -griha, -geha, neuter inner apartment, bed chamber; inner sanctuary containing the image of the deity; -graha, masculine, -grahana, neuter conception; -kyuti, feminine; also equal for birth; -tâ, feminine; also equal for, -tva, neuter pregnancy; -dâsa, masculine (î, feminine; also equal for) slave by birth (Prâkrit (Sanskrit equivalent of Prâkrit word), Prâkritic); -dvâdasa, masculine plural twelfth year after conception; -dharâ, adjective feminine; also equal for pregnant; -dhâr ana, neuter pregnancy; -purodâsa, masculine cake offered during the pregnancy of a female animal; -bhartri-druh, adjective injuring the foetus and the husband; -bharman, neuter nurture of the foetus; -bhavana, neuter inner sanctuary con taining the image of the deity; -bhâra, masculine burden of the womb: -m dhri, become preg nant; -mandapa, masculine inner apartment, bed chamber; -mâsa, masculine month of pregnancy; -rûpaka, masculine young man; -lakshana, neuter sign of pregnancy; -vatî, adjective feminine; also equal for pregnant; -vasati, feminine; also equal for, -vâsa, masculine womb; -vesman, neuter inner chamber; lying-in room; -sâtana, neuter causing of abortion; -samsravana, neuter miscarriage; -samkarita, masculine one of mixed extraction; -sambhava, masculine conception; -sambhûti, feminine; also equal for the same; -stha, adjective being in the womb; -sthâna, neuter womb; -srâva, masculine miscarriage.

    Source: Macdonell

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