Sanskrit dictionary (beta)

[Compare Un. 3. 1.]

1. A lake 4 poles long.
2. A cloud (or a particular kind of cloud) abounding in water (from which rain streams forth as from a bucket). कोऽयमेवंविधे काले कालपाशस्थिते मयि । अनावृष्टिहते शस्ये द्रोणमेघ इवोदितः ॥ Mk.1.26.
3. A raven or a carrion crow.
4. A scorpion.
5. A tree (in general).
6. A tree bearing (white) flowers.
7. Name of the preceptor of the Kauravas and Pāṇḍavas. [Droṇa was the son of the sage Bharadvāja, and was so called because the seed, which fell at the sight of a nymph called Ghṛitāchī, was preserved by the sage in a droṇa. Though a Brāhmaṇa by birth, he was well-versed in the science of arms which he learnt from Paraśurāma. He afterwards taught the Kauravas and the Pāṇḍavas the science of arms and archery. When, however, the great war commenced, he attached himself to the side of the Kauravas, and after Bhīṣma had been mortally wounded-'lodged in the cage of darts'- he assumed the command of the Kaurava forces and maintained the struggle for four successive days, achieving wonderful exploits and killing thousands of warriors on the Pāṇḍava side. On the fifteenth day of the battle the fight continued even during the night, and it was on the morning of the 16th that Bhīma, at the suggestion of Kṛiṣṇa, said within Droṇa's hearing that Aśvatthāman was slain (the fact being that an elephant named Aśvatthaman had fallen on the field). Being at a loss to understand how that could be, he appealed to Yudhiṣṭhira, 'the truthful', who also, at the advice of Kṛiṣṇa, gave an evasive replyuttered loudly the word Aśvatthāman and added 'Gaja or elephant' in a very low tone; sec Ve.3.9. Sorely grieved at the death of his only son, the kind-hearted old father fell in a swoon, and Dhṛiṣṭadyumna, his avowed enemy, took advantage of this circumstance, and cut off his head.] -णः, -णम् A measure of capacity, either the same as an Āḍhaka or equal to 4 Āḍhakas or 1/16 of a Khāri, or 32 or 64 shers; द्रोणस्तु खार्याः खलु षोडशांशः Lilā (Marâthî अदमण).

1. neuter gender (from 4. द्रु) a wooden vessel, bucket, trough etc.; a Soma सोम vessel ([confer, compare Zend draona]) fg-veda MBh. etc. (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' f(आ). Hcat.)
2. mn. a measure of capacity (Equivalent to 4 A1d2hakas आढक s Equivalent to 16 Pushkalas पुष्कल s Equivalent to 128 Kun5cis कुञ्चि s Equivalent to 1024 Musht2is मुष्टि s, or Equivalent to 200 Palas पल s Equivalent to 1/20 Kumbha कुम्भ, or Equivalent to 1/16 Kha1ri1 खरी Equivalent to 4 A1d2hakas आढक s, or Equivalent to 2 A1d2hakas आढक s Equivalent to 1/2 S3u1rpa शूर्प Equivalent to 64 S3eras Seras, or Equivalent to 32 S3eras Seras) Mn. Ya1jn5. MBh. Sus3r. etc.
3. mn. a measure for measuring fields (as much land as is sown with a D Dro4n2a द्रोण of corn) Col.
4. neuter gender an altar shaped like a trough S3ulbas. iii, 216
5. masculine gender a lake or large piece of water of 400 poles length Lexicographers
6. masculine gender a kind of cloud (from which the rain streams forth as from a bucket) Lexicographers (confer, compare -मेघ and -वृष्टि below)
7. masculine gender a raven or crow Lexicographers (confer, compare -काक)
8. masculine gender a scorpion (confer, compare द्रुण)
9. masculine gender a kind of plant (probably Leucas Linifolia) Lexicographers
10. masculine gender Name of one of the 8 Vasus वसु s (husband of Abhimati अभिमति and father of Harsha हर्ष, S3oka शोक, Bhaya भय etc.) BhP.
11. masculine gender of a Bra1hman Brahman said to have been generated by Bharad-va1ja भरद्-वाज in a bucket (the military preceptor of both the Kuru कुरु and Pan2d2u पण्डु princes; afterwards king of a part of Pan5ca1la पञ्चाल and general of the Kurus कुरु s, the husband of Kr2ipi1 कृपी and father of As3vattha1man अश्वत्थामन्) MBh. Hariv. Pur. etc.
12. masculine gender of one of the 4 sons of Mandapa1la मन्दपाल and Jarita1 जरिता (born as birds) MBh. i, 8345 etc. (as author of fg-veda x, 142, 3, 4, with the patronymic S3a1rn3ga शार्ङ्ग)
13. masculine gender of a Bra1hman Brahman Pan5c.
14. masculine gender of several other men VP.
15. masculine gender of several mountains ibidem