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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 धन्वन्

3 dictionaries · exact headword

Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. धन्वन्dhanvanm., n.
    1. , Neuter
    2. A dry soil, desert, waste: एवं धन्वनि चम्पकस्य सकले संहारहेतावपि Bv.1.31; Mb.1.175.5.
    3. Shore, firm land.
    4. The sky.
    5. A bow; किमात्मभव- धन्वना यदि सुसंयुताः कुन्तलाः Mv.6.9.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -दुर्गम् a fort inaccessible on account of a surrounding desert; Compare Ms.7.7.

    Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. धन्वन्dhanvann. a bow RV. &c. (esp. ifc.; cf. अस्थि-, उग्र-, क्षिप्र- &c., and Pa1n2. 5-4, 132 &c. Va1m. v, 2, 67)
    1. neuter gender a bow fg-veda etc. (especially in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound'; confer, compare अस्थि-, उग्र-, क्षिप्र- etc., and Pa1n2. 5-4, 132 etc. Va1m. v, 2, 67)
    2. neuter gender rain-bow Ma1nGr2. i, 4
    3. neuter gender the sign of the zodiac Sagittarius Jyot.
    4. neuter gender (also masculine gender) dry soil, shore (समुदस्य; confer, compare धनु)
    5. neuter gender a desert, a waste fg-veda etc.
    6. masculine gender Alhagi Maurorum Lexicographers
    7. masculine gender Name of a country. BhP. (Cf. धनु, that the rest of a word is to be suppliedनुस् .)
    Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. धन्वन्dhanvan[dhán-van] n. bow (in C. almost ex clusively --˚ a.).
    1. [dhán-van] neuter bow (in Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit almost ex clusively --˚ adjective).
    2. [dhán-van] neuter; masculine (in Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit only) dry land; desert.
    Source: Macdonell

Analysis (Beta) · धन्वन्

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