धनुdhanu

धनु (dhanu) is a Sanskrit word meaning a bow, a measure of four cubits, the sign of the zodiac Sagittarius, buchanania Latifolia, semecarpus Anacardium, water or juice. Its 21 recorded definitions are grouped into 7 contexts, among them A Bow (weapon), A Sandbank or Shore, A Proper Name (Person).

Roots: 2. धन् (2. dhan), धन्व् (dhanv)
Etymology: E. धन here meaning to cast as an arrow, Uṇādi affix उ; also धनुस्
Definitions: 21

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Meanings by context

A Bow (weapon)

10 definitions

a bow

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

bow

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A bow. 2. The zodiac sign Sagittarius. 3. A tree. 4. A measure of four cubits.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A bow. 2. Sagittarius. 3. A measure of four cubits. 4. A tree.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A bow

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A bow. 2. The sign Sagittarius. 3. A tree. 4. A measure of four cubits.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A bow. 2. A measure of length.

— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

bow

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

bow

— Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary

1. A bow. 2. A measure of four cubits. 3. The zodiac sign Sagittarius. 4. A kind of tree. 5. A dry sandbank or sandy shore.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

A Sandbank or Shore

4 definitions

a dry sandbank

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. Sandbank or shore. 2. Island.

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Sandbank or sandy shore. 2. Island.

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A sandbank, used metaphorically of clouds in the atmosphere. 2. A sandbag used to prevent bleeding.

— The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects

A Proper Name (Person)

2 definitions

a son of Sranjaya and brother of Vasudeva

— The Purana Index

a son of Shamika

— The Purana Index

A Tree or Plant

2 definitions

Buchanania Latifolia

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Semecarpus Anacardium

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A Measure of Length

1 definition

a measure of four cubits

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The Zodiac Sign Sagittarius

1 definition

the sign of the zodiac Sagittarius

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Water or Juice

1 definition

water or juice

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 12 works: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, 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, The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.