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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 मस्तक

3 dictionaries · exact headword

Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. मस्तकmastakaकम् [kam], कम् [मस्मति परिमात्यनेन मस्-करणे त स्वार्थे क Tv.]
    1. कम् kam, कम् मस्मति परिमात्यनेन मस्-करणे त स्वार्थे क Tv.
    2. The head, skull; अतिलोभा (Vartious reading तृष्णा) भिभूतस्य चक्रं भ्रमति मस्तके Pt.5.22.
    3. The head or top of anything, peak, summit; न च पर्वतमस्तके Ms.4.47; वृक्षdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied, चुल्लीdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied etc.
    4. The tuft of leaves growing at the top of palm trees.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -आख्यः the top of a tree.

    • -उद्भवः the brain.

    • -ज्वरः, -शूलम् an acute head-ache.

    • -पिण्डकः, -कम् a round protuberance on the temples of an elephant in rut.

    • -मूलकम् the neck.

    • -लुङ्गः the membrane surrounding the brain.

    • -स्नेहः

      1. the brain.
      2. an oily substance appearing on the head.
    Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. मस्तकmastakam. n. (Un2. iii, 148 Sch.) the head, skull Mn. MBh. &c.
    1. masculine gender neuter gender (Un2. iii, 148 Scholiast or Commentator) the head, skull Mn. MBh. etc.
    2. masculine gender the upper part of anything, top, summit (especially of mountains or trees) ibidem (659070 that the rest of a word is to be suppliedकम् indeclinable Equivalent to on the top of, upon exempli gratia, 'for example' चुल्ली-मस्तकम्, upon the hearth Pan5cat.)
    3. masculine gender the tuft of leaves which grows at the top of various species of palm trees Sus3r.
    4. masculine gender Name of a particular form of S3iva शिव Sarvad.
    Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. मस्तकmastaka[masta-ka] m. n. head, skull; summit, top (--˚, esp. of mountains and trees); -gvara, m., -sûla, n. headache…

    [masta-ka] masculine neuter head, skull; summit, top (--˚, especially of mountains and trees); -gvara, masculine, -sûla, neuter headache; -dâru, neuter Devadâru tree (Pinus Deodora).

    Source: Macdonell

Analysis (Beta) · मस्तक

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