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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 वध

3 dictionaries · exact headword

Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. वधvadha1 Killing, murder, slaughter, destruction; आत्मनो वधमाहर्ता क्वासौ विहगतस्करः V.5.1; मनुष्यवधः homicide…
    1. 1 Killing, murder, slaughter, destruction; आत्मनो वधमाहर्ता क्वासौ विहगतस्करः V.5.1; मनुष्यवधः homicide; पशुवधः etc.
    2. A blow, stroke; पुनरज्ञातचर्यायां कीचकेन पदा वधम् Mb.12.16.21; Ms.8.267.
    3. Paralysis.
    4. Disappearance.
    5. Multiplication (in math.).
    6. A killer, slayer.
    7. A vanquisher, victor.
    8. Vedic A deadly weapon, such as Indra's thunderbolt.
    9. (In law) A capital or corporal punishment.
    10. Frustration.
    11. Defect, imperfection.
    12. (In Algebra) A product.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -अङ्गकम् a prison.

    • -अर्थीय Adjective Equivalent to वध्य quod vide, which see; वधक quod vide, which see; वधार्थीयं क्षत्रिया राजपुत्री (गर्भं धत्ते) Mb.11. 26.5.

    • -अर्ह (ण) Adjective deserving capital punishment; ब्रह्मबन्धुर्न हन्तव्य आततायी वधार्हणः Bhāg.1.7.53.

    • -उदर्क Adjective resulting in death, proving fatal.

    • -उद्यत

      1. Adjective
      2. murderous.
      3. an assassin.

    • -उपायः a means of killing; हन्या- च्चित्रैर्वधोपायैः Ms.9.248.

    • -कर्माधिकारिन् Masculine a hangman, an executioner.

    • -जीविन्

      1. Masculine
      2. a hunter.
      3. a butcher.

    • -दण्डः

      1. corporeal punishment (as whipping etc.).
      2. capital punishment; वधदण्डमतः परम् Ms.8.129.

    • -निग्रहः capital punishment.

    • -निर्णेकः atonement for murder; दानेन वर्धानर्णेकम् Ms.11.139.

    • -भूमिः Feminine, -स्थली Feminine,

    • -स्थानम्

      1. a place of execution.
      2. a slaughter-house.

    • -स्तम्भः the gallows; Mk.1.

    Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. वधvadham. one who kills, a slayer, vanquisher, destroyer RV. VS. TS. S3Br.
    1. masculine gender one who kills, a slayer, vanquisher, destroyer fg-veda VS. TS. S3Br.
    2. masculine gender a deadly weapon (especially Indra इन्द्र 's thunderbolt) fg-veda AitBr. S3a1n3khGr2.
    3. masculine gender the act of striking or killing, slaughter, murder, death, destruction fg-veda etc.
    4. masculine gender (in law) capital or (more commonly) corporal punishment Mn. Ya1jn5. etc. Equivalent to वध-भूमि, place of execution Caurap., Introduction
    5. masculine gender stroke, hurt, injury Nir.
    6. masculine gender paralysis Sus3r.
    7. masculine gender annihilation, disappearance (of inanimate things) MBh. Ka1v. etc.
    8. masculine gender frustration, prevention Gaut.
    9. masculine gender a defect, imperfection (28 are enumerated) VP.
    10. masculine gender multiplication Gan2it.
    11. masculine gender a product Bi1jag.
    12. masculine gender Name of a Ra1kshasa राक्षस VP.
    Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. वधvadha[vadh-á] m. vanquisher, slayer (V.); deadly weapon, esp. Indra's bolt (V.); slay ing, slaughter, murder…

    [vadh-á] masculine vanquisher, slayer (Veda, Vedic); deadly weapon, especially Indra's bolt (Veda, Vedic); slay ing, slaughter, murder, destruction (of or by, --˚); capital or (more commonly) corporal punishment (in law-books); annihilation (of things); prevention (rare): -ka, masculine murderer; executioner; -karma ͜ adhikârin, masculine execu tioner; -kâma, adjective desirous of killing; -kâm yâ, feminine; also equal for intention of striking or killing; -gîvin, adjective living by the killing of animals, butcher; hunter.

    Source: Macdonell

Analysis (Beta) · वध

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