Tryangula, Tryaṅgula, Tri-angula: 5 definitions

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Tryaṅgula (त्र्यङ्गुल).—three fingers' breadth.

Derivable forms: tryaṅgulam (त्र्यङ्गुलम्).

Tryaṅgula is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tri and aṅgula (अङ्गुल).

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Tryaṅgula (त्र्यङ्गुल).—1. [neuter] [abstract] to seq.

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Tryaṅgula (त्र्यङ्गुल).—2. [adjective] three fingers long or broad.

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

1) Tryaṅgula (त्र्यङ्गुल):—[=try-aṅgula] [from try] n. 3 fingers' breadth, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa iii, 3, 2, 4 and 7, 1, 25]

2) [v.s. ...] [xiv; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra vii]

3) [v.s. ...] mfn. 3 fingers broad, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa i, 2, 5, 9; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra ii, vi.]

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

Tryaṅgula (त्र्यङ्गुल):—(tri + aṅgula = aṅguli) adj. drei Finger lang, breit, tief u.s.w.: vedi [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 1, 2, 5, 9] (wo die Betonung tryaṅgula nicht vollkommen sicher zu sein scheint; vgl. v. l.). tryaṅgulamavakṛntet [3, 3, 2, 4. 7, 1, 5. 14, 1, 2, 17.] [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 2, 6, 2. 6, 1, 30. 7, 7, 4.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Tryaṅgula (त्र्यङ्गुल):—1. n. das Maass von drei Daumenbreiten [Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 3,7,1,25.] la utkarṣam , lenotkarṣam und tryaṅgulotkarṣam Absol. [Pāṇini. 3,4,51,Sch.]

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Tryaṅgula (त्र्यङ्गुल):—2. Adj. (f. ā) das Maass von drei Daumenbreiten habend [Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 1,2,5,9.] [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtra 2,6,2.6,1,30.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung
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