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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 शय

3 dictionaries · exact headword

Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. शयśayaa.(-या, -यी f.) [शी-अच्] Lying down, sleep ing (usually at the end of comp.); रात्रिजागरपरो दिवाशयः R.19.34; so…

    (-या, -यी Feminine) शी-अच् Lying down, sleep ing (usually at the end of comp.); रात्रिजागरपरो दिवाशयः R.19.34; so उत्तानशय, पार्श्वशय, वृक्षेशय, विलेशय etc.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -यः

      1. Sleep.
      2. A bed, couch; मायाशये शयाना मे नाद्यापि पुन- रुत्थिताः Bhāg.1.13.41.
      3. A hand; सुन्दरीभिः शयाम्भोज- संवाहितपदं पुनः Śiva B.2.91; तदूरुकाण्डे सविलासमर्पितः शयः शयानेन सहानयामुना Rām. ch.2.49; also used as a measure of length.
      4. A snake, especially the boa.
      5. Abuse, imprecation, curse.
      6. A stake.
    Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. शयśayamf(आ)n. (fr. √1. शी) lying, sleeping, resting, abiding (ifc. after adv. or subst. in loc. case or sense; see…
    1. mf(आ)neuter gender (from √1. शी) lying, sleeping, resting, abiding (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' after adverb or substantive in locative case case or sense; see अधः-श्that the rest of a word is to be supplied, कुशे-श्, गिरि-श्that the rest of a word is to be supplied etc.)
    2. masculine gender sleep, sleeping Dha1tup. xxiv, 60 (confer, compare दिवा-श्that the rest of a word is to be supplied)
    3. masculine gender a bed, couch (see वीर-श्that the rest of a word is to be supplied)
    4. masculine gender a snake (according to to some, the boa constrictor) Lexicographers
    5. masculine gender a lizard, chameleon Lexicographers
    6. masculine gender the hand (Equivalent to हस्त, also as a measure of length) VarBr2S. Naish. Ka1tyS3r. Scholiast or Commentator
    7. masculine gender Equivalent to पण Lexicographers
    8. masculine gender abuse, imprecation Lexicographers (probably wrong reading for शप)
    9. masculine gender plural Name of a people MBh.
    Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. शयśaya[say-a] a. (--˚ with a word in lc. case or sense or sts. ad.) lying, sleeping, reposing; dwelling, haunting…

    [say-a] adjective (--˚ with a word in locative case or sense or sts. adverb, -ial, -ially) lying, sleeping, reposing; dwelling, haunting; masculine (rare) sleep; couch; hand.

    Source: Macdonell

Analysis (Beta) · शय

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