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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 महिष

3 dictionaries · exact headword

Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. महिषmahiṣaA buffalo (considered as the vehicle of Yama); गाहन्तां महिषा निपानसलिलं शृङ्गैर्मुहुस्ताडितम् Ś.2.6.

    [मह्-टिषच् Uṇ.1 45]

    1. A buffalo (considered as the vehicle of Yama); गाहन्तां महिषा निपानसलिलं शृङ्गैर्मुहुस्ताडितम् Ś.2.6.
    2. Name of a demon killed by Durgā.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -अक्षः, -अक्षकः a kind of bdellium.

    • -अर्दनः an epithet of Kārtikeya.

    • -असुरः the demon Mahiṣa. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedघातिनी, denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedमथनी, denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedमर्दनी, denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedसूदनी epithets of Durgā.

    • -घ्नी an epithet of Durgā.

    • -ध्वजः an epithet of Yama; Name of a Jain monk.

    • -पालः, -पालकः a buffalo-keeper.

    • -मर्दिनी Name of Durgā -वहनः, -वाहनः epithets of Yama; कृतान्तः किं साक्षान्महिषवहनोऽसाविति पुनः K. Parasmaipada1.

    Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. महिषmahiṣamf(म्/अहिषी)n. great, powerful Naigh. iii, 3
    1. mf(म्/अहिषी)neuter gender great, powerful Naigh. iii, 3
    2. masculine gender (with सुपर्/अ) the sun AV.
    3. masculine gender (with or scilicet मृग्/अ, once with मृग्/आणाम्) a buffalo fg-veda etc. etc. (considered as the emblem of Yama यम and of a Jaina जैन saint)
    4. masculine gender a great priest Mahi1dh.
    5. masculine gender the son of a Kshatriya क्षत्रिय and a Ti1vari1 तीवरी Lexicographers
    6. masculine gender Name of an Asura असुर (slain by Durga1 दुर्गा or Skanda स्कन्द) MBh. Pur.
    7. masculine gender of a Sa1dhya साध्य Hariv.
    8. masculine gender of a sage (author of a commentator or commentary on the Pra1t. of the Yajur-veda यजुर्-वेद) catalogue or catalogues
    9. masculine gender of a mountain in S3a1lmaladvi1pa शाल्मलद्वीप VP.
    10. masculine gender plural Name of a people Hariv.
    11. etc. see page and participle 803, column 1 .
    Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. महिषmahiṣa[máh-isha] a. (î) mighty, powerful (V.); m. buffalo (V. C.); N. of an Asura slain by Durgâ or Skanda.

    [máh-isha] adjective (î) mighty, powerful (Veda, Vedic); masculine buffalo (Veda, Vedic Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit); noun of an Asura slain by Durgâ or Skanda.

    Source: Macdonell

Analysis (Beta) · महिष

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