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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ajakava (अजकव).—The bow of Śiva (śivo hi anenaiva dhanuṣā tripurāsurasya vadhena ajaṃ viṣṇuṃ kaṃ brahmāṇaṃ ca avāt prīṇayāmāsa iti tasya dhanuṣo'jakavatvam, ajakau vātīti Tv.)

Derivable forms: ajakavaḥ (अजकवः), ajakavam (अजकवम्).

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Ajakāva (अजकाव).—

1) Śiva's bow.

2) [ajakaṃ chāgaṃ vāti prīṇāti; vā-ka Name of the tree varvarī (Mar. tiḷavaṇa) of which goats are said to be very fond.

3) [ajakā ajāgalastana iva vāti prakāśate vā-ka] A sacrificial vessel of wood (of the form of ajāgala) dedicated to Mitra and Varuṇa (-vam in this sense) मैत्रावरुणपात्रम् (maitrāvaruṇapātram)

4) A disease of the pupil of the eye = अजकाजात (ajakājāta) q. v.

5) A venomous kind of vermin Cantipede or scorpion (ajakā rogaviśeṣaḥ, tadviṣam).

Derivable forms: ajakāvaḥ (अजकावः), ajakāvam (अजकावम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ajakava (अजकव).—m. (vaḥ) The bow of Siva, See ajakāva ajagava &c. E. aja Vishnu, and ka Brahma with va aff. Brahma being placed in the centre, and Vishnu on the upper part.

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Ajakāva (अजकाव).—m. (va) See ajakava. E. as before, a being made ā.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Ajakava (अजकव):—m. Śiva’s bow, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) Ajakāva (अजकाव):—[from ajakava] mfn. Name of a sacrificial vessel dedicated to Mitra and Varuṇa and (according to the [commentator or commentary]) having an ornament similar to the fleshy protuberance called ajā-gala-stana q.v., [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]

3) [v.s. ...] mn. a species of venomous vermin, centipede or scorpion, [Ṛg-veda vii, 50, 1]

4) [v.s. ...] Śiva’s bow, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ajakava (अजकव):—m.

(-vaḥ) The bow of Śiva. E. unknown; the follow-ing is evidently artificial: aja Viṣṇu, and ka Brahmā, taddh. aff. va, Brahmā being placed in the centre, and Viṣṇu on the upper part. See also ajakāva-ajagava-ajagāva-ajīkava-ājagava.

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Ajakāva (अजकाव):—I. m. n.

(-vaḥ-vam) The bow of Śiva; see ajakava. Ii. m.

(-vaḥ) A poisonous little animal. Iii. n.

(-vam) A sacrificial vessel consecrated to Mitra and Varuna. E. doubtful. Perhaps this word is derived from ajakā, taddh. aff. va, Iii. being explained as a vessel having a piece of wood in the shape of the throat nipples of a goat and Ii. as an animal poisonous or deadly as the disease ajakā.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Ajakava (अजकव):—(vaḥ) 1. m. The bow of Shiva.

2) Ajakāva (अजकाव):—(vaḥ) 1. m. Idem.

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context information

Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Ajakava (ಅಜಕವ):—[noun] name of the bow of Śiva.

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Ajakāva (ಅಜಕಾವ):—[noun] = ಅಜಕವ [ajakava].

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Full-text: Ajagava, Ajikava, Ajaga, Ajaka, Ajagavakarmuka, Mahajagava.

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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)

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