केशव a. [केशाः प्रशस्ताः सन्त्यस्य; केश-व P.V.2.19] Having much, fine or luxuriant hair. -वः An epithet
of Viṣṇu; केशव जय जगदीश हरे Gīt.1; केशवं पतितं दृष्ट्वा पाण्डवा हर्षनिर्भराः Subhās. -2 The Supreme Being. -3 The month of मार्गशीर्ष. -Comp. -आयुधः the mango tree. (-धम्) a weapon of Viṣṇu. -आलयः, -आवासः the Aśvattha tree. -दैवज्ञः N. of an astronomer. -स्वामिन् N. of a grammarian.
a. long-haired; m. ep. of Vishnu and Krishna: -tva, n. abst. n.; -vap ana, n. shaving the hair; -vyaparopana, n. tearing out of the hair; -samskâra-dhûpa, m. incense smoke for perfuming the hair; -has ta, m. tuft or mass of hair; hair as a hand.
noun (masculine) name of the author of a lexicon called Kalpadru (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of the author of the Dvaitapariśiṣṭa (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of the father of Brāhma and uncle of Maheśvara (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of the father of Govinda and Rucikara (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of the father of Vopadeva (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of the month Mārgaśīrsha (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of the son of Viśvadhara and brother of Kari-nātha (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Vishnu or Krishna (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Rottleria tinctoria (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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