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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 निधि

3 dictionaries · exact headword

Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. निधिnidhiAbode, receptacle, reservoir; जल˚, तोय˚, तपोनिधि &c.

    [नि-धा-आधारे कि]

    1. Abode, receptacle, reservoir; जलdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied, तोयdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied, तपोनिधि etc.
    2. A store-house, treasury.
    3. A treasure, store, hoard (for the nine treasures of Kubera, see नवनिधि).
    4. The ocean.
    5. An epithet of Viṣṇu.
    6. A man endowed with many good qualities.
    7. the science of chronology; Ch. Up.7.2.1.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -ईशः नाथः an epithet of Kubera; Bhāg.1.5.56.

    • -वादः the art of finding treasure.

    • -वासः the town of Newāsā on the Pravarā river in the Ahmednagar District; Cf. निधिवासकर-परमा- नन्द-प्रकाशितायां... संहितायां ......। Colophon of Śiva. B.2.

    Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. निधिnidhim. setting down or serving up (food, &c.) RV. i.183, 4&c.
    1. masculine gender setting down or serving up (food, etc.) fg-veda i.183, 4&case
    2. masculine gender the bottom of the Ukha1 उखा S3Br.
    3. masculine gender a place for deposits or storing up, a receptacle (especially अपां निधि, र्that the rest of a word is to be supplied of waters, the ocean, sea, also Name of a Sa1man सामन्; कलानां न्that the rest of a word is to be supplied, the full moon) MBh. Ka1v. etc.
    4. masculine gender a store, hoard, treasure fg-veda etc. etc. (in later language especially the divine treasures belonging to Kubera कुबेर, nine of which are enumerated, viz. Padma पद्म, Maha1padma महापद्म, S3an3kha शङ्ख, Makara मकर, Kacchapa कच्छप, Mukunda मुकुन्द, Nanda नन्द, Ni1la नील and Kharva खर्व, they are also personified as attendants either of Kubera कुबेर or of Lakshmi1 लक्ष्मी; confer, compare निधि-दत्त and -पालित below)
    5. masculine gender the sea Lexicographers
    6. masculine gender (with दैव) the science of chronology ChUp. vii, 1, 2 (S3am2k.)
    7. masculine gender Name of a particular medicine plant (Equivalent to जीविका) Lexicographers
    8. masculine gender a kind of perfume (Equivalent to नलिका) Lexicographers
    9. see under नि-धा .
    Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. निधिnidhi[ni-dhí] m. putting down; food set down; receptacle; fig. embodiment; (hidden) treasure: apâm --, receptacle…

    [ni-dhí] masculine putting down; food set down; receptacle; figurative, -ly embodiment; (hidden) treasure: apâm --, receptacle of waters, ocean; kalânâm --, full moon; -guhyaka ͜ adhipa, masculine epithet of Kubera; -datta, masculine noun of a mer chant; -pa, masculine guardian of treasure; -pati datta, masculine noun; -pấ, -pâla, masculine guardian of a treasure; -pâlita, masculine noun; -maya, adjective (î) con sisting of treasures; -vâda, masculine art of finding treasure.

    Source: Macdonell

Analysis (Beta) · निधि

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