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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 तनू

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

तनूtanūf.The body, person, self.
1. The body, person, self.
2. A limb, member of the body; तं दृष्ट्वा वृष्णयो हृष्टास्तन्वः प्राणमिवोत्थिताः Bhāg.1.82.33.
3. Compound उद्भवः, जः a son.
4. a feather; अथ भ्रष्टतनूजाङ्गमात्मानं ददृशे खगः Mb.5.113.4.
Derived forms and compounds
- -उद्भवा, -जा a daughter -जानिः, -जन्मन् a son.
- -तलम् a measure of length equal to the arms extended, a fathom.
- -तापः fatigues or troubles of the body; अगणित- तनूतापं तप्त्वा तपांसि भगीरथः Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)1.23.
- -नपम् clarified butter, ghee.
- -नपात् Masculine fire; तनूनपाद्धूमवितानमाधिजैः Śi.1.62; अधःकृतस्यापि तनूनपातो नाधः शिखा याति कदाचिदेव H.2.66. (-Neuter) ghee.
- -नप्तृ Masculine wind.
- -रुहम्
  
  the hair of the body (-Masculine also); रवितुरङ्गतनूरुहतुल्यतां दधति यत्र शिरीषरजोरुचः Śi.6.22; चन्द्रांशुगौरैश्छुरितं तनूरुहैः Bhāg.
  
  the wing of a bird, a feather; चित्रतनूरुहः (विहङ्गः) Mb.12.144.1. -(-हः) a son.
- -ह्रदः the anus, the rectum; Compare तनुह्रद.
Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

तनूtanūin comp. for ˚न्/उ .
1. in compound for that the rest of a word is to be suppliedन्/उ .
2. feminine (of that the rest of a word is to be suppliedन्/उ quod vide; accusative that the rest of a word is to be suppliedन्व्/अम् fg-veda etc. BhP. iii; that the rest of a word is to be suppliedनुवम् [Pa1n2. 6-4, 77 vArttika] BhP. vii, 9, 37; instr, that the rest of a word is to be suppliedनुवा, iii feminine; genitive case ablative that the rest of a word is to be suppliedन्व्/अस् fg-veda etc.; locative case that the rest of a word is to be suppliedन्व्/इ & that the rest of a word is to be suppliedन्व्/ई fg-veda; that the rest of a word is to be suppliedन्व्/आम् AV. etc.; dual number that the rest of a word is to be suppliedन्/ऊ [fg-veda x, 183, 2 AV. iv, 25, 5], that the rest of a word is to be suppliedन्व्/आ [fg-veda], that the rest of a word is to be suppliedन्/उवौ [TBr. i, 1, 7, 3], that the rest of a word is to be suppliedन्वौ [see घर्म-]; plural nominative case & accusative that the rest of a word is to be suppliedन्व्/अस् fg-veda etc. BhP. i; nominative case that the rest of a word is to be suppliedन्/उवस् TBr. i, 1, 7, 3) the body, person, self (often used like a reflexive noon.; confer, compare आत्म्/अन्) fg-veda etc.
3. feminine form or manifestation fg-veda etc. (तन्/ऊ मन्योस्, "a sign of wrath" Pa1rGr2. iii, 13, 5) .
Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

तनूtanū[tan-û́] f., v. tan-ú.

[tan-û́] feminine; also equal for, vide, see tan-ú.

Source: Macdonell

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