Nilavasana, Nīlavasana, Nila-vasana: 7 definitions

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Nīlavasana (नीलवसन).—a. dressed in dark-blue clothes; see नीलाम्बर (nīlāmbara).

Nīlavasana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nīla and vasana (वसन). See also (synonyms): nīlavāsas.

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Nīlavasana (नीलवसन).—the planet Saturn.

Derivable forms: nīlavasanaḥ (नीलवसनः).

Nīlavasana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nīla and vasana (वसन).

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

Nīlavasana (नीलवसन).—mfn.

(-naḥ-nā-naṃ) Wearing dark blue or black garments. m.

(-naḥ) The planet Saturn. E. nīla dark blue, and vasana vesture.

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

Nīlavasana (नीलवसन).—[neuter] blue cloth or garment.

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

1) Nīlavasana (नीलवसन):—[=nīla-vasana] [from nīla > nīl] n. a blue garment, [Kathāsaritsāgara]

2) [v.s. ...] m. the planet Saturn, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Nīlavasana (नीलवसन):—[nīla-vasana] (naḥ-nā-naṃ) 1. m. Wearing blue. m. Planet Saturn.

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