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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 शरभ

3 dictionaries · exact headword

Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. शरभśarabhaA young elephant.

    [शॄ-अभच् Uṇ.3.122]

    1. A young elephant.
    2. A fabulous animal said to have 8 legs and to be stronger than a lion; शरभकुलमजिह्मं प्रोद्धरत्यम्बु कूपात् Ṛs.1 23; अष्टपादः शरभः सिंहघाती Mb.
    3. A camel.
    4. A grass-hopper.
    5. A locust.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -लीलः (in music) a kind of measure.

    Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. शरभśarabham. a kind of deer or (in later times) a fabulous animal (supposed to have eight legs and to inhabit the snowy…
    1. masculine gender a kind of deer or (in later times) a fabulous animal (supposed to have eight legs and to inhabit the snowy mountains; it is represented as stronger than the lion and the elephant; confer, compare अष्ट-पद् and महा-स्कन्धिन्) AV. etc.
    2. masculine gender a young elephant Lexicographers
    3. masculine gender a camel Lexicographers
    4. masculine gender a grasshopper (Equivalent to शलभ) W.
    5. masculine gender a locust ibidem
    6. masculine gender a kind of metre Col.
    7. masculine gender Name of Vishn2u विष्णु MW.
    8. masculine gender of an Upanishad उपनिषद् (confer, compare शरभो*पनिषद्)
    9. masculine gender of an Asura असुर MBh.
    10. masculine gender of two serpent-demons ibidem
    11. masculine gender of various men fg-veda MBh. etc.
    12. masculine gender of a son of S3is3u-pa1la शिशु-पाल MBh.
    13. masculine gender of brother of S3akuni शकुनि ibidem
    14. masculine gender of a prince of the As3makas अश्मक s Hcar.
    15. masculine gender of a monkey in Ra1ma राम 's army R.
    16. masculine gender (plural) Name of a people MBh. (Bombay edition शबर)
    17. feminine (probably) a kind of wooden machine. [confer, compare according to to some, Greek, κίραφος, κόραφος .]
    Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. शरभśarabha[sara-bhá] m. kind of deer (V.); a fabulous eight-legged animal (a match for lions and elephants; C.); N.

    [sara-bhá] masculine kind of deer (Veda, Vedic); a fabulous eight-legged animal (a match for lions and elephants; Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit); noun

    Source: Macdonell

Analysis (Beta) · शरभ

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