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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 धेनु

3 dictionaries · exact headword

Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. धेनुdhenuf.A cow, milch-cow; धेनुं धीराः सूनृतां वाचमाहुः U.5.31.

    [धयति सुतान्, धीयते वत्सैर्वा, धे-नु इच्च Tv.]

    1. A cow, milch-cow; धेनुं धीराः सूनृतां वाचमाहुः Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)5.31.
    2. The female of a species (affixed to the names of other animals in this sense); as खड्गधेनुः, वडवधेनुः etc.
    3. The earth. (Sometimes at the end of comp. धेनु forms a diminutive; as असिधेनुः, खड्गधेनुः).
    4. Any offering or present to Brāhmaṇa instead of or in the shape of a cow such as गुडधेनु, घृतधेनु, तिलधेनु, जलधेनु, क्षीरधेनु, मधुधेनु, शर्कराधेनु, दधिधेनु, रसधेनु, स्वरूपधेनु; Matsya Parasmaipada
    5. A mare; यथा धेनुः किशोरेण MS.7.4.7. (तद्यथा कृष्णकिशोरा धेनुरिति । यद्यपि धेनुशब्दो गोधेन्वां दृष्टप्रवृत्तिस्तथाप्यभि- धानसामान्यादश्वधेन्वामपि भागीति किशोरेण लिङ्गेन अश्वधेन्वां विज्ञायते । ŚB.).

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -दक्षिण Adjective (a sacrifice) whereat a cow is given as a fee.

    • -दुग्धम्

      1. cow's milk.
      2. a kind of gourd (Marâthî चिबुड).

    • -मक्षिका a gadfly.

    Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. धेनुdhenumfn. milch, yielding or giving milk
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective milch, yielding or giving milk
    2. feminine a milch cow or any cow fg-veda etc. (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' of names of animals also denoting the female of any species of खड्ग-, गो-, वडव-)
    3. feminine any offering or present to Bra1hmans Brahmans instead or in the shape of a cow (mostly in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' [confer, compare घृत-, जल-, तिल- etc.], where it also forms diminutives; confer, compare असि-, खड्ग-)
    4. feminine metaph. Equivalent to the earth MBh. xiii, 3165
    5. feminine plural any beverage made of milk fg-veda iv, 22, 6 etc.
    6. neuter gender Name of a Sa1man सामन् A1rshBr. (also मरुतां ध्that the rest of a word is to be supplied and धेनु-पयसी dual number)
    Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. धेनुdhenu[dhe-nú] a. yielding milk; f. milch cow, cow; fig. earth: pl. milk.

    [dhe-nú] adjective yielding milk; feminine; also equal for milch cow, cow; figurative, -ly earth: plural milk.

    Source: Macdonell

Analysis (Beta) · धेनु

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