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Results for जिघांसु

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

जिघांसुjighāṃsua.Desirous of killing, murderous.
[हन् सन् उ]

Desirous of killing, murderous.
Derived forms and compounds
- -सुः An enemy.
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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

जिघांसुjighāṃsumfn. = ˚सिन् (with acc.) MBh. i, iii R. BhP. Das3. Katha1s.
1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective Equivalent to that the rest of a word is to be suppliedसिन् (with accusative) MBh. i, iii R. BhP. Das3. Katha1s.
2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective desirous of destroying or ruining (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' or with accusative) La1t2y. i, 10, 3 Sus3r. i, 19, 21
3. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective revengeful W.
4. masculine gender an enemy W.
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अपजिघांसुapajighāṃsumfn. (√हन् Desid.), desirous of keeping off. wishing to avert AitBr.
1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (√हन् Desiderative), desirous of keeping off. wishing to avert AitBr.
2. see sub voce, the word in the Sanskrit order
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विजिघांसुvijighāṃsumfn. (Desid. of √हन्) wishing to slay or to kill or to remove or to destroy MBh. BhP.

masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (Desiderative of √हन्) wishing to slay or to kill or to remove or to destroy MBh. BhP.

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