Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

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[ ḍa ] [ ḍa ]1 the 3rd cerebral consonant ( pronounced like (d) in (drum) by slightly turning the tip of the tongue upwards ; and often in Bengal like a hard (r) ) . ( 430,1 )


  डकार [ ḍakāra ] [ ḍa-kāra ] m. the letter [] Lit. TPrāt. iv , 38 Sch.


[ ḍa ] [ ḍa ]2 m. a sound Lit. L.

a kind of drum Lit. W.

fear Lit. L.

submarine fire Lit. L.

Śiva Lit. L.

[ ḍā ] f. a D2ākinī Lit. L.

a basket carried by a sling Lit. L.


डक्कारी [ ḍakkārī ] [ ḍakkārī ] f. the Cāṇḍāla lute Lit. L.


डङ्कमाहात्म्य [ ḍaṅkamāhātmya ] [ ḍaṅka-māhātmya ] n. (? for [ dhaṅka ] - [ m ] N. of wk.


डङ्गर [ ḍaṅgara ] [ ḍaṅgara ] m. = [ ḍiṅg ] Lit. L.

throwing (or " an expression of contempt " ) Lit. L. ( also [ ḍiṅg ] )

[ ḍaṅgarī ] f. a kind of gourd Lit. L.


  डङ्गारी [ ḍaṅgārī ] [ ḍaṅgārī ] f. = [ °garī ] Lit. L.


डप् [ ḍap ] [ ḍap ] Root cl. [10] Ā. [ ḍāpayate ] , to accumulate Lit. Dhātup. xxxiii , 4.


डम् [ ḍam ] [ ḍam ] Root cl. [1] P. (p. [ °mat ] ) to sound (as a drum) Lit. Prab. iii , 14.


डम [ ḍama ] [ ḍama ] m. a despised mixed caste (son of a Cāṇḍāli and a Leṭa) Lit. BrahmaP.


डमर [ ḍamara ] [ ḍamara ] m. (n. Lit. L.) a riot , tumult Lit. VarBṛS. Lit. Kathās. c Lit. Pārśvan. iv , 186 ; cf. [ ḍām ] .

(also) a portent, evil omen, Lit. L.


 डमरिन् [ ḍamarin ] [ ḍamarin ] m. a sort of drum Lit. BhP. viii , 10 , 7.


 डमरु [ ḍamaru ] [ ḍamaru ] m. ( Lit. L.) a sacred drum, shaped like an hour, glass, used by the god Śiva and by Buddhist mendicant monks for a musical accompaniment in chanting, cf. Lit. MWB. 384, 385 Lit. Rājat. ii , 99 Lit. Prab. iii , 14 ( 1328,1 )

  surprise Lit. L.


  डमरुयन्त्र [ ḍamaruyantra ] [ ḍamaru-yantra ] n. a kind of pan Lit. Bhpr.


 डमरुक [ ḍamaruka ] [ ḍamaruka ] m. f. n. (n. Lit. L.) = [ °rin ] Lit. Vātsyāy.


डम्प् [ ḍamp ] [ ḍamp ] Root cl. [10] Ā. v.l. for √ [ ḍap ] .


डम्ब् [ ḍamb ] [ ḍamb ] Root cl. [10] [ °bayati ] , to push , throw Lit. Vop. ( Lit. Dhātup. xxxii , 132) ; cf. [ vi- ] .


डम्बर [ ḍambara ] [ ḍambara ] m. great noise , loud assertion of ( in comp.) , verbosity Lit. Kathās. cvii , 5 Lit. Pratāpar. Lit. Sāh.

entanglement , multitude , mass Lit. Mālatīm. Lit. Mcar. Lit. Kathās.lxxi

beauty Lit. Uttarar. Lit. Viddh.

N. of an attendant of Skanda Lit. MBh. ix , 2541

of a Gandharva Lit. Hariv. (v.l. [ ḍumb ] )

cf. [ ā- ] .


  डम्बरनामन् [ ḍambaranāman ] [ ḍambara-nāman ] m. f. n. having a high-sounding name , Lit. Mālatīm. i , 4/5


  डम्बरसिंह [ ḍambarasiṃha ] [ ḍambara-siṃha ] m. (with [ para ] - [ mara ] ) N. of a king, Lit. Inscr.


 डम्बुर [ ḍambura ] [ ḍambura ] ? Lit. Hcat. i , 9 , 49.


डम्भ् [ ḍambh ] [ ḍambh ] Root cl. [10] Ā. , v.l. for √ [ ḍap ] .


 डम्भ [ ḍambha ] [ ḍambha ] m. N. of a man Lit. Rājat. viii , 1135

  [ ḍambhā ] f. N. of a weapon Lit. Buddh. Lit. L.


डयन [ ḍayana ] [ ḍayana ] see √ [ ḍī ] .


डलक [ ḍalaka ] [ ḍalaka ] see [ ḍall ]


डलन [ ḍalana ] [ ḍalana ] m. = [ ḍall ] .


डल्लक [ ḍallaka ] [ ḍallaka ] n. a Dūlī carried on men's shoulders by means of a stick and ropes like the beam and strings of a balance (also [ ḍalaka ] Lit. W.) Lit. BrahmaP.

[ ḍallaka ] m. N. of a man Lit. Rājat. vii , . 189 and 198.


डल्लन [ ḍallana ] [ ḍallana ] m. N. of a scholiast on Lit. Suśr.


डवित्थ [ ḍavittha ] [ ḍavittha ] m. N. of a man ( named along with D2ittha ; cf. [ ḍāmbhiṭṭa ] ) Lit. Pāṇ. 1-2 , 45 Sch. ( [ kapittha ] Lit. Kāś.) Lit. Bādar. ii , 4 , 20 Sch. Lit. Sāh. ii , 4/5 a wooden antelope Lit. L.


डहाल [ ḍahāla ] [ ḍahāla ] in Prākṛit for [ daśārṇa ] Lit. Bālar. iii , 39/40

cf. [ ḍāh ] .


डहु [ ḍahu ] [ ḍahu ] m. Artocarpus Lakuca Lit. L.


डहू [ ḍahū ] [ ḍahū ] m. Artocarpus Lakuca Lit. L.


डाक [ ḍāka ] [ ḍāka ] m. an imp attending Kālī Lit. Kālac. v , 38.


 डाकिनी [ ḍākinī ] [ ḍākinī ] f. ( of [ °ka ] Lit. Pāṇ. 4-2 , 51 Lit. Pat.) a female imp attending Kālī (feeding on human flesh) Lit. BhP. x Lit. BrahmaP. Lit. MārkP. Lit. Kathās. ( [ ḍāginī ] , Lit. cii , cviii f.) ( cf. [ śāk ] )

  N. of a locality Lit. ŚivaP. i , 38 , 18.


  डाकिनीत्व [ ḍākinītva ] [ ḍākinī-tva ] n. the condition of a female imp Lit. Daś. xi , 302.


 डागिनी [ ḍāginī ] [ ḍāginī ] Prākṛit form for [ dākinī ] ( q.v.) Lit. Kathās.


 डागिनेय [ ḍāgineya ] [ ḍāgineya ] or [ °yaka ] N. of a gambler , Lit. cxxi , 33ff.


 डागिनेयक [ ḍāgineyaka ] [ ḍāgineyaka ] or [ °ya ] N. of a gambler , Lit. cxxi , 33ff.


डांकृति [ ḍāṃkṛti ] [ ḍāṃkṛti ] f. = [ ṭaṃkṛta ] Lit. Prab. iii , 14.


डाङ्गरी [ ḍāṅgarī ] [ ḍāṅgarī ] f. = [ ḍaṅg ] Lit. L.


डात्कृति [ ḍātkṛti ] [ ḍāt-kṛti ] f. (= [ ḍāṃ- ] ; [ ṭaṃ-kāra ] ) howling , Lit. Mālatīm. v , 19.


डाभी [ ḍābhī ] [ ḍābhī ] N. of a family , Lit. Ratnak.


डामर [ ḍāmara ] [ ḍāmara ] m. f. n. " causing tumult ( [ ḍam ] .) " , extraordinary , surprising Lit. Mālatīm. ( [ -tva ] n. abstr.) Lit. Gīt. xii , 23

[ ḍāmara ] m. surprise , sight Lit. L.

= [ ḍam ] Lit. L.

a lord (probably = baron , knight) Lit. Rājat.

a N. of 6 Tantras ( [ yoga- ] , [ śiva- ] , [ durgā- ] , [ sārasvata- ] , [ brahma- ] , [ gandharva- ] )

of an attendant of Śiva , Lit. BrahmaP.


  डामरत्व [ ḍāmaratva ] [ ḍāmara--tva ] n. , see [ ḍāmara ] , abstr.


  डामरतन्त्र [ ḍāmaratantra ] [ ḍāmara-tantra ] n. N. of a Tantra , Lit. Nirṇayas. ii , 7.


  डामरभैरवतन्त्र [ ḍāmarabhairavatantra ] [ ḍāmara-bhairava-tantra ] n. N. of a Tantra.


 डामरव [ ḍāmarava ] [ ḍāmarava ] m. f. n. coming from a drum , Lit. Hastar.


डाम्भिट्ट [ ḍāmbhiṭṭa ] [ ḍāmbhiṭṭa ] m. N. of a man , man of D2āmbhiṭṭa's kind ( ?mentioned along with D2ittha ; cf. [ ḍavittha ] ) Lit. Pāṇ. 5-1 , 1 19 Vārtt. 5 Lit. Pat.


  डाम्भिट्टत्व [ ḍāmbhiṭṭatva ] [ ḍāmbhiṭṭa-tva ] n. an act of a man of D2āmbhiṭṭa's kind Lit. ib.


डाल [ ḍāla ] [ ḍāla ] a branch , Lit. Śīl. on Lit. Ācār. ii.


  डालचन्द्र [ ḍālacandra ] [ ḍāla-candra ] m. N. of a king, Lit. Cat.


डालिम [ ḍālima ] [ ḍālima ] m. = [ dāḍima ] Lit. L. Sch.


डाहल [ ḍāhala ] [ ḍāhala ] m. pl. N. of a people (= [ cedi ] Lit. L. ; sg. their country Lit. L.) Lit. Romakas. Lit. Ratnak.


 डाहलाधीश [ ḍāhalādhīśa ] [ ḍāhalādhīśa ] m. a D2āhala prince Lit. Vcar. xviii , 95.


 डाहाल [ ḍāhāla ] [ ḍāhāla ] m. pl. ( cf. [ ḍah ] ) = [ °hala ] Lit. Vcar. xviii , 93.


डाहुक [ ḍāhuka ] [ ḍāhuka ] m. = [ ḍātyūha ] , a gallinule Lit. L.


डिक्करिका [ ḍikkarikā ] [ ḍik-karikā ] = [ ḍik-karī ] , Lit. Śīl.


डिङ्गर [ ḍiṅgara ] [ ḍiṅgara ] m. a servant Lit. L.

a rogue , cheat Lit. L.

= [ ḍaṅg ] ( q.v. ; " a fat man " Lit. W.) Lit. L.


डिडिमाणक [ ḍiḍimāṇaka ] [ ḍiḍimāṇaka ] m. N. of a bird of the Pratuda class Lit. Suśr.

( [ ḍiṇḍimāṇava ] Lit. Car. i , 27.)

N. of a mouse Lit. MBh. v.


डिण्डिक [ ḍiṇḍika ] [ ḍiṇḍika ] m. a partic. mixed caste, Lit. L.


डिण्डिभ [ ḍiṇḍibha ] [ ḍiṇḍibha ] m. a water-snake Lit. L.


डिण्डिम [ ḍiṇḍima ] [ ḍiṇḍima ] m. a kind of drum , Lit. vii , ix Lit. Hariv. ( once f ( [ °mā ] ) . Lit. 14836) Lit. R. v Lit. Kathās. ( once n. Lit. xci , 23) (ifc. f ( [ ā ] ) . Lit. Amar.)

great noise , murmuring , clamour , loud assertion Lit. Kād. Lit. Bālar. Lit. Vcar. ( [ -tva ] n. abstr.)

Carissa Carandas Lit. L.

[ ḍiṇḍima ] m. f. n. humming Lit. Kād. ii , 154.


  डिण्डिमत्व [ ḍiṇḍimatva ] [ ḍiṇḍima--tva ] n. , see [ ḍiṇḍima ] , abstr.


  डिण्डिमेश्वरतीर्थ [ ḍiṇḍimeśvaratīrtha ] [ ḍiṇḍimeśvara-tīrtha ] n. N. of a Tīrtha Lit. RevāKh. cccxi.


डिण्डिमाणव [ ḍiṇḍimāṇava ] [ ḍiṇḍimāṇava ] see [ ḍiḍimāṇaka ] .


डिण्डिर [ ḍiṇḍira ] [ ḍiṇḍira ] m. = [ hiṇḍ ] , os sepiae Lit. L.


  डिण्डिरमोदक [ ḍiṇḍiramodaka ] [ ḍiṇḍira-modaka ] n. garlic Lit. L.


 डिण्डीर [ ḍiṇḍīra ] [ ḍiṇḍīra ] m. ( Lit. L.) = [ °ḍira ] Lit. Vcar.

  (ifc. f ( [ ā ] ) .) Lit. Kathās.


डिण्डिश [ ḍiṇḍiśa ] [ ḍiṇḍiśa ] = [ ṭiṇḍ ] = [ tindiśa ] Lit. Bhpr.


डिण्डीर [ ḍiṇḍīra ] [ ḍiṇḍīra ] see [ °ḍira ] .


डित्थ [ ḍittha ] [ ḍittha ] m. N. of a man , man of D2ittha's kind ( ? ; " a handsome dark-complexioned man conversant with every branch of learning " Lit. L. ; cf. [ ḍavittha ] and [ ḍāmbhiṭṭa ] ) Lit. Pāṇ. 5-1 , 119 Vārtt. 5 Lit. Pat. ( also [ -tā ] f. [ -tva ] n. " an act of a man of D2ittha's kind " ) Lit. ; i , 2 , 45 Lit. Kāś. Lit. Bādar. ii , 4 , 20 Sch. Lit. Kpr. Lit. Sāh. ii , 4/5 Lit. Tarkas. 59

a wooden elephant Lit. L.


  डित्थता [ ḍitthatā ] [ ḍittha--tā ] f. , see [ ḍittha ] , " an act of a man of D2ittha's kind "


  डित्थत्व [ ḍitthatva ] [ ḍittha--tva ] n. , see [ ḍittha ] , " an act of a man of D2ittha's kind "


डिप् [ ḍip ] [ ḍip ] Root [ ḍimp ] , [ ḍimbh ] cl. [10] Ā. [ ḍepayate ] , [ ḍimp ] , [ ḍimbh ] , to heap together Lit. Dhātup. xxxiii , 4 : cl. [4] [6] [10] P. [ ḍipyati ] , [ ḍipati ] , [ depayati ] (v.l. [ ṭep ] Lit. Vop.) Ā. [ ḍimbayate ] , to throw Lit. Dhātup.


डिम्प् [ ḍimp ] [ ḍimp ] Root [ ḍip ] , [ ḍimbh ] cl. [10] Ā. [ ḍepayate ] , [ ḍimp ] , [ ḍimbh ] , to heap together Lit. Dhātup. xxxiii , 4 : cl. [4] [6] [10] P. [ ḍipyati ] , [ ḍipati ] , [ depayati ] (v.l. [ ṭep ] Lit. Vop.) Ā. [ ḍimbayate ] , to throw Lit. Dhātup.


डिम् [ ḍim ] [ ḍim ] (a Sautra root) , to injure.


डिम [ ḍima ] [ ḍima ] m. a dramatic exhibition of a siege ( as of Tripura-dāha q.v.) Lit. Daśar. Lit. Pratāpar. Lit. Sāh.

a kind of mixed caste Lit. BrahmaP. i , 10 , 105.


डिम्प् [ ḍimp ] [ ḍimp ] [ ḍimb ] see √ [ ḍip ] .


डिम्ब [ ḍimba ] [ ḍimba ] m. n. ( Lit. L.) " affray , riot " see [ °bāhava ]

[ ḍimba ] m. an egg Lit. Mālatim. Lit. Pañcar.

a chrysalis Lit. W.

the recently-formed embryo Lit. L.

( for [ °mbha ] ) a new-born child , a child Lit. L.

a young animal Lit. W.

an idiot Lit. Rājat. vii , 1074 ; viii , 1707

a ball Lit. W.

a humming top Lit. Naish. xxii , 53

the body Lit. Śiś. xviii , 77

the lungs Lit. L.

the spleen Lit. L.

the uterus Lit. W.

Ricinus communis Lit. L.

cf. [ ujjūṭa- ] , [ jala- ]


  डिम्बयुद्ध [ ḍimbayuddha ] [ ḍimba-yuddha ] n. affray , riot Lit. W.


  डिम्बाहव [ ḍimbāhava ] [ ḍimbāhava ] m. id. Lit. Mn. v , 95 Lit. MBh. i , 1219.


  डिम्बिका [ ḍimbikā ] [ ḍimbikā ] f. a lustful woman Lit. L.

   a bubble Lit. L.

   = [ moṇaka ] , or [ śoṇ ] (Bignonia indica) Lit. L.


डिम्भ् [ ḍimbh ] [ ḍimbh ] see √ [ ḍip ] .


डिम्भ [ ḍimbha ] [ ḍimbha ] m. ( cf. [ mba ] ) a new-born child , child , boy , young animal Lit. Śak. Lit. Hāl. Lit. Naish. Lit. Bālar. Lit. Pañcar. Lit. ŚāṅkhGṛ. Sch.

an idiot Lit. Mālatīm. Lit. Sāh.

a young shoot Lit. Naish. viii , 2

an egg Lit. Pañcar.

N. of a Dānava Lit. Hariv. ii , 102 , 10

[ ḍimbhā ] f. an infant Lit. L.

[ ḍimbha ] f. cf. [ toya- ] .


  डिम्भचक्र [ ḍimbhacakra ] [ ḍimbha-cakra ] n. N. of a mystical diagram.


  डिम्भाडिम्भ [ ḍimbhāḍimbha ] [ ḍimbhāḍimbha ] = [ ḍimbāhava ] (?) Lit. Hcat. i , 6.


 डिम्भक [ ḍimbhaka ] [ ḍimbhaka ] m. f. . a new-born child , young animal Lit. Śak. ( in Prākṛit v.l.)

  [ ḍimbhaka ] m. N. of a general of Jarā-saṃdha Lit. MBh. ii , 576 and 601 ff. Lit. Hariv.


डिल्लि [ ḍilli ] [ ḍilli ] or [ ḍillī ] , the town Delhi.


डिल्ली [ ḍillī ] [ ḍillī ] or [ ḍilli ] , the town Delhi.


डी [ ḍī ] [ ḍī ] Root cl. [1] [4] Ā. [ ḍayate ] , [ ḍī́yate ] ( Lit. Naigh. ii , 14 Lit. Pāṇ. 7-2 , 10 Vārtt. 7 Lit. Pat. ; pf. [ ḍiḍye ] , Lit. viii , 4 , 54 Lit. Kāś. ; pr. p. , [ ḍayamāna ] , Lit. 59 Lit. Kāś. ; aor. [ aḍayiṣṭa ] Lit. Vop.) to fly Lit. Dhātup. ; cf. [ uḍ- ] , [ proḍ- ] .


 डयन [ ḍayana ] [ ḍayana ] n. a bird's flight Lit. L.

  a palanquin Lit. L.


 डीन [ ḍīna ] [ ḍīna ] m. f. n. ( cf. Lit. Pāṇ. 7-2 , 14 ; viii , 2 , 45 Lit. Kāś.) flown , flying Lit. W.

  [ ḍīna ] n. a bird's flight Lit. MBh. viii , 1899 f.

  cf. [ ati- ] , [ abhi- ] , [ ava- ] , [ ni- ] , [ nir- ] , [ parā- ] , [ pari- ] , [ punar- ] ,


  डीनडीनक [ ḍīnaḍīnaka ] [ ḍīna-ḍīnaka ] n. flying reiteratedly Lit. ib.


डुडुभ [ ḍuḍubha ] [ ḍuḍubha ] m. = [ ḍuṇḍ ] Lit. L. Sch.


 डुण्डु [ ḍuṇḍu ] [ ḍuṇḍu ] f. id. Lit. L.


 डुण्डुभ [ ḍuṇḍubha ] [ ḍuṇḍubha ] m. a kind of lizard , Lit. i , 984ff. ; vii , 6905 ( B ; ifc. f ( [ ā ] ) .) Lit. Kathās. xiv , 74 and 83 f.


 डुण्डुर [ ḍuṇḍura ] [ ḍuṇḍura ] m. an upper bedroom, Lit. L.


डुण्डुल [ ḍuṇḍula ] [ ḍuṇḍula ] m. a small owl Lit. L.


डुन्दुक [ ḍunduka ] [ ḍunduka ] m. = [ ḍāhuka ] , a gallinule Lit. L.


डुण्धि [ ḍuṇdhi ] [ ḍuṇdhi ] N. of various authors, Lit. Cat.


डुम्ब [ ḍumba ] [ ḍumba ] m. v.l. for [ ḍomba ] q.v.

cf. [ go- ] .


डुम्बर [ ḍumbara ] [ ḍumbara ] v.l. for [ ḍamb ] , q. V.


डुल [ ḍula ] [ ḍula ] g. [ balādi ] .


डुलि [ ḍuli ] [ ḍuli ] f. = [ duli ] , a turtle Lit. L. Sch.


डुलिका [ ḍulikā ] [ ḍulikā ] f. a kind of wagtail Lit. L.


डुली [ ḍulī ] [ ḍulī ] f. a kind of pot-herb ( [ cillī- ] ) Lit. L.


डुल्य [ ḍulya ] [ ḍulya ] g. [ balādi ] .


डूलूवैश्वानर [ ḍūlūvaiśvānara ] [ ḍūlū-vaiśvānara ] n. N. of a Tīrtha Lit. Rasik. xi , 79.


डेरिका [ ḍerikā ] [ ḍerikā ] f. a musk rat Lit. Āp. i , 25 , 13.


डोड [ ḍoḍa ] [ ḍoḍa ] m. N. of a royal family , Lit. Ratnak.

[ ḍoḍī ] f. = [ kṣupa-ḍoḍa-muṣṭi ] Lit. Pañcad. ii , 71.


 डोडीया [ ḍoḍīyā ] [ ḍoḍīyā ] f. N. of a royal family , Lit. Ratnak.


डोडही [ ḍoḍahī ] [ ḍoḍahī ] f. a kind of flute.


डोम [ ḍoma ] [ ḍoma ] m. a man of low caste (living by singing and music) , Lit. Tantr.


 डोम्ब [ ḍomba ] [ ḍomba ] m. id. Lit. VarBṛS. lxxxvii , 33 (v.l. [ ḍumba ] ) Lit. Kathās. xiii , 96ff. Lit. Rājat. vf.

  N. of a man , Lit. vii , 1070 and 1136

  [ ḍombī ] f. a kind of drama Lit. Daśar. i , 8 Sch.


 डोम्बुली [ ḍombulī ] [ ḍombulī ] f. (in music) a kind of measure.


डोर [ ḍora ] [ ḍora ] m. n. a string Lit. BhavP.


 डोरक [ ḍoraka ] [ ḍoráka ] n. (= [ dor ] ) id. Lit. ib.


डोरडी [ ḍoraḍī ] [ ḍoraḍī ] f. a kind of Solanum Lit. L.


डोला [ ḍolā ] [ ḍolā ] f. = [ ḍolā ] , a swing Lit. Bālar. vii.


डौण्डुभ [ ḍauṇḍubha ] [ ḍauṇḍubha ] m. f. n. belonging to a [ ḍuṇḍubha ] Lit. MBh. i , 1006.


ड्वल् [ ḍval ] [ ḍval ] ( = √ [ ṭval ] ) . see [ ā- ] [ ḍval ] p. 1319, col. 2( 1328,1 )

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