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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 दानव

3 dictionaries · exact headword

Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. दानवdānavaA demon, Rākṣasa; त्रिदिव- मुद्धृतदानवकण्टकम् Ś.7.3.

    [दनोरपत्यं अण्]

    1. A demon, Rākṣasa; त्रिदिव- मुद्धृतदानवकण्टकम् Ś.7.3.
    2. Compound अरिः a god.
    3. an epithet of Viṣṇu.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -गुरुः an epithet of Śukra.

    Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. दानवdānavam. (fr. 2. द्/आनु) a class of demons often identified with the Daityas दैत्य s or Asuras असुर s and held to be…
    1. masculine gender (from 2. द्/आनु) a class of demons often identified with the Daityas दैत्य s or Asuras असुर s and held to be implacable enemies of the gods or Devas देव s fg-veda AV. S3Br. Mn. MBh. etc. (described as children of Danu दनु and Kas3yapa कश्यप, sometimes reckoned as 40 in number MBh. i, 252; sometimes as 100 etc.)
    2. mf(ई)neuter gender belonging to the D Danu दनु MBh. R. etc.
    Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. दानवdānava[dânava] m., î, f. demon; in C. repre sented as the offspring of Danu and Kasyapa and as irreconcilable foes…

    [dânava] masculine, î, feminine; also equal for demon; in Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit repre sented as the offspring of Danu and Kasyapa and as irreconcilable foes of the gods; adjective re lating to the Dânavas.

    Source: Macdonell

Analysis (Beta) · दानव

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