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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 शिखण्डक

2 dictionaries · exact headword

Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. शिखण्डकśikhaṇḍakaA lock of hair left on the crown of the head at tonsure.

    [शिखण्ड इव-कन्]

    1. A lock of hair left on the crown of the head at tonsure.
    2. Locks or tufts of hair left on the sides of the head; (these are three or five in the case of the Kṣatriyas); कुवलयदलश्यामस्निग्धः शिखण्डकमण्डनः Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)4.19.
    3. A crest, tuft, plume.
    4. A peacock's tail.
    5. The fleshy part of the body below the buttocks.
    6. (With Śaivas) One who attains a particular degree of emancipation; also शिखण्डिक.
    Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. शिखण्डकśikhaṇḍakam. a tuft or lock of hair (= शिखण्ड) Ka1lid.
    1. masculine gender a tuft or lock of hair (Equivalent to शिखण्ड) Ka1lid.
    2. masculine gender three or five locks left on the side of the head (especially in men of the military class Equivalent to काकपक्ष quod vide) W.
    3. masculine gender a curl or ringlet MW.
    4. masculine gender a peacock's tail Gi1t.
    5. masculine gender dual number (according to to Scholiast or Commentator neuter gender) the fleshy parts of the body below the buttocks TS.
    6. masculine gender (with mystic S3aivas शैव s) one who attains a particular degree of emancipation Hcat.
    Source: Monier-Williams

Analysis (Beta) · शिखण्डक

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