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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 नारायण

3 dictionaries · exact headword

Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. नारायणnārāyaṇa1 An epithet of Viṣṇu; (the word is thus derived in Ms.1.1. आपो नारा इति प्रोक्ता आपो वै नरसूनवः । ता…
    1. 1 An epithet of Viṣṇu; (the word is thus derived in Ms.1.1. आपो नारा इति प्रोक्ता आपो वै नरसूनवः । ता यदस्यायनं पूर्वं तेन नारायणः स्मृतः ॥) नारायणं नमस्कृत्य ...... ततो जयमुदीरयेत् Mb.1.1.1; नीरे नीरचरैः समं स भगवान् निद्राति नारायणः Jagannātha Paṇḍita.
    2. Name of an ancient sage said to be a companion of Nara and to have produced Urvaśī from his thigh; Compare ऊरूद्भवा नरसखस्य मुनेः सुरस्त्री V.1.3; see नरनारायण under नर also.
    3. Name of the second month (reckoning from मार्गशीर्ष).

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -णी

      1. An epithet of Lakṣmī the goddess of wealth.
      2. An epithet of Durgā.
      3. An epithet of Gaṅgā and Gaṇḍakī.
      4. Name of a plant (Marâthî शतावरी).

    • -अस्त्रम् Name of a missile.

    • -उपनिषद् Name of an Upaniṣad.

    • -प्रियः

      1. Name of Śiva.
      2. yellow sandal-wood.

    • -बलिः an oblation given to five deities including नारायण in performing the funeral rites of a person dying a sinful death.

    Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. नारायणnārāyaṇam. (patr. fr. न्/अर q.v.) the son of the original Man (with whom he is generally associated e.g. Mn. i, 10; he…
    1. masculine gender (patronymic from न्/अर quod vide) the son of the original Man (with whom he is generally associated exempli gratia, 'for example' Mn. i, 10; he is identified with Brahma1 ब्रह्मा ibidem 11 with Vishn2u विष्णु or Kr2ishn2a कृष्ण TA1r. MBh. etc.; the Apsaras अप्सरस् Urvas3i1 उर्वशी is said to have sprung from his thigh Hariv. 4601; elsewhere he is regarded as a Kas3yapa कश्यप or An3girasa अङ्गिरस, also as chief of the Sa1dhyas साध्य s, and with Jainas जैन s as the 8th of the 9 black Va1sudevas वासुदेव s)
    2. masculine gender the Purusha पुरुष -hymn (Rv. x, 90, said to have been composed by N Na1ra1yan2a4 नारायण) S3Br. S3a1n3khS3r.
    3. masculine gender (as synonym of Vishn2u विष्णु) Name of the 2nd month (reckoning from Ma1rgas3i1rsha मार्गशीर्ष) Var.
    4. masculine gender a mystical Name of the letter आ Up.
    5. masculine gender Name of a son of Aja1-mila अजामिल BhP.
    6. masculine gender of a son of Bhu1-mitra भू-मित्र or Bhu1mi-mitra भूमि-मित्र (a prince of the dynasty of the Ka1n2va1yanas काण्वायन s) Pur.
    7. masculine gender of a son of Nara-hari नर-हरि Kshiti7s3.
    8. masculine gender of several men, authors and commentators (also with आचार्य . कवि, गार्ग्य, चक्र-चूडामणि, दैव-विद्, धर्मा*धिकारिन्, पण्डिन, पण्डित, धर्मा*द्किकारिङ् पण्डिता*चार्य, परिव्राज्, भट्ट [confer, compare below, and भट्ट-न्that the rest of a word is to be supplied], भट्टा*चार्य, भट्टा*रड, भारती, भिषज्, मुनि, यति, यती*वर, राय, वन्द्य, वादी*श्वर, विद्या-विनोद, वैष्णव-मुनि, शर्मन्, सरस्वती, सर्व-ज्ञ, सार्वभौम)
    9. mf(ई)neuter gender relating or belonging to Na1ra1yan2a नारायण or Kr2ishn2a कृष्ण MBh. etc. (masculine gender plural the warriors of K Kr2ishn2a कृष्ण, iv, 147)
    10. neuter gender (with क्षेत्र) Name of the ground on the banks of the Ganges for a distance of 4 cubits from he water Lexicographers
    11. neuter gender (with चूर्ण) a particular medicinal powder Bhpr.
    12. neuter gender (with तैल) a medicine oil expressed from various plants ibidem
    13. see a reference to some preceeding word (not necessarily in the same page).
    Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. नारायणnārāyaṇa[nârâyaná] m. Son of the primal Man, pat. of the personified Purusha; identi fied with Vishnu and Krishna; N.…

    [nârâyaná] masculine Son of the primal Man, patronymic of the personified Purusha; identi fied with Vishnu and Krishna; noun; a, adjective re lating to Nârâyana: î, feminine; also equal for epithet of Durgâ.

    Source: Macdonell

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