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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Jaṅgula (जङ्गुल).—Poison, venom.

Derivable forms: jaṅgulam (जङ्गुलम्).

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Jāṅgula (जाङ्गुल).—Poison, venom.

-lī 1 Knowledge of poisons, possession of charms or drugs as antidotes;

Derivable forms: jāṅgulam (जाङ्गुलम्).

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

Jaṅgula (जङ्गुल).—n.

(-laṃ) Poison, venom. E. jaṅgu locomotive, (an animal), and la what destroys, from lu to cut, affix ḍa . gama yaṅ luk vā ḍula . viṣe .

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Jāṅgula (जाङ्गुल).—n.

(-laṃ) Poison, venom. f. (-lī) 1. Knowledge of poisions, the possession of charms or drugs, and employment of them as antidotes. 2. A potherb, (Luffa acutangula.) E. jaṅgula poison, affix aṇ or gama-yaṅ luk vā ḍal pṛṣo0 dīrghaḥ .

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

1) Jaṅgula (जङ्गुल):—n. = jāṅg venom, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) Jāṅgula (जाङ्गुल):—[from jāṅgali] n. (= jaṅg) venom, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] the fruit of the Jālinī, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) Jāṅgulā (जाङ्गुला):—[from jāṅgula > jāṅgali] f. knowledge of poisons, [Kāmandakīya-nītisāra vii, 10]

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

1) Jaṅgula (जङ्गुल):—(laṃ) 1. n. Poison.

2) Jāṅgula (जाङ्गुल):—(laṃ) 1. n. Poison. f. (lī) Knowledge of poisons; a potherb.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Jāṅgula (जाङ्गुल) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Jaṃgola.

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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

Jāṃgula (ಜಾಂಗುಲ):—

1) [noun] a substance that through its chemical action usu. kills, injures or impairs an organism when consumed; poison.

2) [noun] knowledge of antidotes; a science that deals with curing of the effects of poison.

3) [noun] the use of charms, spells, and rituals in seeking or pretending to cause or control events or govern certain natural or supernatural forces; magic.

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Jāṃguḷa (ಜಾಂಗುಳ):—[noun] = ಜಾಂಗುಲ [jamgula].

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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Starts with: Jangulavid.

Ends with: Bajangula, Panjangula.

Full-text: Janguli, Jangala, Jamgola, Jangulavid, Jangulika.

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