अर्जुनarjuna

अर्जुन (arjuna) is a Sanskrit word meaning white or clear, made of silver, the white colour, a peacock, cutaneous disease, the tree Terminalia Arjuna. Its 66 recorded definitions are grouped into 22 contexts, among them The Color White / Adjective 'White', The Pāṇḍava Hero Arjuna, Other Specific Persons or Places Named Arjuna.

Roots
रज् (raj), 3. ऋज् (3. ṛj)
Etymology
E. अर्ज to gain, उनन् Uṇādi affix, fem. ङीप्, also read अर्ज्जुन
Definitions
66
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Meanings by context

The Color White / Adjective 'White'

12 definitions
white or clear

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

made of silver

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the white colour

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

White, clear, or bright

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Silvery

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The white colour

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. White or bright. 2. The name of a son of Pandu.

Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

White, clear

Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The white colour. 2. A tree. 3. A peacock. 4. An only son of his mother. 5. The third Pandava prince. 6. A name of Kartavirya.

Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Silver-white. 2. One of the Pandavas. 3. A tree. 4. A lunar mansion.

Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

silver-white

Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary

1. White, clear, or silver-colored. 2. A peacock. 3. A skin disease. 4. The Terminalia Arjuna tree. 5. An epithet of Indra. 6. The third Pandava prince, son of Indra and Kunti. 7. A son of Kartavirya, slain by Parashurama. 8. A Sakya. 9. A country. 10. Silver or gold. 11. A slight eye inflammation. 12. Grass.

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

The Pāṇḍava Hero Arjuna

7 definitions
the third of the Pandava princes, son of Indra and Kunti

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the third Pandava, son of Kunti by Indra

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The third of the Pandavas, son of Indra and friend of Krishna. 2. A thousand-armed king. 3. A tree. 4. A peacock. 5. The only son of his mother. 6. White.

Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Arjuna. 2. Whiteness.

Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The third of the Pandavas, son of Indra and friend of Krishna. 2. A king with a thousand arms. 3. A tree. 4. A peacock. 5. An only son. 6. White. 7. Grass. 8. Slight inflammation of the eye. 9. A cow. 10. Usha, the wife of Aniruddha. 11. The Karatoya river. 12. A procuress or bawd.

Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Pāṇḍava. 2. The third son of Kuntī and Indra.

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

A Pandava prince, son of Indra and Kunti, and a central hero of the Mahabharata.

The Purana Index

Other Specific Persons or Places Named Arjuna

6 definitions
Name of a man

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

belonging to Shakhya, known as a mathematician

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of different other persons

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

name of a country

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a rishi in the palace of Yama

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

a son of Raivata Manu

The Purana Index

Kārtavīrya Arjuna

5 definitions
a son of Krtavirya

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Name of Kartavirya, slain by Parashurama.

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kartavirya, a thousand-armed Haihaya king and emperor who conquered the earth, was eventually killed by Parashurama after his sons stole the calf of Jamadagni's sacrificial cow.

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Also known as Kartavirya, the son of Kritavirya, and an emperor of the Haihayas who was granted a thousand arms and ruled for thousands of years before being slain by Parashurama.

The Purana Index

The reference to both Pandava Arjuna and Kartavirya Arjuna, noted for military prowess.

The Purana Index

Grass

3 definitions
a particular grass used as a substitute for the Soma plant

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Grass

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Grass

Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A Cow (Arjunī)

2 definitions
a cow

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A cow

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A Kind of Serpent

2 definitions
a kind of serpent

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A kind of serpent

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A Procuress (Arjunī)

2 definitions
a procuress or bawd

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A procuress

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A River (Arjunī)

2 definitions
the river Bahuda or Karatoya

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Name of a river commonly called Karatoya.

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

An Only Son

2 definitions
the only son of his mother

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The only son of his mother

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Cutaneous Disease

2 definitions
cutaneous disease

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A skin disease

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Descendants of Arjuna

2 definitions
the descendants of Arjuna

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The descendants of Arjuna

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Gold (Arjunam)

2 definitions
gold

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Gold

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Indra (the god)

2 definitions
belonging to Indra

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

an epithet of Indra

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Peacock

2 definitions
a peacock

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A peacock.

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Silver (Arjunam)

2 definitions
silver

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Silver

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Slight Eye Inflammation

2 definitions
slight inflammation of the conjunctiva or white of the eye

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Slight inflammation of the white of the eye.

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The Constellation Phalgunī (Arjunī)

2 definitions
the constellation Phalguni

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the constellation Phalguni

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Uṣā, wife of Aniruddha (Arjunī)

2 definitions
The wife of Aniruddha

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Name of Usha, wife of Aniruddha.

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Shape (Lexical meaning)

1 definition
shape

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The Dawn (Arjunī)

1 definition
1. White. 2. A tree. 3. The third son of Pandu. 4. The dawn.

Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

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Definitions on this page come from 13 works: Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.