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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 लता

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. लताlatāA creeper, creeping plant; लताभावेन परिणतमस्या रूपम् V.4; लतेव संनद्धमनोज्ञपल्लवा R.3.7 (often used as the…

    [लत्-अच्]

    1. A creeper, creeping plant; लताभावेन परिणतमस्या रूपम् V.4; लतेव संनद्धमनोज्ञपल्लवा R.3.7 (often used as the last member of compounds, especially with words meaning 'arm', 'eyebrow', 'lightning', to denote beauty, tenderness, thinness etc.; भुजलता, बाहुलता, भ्रूलता, विद्युल्लता; so खड्गdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied, अलकdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied, etc.; Compare Ku.2. 64; Me.49; Ś.3.14; R.9.46.
    2. A branch; मधुसुरभिणि षट्पदेन पुष्पे मुख इव शाललतावधूश्चुचुम्बे Ki.1.34; Rām. 2.8.6.
    3. The creeper called Priyaṅgu.
    4. The Mādhavī creeper.
    5. Musk-creeper.
    6. A whip or the lash of a whip.
    7. A string of pearls.
    8. A slender woman.
    9. A woman in general.
    10. The Dūrvā grass.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -अङ्गुलिः Feminine a branch serving as a finger.

    • -अन्तम् a flower. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedबाणः the god of love; लतान्त- बाणंबाणलक्ष्यतामयासिषम् Dk.1.4.

    • -अम्बुजम् a kind of cucumber.

    • -अर्कः a green onion.

    • -अलकः an elephant.

    • -आननः a particular position of the hands in dancing.

    • -उद्गमः the upward winding or climbing of a creeper.

    • -करः a particular position of the hands in dancing.

    • -कस्तूरिका कस्तूरी musk-creeper; लताकस्तूरिका तिक्ता हृद्या शीतास्यरोगहृत् Rājavallabha.

    • -गृहः, -हम् a bower surrounded with creepers, an arbour; लतागृहद्वारगतो ऽथ नन्दी Ku.3.41.

    • -जिह्वः, -रसनः

      1. a snake. तरुः, द्रुमः the Sāla tree.
      2. the Tāla tree.
      3. the orange tree.

    • -पनसः the water-melon.

    • -पर्णः Name of Viṣṇu.

    • -प्रतानः the tendril of a creeper; लताप्रतानोद्ग्रथितैः स केशैरधिज्यधन्वा विचचार दावम् R.2.8.

    • -भवनम् an arbour, a bower.

    • -मणिः coral.

    • -मण्डपः a bower, an arbour.

    • -मृगः a monkey.

    • -यष्टिः Feminine Bengal madder.

    • -यावकम् a shoot, sprout.

    • -रदः an elephant.

    • -वलयः, -यम् an arbour.

    • -वृक्षः

      1. the cocoa-nut tree.
      2. the Sāla tree.

    • -वेष्टः a kind of coitus or mode of sexual enjoyment; बाहुभ्यां पाद- युग्माभ्यां वेष्टयित्वा स्त्रियं रमेत् । लघुलिङ्गताडनं योनौ तल्लतावेष्टमुच्यते ॥ Rasamañjarī.

    • -वेष्टनम्, -वेष्टितकम् a kind of embrace; अपि भ्रमी भङ्गिभिरावृताङ्गं वासो लतावेष्टितकप्रवीणम् Name7.97 ('उपविष्टं प्रियं कान्ता सुप्ता वेष्टयते यदि । तल्लतावेष्टितं ज्ञेयं कामानुभव- वेदिभिः Narāyaṇa's com.).

    Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. लताlatāf. a creeper, any creeping or winding plant or twining tendril Mn. MBh. &c. (the brows, arms, curls, a slender…
    1. feminine a creeper, any creeping or winding plant or twining tendril Mn. MBh. etc. (the brows, arms, curls, a slender body, a sword-blade, lightning etc. are often compared to the form of a creeper, to express their graceful curves and slimness of outline; confer, compare भ्रू-ल्that the rest of a word is to be supplied, बाहु-ल्that the rest of a word is to be supplied, तडिल्-ल्that the rest of a word is to be supplied etc.)
    2. feminine the Ma1dhavi1 माधवी -creeper, Gaertnera Racemosa Bhpr.
    3. feminine Trigonella Corniculata ibidem
    4. feminine Panicum Italicum Lexicographers
    5. feminine Cardiospermum Halicacabum Lexicographers
    6. feminine Panicum Dactylon Lexicographers
    7. feminine Equivalent to कैवर्तिका Lexicographers
    8. feminine Equivalent to the plant सारिवा Lexicographers
    9. feminine musk-creeper Lexicographers
    10. feminine a slender woman, any woman Naish. Tantras.
    11. feminine the thong or lash of a whip, whip Pan5cat. Sus3r.
    12. feminine a string of pearls VarBr2S.
    13. feminine a streak, line (वारां लताः, thin jets of water) Ba1lar.
    14. feminine a kind of metre Col.
    15. feminine Name of an Apsaras अप्सरस् MBh.
    16. feminine of a daughter of Meru मेरु and wife of Ila7vr2ita इला*वृत BhP.
    Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. लताlatā[latâ] f. creeping plant, creeper (ord. mg.: often--˚ with words meaning brow, arm, locks, slender body…

    [latâ] feminine; also equal for creeping plant, creeper (ordinary meaning: often--˚ with words meaning brow, arm, locks, slender body, sword-blade, lightning, to express leauty, thinness, tenderness etc.); branch; noun of the Mâdhavî creeper (Gaertnera racemosa); lash of a whip; pearl necklace; slender woman; woman: -griha, neuter bower of creepers, arbour; - ͜ anta, neuter (?) flower: -bâna, masculine (flower-arrowed), god of love; -pâsa, masculine festoon of creepers; -manda pa, masculine bower of creepers, arbour; -mâdhavî, feminine; also equal for the Mâdhavî creeper (Gaertnera racemosa); - ͜ âlaya, masculine dwelling of creepers (of an owl); -valaya, masculine neuter arbour of creepers: -vat, adjective provided with arbours; -veshtita-ka, neuter em brace of a creeper.

    Source: Macdonell

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