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अ

Sanskrit IAST Meaning
अ a  a  The first letter of the alphabet, and inherent short vowel.
अ a  a  ind. 1. NO, not. 2. A private, prohibitive, and diminutive particle. 3. An interjection of pity. It also implies degrees of difference, and similarity. As a negative prefix to words beginning with a vowel, अ is changed to अन्, as अ and अन्त form अनन्त .
अ a  a  m. (अः) A name of VISHṆU.
अऋणिन् aṛṇin  aṛṇin  mfn. (-णी -णिणी -णि) Free from debt or obligation; also अऋणिन् E. अ neg. ऋणिन् a debtor.
अंश aṃśa  aṃśa  r. 10th cl. (अंशयति) To separate or divide. See अंस .
अंश aṃśa  aṃśa  m. (-शः) 1. A share or portion. 2. A part. 3. A shoulder, the shoulder blade. 4. (In arithmetic) a fraction. 5. The nume- rator of a fraction. 6 A degree of latitude or longitude, &c. See अंस . E. अंश to divide, अच् affix.
अंशक aṃśaka  aṃśaka  m. (-कः) A kinsman, a relation, a co-heir. n. (-कं) A day. E. अंश to separate or divide, and वुन् affix.
अंशभाज् aṃśabhāj  aṃśabhāj  mfn. (भाक्) An heir, a co-heir, one who has a share or portion. E. अंश and भाज् who possesses.
अंशन aṃśana  aṃśana  n. (-नं) Dividing, sharing. E. अंश and युच् aff.
अंशनीय aṃśanīya  aṃśanīya  mfn. (-यः -या -यं) To be divided, divisible. E. अंश and. अनीयर aff.

आ

Sanskrit IAST Meaning
आ ā  ā  The second letter of the alphabet, corresponding to A long, as in far, and written in the Roman character Ā.
आ ā  ā  ind. 1. A particle of reminiscence, (ah! oh!) 2. A conjunction disjunctive, (but) 3. A particle of compassion, (ah! alas!) 4. A conjunction copulative, (and.) This particle remains unaltered in orthography even before vowels.
आ ā  ā  or आङ् A particle, and prefix to words, implying; 1. Diminu- tion, (a little.) 2. Limit inceptive, (from, from thence, or that time.) 3. Limit conclusive, (until, unto, as far as.) 4. Prefixed to verbs it extends or reverses their meaning, as रुह to rise, आरुह to ascend, to mount, and गम to go, आगम to come. 5. In composi- tion with nouns it forms indeclinables, either crude, as आजानु to the knee, or with the terminations of the objective or ablative case, as आसमुद्रं or आसमुद्रात् as far as to the ocean. 6. A particle of menace or of pain, (ah! alas!) this is more correctly written आस् E. आप् to pervade, to obtain, and डाङ् affix, प is dropped.
आ ā  ā  m. (आः) A name of MAHĀDEVA.
आ ā  ā  ind. A particle of assent, yes, verily. E. अम to go, क्विप् affix, अ be- comes आ
आकम्पन ākampana  ākampana  n. (-नं) Shaking, trembling. E. आङ् before कपि to tremble, ल्युट् aff.
आकम्पित ākampita  ākampita  mfn. (-तः -ता -तं) Shaken, trembling. E. आङ् prefixed, कपि to shake, and क्त participial aff.
आकम्प्र ākampra  ākampra  mfn. (-म्प्रः -म्प्रा -म्प्रं) Trembling, shaking, agitated. E. आङ् before कपि to shake, रक् aff.
आकर ākara  ākara  m. (-रः) 1. A mine. 2. A multitude. 3. Best, excellent. E. आङ् prefixed, कृ to make, &c. अप् aff.
आकरिन् ākarin  ākarin  mfn. (-री -रिणी -रि) Mineral, produced in a mine, &c. E. आकर and इनि aff.

इ

Sanskrit IAST Meaning
इ i  i  The third vowel of the alphabet, corresponding to I short, and pro- nounced as that letter in kill, &c.
इ i  i  m. (इः) A name of KAMADEVA. Ind. An interjection. 1. Of anger. 2. Of calling. 3. Of sorrow or distress. 4. Of compassion. E. इ to go, क्विप् aff.
इ i  i  r. 1st cl. (अयति) To go, to go to or towards
इक्कट ikkaṭa  ikkaṭa  m. (-टः) A kind of reed
इक्षव ikṣava  ikṣava  m. (-वः) The sugar-came.
इक्षु ikṣu  ikṣu  m. (-क्षुः) The sugar-cane. E. इष् to desire, and क्सु affix or ईक्ष् to see, असुन् affix and ई made short.
इक्षुकाण्ड ikṣukāṇḍa  ikṣukāṇḍa  m. (-ण्डः) 1. A species of sugar-cane, (Saccharum munja, Rox.) See मुञ्ज . 2. A sort of grass, (Kas,) (Saccharum spontaneum.) 3. The stem or cane of the Saccharum officinale, the sugar-cane. E. इक्षु and काण्ड a stem.
इक्षुगन्धा ikṣugandhā  ikṣugandhā  f. (-न्धा) 1. A kind of reed, (Saccharum spontaneum.) 2. Bar- leria longifolia, (this and its synonimes are also applied to Cap- paris spinosa and Tribulus lanuginosus
इक्षुगन्धिका ikṣugandhikā  ikṣugandhikā  f. (-का) Convolvulus paniculatus. E. See the preceding.
इक्षुतुल्या ikṣutulyā  ikṣutulyā  f. (-ल्या) A species of grass or reed. E. इक्षु and तुल्या like, like sugar-cane.

ई

Sanskrit IAST Meaning
ई ī  ī  The fourth letter of the alphabet, corresponding to I long, having the sound of ee in feel, and distinguished by an accent from the former, as ī.
ई ī  ī  m. (ईः) A name of KANDARPA. f. (ईः) A name of LAKSHMI. ind. An interjection of, 1. Pain. 2. Anger. 3. Consciousness or percep- tion. 4. Consideration. 5. Compassion.
ई ī  ī  r. 2nd cl. (एति) 1. To go. 2. To pervade. 3. To conceive or become pregnant. 4. To desire. 5. To throw or direct. 6. To eat. This root is not generally admitted, though it occurs in composition, as with उत् (उदीते) To appear. r. 4th cl. (ङ) ईङ् (ईयते) To go.
ईक्ष īkṣa  īkṣa  r. 1st cl. (ईक्षते) To see. It most usually occurs compounded with one or other of the prepositions, as with अप, to expect; with अभि, to gaze at; with अव, to inspect; with उत् or उप, to expect or await; with उप, to abandon; with निर्, to see; with परि, to try, to test, to assay; with प्र, to see, to resemble, or look like; with वि, to inspect; with प्रति, 1. to took for, to expect, 2. to venerate; with सम्, to compare, to contrast, to select; with प्रति and उत्, to look up at.
ईक्षण īkṣaṇa  īkṣaṇa  n. (-णं) 1. Sight, seeing. 2. An eye. E. ईक्ष् to see, ल्युट् aff.
ईक्षणिका īkṣaṇikā  īkṣaṇikā  f. (-का) A female fortune-teller. E. ईक्षण seeing, वुन् aff.
ईक्षमाण īkṣamāṇa  īkṣamāṇa  mfn. (-णः -णा -णं) Looking at, surveying. E. ईक्ष् to see, शानच् aff.
ईक्षित īkṣita  īkṣita  mfn. (-तः -ता -तं) Seen, beheld. E. ईक्ष् and क्त aff.
ईख īkha  īkha  r. 1st cl. (ङ) (ईखति) To go.; also (इ) ईखि (ईंखति .)
ईज īja  īja  r. 1st cl. (ङ) (ईजते) 1. To go. 2. To blame or censure; also (इञ्) ईजिञ् (ईंजति-ते .)

उ

Sanskrit IAST Meaning
उ u  u  The third short vowel of the Sanskrit alphabet, corresponding to the letter U, and pronounced as that is in the word full.
उ u  u  r. 1st cl. (ङ) उङ् (उवते) To sound, to make a particular sound or noise.
उ u  u  ind. An interjection, 1. of assent; 2. of calling; 3. of compas- sion; 4. anger; and 5. of command. 6. An expletive. m. (-उः) 1. A name of SIVA. 2. Of BRAHMA.
उकनाह ukanāha  ukanāha  m. (-हः) A horse of a red and yellow, or red and black colour, a bay or chesnut horse.
उकुण ukuṇa  ukuṇa  m. (-णः) A bug. Also उत्कुण .
उक्त ukta  ukta  n. (-क्तं) A sentence. nf. (-क्तं-क्ता) A stanza of four lines with one syllabic instant, one long or two short syllables in each. mfn. (-क्तः -क्ता -क्तं) Spoken, said. E. वच् to speak, affix क्त and व changed to उ .
उक्तवत् uktavat  uktavat  mfn. (-वान् -वती -वत्) Said, was saying. E. वच् to speak, क्तवतु affix of the past part.
उक्तवाक्य uktavākya  uktavākya  mfn. (-क्यः -क्या -क्यं) One who has borne testimony or given an opinion. n. (-क्यं) A dictum, a decree. E. उक्त and वाक्य dictum.
उक्ति ukti  ukti  f. (-क्तिः) Speech, speaking. E. वच् to speak, and क्तिन् aff.
उक्तोपसंहार uktopasaṃhāra  uktopasaṃhāra  m. (-रः) Any brief or compendious phrase or description. E. उक्त what is said, उपसंहार compendiousness.

ऊ

Sanskrit IAST Meaning
ऊ ū  ū  The sixth vowel of the Sanskrit alphabet, corresponding to U long, and having the sound of that letter in the word rule.
ऊ ū  ū  ind. 1. An incipient particle. 2. An interjection of compassion. 3. Of regard. m. (ऊः) The moon. E. अव् to go, क्विप् affix, व becomes ऊ .
ऊढ ūḍha  ūḍha  mfn. (-ढः -ढा -ढं) 1. Married. 2. Carried as load or burthen. f. (-ढा) A bride, a wife espoused according to the ritual. E. वह् to bear, क्त aff.
ऊढकङ्कट ūḍhakaṅkaṭa  ūḍhakaṅkaṭa  mfn. (-टः -टा -टं) Armed, mailed. E. ऊढ borne, कङ्गट armour.
ऊत ūta  ūta  mfn. (-तः -ता -तं) Woven. E. वेञ् to weave, affix क्त .
ऊति ūti  ūti  f. (-तिः) 1. Preserving, protecting. 2. Sewing, weaving. 3. Distil- ling. 4. Speed. 5. Sport, play. E. वेञ् to weave, &c. affix क्तिन् .
ऊधन्य ūdhanya  ūdhanya  mfn. (-न्यः -न्या -न्यं) Produced from the udder, milk, &c. E. ऊधस्, यत् affix, and न substituted for स .
ऊधस् ūdhas  ūdhas  n. (-धः) An udder. E. वह् to bear, असि affix, deriv. irr.
ऊधस्य ūdhasya  ūdhasya  n. (-स्यं) Milk. E. ऊधस् and यत् aff.
ऊन ūna  ūna  r. 10th cl. (न) ऊनत् (ऊनयति) 1. To deduct or lessen. 2. To mete out in small quantities. 3. To measure.

ऋ

Sanskrit IAST Meaning
ऋ ṛ  ṛ  The seventh vowel of the Sanskrit alphabet, and peculiar to it. It corresponds in sound with RI, in merrily.
ऋ ṛ  ṛ  f. (आ) A name of ADITI, the mother of the gods. ind. 1. An expres- sion of abuse. 2. An articulate sound. 3. An expression of laugh- ter. 4. A sound inarticulate or reiterated as in stammering.
ऋ ṛ  ṛ  r. 1st cl. (ऋच्छति) 1. To go, to approach. 2. To gain, to acquire; (the radical is changed to ऋछ before an initial mute श .) r. 3rd cl. (ईयर्त्ति) To go; (some confine this root to the Vedas.) r. 5th cl. (ऋणोति) To kill, to injure; also रि .
ऋक्थ ṛktha  ṛktha  n. (-थं) 1. Wealth, possessions, property. 2. Gold. E. ऋच् to praise, थक् Unādi aff.
ऋक्थग्रहण ṛkthagrahaṇa  ṛkthagrahaṇa  n. (-णं) Receiving or inheriting property. E. ऋक्थ wealth and ग्रहण taking.
ऋक्थग्राह ṛkthagrāha  ṛkthagrāha  mfn. (-हः -हा -हं) Who inherits or takes property. m. (-हः) in- heriting or receiving property. E. ऋक्थ and ग्रह् to take, with घञ् affix; also with णिनि, ऋक्थग्राहिन् mfn. (-ही -हिणी -हि .)
ऋक्थजात ṛkthajāta  ṛkthajāta  mfn. (-तः -ता -तं) Accumulated, added, (as property.) E. ऋक्थ wealth and जात produced.
ऋक्थभाग ṛkthabhāga  ṛkthabhāga  m. (-गः) 1. Division of property, inheritance, partition. 2. A share. E. ऋक्थ property and भाग division.
ऋक्थभागिन् ṛkthabhāgin  ṛkthabhāgin  mfn. (-गी -गिनी -गि) An heir, a coheir, inheriting or sharing property. E. ऋक्थ and भागिन् who shares.
ऋक्थहर ṛkthahara  ṛkthahara  mfn. (-रः -री -रं) An heir, a coheir. E. ऋक्थ and हर who takes.

ए

Sanskrit IAST Meaning
ए e  e  The eleventh vowel of the alphabet, corresponding to the letter E as pronounced in most languages except the English, and having the sound of A in amiable.
ए e  e  ind. An interjection of, 1. Remembering, (ha.) 2. Censure or con- tempt. 3. Compassion, (ah!) 4. Addressing, (eh! hey.) 5. Calling, (hey, ho.)
ए e  e  m. (-एः) A name of VISHNŪ.
एक eka  eka  mfn. (-कः -का -कं) 1. One. 2. Alone, solitary. 3. Other, different. 4. Chief, pre-eminent. E. इण् to go, Unādi affix कन् .
एकऋक्थिन् ekaṛkthin  ekaṛkthin  m. (-थी) A coheir. E. एक one (father,) ऋक्थिन् heir.
एकक ekaka  ekaka  mfn. (-कः -का -कं) Alone, solitary. E. एक one, &c. कन् aff.
एककर ekakara  ekakara  mfn. (-रः -रा -री-रं) 1. Making one. 2. One-handed. 3. One-rayed. E. एक and कर making, &c.
एककार्य्य ekakāryya  ekakāryya  mfn. (-र्य्यः -र्य्या -र्य्यं) Performing the same office, answering the same end. E. एक and कार्य्य act.
एककाल ekakāla  ekakāla  m. (-लः) One or the same time. E. एक and काल time.
एककालभोजन ekakālabhojana  ekakālabhojana  n. (-नं) Eating but one meal in any given time. E. एककाल and भोजन food.

ऐ

Sanskrit IAST Meaning
ऐ ai  ai  The twelfth vowel of the Nagari alphabet, or more properly a diphthong; corresponding in sound to Ei in height.
ऐ ai  ai  ind. An interjection of, 1. Remembering, (aye, ha) 2. Calling, summoning, (hola, ho, heigh.)
ऐ ai  ai  m. (ऐः) A name of SIVA.
ऐकध्य aikadhya  aikadhya  n. (-ध्यं) Singleness of time or occurrence. E. एक, and ध्यमुञ् aff.
ऐकमत्य aikamatya  aikamatya  n. (-त्यं) Consent, concurrence, sameness of doctrine or opinion. E. एक one, मत minded, ष्यञ् aff.
ऐकशफ aikaśapha  aikaśapha  mfn. (-फः -फा -फं) Produced by or belonging to animals with single hoofs. E. एकशफ, and अण् aff.
ऐकागारिक aikāgārika  aikāgārika  mfn. (-कः -की -कं) 1. A thief, a robber. 2. The possessor of one residence. E. एक one, अगार a house, affix ठक् .
ऐकाग्र्य aikāgrya  aikāgrya  n. (-ग्र्यं) Intentness on one object. E. एकाग्र, and ष्यञ् aff.
ऐकान्यिक aikānyika  aikānyika  m. (-कः) One who commits a single error in reading. E. एक and अन्य other, ठक् aff.
ऐकाहिक aikāhika  aikāhika  mfn. (-कः -की -कं) Ephemeral, quotidian, of one day, of the same day. E. एक and अहन् a day, ठञ् aff.

ओ

Sanskrit IAST Meaning
ओ o  o  The vowel O, and the thirteenth of the Nagari alphabet.
ओ o  o  ind. 1. A vocative particle, (ho.) 2. An interjection of calling, (ho, hola.) 3. Of reminiscence, (ho, ah.) 4. Of compassionating, (ah, oh.)
ओ o  o  m. (ओः) BRAHMA.
ॐ ॐ  ॐ  ind. The mystical monosyllable Om
ओक oka  oka  m. (-कः) 1. A house. 2. An asylum, a refuge
ओकण okaṇa  okaṇa  m. (-णः) A bug; also ओकणि .
ओकस् okas  okas  n. (-कः) 1. An asylum, a place of refuge. 2. A house. E. उच् to collect, असुन् Unadi affix, च becomes क .
ओकुल okula  okula  m. (-लः) A cake of flour.
ओकोदनी okodanī  okodanī  f. (-नी) A bug.
ओक्कणी okkaṇī  okkaṇī  f. (-णी) A bug.

औ

Sanskrit IAST Meaning
औ au  au  The diphthong Au or Ou, having the same sound as in Our, and considered as the fourteenth vowel of the Nagari alphabet.
औ au  au  ind. An interjection of, 1. Calling, (ho! hola.) 2. Of addressing, (the vocative particle oh.) 3. A particle of prohibition, and 4. Of asseveration.
औ au  au  m. (औः) The serpent ANANTA. f. (औः) The earth.
औ au  au  ind. The mystical prefix proper for Sudras
औक्थक aukthaka  aukthaka  m. (-कः) A Brahman acquainted with the Uktha portion of the Sama Veda. E. उक्थ and ठक् aff.
औक्ष aukṣa  aukṣa  mfn. (-क्षः -क्षी -क्षं) Relating to an ox, derived from one, &c. E. उक्षन्, and अण् aff.
औक्षक aukṣaka  aukṣaka  m. (-कः) A herd of oxen. E. उक्ष an ox, वुञ् aff.
औख्य aukhya  aukhya  mfn. (-ख्यः -ख्या -ख्यं) Boiled or dressed in a pot. E. उखा a cauldron, a saucepan, यञ् aff.
औचित्य aucitya  aucitya  nf. (-त्यं-ती) Propriety, aptness, fitness. E. उचित proper, ष्यञ् affix in the abstract sense.
औजसिक aujasika  aujasika  m. (-कः) A hero. E. ओजस् strength, ठक् aff.

क

Sanskrit IAST Meaning
क ka  ka  The first consonant of the Nagari Alphabet, and the first of the guttural letters, corresponding to K or C in can, designated by the latter in Sir. WM. JONES'S system, but in this work by the former.
क ka  ka  m. (-कः) 1. A name of BRAHMA. 2. Of VISHNU. 3. Of KAMADEVA. 4. Of fire. 5. Air or wind. 6. A title of YAMA. 7. The sun. 8. The soul. 9. A clever or dexterous man. 10. A king, a prince. 11. A knot or joint. 12. A peacock. 13. The mind. 14. The body. 15. Time. 16. Wealth, property. 17. Sound. 18. Light, splendor. n. (कं) 1. The head. 2. Water. 3. Pleasure, happiness. 4. Hair. 5. A head of hair. pron. mfn. (-कः -का -किम्) Who or what
कंय्य kaṃyya  kaṃyya  mfn. (-य्यः -य्या -य्यं) Happy. E. कं happiness, यस् aff.
कंय्यु kaṃyyu  kaṃyyu  mfn. (-य्युः -य्युः -य्यु) Happy, prosperous. E. कं happiness and युस् aff.
कंश kaṃśa  kaṃśa  m. (-शः) A goblet
कंस kaṃsa  kaṃsa  m. (-सः) A proper name; KANSA king of Mathura the uncle and enemy of KRISHNA, by whom he was slain; as the foe of the deity, he is considered an Asura or demon. mn. (-सः-सं) 1. A goblet, a drinking vessel; also कंश and कांस्य . 2. A metal, tutanag or white copper; also bell metal. 3. A measure. E. कमु to desire, स Unadi aff.
कंसक kaṃsaka  kaṃsaka  n. (-कं) A mineral substance, (a salt of iron?) used as an appli- cation to the eyes
कंसकार kaṃsakāra  kaṃsakāra  m. (-रः) A worker in pewter or white brass. E. कंस and कार who makes.
कंसजित् kaṃsajit  kaṃsajit  m. (-जित्) A title of KRISHNA. E. कंस, and जित् who conquers.
कंसहन् kaṃsahan  kaṃsahan  m. (-हा) A name of KRISHNA or VISHNU. E. हन् from हन to kill; the destroyer of KANSA.

ख

Sanskrit IAST Meaning
ख kha  kha  The second consonant of the Deva Nagari alphabet, being the aspirate of the proceding; it is written in the Roman character Kh.
ख kha  kha  n. (-खं) 1. Heaven. 2. Sky or ether. 3. An organ of sense. 4. Know- ledge. 5. Happiness, pleasure. 6. vacuity. 7. A dot, a cypher. 8. A city, a field. 9. Action. 10. Auspiciousness. 11. Tale. 12. The tenth constellation from any given one, or the sun's entrance in- to it. 13. Brahma the supreme spirit. m. (-खः) A name of the sun. E. खन् to dig, to penetrate, affix ड .
खकुन्तल khakuntala  khakuntala  m. (-लः) A name of SIVA. E. ख ether, कुन्तल hair.
खक्ख khakkha  khakkha  r. 1st cl. (-खक् खति) To laugh, to laugh at or deride; also कख .
खक्खट khakkhaṭa  khakkhaṭa  mfn. (-टः -टा -टं) Hard, solid
खखोल्क khakholka  khakholka  m. (-ल्कः) The sun. E. ख the sky, and खोल्क a meteor, &c.
खग khaga  khaga  m. (-गः) 1. A bird. 2. An arrow. 3. The sun. 4. A planet. 5. deity. 6. Air, wind. 7. A grasshopper. E. ख the sky, &c. and ग who goes.
खगपति khagapati  khagapati  m. (-तिः) A name of GARUDA, the bird or vehicle of VISHNU. E. खग a bird. and पति lord or chief.
खगम khagama  khagama  m. (-मः) A bird. E. ख, and गम what goes.
खगवक्त्र khagavaktra  khagavaktra  m. (-क्त्रः) A tree, commonly Lakucha, (Artocarpus lacucha.) E. खग a bird, and वक्त्र face, bird-faced.

ग

Sanskrit IAST Meaning
ग ga  ga  The third consonant of the Nagri alphabet, the letter G.
ग ga  ga  mfn. (-गः -गा -गं) Who or what goes, used chiefly in composition
गगण gagaṇa  gagaṇa  n. (-णं) Sky, atmosphere, heaven. E. गम् to go. Unadi affix युच् and the radical final changed to ग; the word and its derivatives are also sometimes read गगन .
गगणध्वज (-जः) gagaṇadhvaja ( gagaṇadhvaja ( 1. A cloud. 2. The sun. E. गगण the sky, and ध्वज a stand- ard or symbol.
गगणाध्वग gagaṇādhvaga  gagaṇādhvaga  m. (-गः) 1. The sun. 2. A planet. 3. A heavenly spirit. E. गगण the sky, अध्वन् a road, and ग who goes.
गगणपुष्प gagaṇapuṣpa  gagaṇapuṣpa  m. (-ष्पः) A flower in the sky. i. e. an impossibility. E. गगण, and पुष्प a flower; alse गगणकुसुम, &c.
गगणविहारिन् gagaṇavihārin  gagaṇavihārin  mfn. (-री -रिणी -रि) Sporting in heaven. m. (-री) 1. The sun. 2. A heavenly luminary. 3. A divinity or celestial being, E. गगण, and विहारिन् who sports.
गगणसद् gagaṇasad  gagaṇasad  mf. (-सत् or -सद्) Going in the air. m. (-सद्) A celestial being. E. गगण, and षद् to go, क्विप् aff.
गगणस्थ gagaṇastha  gagaṇastha  mfn. (-स्थः -स्था -स्थं) Situated in the sky. E. गगण and स्थ what stays in; also गगणस्थित, &c.
गगणस्पर्शन gagaṇasparśana  gagaṇasparśana  m. (-नः) Air, wind. E. गगण, and स्पर्शन who touches.

घ

Sanskrit IAST Meaning
घ gha  gha  The fourth consonant of the Sanskrit alphabet, being the aspirate of the preceding letter, and corresponding to Gh.
घ gha  gha  m. (-घः) 1. A bell. 2. A rattling or gurgling sound. f. (-घा) 1. A tin- kling ornament worn by women round the waist. 2. Strikling, kill- ing. 3. Wetting, sprinkling, E. हन् to kill, affix ड, and घ substi- tuted for the radical letter, or the same affix, with घृ to sprinkle, &c.
घग्घ ghaggha  ghaggha  r. 1st cl. (घग्घति) To laugh, to laugh at or deride also; घघ and गग्घ .
घघ ghagha  ghagha  r. 1st cl. (घघति) To laugh or to laugh at
घट ghaṭa  ghaṭa  r. 1st cl. (घटते) To act, to strive or endeavour. r. 10th cl. (घाटयति) 1. To unite or to put together. 2. To injure or kill. 3. To shine (इ) घटि r. 10th cl. (घण्टयति) To shine. घट भ्वा-आ-अक-सेट् घटादि ।
घट ghaṭa  ghaṭa  m. (-टः) 1. A large earthen water jar. 2. The sign Aquarius. 3. A measure; see कुम्भ . 4. An elephant's frontal sinus. 5. Suspending the breath as a religious exercise. 6. A man who makes effort or exer- tion. f. (-टा) 1. A troop of elephants assembled for martial purposes. 2. Effort, endeavour. 3. An assembly. 4. A number, a collection, an assemblage. f. (-टी) 1. The Ghari or Indian clock, a plate of iron or mixed metal on which the hours are struck. 2. A small water jar, a ewer. E. घट् to endeavour, &c. affix अच् or अङ् and fem. affix टाप् or ङीप् .
घटक ghaṭaka  ghaṭaka  m. (-कः) 1. A tree that produces fruit without apparent flowers. 2. A match-maker, an agent who ascertains or invents genealogies, and negociates matrimonial alliances. 3. A genealogist. E. घट् to endeavour, and णिच् ण्वुल् aff.
घटग्रह ghaṭagraha  ghaṭagraha  mfn. (-हः -हा -हं) Who or what takes a water pot. E. घट and ग्रह् to take, अच् aff.
घटदासी ghaṭadāsī  ghaṭadāsī  f. (-सी) A bawd or procuress. E. घट् effort, and दासी a slave or servant.
घटन ghaṭana  ghaṭana  nf. (-नं-ना) 1. Effort, exertion. 2. Assembling, bringing together. 3. Joining, mixing. 4. Occuring. E. घट् to strive, &c. affix युच् ।

च

Sanskrit IAST Meaning
च ca  ca  The twentieth letter of the alphabet, and first of the second or palatial class of consonants, having the sound of Ch in church.
च ca  ca  mfn. (चः-चा-चं) 1. Seedless. 2. Vile, base. m. (-चः) 1. A name of SHIVA. 2. The moon. 3. A theif. 4. A tortoise. Ind A particle and conjunction copulative or disjunctive. corresponding to. 1. And. 2. Also, 3. Moreover. 4. Mutually. 5. Equally. 6. Otherwise. 7. For, on account of. 8. But. &c. 9. An expletive. E. चर् to go, or चि to collect, &c. ड aff.
चक caka  caka  r. 1st cl. (चकते) To repel, to resist. To be satiated or satisfied. 2. To shine. चक तृप्तौ प्रतिधाते च भ्वा-आ-अक-सेट् । भ्रान्तौ सौत्र-पर-अक-सेट् इदित् । चङ्कति ।
चकास (ऋ) चकासृ cakāsa (ṛ) cakāsṛ  cakāsa (ṛ) cakāsṛ  r. 2nd cl. (चकास्ति) To shine. अदा जक्षा पर-अक-सेट् ।
चकासयत् cakāsayat  cakāsayat  mfn. (-यन् -यन्ती -यत्) Beautifying, illuminating. E. चकास to shine, causal form, शतृ aff.
चकासित cakāsita  cakāsita  mfn. (-तः -ता -तं) Illuminated, shining, splendid, beautiful. E. चकास, and क्त aff.
चकित cakita  cakita  mfn. (-तः -ता -तं) 1. Timid, fearful. 2. Frightened at, afraid of. n. (-तं) Timidity, groundless alarm. f. (-ता) A species of the Ashti metre. E. चक् to repel, affix भावे क्त .
चकोर cakora  cakora  m. (-रः) The bartavelle or Greek partridge, (Perdix rufa or Tetrao rufus.) E. चक् to be satisfied, ओरन् Unadi affix; also with कन् add- ed चकोरक; what is satisfied with the moonbeams, upon which the bird is fabulously said to subsist.
चकोरक cakoraka  cakoraka  m. (-कः) The Greek partridge
चकोरदृश् cakoradṛś  cakoradṛś  mfn. (-दृक्) Fine-eyed. E. चकोर, and दृश् the eye.

छ

Sanskrit IAST Meaning
छ cha  cha  The aspirated letter corresponding to the preceding, and expressed by Chh.
छ cha  cha  mfn. (छः-छा-छं) 1. Pure, clean. 2. Trembling, tremulous, unsteady. m. (छः) Cutting, dividing. 2. A part, a fragment. f. (छा) 1. Covering, concealing. 2. An infant, a child, any young animal. E. छो to cut, or छद् to cover, &c. affix ड .
छग chaga  chaga  mf. (-गः-गा) A goat. E. छो to cut, गक् aff.
छगण chagaṇa  chagaṇa  mn. (-णः-णं) Dried cowdung. E. छ a fragment, and गण assemblage.
छगल chagala  chagala  m. (-लः) A goat. f. (-ला-ली) A she goat. 2. A kind of convolvulus (C. aegenteus,) or more probably (C. pes-capræ;) see ऋक्षगन्धा . n. (-लं) Blue cloth or garment. E. छो to cut or tear, Unadi affixes कलच् and गुक्, or ग substituted for क, ह्रस्वश्च ।
छगलक chagalaka  chagalaka  m. (-कः) A goat. E. कन् added to the preceding.
छगलाङ्घ्री chagalāṅghrī  chagalāṅghrī  f. (-ङ्घ्री) A kind of convolvulus, (C. pes-capræ
छगलाण्डी chagalāṇḍī  chagalāṇḍī  f. (-ण्डी) A plant
छगलान्त्री chagalāntrī  chagalāntrī  f. (-न्त्री) A kind of convolvulus
छटा chaṭā  chaṭā  f. (-टा) 1. Light, lustre, splendor. 2. Assemblage, quantity. number. 3. A straight or continuous mark or line. E. छो-अटन् किच्च ।

ज

Sanskrit IAST Meaning
ज ja  ja  The third letter of the second class of consonants, corresponding to the letter J in jet.
ज ja  ja  mfn. (जः-जा-जं) 1. Speedy, swift. 2. Eaten. 3. Victorious, triumph- ant, conquering or a conqueror. (जः) 1. A name of Siva. 2. A name of VISHNU. 3. Birth, production. 4. A parent, a progenitor. 5. Poison. 6. Enjoyment. 7. Light, Iustre. 8. Speed. 9. An imp- a goblin. E. जन् to bear or to born, जि to conquer, or other roots, and ड aff.
जकुट jakuṭa  jakuṭa  m. (-टः) 1. The Malaya mountain. 2. A dog. n. (-टं) The egg- plant. (Solanum melongena.) जं जातं कटति कुट-क ।
जक्ष jakṣa  jakṣa  r. 1st cl. (जक्षिति) 3rd plu. जक्षति) 1. To eat. 2. To laugh. (इ) जक्षि (जंक्षते) 1. To give. 2. To go भक्षे सक० हासे अक० जक्षादि स्वपादि पर० सेट् । दाने भ्वा० इदित् आत्म० सक० सेट् ।
जक्षण jakṣaṇa  jakṣaṇa  n. (-णं) Eating. E. जक्ष् to eat. affix भावे ल्युट् .
जक्षि jakṣi  jakṣi  f. (-क्षिः) Eating. E. जक्ष to eat, कि aff.
जक्षिवस् jakṣivas  jakṣivas  mfn. (-वान् -क्षुषी -वत्) Eating, who eats. E. जक्ष् to eat, वसु aff.
जक्ष्म jakṣma  jakṣma  m. (-क्ष्मः) Consumption, decline
जक्ष्मन् jakṣman  jakṣman  m. (-क्ष्मा) Consumption, phthisis. E. यक्ष् to worship, and मनिन् affix; ज is substituded for the semi-vowel; also यक्ष्मन्, and with a final vowel जक्ष्म .
जगच्चक्षुस् jagaccakṣus  jagaccakṣus  m. (-क्षुः) The sun. E. जगत् the universe, and चक्षुस the eye.

झ

Sanskrit IAST Meaning
झ jha  jha  The ninth consonant of the Deva Nagara alphabet; the aspirate of the preceding letter, and corresponding in power to Jh.
झ jha  jha  mfn. (झः झा झं) 1. Asleep, sleeping. 2. Lost, destroyed. m. (झः) 1. A name of VRIHASPATI, preceptor of the gods. 2. A name of the chief of the Daityas or demons. 3. Sound or a sort of sound like the splashing of water, or the clashing of cymbals, jangling, clanging, &c. 4. High wind. 5. A stray, a thing lost or mislaid. 6. Playing a tune, beating time. f. (झा) The descent of a cascade, a water fall. E. झट to collect, affix ड .
झङ्कार jhaṅkāra  jhaṅkāra  m. (-रः) A low inarticulate sound, as the buzzing of bees, &c. E. झ, and कार a making. कृ-घञ् ।
झञ्झन jhañjhana  jhañjhana  n. (-नं) An indistinct noise, like the jangling of metallic orna- ments, a ringing, a rattling, &c.
झञ्झा jhañjhā  jhañjhā  f. (-ञ्झा) 1. Wind, wind and rain, a hurricane, a gale. 2. A sharp clanging sound, jangling. 3. Raining in large drops. 4. A stray, any thing lost. झमिति कृत्वा झटति झट-ड ।
झञ्झानिल jhañjhānila  jhañjhānila  m. (-लः) Wind with rain, a high wind in the rainy season, a typhoon or the sort of tempest frequent during the south-west monsoon. E. झञ्झा heavy rain, and अनिल wind; also झञ्झा- मरुत्, &c.
झञ्झावात jhañjhāvāta  jhañjhāvāta  m. (-तः) Wind with rain, a storm, a squall. E. झञ्झा heavy rain, and वात wind.
झट jhaṭa  jhaṭa  r. 1st. cl. (झटति) To clot, to be entangled, (as hair
झटा jhaṭā  jhaṭā  f. (-टा) A plant, (Flacourtia cataphracta.) E. झट् to entangled, affix अत्र् .
झटि jhaṭi  jhaṭi  m. (-टिः) A small tree, a shrub, a bush. E. जट् to be entangled, इन् Unadi aff.

ट

Sanskrit IAST Meaning
ट ṭa  ṭa  The 11th consonant of the Nagri alphabet, and first of the 3rd class or cerebrals. It corresponds in sound to the letter T pro- nounced far back in the mouth, or as in true, and is expressed in the roman character by the accented letter T.
ट ṭa  ṭa  m. (-टः) Sound. a particular sound, like the twang of a bow string. 2. A dwarf. 3. A quarter, a fourth, n. (-टं) A hollowed cocoanut, f. (टा) 1. The earth. 2. An oath, confirming an asser- tion by ordeal, &c. E. टक् to bind, &c. affix ड
टक (इ) टकि ṭaka (i) ṭaki  ṭaka (i) ṭaki  r. 1st and 10th cls. (टङ्कति टङ्कयति-ते) To bind, to tie. भ्वा० प० पक्षे चुरा० उभ० सक० सेट् इदित् ।
टक्कादेशीय ṭakkādeśīya  ṭakkādeśīya  m. (-यः) A potherb, (Chenopodium album.)
टगर ṭagara  ṭagara  mfn. (-रः -रा -रं) Squint-eyed. m. (-रः) 1. Borax. 2. Wanton play or sport. 3. Wandering of the mind, confusion, perplexity. 4. An object of sense.
टङ्क ṭaṅka  ṭaṅka  mn. (-ङ्कः-ङ्कं) 1. A kind of elephant or wood apple, नीलकपित्थ . 2. Borax. 3. A spade or hoe. m. (-ङ्कः) 1. A hatchet or stone cut- ter's chisel. 2. A sword, a scimiter, a sacrificial hatchet or knife. 3. A scabbard, a sword-sheath. 4. Anger, wrath. 5. A weight of (silver) equal to four mashas. 6. A coin. 7. Pride, arrogance. 8. A cleft, a chasm. 9. A peak. f. (-ङ्गा) 1. The leg. 2. The edge or side of a mountain. E. टकि to bind, affix अच् घञ् वा or ट imitative, कै to emit sound, affix ड, and नुम् augment. संज्ञायाम् ।
टङ्कक ṭaṅkaka  ṭaṅkaka  m. (-कः) A stamped coin, especially of silver. E. संज्ञायां कन् added to टङ्क a weight of silver.
टङ्ककपति ṭaṅkakapati  ṭaṅkakapati  m. (-तिः) The master of a mint or superintendent of the silver coin. E. टङ्कक, and पति master.
टङ्ककशाला ṭaṅkakaśālā  ṭaṅkakaśālā  f. (-ला) A mint. E. टङ्कक, and शाला a hall.
टङ्कटीक ṭaṅkaṭīka  ṭaṅkaṭīka  m. (-कः) A name of SIVA. E. टङ्क an axe, and टीक who has, from टीक् to go or get, affix अच् .

ठ

Sanskrit IAST Meaning
ठ ṭha  ṭha  The aspirate of the preceding letter, corresponding to Th.
ठ ṭha  ṭha  m. (-ठः) 1. A name of SIVA. 2. The disk of the sun or moon. 3. A circle, a globe. 4. A cypher. 5. An object of sense. 5. A loud noise. 7. An imitative sound as of a metallic pot rolling down steps. 8. An idol, a deity.
ठक्कुर ṭhakkura  ṭhakkura  m. (-रः) 1. An idol, a deity, an object of reverence or worship. 2. An honorific title after the name of a distinguished person.
ठठम् ṭhaṭham  ṭhaṭham  ind. An imitative sound.
ठालिनी ṭhālinī  ṭhālinī  f. (-नी) A girdle.

ड

Sanskrit IAST Meaning
ड ḍa  ḍa  The third letter of the cerebral class of consonants, having the sound of D, pronounced far back in the “head”
ड ḍa  ḍa  m. (-डः) 1. A name of SIVA. 2. Fear. 3. Sound. 4. Submarine fire. 5. A kind of drum or tabor. 6. A kind of bird. f. (-डा) 1. A kind of female imp or goblin. 2. A basket, &c. carried by a sling
डङ्गरी ḍaṅgarī  ḍaṅgarī  f. (-री) A kind of gourd; also read डङ्गारी E. डं त्रासं गिरति गॄ-अच् गौरा ङीष् । कर्कटीभेदे ।
डप ḍapa  ḍapa  r. 10th cl (डापयते) (इ) डपि r. 1st and 10th cls. (डम्प-ते डम्पयते) To collect, to accumulate, to heap together. संहतौ वा-चुरा-आत्म-अक-सक- सेट् पक्षे भ्वा ।
डब ḍaba  ḍaba  r. 10th cl. (इ) डबि (डम्बयति-ते) To throw, to send, to order. With वि prefixed, to deceive, to disgrace. चुरा-उभ-प-आत्मप्रेरणे राशिकरणे च । सक-सेट् ।
डभ (इ) डभि ḍabha (i) ḍabhi  ḍabha (i) ḍabhi  r. 1st and 10th cls. (डम्भति डम्भययि-ते) To collect, to heap. together. चुरा-उभ-पस-सक-सेट् पक्षे भ्वा । इदित् ।
डम ḍama  ḍama  m. (-मः) A man of low caste, employed to clear away filth, &c. E. डं तासं माति मा-क । (डोम्)
डमर ḍamara  ḍamara  mf. (-रः-रा) 1. An affray, a conflict without weapons. 2. Terri- fying an enemy by shouts and gestures. 3. Petty or predatory warfare, war carried on by detachments or by villagers, one in which kings are not engaged. 4. Rout, riot. n. (-रं) Flight. run- ning away through fear. E. डम् imitative sound, and अर what occa- sions, from ऋ to go, affix घञर्थे क ।
डमरु ḍamaru  ḍamaru  m. (-रुः) 1. A musical instrument, a sort of small drum, shaped like an hour-glass, and held in one hand usually carried by Kapa- likas. 2. Any thing surprising, any strange occurence, &c. E. डम imitative sound, ऋ to go or get उण् affix and the vowel changed.
डम्बर ḍambara  ḍambara  adj. f. (-रा) 1. Famous, Renowned. 2. (m) An assemblage, a mass. as in गेघडम्वर ।

ढ

Sanskrit IAST Meaning
ढ ḍha  ḍha  The aspirate of the preceding letter corresponding Dh
ढ ḍha  ḍha  m. (-ढः) 1. A large drum. 2. A dog. 3. A dog's tail. 4. Sound. 5. A serpent.
ढक्क ḍhakka  ḍhakka  m. (-क्कः) 1. The city or district Dhacca or Dacca. 2. Coveting, disappearance. f. (-क्का) A large or double drum, a Dhak. E. ढक् imitative sound, and क what utters.
ढक्कारी ḍhakkārī  ḍhakkārī  f. (-री) The goddess TARINI, a Tantrika form of DURGA.
ढगण ḍhagaṇa  ḍhagaṇa  m. (-णः) मात्रावृत्ते त्रिमात्रिक प्रस्तावभेदे ।
ढण्टी ḍhaṇṭī  ḍhaṇṭī  f. (-ण्टी) वाक्यभेदे ढण्टीवाक्यस्वरूपा च ढकाराक्षररूपिणी ।
ढामरा ḍhāmarā  ḍhāmarā  f. (-रा) A goose.
ढाल ḍhāla  ḍhāla  n. (-लं) A shield.
ढालिन् ḍhālin  ḍhālin  m. (ली) A warrior armed with a shield, a shield-bearer.
ढुढ (इ) ढुढि ḍhuḍha (i) ḍhuḍhi  ḍhuḍha (i) ḍhuḍhi  Sautra root, (ढुण्ढति) To search, to seek. भ्वा-पर-सक-सेट् ।

ण

Sanskrit IAST Meaning
ण ṇa  ṇa  The nasal N belonging to the third or cerebral class of conso- nants; in derivation and inflection this is usually changed to न or to dental N, and hence the derivatives from the following re- dicals occur under that letter.
ण ṇa  ṇa  m. (-णः) 1. Knowledge. 2. Certainty, ascertainment. 3. A name of SIVA. 4. Vindudeva, said to be a A Jaina deity. 5. An orna- ment. 6. A water or summer house. 7. One without good qualities. 8. A kind of sound, the sound of negation. 9. Gift, giving. E. णी to guide, &c. affix ड .
णक्ष ṇakṣa  ṇakṣa  r. 1st cl. (नक्षति, or with प्र prefixed प्रणक्षति) To go, to move; to approach.
णख ṇakha  ṇakha  r. 1st cl. (नखति) also (इ) णखि r. 1st cl. (नंखति) To go, to move, also नख . गतौ भ्वा-पर-सक सेट् । णोपदेशत्वात् सति निमित्ते णत्वम् ।
णट ṇaṭa  ṇaṭa  r. 1st cl. (नटति प्रणटति) 1. To dance. 2. To dance as an actor, to gesticulate, to act; also नट . 3. To hurt. भ्वा-पर-सक-सेट् ।
णद ṇada  ṇada  r. 1st cl. (नदति प्रणदति) To sound Inarticulately, to roar as a river or a wild beast, to ring as a bell, &c. r. 10th cl. (नादयति-ते) To speak or tell, to shine. भासे चुरा-उभ-सक-सेट् । भ्वा-पर-अक-सेट् ।
णभ ṇabha  ṇabha  r. 1st cl. (नभते प्रणभते) 4th cl. (नभ्यति) and 9th cl. (नम्नाति) 1. To kill, to injure. 2. To be annihilated, to cease to be.
णम ṇama  ṇama  r. 1st cl. (नमति) 1. To salute with reverence or respect. 2. To bow down or bent, to bow down in homage or worship. 3. To sound. With अव or आङ् or or सम् prefixed, To bend down, to decline. With प्र, to bow, to salute. With उत्, To lift up, to raise, to make straight or erect. शब्दे अक-नतौ सक भ्वा-पर-अनिट् ।
णय ṇaya  ṇaya  r. 1st cl. (नयते प्रणयते) 1. To go, to move or approach. 2. To pres- erve, to protect, to defend. । भ्वादि-पर-सक-सेट् ।
णर्द ṇarda  ṇarda  r. 1st cl. (नर्दति प्रणर्दति) To sound; also नर्द-भ्वा-पर-अक-सेट् ।

त

Sanskrit IAST Meaning
त ta  ta  The first consonant of the fourth or dental class, corresponding to the letter T, in tongue.
त ta  ta  m. (-तः) 1. A thief. 2. Nectar, the food of the immortals. 3. An out- caste, a barbarian or Mlechchha. 4. The flank, the hip or haunch. 5. A tail. 6. The womb. 7. A wicked man. 8. A tree. 9. A jewel. 10. A Buddha. n. (-तं) 1. Passing, crossing. 2. Virtue, sancity. E. तृ to cross, &c. affix ड .
तक taka  taka  r. 1st cl. (तकति) 1. To laugh at or deride. 2. To bear. With वि and अति prefixed, and implying reciprocity (व्यतितकते) To retort a laugh. (इ) तकि r. 1st cl. (तङ्कति) To live in distress to be in poverty or pain. (तंकते) To go to move. हसने सहने वा ड । हासे अक-सहने सक- भ्वा-पर-सेट् ।
तक taka  taka  mfn. (-कः -का -कं) That. E. तत् that कन् pleonasm added.
तकिल takila  takila  mfn. (-लः -ला -लं) Fraudulent, crafty, a rogue or cheat. f. (-ला) A medicament, a drug तक् to deride, affix इलच् .
तक्य takya  takya  mfn. (-क्यः -क्या -क्यं) 1. Laughable, ridiculous. 2. To be borne or en- dured. E. तक् to laugh, यत् participial aff.
तक्र takra  takra  n. (-क्रं) n. Buttermilk with a fourth part water. E. तक् to bear (sickness), Unadi affix रक् .
तक्रकूर्च्चिका takrakūrccikā  takrakūrccikā  f. (-का) Inspissated buttermilk. E. तक्र, and कूर्च्चिक । inspissat- ed milk.
तक्रमांस takramāṃsa  takramāṃsa  n. (-सं) Meat fried with ghee, turmeric and asafœtida, &c. eaten with buttermilk. E. तक्र, and मांस flesh.
तक्राट takrāṭa  takrāṭa  m. (-टः) A churning stick. E. तक्र buttermilk, and अट what goes or is, (from it)

द

Sanskrit IAST Meaning
द da  da  The third letter of the dental class, and eighteenth consonant in the Deva Nagari alphabet, corresponding to the letter D.
द da  da  n. (-दं) A wife. nf. (दंदा) 1. Gift, donation. 2. Dividing, cutting, breaking, &c. f. (दा) 1. Purifying, cleansing. 2. Preserving, cherish- ing. 3. Repentance. m. (दः) 1. A donor, a giver. 2. A mountain. 3. A gift, a thing given. E. दा to give, or दो to cut, &c. affix ड .
दंश daṃśa  daṃśa  r. 1st cl. (दंशति) To bite, to sting.
दंश daṃśa  daṃśa  m. (-शः) 1. A gadfly. 2. A tooth. 3. Biting, stinging. 4. Armour, mail. 5. Cutting, dividing, tearing. 6. Fault, defect. 7. A joint, a limb. 8. The sting of a snake. 9. Pungency. f. (-शी) A small gadfly. E. दंश् to bite or sting, affix अच्, diminutive affix ङीष् ।
दंशक daṃśaka  daṃśaka  mfn. (-कः -का -कं) What bites or stings. m. (-कः) A gadfly. E. दंश- ण्वुल् ।
दंशन daṃśana  daṃśana  n. (-नं) 1. Biting, stinging. 2. Armour, mail. E. दंश् to bite, &c. भावे ल्युट् aff.
दंशभीरु daṃśabhīru  daṃśabhīru  m. (-रुः) A buffalo. E. दंश a gadfly, and भीरु afraid of; also with कन् added, दंशभीरुक m. (-कः) दंशात् भीरुः ।
दंशमूल daṃśamūla  daṃśamūla  m. (-लः) A plant, (Hyperanthera morunga.) E. दंश biting, and मूल a root; the root of this plant is substituted in Bengal for horseradish.
दंशित daṃśita  daṃśita  mfn. (-तः -ता -तं) 1. Armed, mailed. 2. Bitten, stung. E. दंश armour, and इतच् affix, or दंश to bite, affix इतच् ।
दंशेर daṃśera  daṃśera  mfn. (-रः -रा -रं) Mischievous, noxious. E. दंश् to bite or sting, Unadi affix एरच् ।

ध

Sanskrit IAST Meaning
ध dha  dha  The aspirated letter corresponding to the preceding, and expressed by Dh.
ध dha  dha  m. (धः) 1. A name of BRAMHĀ. 2. A name KUVERA. 3. Virtue, moral merit n. (-धं) Wealth, property. E. धा to have or possess, affix ड .
धक्क dhakka  dhakka  r. 10th cl. (धक्कयति-ते) To destroy or annihilate. चुरा० उभ० सक० सेट् ।
धट dhaṭa  dhaṭa  m. (-टः) 1. A balance, a pair of scales. 2. the sign Libra. 3. Ordeal by the balance. f. (-टी) 1. Old cloth or raiment. 2. A piece of cloth worn over the privities. E. धण् to sound, and ट substi- tuted for ण, affix अच् .
धटक dhaṭaka  dhaṭaka  m. (-कः) A weight of forty-two Rattis.
धटिनी dhaṭinī  dhaṭinī  f. (-नी) A cotton tie or string, fastened round the loins E. धट a cloth, and इनि aff.
धटीदान dhaṭīdāna  dhaṭīdāna  n. (-नं) Giving old cloth to a woman after impregnation. E. धटी, and दान giving.
धण dhaṇa  dhaṇa  r. 1st cl. (धणति-ते) To sound. भ्वा० प० अक० सेट् ।
धत्तूर dhattūra  dhattūra  m. (-रः) The thorn apple
धन dhana  dhana  r. 1st cl. (धनति) To sound. r. 3rd cl. (दधन्ति) To bear or produce, (grain, &c.)

न

Sanskrit IAST Meaning
न na  na  The twentieth consonant of the Deva Nāgri Alphābet, correspon- ding with the letter N.
न na  na  mfn. (-नः -ना -नं) 1. Thin, spare. 2. Vacant, empty. 3. Identical, same, like. 4. Unvexed, unwearied 5. Undivided, unbroken. m. (नः) 1. A Bauddha, a follower of Buddha. 2. Binding, tying. 3. One who is praised. 4. A name of GANESA. 5. War. 6. Giving, a gift. 7. Good, welfare, prosperity. 8. A jewel. f. (ना) 1. The navel. 2. A musical instrument. 3. Knowledge. ind. 1. No, not, a particle of prohibition. 2. A particle of comparison. 3. A particle of negation, annihilation, &c. E. नी to obtain, or नह् to bind, &c. ड aff.
नःक्षुद्र naḥkṣudra  naḥkṣudra  mfn. (-द्रः -द्रा -द्रं) Small-nosed. E. नस् the nose, क्षुद्र small.
नंशुक naṃśuka  naṃśuka  mfn. (-कः -की -कं) Injurious, destructive. E. नश् to destroy, णुकन् Unādi affix and नुम् inserted.
नंष्टृ naṃṣṭṛ  naṃṣṭṛ  mfn. (-ष्टा -ष्ट्री -ष्टृ) An injurious, destructive. नश् to destroy, affix तृच् and नुम् inserted.
नकुट nakuṭa  nakuṭa  n. (-टं) The nose.
नकुल nakula  nakula  mfn. (-लः -ला -लं) Disgraced, rejected from a family or race. m. (-लः) 1. The Bengal mungoose, (Viverra ichneumon) 2. A proper name, NAKULA, the fourth of the five Pāṇḍu princes. 3. A son. 4. A name of SIVA. f. (-ली) 1. Silk cotton tree, 2. Indian spikenard. 3. A sort of perfume
नकुलेश nakuleśa  nakuleśa  m. (-शः) 1. A Bhairava, an attendant on or emanation from SIVA. 2. The letter ह as used mystically in Tantras. E. नकुल, and ईश master.
नकुलेष्टा nakuleṣṭā  nakuleṣṭā  f. (-ष्टा) A plant
नक्क nakka  nakka  r. 10th cl. (नक्कयति-ते) To destroy or annihilate. चुरा० उभ० सक० सेट्

प

Sanskrit IAST Meaning
प pa  pa  The twenty-first consonant of the Deva Nāgri alphabet, corres- ponding to the letter P.
प pa  pa  m. (-पः) 1. Air, wind 2. A prince, a ruler. 3. A leaf. 4. An egg. f. (-पा) (at the end of compounds). 1. Drinking, (as in अनेकप) 2. Guarding, Protecting, ruling. (As in गोप) E. पा to nourish, &c. aff. ड ।
पक्कण pakkaṇa  pakkaṇa  mn. (-णः-णं) The residence of low or outcast tribes. E. पच् to cook, कण् aff. and क substituted for च .
पक्तव्य paktavya  paktavya  mfn. (-व्यः -व्या -व्यं) 1. To be cooked or dressed. 2. To be matured. 3. To be digested. पच् to cook, &c. तव्य aff.
पक्ति pakti  pakti  f. (-क्तिः) 1. Cooking. 2. Ripening. 3. Fame, respectability. 4. Digestion. E. पच् to cook, aff. भावे-क्तिन् ।
पक्तिशूल paktiśūla  paktiśūla  n. (-लं) Inflammation with violent pain of the bowels proceed- ing from indigestion, cholic. E. पक्ति, and शूल cholic.
पक्तृ paktṛ  paktṛ  mfn. (-क्ता -क्त्री -क्तृ) Who or what ripens or cooks. m. (-क्ता) 1. The digestive faculty. 2. Fire. E. पच् to cook, &c. तृच् aff.
पक्त्र paktra  paktra  n. (-क्त्रं) The sacred fire to be maintained perpetually by the huse- holder. E. पच् to mature, Unādi aff. त्र .
पक्त्रिम paktrima  paktrima  mfn. (-मः -मा -मं) Ripe, ripened, matured, cooked. E. पच् to cook, &c. aff. क्त्रि and मप् added.
पक्त्वा paktvā  paktvā  ind. Having cooked, dressed, matured, &c. E. पच् to cook, क्त्रा aff.

फ

Sanskrit IAST Meaning
फ pha  pha  The twenty-second consonant of the Nāgari Alphabet, the aspirate of the preceding letter, and expressed by Ph.
फ pha  pha  m. (-फः) 1. Increasing, swelling, enlarging, expanding. 2. Perform- ance of a mystical rite, by which KUVERA'S attendants are pro- pitiated. 3. A high wind, a gale. 4. Wind expelled in yawning. 5. Fruitfulness, fertility. 6. An augmentor or increaser. nf. (फं-फा) Unprofitable or idle speech. n. (-फं) 1. Angry speech. 2. Bursting with some little noise, as air bubbles, boiling water, &c.; bubbling, boiling. f. (-फा) Distress, anxiety. E. फल् to bear fruit, or स्फाय् to swell, aff. ड; in the latter case, the initial is rejected.
फक्क phakka  phakka  r. 1st cl. (फक्कति) 1. To creep, to move slowly or sluggishly. 2. To behave ill, to practise ill or improper conduct.
फक्किका phakkikā  phakkikā  f. (-का) 1. A position, an assertion or argument, to be proved or maintained. 2. Logical exposition or elucidation. 3. A sophism. 4. A trick. 5. Illusion. 6. Fraud. E. फक्क् to move slowly, aff. ण्वुल् टाप् ।
फञ्जिका phañjikā  phañjikā  f. (-का) 1. A plant, (Siphonanthus Indica.) 2. A species of Hedysarum, (H. alhagi.) E. भञ्ज् to break, (disease,) aff. ण्वुल्, and the radical initial changed to फ ।
फञ्जिपुत्रिका phañjiputrikā  phañjiputrikā  f. (-का) A plant, (Talvinia cucullata.) E. फञ्जि as above, and पुत्रिका infant. “उन्दुरकानि” ।
फट phaṭa  phaṭa  mfn. subst. (-टः-टा-टं) The expanded hood or neck of the Cobra de capello. mf. (-टः-टा) 1. A tooth. 2. A cheat. E. स्फुट् to burst or expand, aff. अच् fem. aff. टाप्, deriv. irr.
फट् phaṭ  phaṭ  Ind. Exclamation of no meaning, forming part of a Mantra or in- cantation. E. स्फुट् to burst, aff. क्विप्, and the deriv. irr.
फडिङ्गा phaḍiṅgā  phaḍiṅgā  f. (-ङ्गा) A cricket, a locust.
फण phaṇa  phaṇa  r. 1st cl. (फणति) 1. To go. 2. To produce easily or readily. 3. To be unoily, Causal form, (फाणयति) 1. To dilute. 2. To shine. (फणयति) To cause to go.

ब

Sanskrit IAST Meaning
ब ba  ba  The twenty-third consonant of the Nāgari Alphābet, corresponding to the letter B, and often confounded with the analogous semi- vowel व or V, with which some grammarians consider it to be at all times optionally interchangeable.
ब ba  ba  m. (बः) 1. A name of VARUṆA. 2. A water jar. 3. Ocean. 4. The vulva. E. बण् to sound, &c. aff. ड ।
बंहिष्ठ baṃhiṣṭha  baṃhiṣṭha  mfn. (-ष्ठः -ष्ठा -ष्ठं) Very much, excessively many. E. बहु much, इष्ठन् superlative aff. form irr.
बंहीयस् baṃhīyas  baṃhīyas  mfn. (-यान् -यसी -य) Very many. E. बहु much, ईयमुन् superlative aff.
बठ baṭha  baṭha  r. 1st cl. (बठति) To be large, powerful, or able
बडवा baḍavā  baḍavā  f. (-वा) 1. A mare. 2. A female slave. 3. The nymph AŚHWINI, or the personified asterism which is designated by a horse's head. E. बल strength or force, and वा to go to, affs. क and टाप्, and ल change to ड ।
बडवाकृ(हृ)त baḍavākṛ(hṛ)ta  baḍavākṛ(hṛ)ta  m. (-तः) The gallant of a female slave, and thence also a slave. E. बडवा and कृत or हृत taken.
बडवाग्नि baḍavāgni  baḍavāgni  m. (-ग्निः) Submarine fire
बडवानल baḍavānala  baḍavānala  m. (-लः) Submarine fire; in mythology, a being consisting of flame, but with the head of a mare, who sprang from the thighs of OURVĀ, and was received by the ocean. E. बडवा a mare, and अनल fire.
बडवामुख baḍavāmukha  baḍavāmukha  m. (-खः) Submarine fire

भ

Sanskrit IAST Meaning
भ bha  bha  The twenty-fourth consonant of the Nāgari alphabet and aspirate of the last letter, or Bh.
भ bha  bha  n. (-भं) 1. A star. 2. An asterism. 3. A planet. 4. The number twenty-seven. m. (-भः) 1. A name of SUKRA, regent of the planet VENUS. 2. A bee. 2. Error, delusion. f. (-भा) 1. Light, lustre, splendour. 2. A ray of light. f. (-मी) Fear. E. भा to shine, or भी to fear, aff. ड ।
भक्किका bhakkikā  bhakkikā  f. (-का) A cricket.
भक्त bhakta  bhakta  mfn. (-क्तः -क्ता -क्तं) 1. Attached or attentive to, devoted to, engrossed by. 2. Served, worshipped. 3. Dressed, cooked. 4. Distributed. 5. Divided. 6. Loyal. n. (-क्तं) 1. Boiled-rice. 2. Food. 3. Any edible grain boiled with water. 4. A share. m. (-क्तः) A follower, a votary. E. भज् to serve, &c. aff. क्त ।
भक्तकर bhaktakara  bhaktakara  m. (-रः) Factitious incense, incense prepared from various fra- grant resins and perfumes. E. भक्त dressed, and कर making.
भक्तकार bhaktakāra  bhaktakāra  m. (-रः) A cook. E. भक्त boiled rice, and कार who makes.
भक्तछन्द bhaktachanda  bhaktachanda  n. (-न्दं) Appetite, wish for food. E. भक्त and छन्द will.
भक्तजा bhaktajā  bhaktajā  f. (-जा) Nectar.
भक्तता bhaktatā  bhaktatā  f. (-ता) Devotedness, implied faith in and attachment to E. भक्त and तल् aff.; also with त्व, भक्तत्वं ।
भक्ततूर्य्य bhaktatūryya  bhaktatūryya  n. (र्य्यं) Music played at the hour of eating, amongst princes and great men. E. भक्त rice or food. and तूर्य्यं a musical instrument.

म

Sanskrit IAST Meaning
म ma  ma  The twenty-fifth consonant of the Nāgari alphabet, corresponding to the letter M.
म ma  ma  m. (-मः) 1. A name of BRAHMĀ. 2. ŚIVA. 3. VISHṆU. 4. YAMA. 5. Time, season. 6. Poison, venom. 7. A magical or mystical verse or formula. 8. The moon. 9. The abbreviated name of the fourth note of the gamut. f. (मा) 1. A name of LAKSHMĪ. 2. A mother. 3. Measure. 4. Light, lustre. 5. Knowledge. 6. Binding, tying. 7. Death. 8. A woman's waist. n. (-मं) 1. Good-fortune, auspicious- ness. 2. Water. E. मा to measure, क aff.; or मन् to worship, &c., aff. ड .
मक् (इ) मकि mak (i) maki  mak (i) maki  r. 1st cl. (मङ्कते) 1. To decorate, to grace or adorn. 2. To go, to move.
मकर makara  makara  m. (-रः) 1. A marine monster, confounded usually with the crocodile and shark, but properly a fabulous animal
मकरकेतन makaraketana  makaraketana  m. (-नः) KĀMA, the Hindu CUPID. E. मकर, a marine monster and केतन emblem; being painted on KĀMA'S banner.
मकरकेतु makaraketu  makaraketu  m. (-तुः) KĀMA
मकरध्वज makaradhvaja  makaradhvaja  m. (-जः) 1. KĀMA
मकरन्द makaranda  makaranda  m. (-न्दः) 1. The nectar or honey of a flower. 2. The Kokila or Indian cuckoo. 3. A bee. 4. A fragrant kind of mango. 5. A kind of jasmine, (Jasminum pubescens.) 6. The filament of a lotus. E. मकर the emblem of KĀMA, and दो to destroy, i. e. to surpass, as an incentive to love, aff. क, form irr.
मकरन्दवती makarandavatī  makarandavatī  f. (-ती) The trumpet flower, (Bignonia suave-olens.) E. मकरन्द honey, and मतुप् aff., fem. form. “पाटला वृक्षे” ।
मकरसप्तमी makarasaptamī  makarasaptamī  f. (-मी) The seventh day in the first half of the month māgha.

य

Sanskrit IAST Meaning
य ya  ya  The twenty-six consonant of the Nāgari alphabet, or semi-vowel Y; in Bengal, it is usually pronounced J.
य ya  ya  mfn. (-यः -या -यं) Who goes, a goer, a mover. m. (-यः) 1. Air, wind. 2. Union, Joining. 3. Fame, celebrity. 4. Barley. 5. Light, lustre. 6. Abandoning. 7. YAMA. f. (-या) 1. Pudendum muliebre. 2. Going, proceeding. 3. A car, a carriage. 4. Prohibiting, restraining, check- ing. 5. Religious meditation. 6. Getting, obtaining. E. यज् to wor- ship, or यम् to check, &c., aff. ड; or या-ड ।
यक yaka  yaka  mfn. (-कः -का -कं) Which, (of many.) E. यद् which, and अकच् aff.
यकृत् yakṛt  yakṛt  m. (-कृत्) The liver. E. य union, (of the parts of the body,) कृ to make, aff. क्विप् and तुक् augment. यकन् is optionally substituted for this word in some of the declensions.
यकृदात्मिका yakṛdātmikā  yakṛdātmikā  f. (-का) A cock-roach. E. यकृत् the liver, आत्मन् self, कन् aff., fem. form; like it in colour.
यकृद्वैरी yakṛdvairī  yakṛdvairī  f. (-री) A plant, a sort of tree, (Andersonia rohitaka.) E. यकृत् liver, वैर inimical to.
यक्ष् yakṣ  yakṣ  r. 10th cl (यक्षयते) To worship, to honour or adore.
यक्ष yakṣa  yakṣa  m. (-क्षः) 1. A demi-god, attendant especially on KUVERA, and em- ployed in the care of his gardens and treasures. 2. A name of KUVERA. 3. The residence of INDRA. f. (-क्षी) The wife of KUVERA. E. यक्ष् to worship, aff. घञ् .
यक्षकर्द्दम yakṣakarddama  yakṣakarddama  m. (-मः) Perfumed paste, used especially for anointing the body, and consisting of camphor, agallochum, musk and Kakkola; or the three first, with saffron and Sandal in equal proportions. E. यक्ष the demi-god, and कर्द्दम clay; a perfume of which these beings are supposed to be fond.
यक्षग्रह yakṣagraha  yakṣagraha  m. (-हः) The being possessed by an evil spirit.

र

Sanskrit IAST Meaning
र ra  ra  The twenty-seventh consonant of the Nāgari Alphabet, correspond- ing to the letter R.
र ra  ra  m. (-रः) 1. Fire or Agni. 2. Heat, warmth. 3. Burning, scorching. 4. Love, desire. 5. Speed. f. (-रा) 1. Giving. 2. Gold. f. (-री) Going, moving. E. रा to give, or रम् to play, &c., aff. ड ।
रंह raṃha  raṃha  r. 1st and 10th cl. (रंहति रंहयति-ते) 1. To hasten, to move with speed. 2. To urge on, to cause to move or flow. 3. To speak.
रंहति raṃhati  raṃhati  f. (-तिः) Speed, velocity, in general, or the speed of a chariot. E. रम् to sport, क्तिन् aff., हुक् augment.
रंहस् raṃhas  raṃhas  n. (-हः) Speed, velocity. E. रम् to sport, Unādi aff. असुब्, हुक् augment.
रक् rak  rak  r. 10th cl. (राकयति-ते) 1. To taste. 2. To obtain.
रक raka  raka  m. (-कः) 1. The sum gem. 2. Crystal. 3. A hard shower. E. रक् to get, अच् aff.
रक्त rakta  rakta  mfn. (-क्तः -क्ता -क्तं) 1. Dyed, tinged, coloured, stained. 2. Red, of a red colour. 3. Fond of, attached to, affected with love or interest towards any object. 4. Pure, purified. 5. Sporting, engaging in play or pastime. m. (-क्तः) Red, the colour. n. (-क्तं) 1. Blood. 2. Saffron. 3. Copper. 4. Minium. 5. Vermilion. 6. The fruit of the Flacourtia cataphracta. f. (-क्ता) 1. Passionate, attached. 2. Pleasant, charming. 3. The Gūnjā plant, (Abrus precatorious.) 4. Lac. 5. Bengal madder. E. रञ्ज् to colour or dye, &c., aff. क्त ।
रक्तक raktaka  raktaka  m. (-कः) 1. A plant bearing a red blossom, (Pentapetes phœnicea;) it is also applied to the Ixora bandhuca.) 2. Globe amaranth, (Gomphræna globosa, the red variety.) 3. Red garments or cloth. 4. A man affected with passion or fondness. 5. A gambler, a player. 6. Safflower. f. (-का) 1. Red. 2. Fond of. 3. Pleasing. 4. Bloody. E. कन् added to the preceding.
रक्तकण्ठ raktakaṇṭha  raktakaṇṭha  mfn. (-ण्ठः -ण्ठा -ण्ठं) 1. Sweet-voiced. 2. The Indian cuckoo.

ल

Sanskrit IAST Meaning
ल la  la  The twenty-eighth consonant of the Nāgari alphabet, the letter L.
ल la  la  m. (-लः) 1. INDRA. 2. Cutting. 3. A short syllable, (in prosody.) 4. PANINI'S technical term for all the tenses and modes, (in gram.) f. (-ला) 1. Giving. 2. Receiving, taking. f. (-ली) 1. Embracing, adhering or clinging to. 2. Liquifying, melting. E. ला to give or take, &c., aff. क or ड, fem. aff. टाप् or ङीष् ।
लक् lak  lak  r. 10th cl. (लाकयति ते) 1. To taste. 2. To obtain.
लक laka  laka  n. (-कं) 1. The forehead. 2. The ear or spike of wild-rice. E. लक् to taste, &c., aff. अच् ।
लकच lakaca  lakaca  m. (-चः) A tree; see the next. E. लक् बा० अचन् । “डहुवृक्षे” ।
लकुच lakuca  lakuca  m. (-चः) A species of the bread-fruit tree, (Artocarpus Lacucha, Rox.) E. लक् to taste, उचन् aff.; also अ substituted for उ, लकच ।
लकुट lakuṭa  lakuṭa  m. (-टः) A club.
लक्तक laktaka  laktaka  m. (-कः) 1. Old and tattered cloth, a rag or rags. 2. Lac, the dye. “आल्ता” । E. लक् to obtain, aff. क्त, and कन् added.
लक्तकर्म्मन् laktakarmman  laktakarmman  m. (-र्म्मा) A tree used in dyeing, a red variety of the Lodh- tree. E. लक्त for रक्त coloured and कर्म्मन् office, act.
लक्तिका laktikā  laktikā  f. (-का) A lizard.

व

Sanskrit IAST Meaning
व va  va  The twenty-ninth consonant of the Nagari alphabet, or more pro- perly the semi vowel V; it is often confounded with the labial consonant or ब, with which it is also optionally interchangeable.
व va  va  m. (-वः) 1. Air, wind. 2. The arm. 3. A name of VARUṆA. 4. Ad- dressing. 5. Auspiciousness. 6. Strong, powerful. 7. A dwelling. 8. The residence of VARUṆA. 9. The ocean. 10. Water. 11. Shaving. 12. Like, as, (rarely used.) 13. An epithet of RĀHU. 14. A tiger. 15. Cloth. f. (-वा) 1. Going. 2. Hurting, injury. 3. An arrow. 4. Weaving. 5. A weaver. n. (-वं) A sort of incantation or Mantra, of which the object is the deity VARUṆA. E. वा to go, to injure, &c., aff. ड ।
वंश vaṃśa  vaṃśa  m. (-शः) 1. Race, lineage, family. 2. Assemblage, multitude. 3. A bamboo, (Bambusa arundinacea.) 4. The back-bone, the spine. 5. A staff. 6. A joint. 7. The Sāl tree. 8. A sort of sugar- cane. 9. A particular measure of length equal to ten hastas. mf. (-शः-शी) 1. A pipe, a fife, a flute. 2. Bamboo-manna. E. वंश् to shine, घ aff., and नुम् augment; or वन् to sound, to serve, aff. श । According the Vāchaspatya
वंशक vaṃśaka  vaṃśaka  m. (-कः) 1. A small fish, (Cynoglossus lingua, HAM.) 2. A large kind of sugar-cane. “शामशाडा ।” nf. (शकं-शिका) Aloe-wood. f. (-का) A kind of pipe or flute. E. कन् added to the preceding.
वंशकठिन vaṃśakaṭhina  vaṃśakaṭhina  m. (-नः) A thicket of bamboos.
वंशकफ vaṃśakapha  vaṃśakapha  n. (-फं) Flocks of cotton or cottony pods floating in the air. E. वंश a bamboo, and कफ phlegm.
वंशकर vaṃśakara  vaṃśakara  mfn. (-रः -रा -रं) Making or perpetuating a family. E. वंश, and कर what makes.
वंशकीर्त्ति vaṃśakīrtti  vaṃśakīrtti  mfn. (-र्त्तिः -र्त्तिः -र्त्ति) Famous, celebrated. E. वंश, कीर्त्ति fame.
वंशक्षय vaṃśakṣaya  vaṃśakṣaya  m. (-यः) Decay of a family. E. वंश, and क्षय decline.
वंशक्षीरी vaṃśakṣīrī  vaṃśakṣīrī  f. (-री) The manna of the bamboo. E. वंश the bamboo, and क्षीर milk; being of a milky colour.

श

Sanskrit IAST Meaning
श śa  śa  The thirtieth consonant of the Nāgarī alphabet and first of the three sibilants; it is termed the palatal sibilant, and corresponds to “Sh” pronounced softly, as in Shun; in the Roman character it is distinguished by an accent, as Ś.
श śa  śa  m. (-शः) 1. A name of ŚIVA. 2. A weapon. 3. A cutter, a destroyer. n. Adv. (-शं) or Ind. (शं or शम्) Happy, happily, auspiciously. E. शी to sleep or शी to pare, &c., aff. ड ।
शंयु śaṃyu  śaṃyu  mfn. (-युः -युः -युं) Happy, prosperous, fortunate. m. (-युः) A sort of snake. E. शम् happily, and युस् aff.
शंय्य śaṃyya  śaṃyya  mfn. (-य्यः -य्या -य्यं) Happy, fortunate. f. (-य्या) Knowledge, under- standing. E. शम् happily, and यस् aff.
शंव śaṃva  śaṃva  mfn. (-वः -वा -वं) Fortunate, prosperous. m. (-वः) 1. The thunder- bolt of INDRA. 2. The iron head of a pestle. E. श good fortune, and व poss. aff.; also as differently derived, read शम्ब and सम्ब &c.
शंवर śaṃvara  śaṃvara  n. (-रं) Water. E. शं happily, वृ to choose or cover, aff. अच् or अरप्; more usually read शम्बर . q. v.
शंस्(उ)शंसु śaṃs(u)śaṃsu  śaṃs(u)śaṃsu  r. 1st cl. (शसति) 1. To praise. 2. To hurt. 3. To wish. 4. To calumniate. 5. To suggest. 6. To report, to relate, (with a dat. or gen. of the person communicated to.) With अभि prefixed, To accuse wrongfully. With आङ्, 1. To hope. 2. To speak. 3. To wish. With प्र, To praise, to flatter; this root and its derivatives are sometimes read with the palatal sibilant final or शंश, &c.
शंसन śaṃsana  śaṃsana  n. (-नं) 1. The act of reciting. 2. Praising.
शंसा śaṃsā  śaṃsā  f. (-सा) 1. Narrating. 2. Wish, desire. 3. Praise, flattery, eulo- gium. E. शंस् to praise, &c., affs. अङ् and टाप् .
शंसित śaṃsita  śaṃsita  mfn. (-तः -ता -तं) 1. Established, ascertained. 2. Calumniated, falsely accused. 3. Said, declared. 4. Praised, celebrated. 5. Wished, desired. E. शंस् to wish, aff. क्त ।

ष

Sanskrit IAST Meaning
ष ṣa  ṣa  The thirty-first consonant of the Nāgari alphabet, and second sibilant, corresponding to Sh, pronounced in some schools Kh
ष ṣa  ṣa  mfn. (-षः -षा -षं) Best, excellent. m. (-षः) 1. A learned man, a teacher. 2. A nipple. 3. Loss, destruction. 4. Rest, remainder. 5. Loss of knowledge, previously acquired. 6. Eternal happiness, final eman- cipation. 7. Heaven, paradise. 8. Sleep. 9. End, term. 10. Hair. n. (-षं) 1. The embryo. 2. Patience, endurance. E. षो to destroy, &c., aff. कं or ड and the consonant unchanged, &c.
षग्(ए)षगे ṣag(e)ṣage  ṣag(e)ṣage  r. 1st cl. (सगति) To cover
षघ्(ए)षघे ṣagh(e)ṣaghe  ṣagh(e)ṣaghe  r. 5th cl. (सघ्नोति) To hurt or kill
षच् ṣac  ṣac  r. 1st cl. (सचते) 1. To wet, to moisten, to sprinkle. 2. To serve, to gratify by service. (सचति) 1. To be connected. 2. To understand thoroughly.
षञ्च् ṣañc  ṣañc  r. 1st cl. (सञ्चति) To go.
षञ्ज् ṣañj  ṣañj  r. 1st cl. (सजति) To embrace, to cling or adhere to, to be in con- tact or connexion with. With अव prefixed, To hang down from, to be suspended. With वि and आङ्, To struggle together. With आङ्, To be attached or devoted to. (उ) षञ्जु r. 2st cl. (सञ्जति-ते) To go.
षट् ṣaṭ  ṣaṭ  r. 1st cl. (षटति) To be a part or portion.
षट्क ṣaṭka  ṣaṭka  mfn. (-ट्कः -ट्का -ट्कं) 1. Six. 2. Having six-fold, &c. n. (-ट्कं) An aggregate of six. E. षष् six, and कन् poss. aff.
षट्कर्ण ṣaṭkarṇa  ṣaṭkarṇa  m. (-र्णः) A sort of lute. Adj. Heard by six ears, i. e. by three persons. E. षष् six, and कर्ण an ear.

स

Sanskrit IAST Meaning
स sa  sa  The thirty-second consonant of the Nāgarī Alphabet, correspon- ding to S.
स sa  sa  m. (-सः) 1. A snake. 2. ŚIVA. 3. VISHṆU. 4. Air, wind. 5. The abbre- viated name of the musical note षड्ज . 6. A bird. 7. He, the nominative case masc. of तद् the third personal pronoun before many letters the Visarga is rejected. f. (-सा) 1. The goddess LAKSHMĪ. 2. She, the nominative case fem. of तद् . n. (-सं) 1. Knowledge. 2. Medita- tion. 3. A carriage-road. 4. A fence. Ind. 1. (In composition,) With, together with; being substituted for सम् . or सह . 2. Like, similar, as in “सधर्म” which means having similar duties. 3. Same, identical, as in “सोदर”; combined with nouns it forms adjectives and adverbs; as सकोपः angry, सकोपम् angrily; सगर्व्वः proud, सगर्व्वम् haughtily; सविनयः modest, well-behaved, सविनयम् respect- fully; ससम्भ्रमः flurried, ससम्भ्रमम् flurriedly, सानन्दः joyful, सानन्दम् joyfully, &c. E. षो to go, &c., aff. ड ।
सं saṃ  saṃ  Ind. (In composition,) With, together with, &c.; being the optional form of writing सम् before a consonant
संक्षेप saṃkṣepa  saṃkṣepa  m. (-पः) Abridgment
संज्ञ saṃjña  saṃjña  mfn. (-ज्ञः -ज्ञा -ज्ञं) Knock-kneed. n. (-ज्ञं) A yellow fragrant wood. f. (-ज्ञा) 1. Name, appellation. 2. Thought, mind, intellect. 3. Con- sciousness. 4. Gesture, sign, gesticulation. 5. The sacred verse or Gāyatri of the Vedas. 6. One of the wives of the sun, and daughter of VISHWAKARMAN. 7. (In grammar,) The technical name of any affix, &c. E. सम् before ज्ञा to know, affs. अङ् and टाप्; that by which anything is known.
संज्ञप्ति saṃjñapti  saṃjñapti  f. (-प्तिः) 1. Killing, slaying. 2. Apprising, informing. E. सम् be- fore ज्ञा to know, also, to slay, (causal form,) aff. क्तिन् ।
संज्ञाधिकार saṃjñādhikāra  saṃjñādhikāra  m. (-रः) A heading rule which gives a peculiar names to the rules which fall under it and influences them.
संज्ञापन saṃjñāpana  saṃjñāpana  n. (-नं) 1. Killing, slaughter. 2. Apprising, informing. 3. Teaching. E. सम् before ज्ञा to know, also, to slay, (causal form,) aff. ल्युट् ।
संज्ञावत् saṃjñāvat  saṃjñāvat  mfn. (-वान् -वती -वत्) 1. Recovered after insensibility, become sensible, revived. 2. Having a name or denomination. E. संज्ञा sign, name, &c., मतुप् aff.
संज्ञाविषय saṃjñāviṣaya  saṃjñāviṣaya  m. (-यः) An epithet or attributive. E. संज्ञा and विषय object.

ह

Sanskrit IAST Meaning
ह ha  ha  The thirty-third and last consonant of the Deva-Nāgari alphabet the letter “H.”
ह ha  ha  Subst. mfn. (-हः -हा -हं) Laughter. Adj. Mad, drunk. m. (-हः) 1. ŚIVA. 2. Water. 3. A cypher. 4. Meditation. 5. Auspiciousness. 6. Sky heaven. 7. Paradise. 8. Blood. 9. Dying. 10. Fear. 11. Know- ledge. 12. The moon. 13. VISHṆU. 14. War, battle. 15. Horripila tion. 16. A horse. 17. Pride. 18. A physician. 19. Cause, motive f. (-हा) 1. A bandoning, leaving. 2. Coition. 3. A lute. n. (-हं) 1. GOD, the supreme soul. 2. Pleasure, delight. 3. Calling, calling to 4. A weapon. 5. The sparkling of a gem. 6. The sound of a lute. Ind. 1. An expletive. 2. A vocative particle, (ho ! holla !) 3. A term or rejection or disdain. 4. A particle of abuse or reproach see हा, ही &c. 5. An emphatic particle laying stress on the prece- ding word and equivalent to “varily,” “indeed,” “evidently.” E. हा to abandon, or हन् to strike, &c., aff. क or ड ।
हंस haṃsa  haṃsa  m. (-सः) 1. A goose, a gander, a flamingo, a swan. The descrip tion of this bird as found in sanskrit poetry is rather poetical than real; swans are considered to fly to the MĀNASA-LAKE when monsoon sets in; they are also represented as being the vehicle of BRAHMĀ; there is a convention among poets that this bird is gifted with the power of separating milk from water. 2. BRAHMĀ the supreme soul. 3. VISHṆU. 4. The sun. 5. A liberal or moderate prince, one not covetous nor ambitious. 6. A sort of ascetic or devotee. 7. A particular Mantra, or mystical or magical pray- er. 8. A horse. 9. One of the vital airs. 10. Envy, malice. 11. ŚIVA. 12. (I n composition,) Best excellent. 13. Preceding, before, in front. 14. A spiritual preceptor. 15. A mountain. 16. A buffalo. 17. KĀMA. 18. The individual soul. f. (-सी) A goose. E. हन् to hurt or kill, Unādi aff. स; also this word is curiously derived by native philologists, viz -- भवेद् वर्णागमाद् हंसः i. e. it is derived from हस् by the insertion of a nasal; also with कन् added, हंसक ।
हंसक haṃsaka  haṃsaka  m. (-कः) 1. An ornament for the feet, described as being made like a goose's foot. 2. The flamingo. E. कन् added to the last.
हंसकान्ता haṃsakāntā  haṃsakāntā  f. (-न्ता) A female goose.
हंसकीलक haṃsakīlaka  haṃsakīlaka  m. (-कः) A particular form of sexual union.
हंसकूट haṃsakūṭa  haṃsakūṭa  m. (-टः) The hump on the shoulder of the Indian ox. E. हंस a goose, कूट a peak.
हंसगति haṃsagati  haṃsagati  Adj. Having a swan's gait.
हंसगद्गदा haṃsagadgadā  haṃsagadgadā  f. (-दा) A woman speaking sweetly or pleasantly. E. हंस a goose, गद् to sound, reiterated, affs. अच् and टाप् ।
हंसगामिनी haṃsagāminī  haṃsagāminī  f. (-नी) 1. A woman having a graceful gait. 2. An epithet of Brahmāni. E. हंस a goose, (or swan,) गामिनी who goes, (like.)

प्र

Sanskrit IAST Meaning
प्र pra  pra  Ind. A particle and prefix, implying. 1. Progressive motion, (forth, forward, away, &c.) 2. Excess or excellence, (very, much, excee- ding.) 3. Appearance, manifestation. It corresponds with the Latin particles Pro and Præ, as in प्रकर्त्तुं To do much or well; प्रक्रमितुं To go forth or over; प्रकर्षितुं To excel; प्रकाशितुं To display; प्रस्थातुं To go forth, set out; प्रकमम् Very willingly; प्रमृगम् When the deer go forth, (the time, &c.) See the following compounds. E. प्रथ् to be famous, &c. aff. ड .
प्रकट prakaṭa  prakaṭa  mfn. (-टः -टी -टं) Displayed, unfolded, manifest, apparent. E. प्र im- plying manifestation, and कटच् aff.
प्रकटम् prakaṭam  prakaṭam  Ind. It is also used as an indeclinable in the sense of
प्रकटन prakaṭana  prakaṭana  n. (-नं) The act of manifesting or disclosing.
प्रकटित prakaṭita  prakaṭita  mfn. (-तः -ता -तं) 1. Manifested, displayed. 2. Evident, apparent. 3. Opened, expanded. E. प्र before, कट् to go, aff. क्त ।
प्रकटीकरण prakaṭīkaraṇa  prakaṭīkaraṇa  n. (-णं) Making visible or apparent, displaying, manifesting. E. प्रकट, and करण making, च्वि aug.
प्रकटीकृत prakaṭīkṛta  prakaṭīkṛta  mfn. (-तः -ता -तं) Made manifest, open, or visible. E. प्रकट, and कृत made, च्वि aff.
प्रकम्प prakampa  prakampa  m. (-म्पः) 1. Shaking, trembling. 2. Violent motion. E. प्र before, कपि to tremble, घञ् aff.
प्रकम्पन prakampana  prakampana  mfn. (-नः -ना -नं) Trembling violently. m. (-नः) 1. Wind, air, (gener- ally violent.) 2. A hell. n. (-नं) Violent or excessive motion, great trembling. E. प्र implying excess, कम्पन trembling.
प्रकम्पमान prakampamāna  prakampamāna  mfn. (-नः -ना -नं) Shaking, trembling violently. E. प्र before, कपि to tremble, शानच् aff.

क्ष

Sanskrit IAST Meaning
क्ष kṣa  kṣa  m. (-क्षः) 1. A destruction of the world. 2. A demon, a goblin. 3. The third incarnation of VISHNU, the Narasinha Avatar. 4. Lightning. 5. A field. 6. A peasant, a husbandman. 7. Loss, disappearance. E. क्षि or क्षै to waste, &c. affix क .
क्षज (म, ष) kṣaja (ma, ṣa)  kṣaja (ma, ṣa)  r. 1st. cl. (क्षजते) 1. To go or approach. 2. To give. (इ, ष, म) क्षजि r. 1st cl. (क्षञ्जते) 1. To go. 2. To give. r. 1st. and 10th cls. (इ) क्षजि (क्षञ्जति, क्षञ्जयति) To live in distress, to live in pain or want.
क्षण (उ) क्षणु kṣaṇa (u) kṣaṇu  kṣaṇa (u) kṣaṇu  r. 8th cl. (क्षणति, क्षणुते) To kill, to injure.
क्षण kṣaṇa  kṣaṇa  m. (-णः) 1. A measure of time equal to thirty Kalas or four minu- tes. 2. A moment. 3. A festival. 4. Vacation from work, state of being unemployed. 5. Leisure, opportunity. 6. A certain day of the fortnight, as the full, change, &c. see पर्ब्बन् 7. Dependence, servitude. 8. The centre, the middle. n. adv. (-णं) For a moment. E. क्षण् to injure, affix अच् .
क्षणक्षेप kṣaṇakṣepa  kṣaṇakṣepa  m. (-पः) A short delay. E. क्षण, and क्षेप throwing (away.)
क्षणतु kṣaṇatu  kṣaṇatu  m. (-तुः) A wound or sore. E. क्षण् to hurt, अतु aff.
क्षणद kṣaṇada  kṣaṇada  m. (-दः) An astrologer. n. (-दं) Water. f. (-दा) 1. Night. 2. Tur- meric. E. क्षण leisure, a moment, &c. and द who gives.
क्षणदाचार kṣaṇadācāra  kṣaṇadācāra  mfn. (-रः -री -रं) Nocturnal, nightwalker. mf. (-रः-री) A fiend, a goblin, E. क्षणदा night, and चर who or what goes.
क्षणदान्ध्य kṣaṇadāndhya  kṣaṇadāndhya  n. (-न्ध्यं) Night blindness, nyctalopsis. E. क्षणदा, and आन्ध्य blindness.
क्षणदृष्ट kṣaṇadṛṣṭa  kṣaṇadṛṣṭa  mfn. (-ष्टः -ष्टा -ष्टं) Momentarily visible, seen for an instant. E. क्षण, and दृष्ट seen.

ज्ञ

Sanskrit IAST Meaning
ज्ञ jña  jña  A compound letter, considered to be composed of ज and ञ; it is usually expressed by jn or gn, but its peculiar nasal sound is not well conveyed by any combination of the Roman alphabet.
ज्ञ jña  jña  mfn. (ज्ञः ज्ञा ज्ञं) Who or what knows. m. (ज्ञः) 1. A wise and learned man; it especially applies to one possessed of sacred learning, and religious knowledge. 2. A name of BRAMHA. 3. The moon. 4. Bu- dha, first of the line of the moon, and regent of the planet MER- CURY. 5. The planet MARS or its regent. 6. The Sentient soul. E. ज्ञा to know, to possess knowledge, affix क .
ज्ञप jñapa  jñapa  r. 10th cl. (ज्ञपयति-ते) 1. To know. 2. To cause to be known
ज्ञपित jñapita  jñapita  mfn. (-तः -ता -तं) Taught, expounded, made known. E. ज्ञप् to make known, affix क्त, नि-वा-इट् optionally inserted, otherwise ज्ञप्त .
ज्ञप्त jñapta  jñapta  mfn. (-प्तः -प्ता -प्तं) Made known
ज्ञप्ति jñapti  jñapti  f. (-प्तिः) Understanding, comprehension, the exercise of the intel- lectual faculty. E. ज्ञप् to make known, affix भावे क्तिन्, deriv. irr.
ज्ञा jñā  jñā  r. 9th cl. (जानाति जानीते) To know, to understand. With अनु, prefix- ed, 1. To assent or conform to. 2. To acknowledge. With अप, To conceal. With अव, To disrespect, to despise. With उप, To deny knowledge of any thing. With परि, To ascertain. With प्र, To know well. With प्रति or सम्, To assent, to admit, to agree, to pro- mise. With प्रति and अभि, To recognise. With वि, To discriminate, to know. With सम्, To recollect or possess the power of knowing. (In combination, it usually takes the deponent form, as अनुजानीते, अपजानीते, &c.) r. 10th cl. (ज्ञापयतिते) To command, to direct; आङ् is usually prefixed in this sense. r. 1st cl. but occurring in the form of the causal, (ज्ञपयति) 1. To slay. 2. To gratify or please. 3. To exhibit 4. To sharpen. 5. To praise. In these senses the root is, in general. combined with a prefix. क्र्या-प-सक-अनिट् । चु-उभ-सक-सेट् ।
ज्ञात jñāta  jñāta  mfn. (-तः -ता -तं) Known, comprehended, understood fully. E. ज्ञा to know, affix कर्मणि क्त .
ज्ञातव्य jñātavya  jñātavya  mfn. (-व्यः -व्या -व्यं) To be known or understood. E. ज्ञा, and तव्य aff.
ज्ञातसिद्धान्त jñātasiddhānta  jñātasiddhānta  m. (-न्तः) A man completely versed in any science or Shastra. E. ज्ञात what is known, and सिद्धान्त completion.
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