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Grammar Search

"bilva" has 2 results

bilva: masculine vocative singular stem: bilva

bilva: neuter vocative singular stem: bilva

Amarakosha Search

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Word	Reference	Gender	Number	Synonyms	Definition

bilvaḥ		Masculine	Singular	śailūṣaḥ, mālūraḥ, śrīphalaḥ, śāṇḍilyaḥ

Monier-Williams Search

45 results for bilva

bilva

m. (in later language also vilva-) Aegle Marmelos, the wood-apple tree (commonly called Bel;its delicious fruit when unripe is used medicinally;its leaves, are employed in the ceremonial of the worship of śiva-; see

)

etc.

bilva

n. the bilva- fruit

bilva

n. a particular weight (= 1 pala-, = 4 akṣa-s, 1/4= kuḍava-)

bilva

n. a kind of vegetable

bilva

n. a small pond, pool

(see billa-).

bilvadaṇḍa

m. "having a staff of bilva- wood"Name of śiva-

bilvadaṇḍin

m. "having a staff of bilva- wood"Name of śiva-

bilvaja

See bailvaja-.

bilvaka

m. Name of a serpent. demon

bilvaka

m. Name of a place of pilgrimage

(see bailvaki-)

bilvaka

m. a crab

bilvakīyā

f. a place planted with bilva- trees gaRa naḍādi- (see bailvaka-).

bilvala

n. Name of a town

bilvamadhya

n. the flesh of the bilva- fruit

bilvamāhātmya

n. Name of work (also bilva-vṛkṣa--, bilvātavī--,and bilvādri-m-).

bilvamaṅgala

m. Name of a poet (also called līlā-śuka-)

bilvamaṅgalastotra

n. Name of work

bilvamaṅgalaṭīkā

f. Name of work

bilvamātra

n. the weight of a bilva- fruit

bilvamātra

mfn. having the weight or size of a bilva- fruit

bilvanātha

m. Name of a teacher of the haṭha-vidyā-

bilvapāṇḍara

m. Name of a serpent-demon

bilvapāṇḍura

m. Name of a serpent-demon

bilvaparṇī

f. a kind of vegetable

bilvapattra

m. Name of a serpent-demon

bilvapattramaya

mf(ī-)n. made or consisting of bilva- leaves

bilvapattrikā

f. Name of dākṣāyaṇī- (under which she was worshipped at bilvaka-)

bilvapesī

f. the dried shell of the bilva- fruit

bilvapeśikā

f. the dried shell of the bilva- fruit

bilvatejas

m. Name of a serpent-demon

bilvavana

n. a wood of bilva- trees

cirabilva

m. Pongamia glabra

ciribilva

m. equals ra-b-

jalabilva

m. equals -valkala-

jalabilva

m. a turtle

jalabilva

m. a crab

jalabilva

m. equals -catvara-

kindubilva

Name of the place where jaya-deva- was born and where his family resided

(vv.ll. kinduvilla-, kenduvilla-,and tinduvilla-).

kurubilva

m. a ruby

kurubilvaka

m. equals kulmāṣa-

śākabilva

m. the egg-plant

(see -vindaka-).

śākabilvaka

m. the egg-plant

(see -vindaka-).

ṣoḍaśībilva

n. a kind of weight (equals tala-),

tindubilva

n. Name of a place

vanebilvaka

m. plural "Aegle Marmelos in a forest", anything found unexpectedly

(see -kiṃśuka-).

Apte Search

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bilvaḥ	बिल्वः A species of tree, Aegle Marmelos or wood-apple; its leaves are used in the worship of Śiva. -ल्वम् 1 The fruit of this tree; बिल्वं बालं कषायोष्णं पाचनं वह्निदीपनम् । संग्राहि तिक्तकटुकं तीक्ष्णं वातकफापहम् ॥ Bhāva. P. -2 A particular weight (= one pala). -3 A small pond or pool. -Comp. -दण्डः an epithet of Śiva. -पेशिका, -पेशी the shell of the Bilva fruit. -मध्यम् the flesh of the बिल्व fruit. -वनम् a thicket or wood of Bilva trees.

bilvakīyā	बिल्वकीया A place planted with Bilva trees.

Macdonell Search

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bilva	m. a tree (Aegle Marmelos) bearing delicious fruit (which when unripe is used medicinally); n. Bilva fruit; a cer tain weight (=1 pala): (a)-danda, a. having a staff of Bilva wood; -dandin, a. id.; -pattra-maya, a. consisting of Bilva leaves; -mâtra, n. weight of a Bilva fruit; a. of the size of a Bilva fruit; having the weight of a Bilva fruit; -vana, n. a Bilva forest.

kindubilva kindu-bilva, ˚villa	N. of a race or of the birthplace of Gayadeva.

Vedic Index of
Names and Subjects

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bilva	Is the name of the wood-apple tree (Aigle marmelos). It is mentioned in the Brāhmaṇas and in the Atharvaveda, where a reference to its valuable fruit may be intended. According to the Taittirīya Samhitā, the sacrificial post was made of Bilva wood in some cases. The śāñkhāyana Aranyaka contains a hymn in praise of the virtues of an amulet of Bilva (irā-mani bailva).

Bloomfield Vedic
Concordance

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mahān	vai bhadro bilvaḥ # AVś.20.136.13c,15a; śś.12.24.2.8a.

Dictionary of Sanskrit Search

"bilva" has 1 results

bilvakādi	a class of words headed by the word बिल्वक the affix ईय ( छ ) placed after which is elided when another taddhita affix. affix such as अण् or the like is placed after them; confer, compare बिल्वा यस्यां सन्ति बिल्वकी तस्यां भवा: बैल्वकाः Kāśikā of Jayāditya and Vāmana. on P.VI.4.153.

Vedabase Search

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bilva	bel fruit	CC Antya 18.105

bilva	O bel fruit tree	CC Antya 15.32

bilva	O bel-fruit tree	SB 10.30.9

bilvaiḥ	bilva trees	SB 8.2.14-19

bilvaiḥ	with bilva fruits	SB 10.18.14

bilvamańgala	Bilvamańgala	CC Madhya 10.177

DCS with thanks

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bilva	noun (neuter) a kind of vegetable (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) a particular weight; 1 Pala (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) a small pond (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) pool (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) the Bilva fruit (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 7217/72933

bilva	noun (masculine) Aegle marmelos Correa (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) the wood-apple tree (commonly called Bel) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) [rel.] a form of Śiva Frequency rank 1474/72933

bilvadaṇḍa	noun (masculine) name of Śiva (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 60268/72933

bilvagandha	noun (masculine) a kind of plant Frequency rank 60267/72933

bilvaka	noun (masculine neuter) Aegle marmelos (Linn.) Correa a crab (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) name of a place of pilgrimage (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) name of a serpent-demon (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 17044/72933

bilvala	noun (neuter) name of a town (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 60271/72933

bilvaparṇī	noun (feminine) a kind of vegetable (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 37665/72933

bilvapattra	noun (masculine) name of a serpent-demon (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 60269/72933

bilvapattrikā	noun (feminine) name of Dākṣāyaṇī under which she was worshipped at Bilvaka (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 37664/72933

bilvapāṇḍuka	noun (masculine) name of a Nāga Frequency rank 60270/72933

kaṇṭabilva	noun (neuter) a kind of plant Frequency rank 48388/72933

cirabilva	noun (masculine neuter) Pongamia glabra Vent. (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 13501/72933

cirabilvaka	noun (masculine) a kind of plant Frequency rank 28016/72933

ciribilva	noun (masculine) Frequency rank 19318/72933

śākabilvaka	noun (masculine) the egg-plant (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 67388/72933

subilvaka	noun (masculine) Frequency rank 71007/72933

Ayurvedic MedicalDictionary Dr. Potturu with thanks

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bilva	Plant Bengal quince; bael fruit; dried root & stembark of Aegle marmelos.
bṛhatpañcamūla	Plant five big tuberous roots; bilva, agnimantha, syonaka, pāṭala, gambhāri.
cirabilva	Plant Indian elm, jungle cork tree, dried fruit of Holoptelea integrifolia.
daśamūla	Plant ten roots (śāliparṇi, pṛsniparṇi, bṛhati, kanṭakāri, gokṣūra, bilva, agnimantha, śyonāka, pāṭali, gambhāri)
sadāphala	Plant always fruit-bearing tree; bael tree (bilva), Aegle marmelos. Ficus glomerata; Ficus recemosa and Cocos nucifera are also considered sadāphala.
śailūṣa	Go to bilva.
śānḍilya	Go to bilva.
srīphala	Go to bilva

Wordnet Search

"bilva" has 11 results.


bilva	bilvam, śāṇḍilyam ekaḥ kaṇṭakayuktaḥ vṛkṣaḥ yasya phalasya kavacam atīva kaṭhinaṃ tathā ca ślakṣṇam asti। bilvasya patrāṇi tripatrakāṇi saṃyuktāni tathā ca gandhayuktāni santi।
bilva	bilvapatram bilvavṛkṣasya patram yasmin trīṇi pañca vā dalāni santi। bilvapatraṃ śivāya arpaṇīyam।
bilva	bilvam, kapītanaḥ, karkaṭāhvaḥ, karkoṭakam, gandhaphalam, goharītakī, trijaṭā, mahākapitthaḥ, mahāphalam, maheśabandhuḥ, māṅgalyam, lakṣmīphalam, śrīphalam, śāṇḍilyaḥ bilvavṛkṣasya phalaṃ yad rasayuktam asti। bilvasya peyam udarasya kṛte upakāri asti।
bilva	hiṇḍiraḥ, vārtākī, vaṅganam, hiṅgulī, siṃhī, bhaṇṭākī, duṣpradharṣiṇī, vārtā, vātīṅgaṇaḥ, vārtākaḥ, śākabilvaḥ, rājakuṣmāṇḍaḥ, vṛntākaḥ, vaṅgaṇaḥ, aṅgaṇaḥ, kaṇṭavṛntākī, kaṇṭāluḥ, kaṇṭapatrikā, nidrāluḥ, māṃsaphalakaḥ, mahoṭikā, citraphalā, kaṇcakinī, mahatī, kaṭphalā, miśravarṇaphalā, nīlaphalā, raktaphalā, śākaśreṣṭhā, vṛttaphalā, nṛpapriyaphalā vanaspativiśeṣaḥ yasyāḥ phalāni śākarūpeṇa upayujyante। kṛṣakaḥ kṛṣikṣetre hiṇḍiraṃ ropayati।
bilva	vārtākī, vaṅganam, hiṅgulī, siṃhī, bhaṇṭākī, duṣpradharṣiṇī, vārtā, vātīṅgaṇaḥ, vārtākaḥ, śākabilvaḥ, rājakuṣmāṇḍaḥ, vṛntākaḥ, vaṅgaṇaḥ, aṅgaṇaḥ, kaṇṭavṛntākī, kaṇṭāluḥ, kaṇṭapatrikā, nidrāluḥ, māṃsaphalakaḥ, mahoṭikā, citraphalā, kaṇcakinī, mahatī, kaṭphalā, miśravarṇaphalā, nīlaphalā, raktaphalā, śākaśreṣṭhā, vṛttaphalā, nṛpapriyaphalam phalaviśeṣaḥ yaḥ śākārthe upayujyate। mātā śākārthe vārtākīm utkṛntati।
bilva	bilvavanam bilvasya vanam। adhijanaḥ bilvavane bilvaṃ chinatti।
bilva	bilvakaḥ, bailvakiḥ ekaṃ puṇyakṣetram । bilvaka iti tīrthakṣetraṃ prācīna-bhārate suvikhyātam
bilva	bilvalam ekaṃ nagaram । kośeṣu bilvalaṃ samullikhitaṃ prāpyate
bilva	bilvakaḥ, bailvakiḥ ekaṃ puṇyakṣetram । bilvaka iti tīrthakṣetraṃ prācīna-bhārate suvikhyātam
bilva	bilvalam ekaṃ nagaram । kośeṣu bilvalaṃ samullikhitaṃ prāpyate
bilva	tindubilvasya ullekhaḥ gītagovinde asti tindubilva । ekaṃ sthānam

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