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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 वृश्चिक

3 dictionaries · exact headword

Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. वृश्चिकvṛścikaA scorpion.

    [व्रश्च्-किकन्]

    1. A scorpion.
    2. The sign Scorpio of the zodiac.
    3. A crab.
    4. A centipede.
    5. A kind of beetle.
    6. A hairy caterpillar.
    7. The month when the sun is in Scorpio.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -का, -की

      1. An ornament for the toes.
      2. Compound ईशः ruler of the (zodiacal sign) Scorpio.
      3. the planet Mercury.
    Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. वृश्चिकvṛścikam. a scorpion, &c. &c.
    1. masculine gender a scorpion, etc. etc.
    2. masculine gender the zodiacal sign Scorpio VarBr2S. Pur.
    3. masculine gender the month when the sun is in Scorpio W.
    4. masculine gender a kind of caterpillar covered with bristles Lexicographers
    5. masculine gender a sort of beetle found in cow-dung W.
    6. masculine gender a centipede ibidem
    7. masculine gender Name of various plants (Boerhavia Procumbens Equivalent to मदन etc.) Lexicographers
    8. etc. see page and participle 1011, column 3 .
    Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. वृश्चिकvṛścika[vrísk-ika] m. scorpion; Scorpio (sign of the zodiac): -râsi, m. id.

    [vrísk-ika] masculine scorpion; Scorpio (sign of the zodiac): -râsi, masculine the same

    Source: Macdonell

Analysis (Beta) · वृश्चिक

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