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 स्नु
3 dictionaries · exact headword
Apte Dictionary
V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
स्नुsnu2 P. (स्नौति, स्नुत)
2 Parasmaipada (स्नौति, स्नुत)
To drip, trickle, fall in drops, distil, drop, ooze or run out, leak out,
To flow, stream.
Derived forms and compounds
स्नुsnu, Masculine
, Neuter
Table-land.
Top, surface (in general). (This word has no forms for the first five inflections and is optionally substituted for सानु after Accusative dual).
स्नुsnu, Feminine A sinew, tendon, muscle.
Source: Apte
Monier-Williams
Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
स्नुsnu(cf. √1. स्ना) cl.2 P. (Dha1tup. xxiv, 29) स्नौति (accord. to Vop. also स्नुते; only in pres. base; Gr. also…
(confer, compare √1. स्ना) class2 Parasmaipada (Dha1tup. xxiv, 29) स्नौति (according to to Vop. also स्नुते; only in present tense base; grammar also perfect tenseसुष्णाव, सुष्णुवे; futureस्नोता or स्नविताetc.), to drip, distil, trickle, emit fluid, yield milk BhP. (confer, compareप्र-√स्नु): Causalस्नावयति (Aoristअसुष्णवत्) grammar : Desiderative of Causalसिस्नावयिषति or सुस्नावयिषतिibidem : Desiderativeसुस्नूषतिibidem : Intensiveसोष्णूयते, सिष्णवीति, सोष्णोतिibidem [confer, compareGreek νέω, νεύσομαι] .
(in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound') dripping, trickling, sprinkling (see घृत-स्नु).
neuter gender (according to to Lexicographers also masculine gender abridged fromसानु and occurring only in instrumental caseablative sg., स्न्/उना, स्न्/ओस् Page1268,1; and in instrumental caselocative casepluralस्न्/उभिस्, स्न्/उषु) the level summit or edge of a mountain, table-land, surface, height fg-veda VS.
feminineEquivalent toस्नायु, a sinew, tendon, muscle (only occurring in स्नु-तस्, "from the sinews or muscles") BhP.
a Kr2id-anta कृद्-अन्त affix to roots forming adjectives expressive of an aptitude to do what is implied by the root Vop.