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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 संकर

2 dictionaries · exact headword

Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. संकरsaṃkara1 Commingling, mixture, intermixture; पत्र- संकर Ś.2.
    1. 1 Commingling, mixture, intermixture; पत्र- संकर Ś.2.
    2. Blending together, union.
    3. Confusion or mixture (of castes); unlawful intermarriage resulting in mixed castes; चित्रेषु वर्णसंकरः K.; संकरो नरकायैव कुलध्नानां कुलस्य च Bg.1.42; Ms.1.4.
    4. (In Rhet.) The combination of two or moredependent figures of speech in one and the same passage (Opposite of संसृष्टि where the figures are independent); अविश्रान्तिजुषामात्मन्यङ्गाङ्गित्वे तु संकरः K.Parasmaipada1; or अङ्गाङ्गित्वेऽलंकृतीनां तद्वदेकाश्रयस्थितौ । संदिग्धत्वे च भवति संकरस्त्रिविधः पुनः S. D.757.
    5. The crackling of flames जागर्त्येव हि दुष्टात्मा संकरेऽग्निरिवोत्थितः Mb.12.13.12.
    6. Dust, sweepings.
    7. Dung.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -ज, -जात Adjective born from a mixed caste; वृथासंकरजातानां ...... निवर्तेतोदकक्रिया Ms.5.89.

    • -स्वेदः a particular sudorific treatment.

    Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. संकरsaṃkara&c. see सं-√कॄ .
    1. etc. see सं-√कॄ .
    2. masculine gender mixing together, commingling, intermixture, confusion (especially of castes or races, proceeding from the intermarriage of a man with a woman of a higher caste or from the promiscuous intercourse of the four tribes, and again from the indiscriminate cohabitation of their descendants; confer, compare योनि-स्that the rest of a word is to be supplied) Mn. MBh. etc.
    3. masculine gender the offspring of a mixed marriage R.
    4. masculine gender any action similar to the intermixture of castes (sometimes neuter gender) MBh.
    5. masculine gender (in rhetoric) the confusion or blending together of metaphors which ought to be kept distinct (opp. to सं-सृष्टि quod vide) Sa1h. Kpr.
    6. masculine gender anything that may be defiled by the touch of any unclean thing MBh.
    7. masculine gender dung Car.
    8. masculine gender dust, sweepings Lexicographers
    9. masculine gender the crackling of flame Lexicographers
    10. masculine gender Name of a man Buddh.
    Source: Monier-Williams

Analysis (Beta) · संकर

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