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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. क्षुद्रkṣudraa.Minute, small, tiny, little, trifling.

    [क्षुद्-कर्तरि रक्] (compar. क्षोदीयस्; superl. क्षोदिष्ठ)

    1. Minute, small, tiny, little, trifling.
    2. Mean, low, vile, base; क्षुद्रेऽपि नूनं शरणं प्रपन्ने Ku.1.12.
    3. Wicked.
    4. Cruel.
    5. Poor, indigent.
    6. Miserly, niggardly; Me.17.
    7. Diminutive, short.
    8. Trifling, insignificant.
    9. Unimportant, minor.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -द्रः

      1. A small particle of rice.
      2. A bee or wasp.
    • -द्रा

      1. A bee; क्षुद्राभिरक्षुद्रतराभि- राकुलम् Śi.12.54.
      2. A fly or gnat.
      3. A woman maimed or crippled.
      4. A quarrelsome woman.
      5. A prostitute, whore, harlot; उपसृष्टा इव क्षुद्राधिष्ठितभवनाः K.17.
      6. A base or despicable woman.
      7. A dancing girl.
    • -द्रम् Vedic A particle of dust, flour, meal; अव क्षुद्रमिव स्रवेत Rv.1.129.6.

    • -अञ्जनम् a kind of unguent applied to the eyes in certain diseases.

    • -अन्त्रः the small cavity of the heart.

    • -उलूकः a small owl.

    • -कम्बुः a small shell.

    • -कुलिशः a precious stone.

    • -कुष्ठम् a mild form of leprosy.

    • -घण्टिका

      1. small bell.
      2. a girdle of small bells.
    • -चूडः Name of a bird.

    • -चन्दनम् red sandal-wood.

    • -जन्तुः any small animal.

    • -तण्डुलः a grain of rice.

    • -तातः a father's brother, uncle.

    • -दंशिका a small gadfly.

    • -पत्रा a kind of sorrel (Oxalis Pusilla).

    • -पदम् a kind of measure of length (equal to 1 Aṅgulas).

    • -बुद्धि Adjective low-minded, mean.

    • -रसः

      1. honey.
      2. (Plural) base pleasures; Bhāg.5.13.1.
    • -रोगः a minor disease; (44 are enumerated by Suśruta).

    • -वंशा Name of a plant (Mimosa Pudica).

    • -शर्करा a kind of suger (coming from यवनाल).

    • -शार्दूलः leopard.

    • -शङ्खः a small conch-shell.

    • -सुवर्ण low or bad gold;id est, that is brass.

    • -हन् Masculine an epithet of Śiva.

    In the Gita2·3

    क्षुद्रं हृदयदौर्बल्यं त्यक्त्वोत्तिष्ठ परन्तप॥

    kṣudraṁ hṛdayadaurbalyaṁ tyaktvottiṣṭha paraṁtapa. — Fall not from the virility of the fighter and the hero, O Partha! it is not fitting in thee. Shake off this paltry faintheartedness and arise, O… 2·3
    • क्षुद्रम्kṣudramaccusative singular of the neuter form of the adjective kṣudra (paltry, ignoble).
  2. अक्षुद्रakṣudraa.Not small or insignificant.

    [न. त.]

    Not small or insignificant.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -द्रः Name of Śiva.

  3. क्षुद्रकkṣudraka1 One who disregards; तस्माद्राजानो नावमन्तव्याः इति क्षुद्रकान् प्रतिषेधयेत् Kau. A.1.13.
    1. 1 One who disregards; तस्माद्राजानो नावमन्तव्याः इति क्षुद्रकान् प्रतिषेधयेत् Kau. Atmanepada 1.13.
    2. A kind of arrow; अथैनं पञ्चविंशत्या क्षुद्रकाणां समार्पयत् Mb.6.45.23.-Adjective Small, minute; Ms.8.297.

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. क्षुद्रkṣudra[kshud-rá] a. small, tiny; low, mean, base; wicked (in jest): (a)-ka, a. small, tiny; *-ghantikâ, f. small…

    [kshud-rá] adjective small, tiny; low, mean, base; wicked (in jest): (a)-ka, adjective small, tiny; *-ghantikâ, feminine; also equal for small bell (ornament).

  2. अक्षुद्रakṣudra[a-kshudra] a. not insignificant, considerable.

    [a-kshudra] adjective not insignificant, considerable.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. क्षुद्रkṣudramf(आ)n. (compar. क्षोदीयस्, superl. ˚दिष्ठ, qq.vv.) minute, diminutive, tiny, very small, little, trifling AV.…
    1. mf(आ)neuter gender (Comparative degree क्षोदीयस्, superlative degree that the rest of a word is to be suppliedदिष्ठ, qq.vv.) minute, diminutive, tiny, very small, little, trifling AV. VS. xiv, 30 TBr. iii S3Br. ChUp. AitUp. Ya1jn5. etc.
    2. mf(आ)neuter gender mean, low, vile Mn. vii, 27 Ya1jn5. i, 309 MBh. etc.
    3. mf(आ)neuter gender wicked (said in joke) Ma1lav.
    4. mf(आ)neuter gender niggardly, avaricious Lexicographers
    5. mf(आ)neuter gender cruel Lexicographers
    6. mf(आ)neuter gender poor, indigent Lexicographers
    7. masculine gender a small particle of rice Lexicographers
    8. masculine gender Equivalent to -रोग (quod vide) Sus3r.
    9. masculine gender Equivalent to -पनस (quod vide) Lexicographers
    10. masculine gender a fly, gnat Lexicographers
    11. masculine gender a base or despicable woman Pa1n2. 4-1, 131
    12. masculine gender a maimed or crippled woman ibidem Pat.
    13. masculine gender a whore, harlot Lexicographers
    14. masculine gender a dancing girl Lexicographers
    15. masculine gender a quarrelsome woman Lexicographers
    16. masculine gender Name of several plants (Solanum Jacquini, also another variety of Solanum, Oxalis pusilla, Coix barbata, Nardostachys Jat2a1-ma1n6si1 जटा-मांसी) Lexicographers
    17. neuter gender a particle of dust, flour, meal fg-veda i, 129, 6 and viii, 49, 4; ([confer, compare Lithuanian kUdikis, "an infant"; Persian $ kUdak, "small a boy."])
    18. (in compound)
  2. अक्षुद्रakṣudramfn. not small
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective not small
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective not low or vulgar MBh.
  3. उपक्षुद्रupakṣudramfn. some what small Ta1n2d2yaBr.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective some what small Ta1n2d2yaBr.

  4. क्षुद्रंचरkṣudraṃcaramfn. grazing on small or minute herbs (as a deer) BhP. iv, 29, 53.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective grazing on small or minute herbs (as a deer) BhP. iv, 29, 53.

  5. क्षुद्रकkṣudrakamfn. small, minute Mn. viii, 297
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective small, minute Mn. viii, 297
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective short (as the breath) Sus3r.
    3. masculine gender Name of a prince (son of Prasenajit प्रसेनजित्) BhP. ix, 12, 14 VP. (varia lectio क्षुद्र-बक)
    4. masculine gender plural Name of a people living by warfare (the *᾿οξυδρακοι) MBh. ii, 1871; vi, 2106 Pa1n2. 5-3, 114 Ka1s3.
    5. masculine gender small bells employed for ornament (confer, compare क्षुद्र-घण्टिका) Lexicographers
    6. neuter gender Name of a collection of Buddhist Buddhist works.