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Results for वङ्क्रि

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. वङ्क्रिvaṅkriA rib of an animal or building (said to be f. only by some).

    [वकि-क्रिन् Uṇ.4.67-68]

    1. A rib of an animal or building (said to be Feminine only by some).
    2. The timber of a roof.
    3. A kind of musical instrument (said to be Neuter also in these two senses).

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. वङ्क्रिvaṅkri[váṅk-ri (or î)] f. [bent: √vañk] rib.

    [váṅk-ri (or î)] feminine; also equal for [bent: √vañk] rib.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. वङ्क्रिvaṅkrif. a rib, the rib of any animal (as of a horse, said to have 34 ribs, or of an ox, said to have 26, &c.) RV.…
    1. feminine a rib, the rib of any animal (as of a horse, said to have 34 ribs, or of an ox, said to have 26, etc.) fg-veda Breton S3rS. BhP. (also f(ई).)
    2. feminine the ribs or timber of a roof. Lexicographers
    3. feminine a particular musical instrument Lexicographers