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वेदिvedi

वेदि (vedi) is a Sanskrit word meaning a wise man, teacher, or Pandit, knowledge, science, a seal-ring, an epithet of Sarasvati, used in compounds for knowing, an elevated piece of ground serving for a sacrificial altar. Its 24 recorded definitions are grouped into 9 contexts, among them Sacrificial Altar or Sacred Ground, Wise Person, Teacher, or Knower, Proper Name (Geographical).

Etymology
E. विद to know, &c. Uṇādi aff. इन्, and ङीष् optionally added in the fem. form
Definitions
24
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Meanings by context

Sacrificial Altar or Sacred Ground

12 definitions
an elevated piece of ground serving for a sacrificial altar

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the space between the spokes of a wheel-shaped altar

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. An altar, especially a shallow sacrificial bed covered with straw. 2. A stand, pedestal, or bench.

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. An altar or raised ground used for sacrificial fires and offerings. 2. A quadrangular covered spot with a raised floor in a temple or palace courtyard. 3. A seal ring. 4. A wise teacher. 5. A name of Sarasvati.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. An altar. 2. A seal ring. 3. A pandit. 4. Sarasvati.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A sacrificial altar. 2. A quadrangular spot in front of a temple or palace. 3. A seal ring. 4. An epithet of Sarasvati.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. An altar or raised ground used for sacrificial fires and offerings. 2. A quadrangular covered spot in a courtyard with a raised floor. 3. A seal-ring. 4. A Pandit or teacher. 5. A name of Sarasvati.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. An altar or ground prepared for sacrifice. 2. A quadrangular spot in a courtyard with a raised floor and roof. 3. A bench. 4. A seal-ring. 5. A teacher. 6. Sarasvati.

— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A sacrificial altar or bed. 2. A support, pedestal, or bench.

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

sacrificial bed

— Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary

1. An altar or raised ground prepared for sacrifice. 2. A quadrangular spot in the courtyard of a temple or palace. 3. A bench. 4. A seal-ring. 5. Sarasvati. 6. A teacher or pandit.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

the place of the fire altar in a sacrifice

— The Purana Index

Wise Person, Teacher, or Knower

3 definitions
a wise man, teacher, or Pandit

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

used in compounds for knowing

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A learned man or pandit.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Proper Name (Geographical)

2 definitions
the name of a Tirtha

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a river served by the Siddhas

— The Purana Index

Stand, Pedestal, Bench, or Seat

2 definitions
A stand, basis, pedestal, or bench.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

an oblong pedestal for images that is unfit for installing lingas and is believed to grant abundant riches

— The Purana Index

Courtyard Pavilion or Verandah

1 definition
a covered verandah or balcony in a courtyard

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Knowledge or Science

1 definition
knowledge, science

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Name of Goddess Sarasvatī

1 definition
an epithet of Sarasvati

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Seal-Ring

1 definition
a seal-ring

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Species of Plant

1 definition
a species of plant

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 11 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, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.