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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 दीन

3 dictionaries · exact headword

Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. दीनdīnaa.Poor, indigent.

    [दी-क्त तस्य न]

    1. Poor, indigent.
    2. Distressed, ruined, afflicted, miserable, wretched.
    3. Sorry, dejected, melancholy, sad; सा विरहे तव दीना Gīt.4.
    4. Timid, frightened.
    5. Mean, piteous; यं यं पश्यसि तस्य तस्य पुरतो मा ब्रूहि दीनं वचः Bh.2.51.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -नः A poor person, one in distress or misery; दीनानां कल्पवृक्षः Mk.1.48; दिनानि दीनोद्धरणोचितस्य R.2.25.

    • -नम् Distress, wretchedness.

    • -ना The female of a mouse or shrew.

    • -दयालु, -वत्सल Adjective kind to the poor.

    • -बन्धुः a friend of the poor.

    • -लोचनः a cat.

    Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. दीनdīnamfn. (fr. √3. दि ?) scarce, scanty RV.
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (from √3. दि ?) scarce, scanty fg-veda
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective depressed, afflicted, timid, sad
    3. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective miserable, wretched Mn. MBh. Ka1v. etc.
    4. neuter gender distress, wretchedness Hariv. Pan5c.
    5. neuter gender Tabernamontana Coronaria Lexicographers
    6. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective see under √3. दी .
    Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. दीनdīna[dî-ná] a. scanty; weak; wretched, mi serable, pitiful: -m, ad. -ly; n. wretchedness.

    [dî-ná] adjective scanty; weak; wretched, mi serable, pitiful: -m, adverb, -ial, -ially -ly; neuter wretchedness.

    Source: Macdonell

Analysis (Beta) · दीन

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