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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 द्वीप

3 dictionaries · exact headword

Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. द्वीपdvīpaपम् [pam], पम् [द्विर्गता द्वयोर्दिशोर्वा गता आपो यत्र; द्वि-अप्, अप ईप्]
    1. पम् pam, पम् [द्विर्गता द्वयोर्दिशोर्वा गता आपो यत्र; द्वि-अप्, अप ईप्]
    2. An island.
    3. A place of refuge, shelter, protection.
    4. A division of the terrestrial world; (the number of these divisions varies according to different authorities, being four, seven, nine or thirteen, all situated round the mountain Meru like the petals of a lotus flower, and each being separated from the other by a distinct ocean. [In Name 1.5 the Dvīpas are said to be eighteen; but seven appears to be the usual number: जम्बु, प्लक्ष, शाल्मलि, कुश, क्रौञ्च, शाक and पुष्कर; Compare Bhāg.5.1.32; R.1.65; and पुरा सप्तदीपां जयति वसुधामप्रतिरथः Ś.7.33. The central one is जम्बुद्वीप in which is included भरतखण्ड or India.] -पम् The skin of a tiger.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -कर्पूरः camphor from China.

    • -वासिन् The bird खञ्जरीट.

    Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. द्वीपdvīpa&c. see s.v.
    1. etc. see sub voce, the word in the Sanskrit order
    2. mn. (from द्वि plus अप् Pa1n2. 5-4, 74; vi, 3, 97) an island, peninsula, sandbank fg-veda S3Br. MBh. etc.
    3. mn. a division of the terrestrial world (either 7 [Jambu जम्बु, Plaksha प्लक्ष or Go-medaka गो-मेदक, S3a1lmali1 शाल्मली, Kus3a कुश, Kraun5ca क्रौञ्च, S3a1ka शाक and Pushkara पुष्कर MBh. vi, 604 etc. Hariv. Pur. etc.] or 4 [Bhadra7s3va भद्रा*श्व, Ketu-ma1la केतु-माल, Jambu-dvi1pa जम्बु-द्वीप and Uttara1h2 उत्तराः Kuravah2 कुरवः MBh. vi, 208 Hariv. Ka1v. etc. confer, compare Dharmas. cxx] or 13 [the latter four plus 9, viz. Indra-dvi1pa इन्द्र-द्वीप, Kas3eru1-mat कशेरू-मत्, Ta1mra-varn2a ताम्र-वर्ण, Gabhasti-mat गभस्ति-मत्, Na1ga-dvi1pa नाग-द्वीप, Saumya सौम्य, Ga1ndharva गान्धर्व, Varun2a वरुण and Bha1rata भारत, which are enumerated VP. ii, 3, 6; 7, as forming Bha1rata-varsha भारत-वर्ष] or 18 [among which the Upa-dvi1pas उप-द्वीप s are said to be included Naish. i, 5 Scholiast or Commentator]; they are situated round the mountain Meru मेरु, and separated from each other by distinct concentric circumambient oceans; अयं द्वीपः Equivalent to जम्बु-द्व्that the rest of a word is to be supplied BhP. v, 16, 5 or Equivalent to भारत-द्व्that the rest of a word is to be supplied VP. ii, 3, 7)
    4. masculine gender place of refuge, shelter, protection or protector MBh. Ka1ran2d2.
    5. masculine gender a tiger's skin Lexicographers
    6. masculine gender cubebs Lexicographers (confer, compare -सम्भव).
    Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. द्वीपdvīpa[dvîpá] m. n. [dvi ͜ ap-a, having water on both sides], sandbank in a river; island; con centric terrestrial…

    [dvîpá] masculine neuter [dvi ͜ ap-a, having water on both sides], sandbank in a river; island; con centric terrestrial island (the world being con sidered to consist of 4, 7, 13, or 18 such encircling Mount Meru like the petals of a lotus).

    Source: Macdonell

Analysis (Beta) · द्वीप

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