m. an indicatory letter or syllable attached to roots, etc. (marking some peculiarity in their inflection; exempli gratia, 'for example' an i-attached to roots, denotes the insertion of a nasal before their final consonant)
m. attachment; continuity; series; posterity; consequence; motive; mute letter (gr.); indispensable element: -na, n. uninterrupted series; -bandhin, a. connected with (--°ree;); extensive; lasting long: (i)-tva, n. abst. n.; -bala, n. rear (of an army); -bodha, m. noticing, perceiving; reviving an evaporated smell; -bodhya, fp. to be recognised; to be made acquainted with.
noun (masculine) (in arithm.) the junction of fractions (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
(in phil.) an indispensable element of the Vedānta (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a child or pupil who imitates an example set by a parent or preceptor (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a part (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a small part (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
an indicatory letter or syllable attached to roots (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
anything small or little (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
attachment (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
beginning (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
binding (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
cause (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
clog (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
commencement (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
connection (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
consequence (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
design (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
encumbrance (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
inseparable adjunct or sign of anything (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
intention (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
motive (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
obstacle (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
result (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
secondary or symptomatic affection (supervening on the principal disease) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
sequence (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
uninterrupted succession (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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