Sanskrit Dictionary

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Amarakosha Search

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Word	Reference	Gender	Number	Synonyms	Definition

aratniḥ	2.6.87	Ubhaya-linga	Singular

Monier-Williams Search

14 results for aratni

aratni

mfn. "disgusted, discontented" ([

])

aratni

m. the elbow

(according to the emendation of

)

aratni

m. a corner

aratni

m. a cubit of the middle length, from the elbow to the tip of the little finger, a fist

(see 1. a-ratni-)

etc.

aratni

mfn. in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' with numbers (exempli gratia, 'for example' pañcāratnyas-,"five fists")

aratni

f. the elbow

(see ratni-.)

aratnika

m. the elbow,

aratnimātra

mf(/ī-)n. one ell in length

etc.

aratnimātra

n. a distance of only an ell

aratnin

mfn. not possessing wealth or precious things

aṣṭaratni

m. 8 aratni-s long,

ṣaḍaratni

(ṣ/aḍ--) mfn. six aratni-s in length

saratni

mf. (see ratni-, aratni-) a particular measure (from the elbow to the closed hand)

tryaratni

mfn. 3 arms long

Apte Search

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aratniḥ	अरत्निः (m. or f.) [ऋ-कत्नि रत्निः स नास्ति यत्र] 1 The elbow; sometimes the fist itself. -2 A cubit of the middle length, from the elbow to the tip of the little finger, an ell; अरत्निस्तु निष्कनिष्ठेन मुष्टिना Ak.; मध्याङ्गुलि- कूर्परयोर्मध्ये प्रामाणिकः करः । बद्धमुष्टिकरो रत्निररत्निः स कनिष्ठिकः ॥ Halāy.; A measure 24 Aṅgulas (fingers); एकविंशति- यूपास्ते एकविंशत्यरत्नयः Rām.1.14.25. पञ्चारत्नयो रथपथः Kau. A.2.4. सममरत्नियुगे$युगचक्षुषः Ki.18.6. -3 The arm; अरत्निना चाभिहत्य शिरः कायादपाहरत् Mb.3.157.7.

aratnikaḥ	अरत्निकः The elbow; चत्वार्यरत्निकास्थीनि (बाह्वोः प्रमाणानि) Y.3.86.

saratniḥ	सरत्निः m., f. A kind of cubit-measure; cf. रत्नि or अरत्नि.

Macdonell Search

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aratni	m. [joint], elbow; -ka, m. id.

Vedic Index of
Names and Subjects

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aratni	This word, which primarily means ‘elbow,’ occurs frequently from the Rigveda onwards as denoting a measure of length (‘ ell ’ or ‘ cubit ’), the distance from the elbow to the tip of the hand. The exact length nowhere appears from the early texts.

Bloomfield Vedic
Concordance

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ūrū	aratnī jānunī VS.20.8c; MS.3.11.8c: 152.6; KS.38.4c; TB.2.6.5.5c.

urū	aratnī jānunī error for ūrū etc., TB.2.6.5.5c.

Vedabase Search

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aratnibhyām	their fists	SB 10.44.3

DCS with thanks

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aratni	noun (masculine) a corner (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) a cubit of the middle length (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) a fist (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) a measure of length; less than one hasta the elbow (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 6971/72933

aratni	noun (feminine) the elbow (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 32520/72933

aratnika	adjective measuring one aratni Frequency rank 18895/72933

aratnika	noun (masculine) the elbow (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 26631/72933

saratni	noun (masculine feminine) a particular measure (from the elbow to the closed hand) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 69361/72933

Ayurvedic MedicalDictionary Dr. Potturu with thanks

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aratni	1. elbow as measure; 2. a linear measurement equal to 42 centimetres.

Wordnet Search

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aratni

aratniḥ

mīmāṃsāśāstrānusāreṇa parimāṇaviśeṣaḥ।

purātanīye kāle aratninā yajñavedikāyāḥ māpanaṃ kriyate sma।

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