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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 गव्य

3 dictionaries · exact headword

Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. गव्यgavyaa.Consisting of cattle or cows.

    [गवे हितं यत्]

    1. Consisting of cattle or cows.
    2. Coming or got from a cow (as milk, curds etc.); गव्येन दत्ते श्राद्धे तु संवत्सरमिहोच्यते Mb.13.88.8.
    3. Proper or fit for cattle.
    4. Sacred to the cow, worshipping the cow.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -व्यम्

      1. Cattle, a herd of cows; गव्यं यव्यं यन्तो Rv.1.14.13.
      2. Pasture-land.
      3. The milk, curds etc. of a cow; Mb.13.66.13.
      4. A bow-string; श्रवणोपा- न्तिकनीयमानगव्यम् Śi.2.19.
      5. Colouring substance, yellow pigment.
      6. The sacrificial act called गवामयनम्; गव्यस्य च तदादिषु Ms.8.1.18; गव्यमिति गवामयनं ब्रूमः ŚB. on MS.8.1.18.

    • -व्या

      1. A herd of cows.
      2. A measure of distance equal to two Krośas.
      3. A bow-string.
      4. A colouring substance, yellow pigment.
    Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. गव्यgavya&c., see ib.
    1. etc., see ibidem
    2. Nominal verb Parasmaipada that the rest of a word is to be suppliedव्यति, to desire cattle or cows Vop. xxi, 2; see गव्य्/अत् .
    3. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (or less common गव्य्/अ fg-veda six times TS. v S3Br. xiii) (Pa1n2. 5-1, 2 and 39; 4-3, 160) consisting of cattle or cows, coming from or belonging to a cow (as milk, curds, etc.; confer, compare पञ्चग्that the rest of a word is to be supplied) fg-veda VS. etc.
    4. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective proper or fit for cattle Lexicographers
    5. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective sacred to the cow, worshipping the cow Pa1n2. 4-1, 85 vArttika 9 Pat.
    6. masculine gender plural Name of a people (living to the north of Madhya-des3a मध्य-देश) VarBr2S.
    7. fn. a bow-string Lexicographers
    8. fn. Equivalent to गव्य-दृढ Lexicographers
    9. neuter gender cattle, cow-herd fg-veda i, 140, 13; v, 34, 8; vii, 18, 7 (गव्य्/अ); ix, 62, 23
    10. neuter gender pasture land AitBr. iv, 27, 9 La1t2y. x, 17, 4
    11. neuter gender cow-milk Kum. vii, 72.
    Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. गव्यgavya[gav-ya] den. desire cattle: only pr. pt. gavyát: desiring cattle; ardently desir ous; eager for battle.
    1. [gav-ya] denominative desire cattle: only present participle gavyát: desiring cattle; ardently desir ous; eager for battle.
    2. [gáv-ya (or -yá)] adjective consisting of or re lating to cattle; produced by a cow; neuter herd of cows; pasture; cow's milk.
    Source: Macdonell

Analysis (Beta) · गव्य

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