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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. मूर्धन्यmūrdhanyaa.Being in or on the head; मणिं जहार मूर्धन्यं द्विजस्य सहमूर्धजम् Bhāg.1.7.55.

    [मूर्ध्नि भवः यत्]

    1. Being in or on the head; मणिं जहार मूर्धन्यं द्विजस्य सहमूर्धजम् Bhāg.1.7.55.
    2. Cerebral or lingual, a term applied to the letters ऋ, ॠ, ट्, ठ्, ड्, ढ्, ण्, र्, and ष्; ऋटुरषाणां मूर्धा.
    3. Chief, pre-eminent, most excellent; सन्नद्धान् पत्तिमूर्धन्यान् Śiva B.28.78.
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. मूर्धन्यmūrdhanya[mûrdhan-ya] a. being on the skull or head; formed in the head, cerebral or lingual (sounds: gr.); chief…

    [mûrdhan-ya] adjective being on the skull or head; formed in the head, cerebral or lingual (sounds: grammatical term); chief, pre-eminent.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. मूर्धन्यmūrdhanyamfn. being on or in the head, belonging to the head, capital Kaus3. Ka1v. Pur.
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective being on or in the head, belonging to the head, capital Kaus3. Ka1v. Pur.
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective "formed on the roof or top of the palate", Name of a class of letters (the so-called "cerebrals" or "linguals", viz. ऋ, ॠ, ट्, ठ्, ड्, ढ्, ण्, र्, ष्) Pra1t. Pa1n2.
    3. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective highest, uppermost, pre-eminent Inscriptions
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  2. मूर्धन्याmūrdhanyāf. N. of the mother of Veda-s3iras वेद-शिरस् VP.

    feminine Name of the mother of Veda-s3iras वेद-शिरस् VP.

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  3. सर्वमूर्धन्यsarvamūrdhanya(with S3aktas शक्त s) N. of an author of mystical prayers Cat.

    (with S3aktas शक्त s) Name of an author of mystical prayers catalogue or catalogues

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