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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 वज्र

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. वज्रvajraa.Hard, adamantine.

    [वज्-रन् Uṇ.2.28]

    1. Hard, adamantine.
    2. Severe.
    3. Forked, zigzag.
    4. Cross. ज्रः, ज्रम् A thunderbolt, the weapon of Indra (said to have been formed out of the bones of the sage Dadhīchi quod vide, which see); आशंसन्ते समितिषु सुराः सक्तवैरा हि दैत्यैरस्याधिज्ये धनुषि विजयं पौरुहूते च वज्रे Ś.2.16.
    5. Any destructive weapon like the thunderbolt.
    6. A diamond-pin, an instrument for perforating jewels; मणौ वज्रसमुत्कीर्णे सूत्रस्येवास्ति मे गतिः R.1.4.
    7. A diamond in general, an adamant; वज्रादपि कठोराणि मृदूनि कुसुमादपि Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)2.7; R.6.19; मुक्तां मरकतं पद्मरागं वज्रं च विद्रुमम् Śiva B.3.12.
    8. Sour gruel.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -ज्रः

      1. A form of military arrray.
      2. A kind of Kuśa grass.
      3. Name of various plants.
      4. A kind of pillar.

    • -ज्रम्

      1. Steel.
      2. A kind of talc.
      3. Thunderlike or severe language.
      4. A child.
      5. Emblic myrobalan.
      6. The blossom of the sesamum or Vajra plant.
      7. Denunciation in strong language.
      8. A particular posture in sitting.

    • -अंशुकम् cloth marked with various patterns.

    • -अङ्क Adjective studded with diamonds (Marâthî हिरेजडित); ततो जाम्बूनदीः पात्रीर्वज्राङ्का विमलाः शुभाः Mb.12.171.16.

    • -अङ्कित Adjective marked with Vajra-like symbol.

    • -अङ्गः a snake.

    • -अभ्यासः cross-multiplication.

    • -अशनिः the thunderbolt of Indra; वज्राशनिसम- स्पर्शा अर्जुनेन शरा युधि Mb.6.119.6 -अस्थिः Feminine Asteracantha Longifolia (Marâthî तालिमखाना).

    • -आकरः a diamond mine; बभूव वज्राकरभूषणायाः (पतिः) R.18.21.

    • -आकार, -आकृति

      1. Adjective
      2. shaped like वज्र.
      3. a crossshaped symbol.

    • -आख्यः a kind of mineral spar.

    • -आघातः

      1. a stroke of thunder or lightning.
      2. (hence Figurative) any sudden shock or calamity.

    • -आभः a kind of spar or valuable stone.

    • -आयुधः an epithet of Indra.

    • -आसनम्

      1. a diamond-seat.
      2. a particular posture in sitting (the hands being placed in the hollow between the body and the crossed feet).

    • -कङ्कटः

      1. an epithet of Hanumat. कवचः, चम् adamantine mail.
      2. a particular Samādhi.

    • -कालिका Name of the mother of Śākyamuni.

    • -कीटः a kind of insect (boring holes in wood and stone).

    • -कीलः a thunderbolt, an admantine shaft; जीवितं वज्रकीलम् Māl.9.37; Compare Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)1.47.

    • -कूटः a mountain consisting of diamonds; स वज्रकूटाङ्गनिपातवेगविशीर्णकुक्षिः स्तनयन्नुदन्वान् Bhāg.3.13.29.

    • -केतुः Name of the demon Naraka.

    • -क्षारम् an alkaline earth.

    • -गोपः Equivalent to इन्द्रगोपः quod vide, which see

    • -घोष Adjective sounding like a thunderbolt; R.18.21.

    • -चञ्चुः a vulture.

    • -चर्मन् Masculine a rhinoceros.

    • -जित् Masculine Name of Garuḍa.

    • -ज्वलनम्, -ज्वाला lightning.

    • -तरः Name of a kind of very hard cement; Bṛi. S.57.7.

    • -तुण्डः

      1. a vulture.
      2. mosquito, gnat.
      3. Name of Garuḍa.
      4. of Gaṇeṣa.

    • -तुल्यः lapis lazuli or azure stone.

    • -दंष्ट्रः a kind of insect.

    • -दक्षिणः Name of Indra.

    • -दण्ड Adjective having a staff studded with diamonds.

    • -दन्तः

      1. a hog.
      2. a rat.

    • -दंशनः a rat.

    • -देह, -देहिन् Adjective having an adamantine or very hardy frame.

    • -धरः

      1. an epithet of Indra; वज्रधरप्रभावः R.18.21.
      2. an owl.

    • -धारणम् artificial gold.

    • -नाभ Adjective having a hard nave (said of a wheel); see next word.

    • -नाभः the discus of Kṛiṣṇa; वज्रनाभं ततश्चक्रं ददौ कृष्णाय पावकः Mb. 1.225.23 (com. वज्रं वरत्रासा नाभौ यस्य तत् । सूत्रबद्धशकुनिवत् पुनः प्रयोक्तुर्हस्तमायातीत्यर्थः ॥).

    • -निर्घोषः, -निष्पेषः a clap or peal of thunder.

    • -पञ्जरः a secure refuge, protector; वज्रपञ्जरनामेदं यो रामकवचं स्मरेत् Rāma-rakṣā 13.

    • -पाणिः

      1. an epithet of Indra; वज्रं मुमुक्षन्निव वज्रपाणिः R.2.42.
      2. an owl.

    • -पातः, -पतनम् a stroke of lightning, fall of thunder-bolt; एतद्वैशसवज्रघोरपतनम् Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)4.24; यावन्निष्ठुर- वज्रपातसदृशं देहीति नो भाषते Udb.

    • -पुष्पम्

      1. the blossom of sesamum.
      2. a valuable flower.

    • -भृत् Masculine an epithet of Indra.

    • -मणिः a diamond, an adamant; छेत्तुं वज्रमणी- ञ्शिरीषकुसुमप्रान्तेन संनह्यते Bh.2.6.

    • -मय

      1. Adjective
      2. hard, adamantine.
      3. cruel, hard-hearted.

    • -मुखः

      1. a kind of insect; कृत्ते वज्रमुखेन नाम कृमिणा दैवान्ममोरुद्वये Karṇabhāra 1.1.
      2. a kind of Samādhi.

    • -मुष्टिः

      1. an epithet of Indra.
      2. an adamantine clenched fist.
      3. a kind of weapon.

    • -रदः a hog.

    • -लिपिः a particular style of writing.

    • -लेपः

      1. a kind of very hard cement; वज्रलेपघटितेव Māl.5. 1; Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)4 (for its preparation see Bṛi. S., Chapter 57 'वज्रलेपलक्षणः').
      2. The being ineffaceable, permanent one; अन्यक्षेत्रे कृतं पापं पुण्यक्षेत्रे विनश्यति । पुण्यक्षेत्रे कृतं पापं वज्र- लेपो भविष्यति ॥ Subhāṣ.

    • -लोहकः a magnet.

    • -वधः

      1. death by thunderbolt.
      2. cross-multiplication.

    • -वारकः a title of respect.

    • -व्यूहः a kind of military array.

    • -शल्यः a porcupine.

    • -संघातः Name of a kind of hard cement; Bṛi. S.57.8. -Adjective having the hardness of adamant; ततः स वज्रसंघातः कुमारो न्यपतद्गिरौ Mb.1.123.27.

    • -सार Adjective as hard as adamant, having the strength of the thunderbolt, adamantine; क्व च निशितनिपाता वज्रसाराः शरास्ते Ś.1.1; त्वमपि कुसुमबाणान् वज्रसारीकरोषि 3.4.

    • -सूचिः, -ची Feminine a diamond-needle.

    • -हृदयम् an adamantine heart.

    Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. वज्रvajramn. "the hard or mighty one", a thunderbolt (esp. that of Indra इन्द्र, said to have been formed out of the…
    1. mn. "the hard or mighty one", a thunderbolt (especially that of Indra इन्द्र, said to have been formed out of the bones of the R2ishi ऋषि Dadhi1ca दधीच or Dadhi1ci दधीचि [quod vide], and shaped like a circular discus, or in later times regarded as having the form of two transverse bolts crossing each other thus x; sometimes also applied to similar weapons used by various gods or superhuman beings, or to any mythical weapon destructive of spells or charms, also to मन्यु, "wrath" fg-veda or [with अपाम्] to a jet of water AV. etc.; also applied to a thunderbolt in general or to the lightning evolved from the centrifugal energy of the circular th thunderbolt of Indra इन्द्र when launched at a foe; in Northern Buddhist Buddhist countries it is shaped like a dumb-bell and called Dorje; see MWB. 201; 322 etc.) fg-veda etc.
    2. masculine gender a diamond (thought to be as hard as the th thunderbolt or of the same substance with it), Shad2vBr. Mn. MBh. etc.
    3. masculine gender a kind of talc Lexicographers
    4. masculine gender a kind of penance (feeding for a month on only barley prepared with cow's urine) Lexicographers
    5. masculine gender sour gruel W.
    6. masculine gender a form of military array, Mn. MBh. etc. (confer, compare -व्यूह)
    7. masculine gender a kind of column or pillar VarBr2S.
    8. masculine gender a particular form of the moon ibidem
    9. masculine gender a particular Eka1ha एकाह, Vait.
    10. masculine gender a kind of hard mortar or cement (कल्क) VarBr2S. (confer, compare -लेप)
    11. masculine gender Name of the 15th of the 27 Yogas योग s or astronomical divisions of time ibidem
    12. masculine gender a particular Soma सोम ceremony Shad2vBr.
    13. masculine gender Euphorbia Antiquorum and another species Lexicographers
    14. masculine gender Astera Lexicographers
    15. masculine gender Name of a mountain R.
    16. masculine gender of an Asura असुर Vi1rac.
    17. masculine gender of a son of Aniruddha अनिरुद्ध MBh. Hariv. Pur.
    18. masculine gender of a son of Vis3va1mitra विश्वामित्र MBh.
    19. masculine gender of a son of Manu मनु Sa1varn2a सावर्ण Hariv.
    20. masculine gender (with Jainas जैन s) of one of the 10 Dala-pu1rvin दल-पूर्विन् s Lexicographers
    21. masculine gender of a R2ishi ऋषि VarBr2S. (varia lectio for वात्स्य)
    22. masculine gender of a minister of Narendra1ditya नरेन्द्रादित्य Ra1jat.
    23. masculine gender of a son of Bhu1ti भूति ibidem
    24. masculine gender of a heretical king Buddh.
    25. neuter gender denunciation in strong language (compared to thunder) R. Sa1h. Prata1p. (confer, compare वाक्य- and वाग्-व्that the rest of a word is to be supplied)
    26. neuter gender a kind of hard iron or steel Lexicographers
    27. neuter gender a particular posture in sitting catalogue or catalogues (confer, compare वज्रा*सन)
    28. neuter gender Name of a particular configurations of the planets and stars (in which favourable planets are situated in the 1st and 7th houses and unfavourable in the 4th and 10th) VarBr2S.
    29. neuter gender myrobalan Lexicographers
    30. neuter gender the blossom of the sesamum or of any plant called Vajra वज्र Lexicographers
    31. neuter gender Andropogon Muricatus Lexicographers
    32. neuter gender Equivalent to बालक, a child, pupil Lexicographers
    33. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective adamantine, hard, impenetrable W.
    34. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective shaped like a kind of cross (confer, compare a reference to some preceeding word (not necessarily in the same page)), forked, zigzag ibidem [confer, compare Zend vazra, "a club."]
    35. (in compound)
    Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. वज्रvajra[vág-ra] m. n. [mighty], thunderbolt, esp. Indra's (sts. also of other gods; also applied to mythical weapons…

    [vág-ra] masculine neuter [mighty], thunderbolt, especially Indra's (sts. also of other gods; also applied to mythical weapons, destructive spells etc.); adamant, diamond (generally neuter); masculine kind of military array; noun: -karshana, masculine epithet of Indra; -kîta, masculine kind of insect (supposed to perforate wood and stone); -kîla, masculine thunderbolt: â-ya, denominative Parasmaipada resemble a thunderbolt; -kûta, neuter noun of a mythical town; -ghosha, adjective roaring like the thunderbolt; -gvalana, masculine (flash of the thunderbolt), lightning; -tunda, adjective having a beak as hard as adamant; -damsh- tra, adjective having fangs as hard as adamant; masculine noun of a prince of the fairies; noun of a lion; -datta, masculine noun; -dhara, adjective wielding the thunderbolt; masculine epithet of Indra; noun of a king; -nâ bha, adjective having a nave of adamant; masculine noun of various kings; -pañgara, masculine cage of adamant=secure refuge for, protector of (genitive, --˚); noun of a Dânava; -pâni, adjective holding the thunderbolt in his hand; masculine epithet of Indra; -pâta, masculine fall of the thunderbolt, thunder clap, stroke of lightning; adjective descending like a thunderbolt; -prabha, masculine noun of a fairy; (vágra)-bâhu, adjective holding the thunderbolt in his hand (Rig-veda); -bhrít, adjective bearing the thunderbolt; masculine epithet of Indra; -mani, masculine adamant gem, diamond; -maya, adjective (î) adamantine, hard as diamond; -mukuta, masculine noun; -mushti, adjective holding the thunderbolt in his hand; masculine epithet of Indra; noun of two warriors; -râtra, neuter noun of a town; -lepa, masculine diamond cement; -lepâya, denominative Â. adhere like adamant cement; -vriksha, masculine kind of tree (Cactus Opuntia); -vega, masculine noun of a fairy; -vyûha, masculine kind of military array; -sâra, adjective hard as adamant; made of diamond; masculine neuter diamond; masculine noun: -maya, adjective hard as diamond, adamantine; -sârî-kri, make as hard as diamond; -sûkĭ̂, feminine; also equal for diamond needle; (vágra)-hasta, adjective holding the thunderbolt in his hand (generally of Indra).

    Source: Macdonell

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