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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 मुख्य

3 dictionaries · exact headword

Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. मुख्यmukhyaa.Relating to the mouth or the face; अथ ह य एवायं मुख्यः प्राणः Ch. Up.1.2.7; Ms.5.141.

    [मुखे आदौ भवः यत्]

    1. Relating to the mouth or the face; अथ ह य एवायं मुख्यः प्राणः Ch. Up.1.2.7; Ms.5.141.
    2. Chief, principal, foremost, first, preeminent, prominent; चन्दनस्य च मुख्यस्य पादपैरुपशोभितम् Mb.12.169.8; द्विजातिमुख्यः, वारमुख्या, योधमुख्याः etc.
    3. Foremost, recited first; मुख्येन वा नियम्येत MS.1.5.6 (where explaining मुख्य, शबर writes मुख्यत्वं नाम रथन्तरस्य प्रथमाधीतत्वम्).

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -ख्यः A leader, guide.

    • -ख्यम्

      1. A principal rite or ordinance.
      2. Reading or teaching the Vedas.
      3. The month reckoned from new moon to new moon.
      4. The category called अपूर्व (in पूर्व-मीमांसा); मुख्यभेदे यथाधिकारं भावः स्यात् MS.7.1.1 (where शबर explains मुख्य by अपूर्व).

    • -अर्थः the primary or original (as Opposite of गौण) meaning of a word.

    • -उपायाः the four chief stratagems (साम, दान, भेद and दण्ड).

    • -क्रमः the order of the principal act; मुख्यक्रमेण वाङ्गानां तदर्थत्वात् MS.5.1.14.

    • -चान्द्रः the chief lunar month.

    • -नृपः नृपतिः a sovereign monarch, paramount sovereign.

    • -मन्त्रिन् Masculine the prime minister.

    Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. मुख्यmukhyamf(आ)n. being in or coming from or belonging to the mouth or face AV. &c.
    1. mf(आ)neuter gender being in or coming from or belonging to the mouth or face AV. etc.
    2. mf(आ)neuter gender being at the head or at the beginning, first, principal, chief, eminent (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' Equivalent to the first or best or chief among, rarely Equivalent to मुख or आदि quod vide) TS. etc.
    3. masculine gender a leader, guide Ka1m.
    4. masculine gender Name of a tutelary deity (presiding over one of the 81 or 63 divisions or Padas पद s of an astrological house) VarBr2S. Hcat.
    5. masculine gender plural a class of gods under Manu मनु Sa1varn2i सावर्णि Pur.
    6. neuter gender an essential rite W.
    7. neuter gender reading or teaching the Vedas वेद s ibidem
    8. neuter gender the month reckoned from new moon to new moon ibidem
    9. neuter gender moustache Gal.
    Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. मुख्यmukhya[múkh-ya] a. being in or on the mouth or face, coming from the mouth; being at the head, chief, principal…

    [múkh-ya] adjective being in or on the mouth or face, coming from the mouth; being at the head, chief, principal, foremost, first, best (of, --˚), pre-eminent; masculine leader: -tas, adverb, -ial, -ially chiefly; -tâ, feminine; also equal for pre-eminence, among (genitive or --˚); -tva, neuter the same; -mantr-in, masculine prime minister: (-i)-tva, neuter premiership; -sas, adverb, -ial, -ially first of all; - ͜ artha, masculine principal or original meaning (of a word); adjective having or employed in the original meaning.

    Source: Macdonell

Analysis (Beta) · मुख्य

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