name of an Apsaras
(H3) [Printed book page 448,2]
तिलो (tilo)त्तमा (ttamā) f. N. of an Apsaras, MBh. &c. [ID=85297]
तिलो (tilo)त्तमा (ttamā) f. N. of an Apsaras, MBh. &c. [ID=85297]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
तिलोत्तमाtilottamā
तिलोत्तमा (tilottamā) is a Sanskrit word meaning name of an Apsaras, of a woman, a form of Dakshayani, a heavenly courtesan, a celestial courtesan, an Apsaras born from the fire altar of Brahma. Its 12 recorded definitions are grouped into 4 contexts, among them An Apsaras or celestial maiden, Mythological accounts of Tilottamā the Apsaras, A form of the goddess Dākṣāyaṇī.
- Etymology
- E. तिल a mole, and उत्तम excellent, beautiful
- Definitions
- 12
Meanings by context
An Apsaras or celestial maiden
8 definitions
the name of an Apsaras
तिलोत्तमा (tilottamā) [Printed book page 110-1]
तिलोत्तमा (tilottamā) tila‿uttamā, f. N. of an Apsaras;
N.; -udaka, n. water with sesamum. [ID=8625]
तिलोत्तमा (tilottamā) tila‿uttamā, f. N. of an Apsaras;
N.; -udaka, n. water with sesamum. [ID=8625]
— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary
A heavenly courtesan.
तिल (tila)ोत्तमा (tilottamā) [Printed book page 378]
तिल (tila)ोत्तमा (tilottamā) f. (-मा (-mā)) One of the courtezans of Svarga.
तिल (tila)ोत्तमा (tilottamā) f. (-मा (-mā)) One of the courtezans of Svarga.
E. तिल (tila) a mole, and उत्तम (uttama) excellent, beautiful.
[ID=17539]— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary
A celestial courtesan.
तिलोत्तमा (tilottamā) [Printed book page 334-a]
तिलो_त्तमा (tilo_ttamā) (मा) ((mā)) 1. f. One of the beautiful celestial courtezans. [ID=17011]
तिलो_त्तमा (tilo_ttamā) (मा) ((mā)) 1. f. One of the beautiful celestial courtezans. [ID=17011]
— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary
name of an apsaras
तिलोत्तमा (tilottamā) [Printed book page 310-07]
तिल-उत्तमा (tila-uttamā) f. name of an apsaras. [ID=15613]
तिल-उत्तमा (tila-uttamā) f. name of an apsaras. [ID=15613]
— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary
A celestial courtesan of Swarga.
तिल (tila)ोत्तमा (tilottamā) [Printed book page 314-b]
तिल (tila)ोत्तमा (tilottamā)
तिल (tila)ोत्तमा (tilottamā)
f. (-मा (-mā)) One of the courtezans of Swarga.
E. तिल (tila) a mole, and उत्तम (uttama) excellent, beautiful.
[ID=17522]— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary
the name of an Apsaras
तिलोत्तमा (tilottamā) [Printed book page 0365-a]
तिलोत्तमा (tilottamā) tilottamā, i. e. tila-utta-
तिलोत्तमा (tilottamā) tilottamā, i. e. tila-utta-
ma, f. The name of an Apsaras, Daśak.
in Chr. 182, 8.
[ID=5915]— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary
the name of an Apsaras
तिलोत्तमा (tilottamā) [Printed book page 204]
तिलोत्तमा (tilottamā) f. N. of an Apsaras. [ID=12372]
तिलोत्तमा (tilottamā) f. N. of an Apsaras. [ID=12372]
— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Mythological accounts of Tilottamā the Apsaras
2 definitions
name of an Apsaras
तिलोत्तमा (tilottamā) [Printed book page 676-1]
Tilottamā, name of an Apsaras. § 103 (Aṃśāvat.): I,
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Tilottamā, name of an Apsaras. § 103 (Aṃśāvat.): I,
65, 2557 (daughter of Prādhā).—§ 191 (Arjuna): I, 123,
4818 (danced at the birth of Arjuna).—§ 245 (Rājyalābhap.):
I, 208, 7614, 7617 (Apsarā devakanyā, all. to § 246).—
§ 246b (Sundopasundop.): Brahmán caused Viśvakarman to
make a celestial maiden from small portions of every kind of
gem, whence she was called Tilottmā (v. 7696). Brahmán
was sitting with his face turned eastwards and the ṛṣis
facing all directions. As T. was walking round them, there
appeared three other faces on the body of Mahādeva and
1000 eyes on Indra, while all the other celestials, only
excepting Pitāmaha, and the ṛṣis gazed at her: I, 211, 7696
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(etymology), 7698, 7707, 7710.—§ 246 (do.): I, 212, 7719,
7723, 7732, 7736 (Sunda and Upasunda quarrelled on account
of T.).—§ 768b (Umā-Maheśvarasaṃv.): XIII, 141, 6390
(repetition from § 246b).—§ 775 (Ānuśāsanik.): XIII,
166β, 7641 (enumeration of Apsarases).
[ID=10835]— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata
An Apsaras born from the fire altar of Brahma.
तिलोत्तमा (tilottamā) [Printed book page 2-026]
Tilottamā — the Apsaras1 presiding over the month of Iṣa (Māgha and Phālguna-Vā. P.); born out of the fire altar of Brahmā;2 resides in the Sun's chariot in the month of Māgha; cursed by Aṣtāvakra.3
[Footnote: 1) Bhā. XII. 11. 43; Br. II. 23. 22; III. 7. 6; IV. 33. 20; M. 13. 53; Vā. 52. 22; 69. 5.]
[Footnote: 2) Vā. 69. 59.]
[Footnote: 3) Vi. II. 10. 16; V. 38. 73 and 77.]
[ID=5482]
Tilottamā — the Apsaras1 presiding over the month of Iṣa (Māgha and Phālguna-Vā. P.); born out of the fire altar of Brahmā;2 resides in the Sun's chariot in the month of Māgha; cursed by Aṣtāvakra.3
[Footnote: 1) Bhā. XII. 11. 43; Br. II. 23. 22; III. 7. 6; IV. 33. 20; M. 13. 53; Vā. 52. 22; 69. 5.]
[Footnote: 2) Vā. 69. 59.]
[Footnote: 3) Vi. II. 10. 16; V. 38. 73 and 77.]
[ID=5482]
— The Purana Index
A form of the goddess Dākṣāyaṇī
1 definition
a form of Dakshayani
a form of Dākṣāyaṇī, Matsya-purāṇa (Title) xiii, 53 [ID=85299]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Name of a human woman
1 definition
of a woman
of a woman, Rājataraṃgiṇī (Title) vii, 120 [ID=85298]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
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Definitions on this page come from 10 works: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, 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.