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Grammar Search

"hrasva" has 2 results

hrasva: masculine vocative singular stem: hrasva

hrasva: neuter vocative singular stem: hrasva

Amarakosha Search

3 results

Word	Reference	Gender	Number	Synonyms

gāṅgerukī		Feminine	Singular	nāgabālā, jhaṣā, hrasvagavedhukā

kharvaḥ	2.6.46	Masculine	Singular	hrasvaḥ, vāmanaḥ

vāmanaḥ	3.1.70	Masculine	Singular	nīcaḥ, kharvaḥ, hrasvaḥ, nyaṅ

Monier-Williams Search

49 results for hrasva

hrasva

mf(ā-)n. short, small, dwarfish, little, low (as an entrance), weak (as a voice)

etc.

hrasva

mf(ā-)n. unimportant, insignificant

hrasva

mf(ā-)n. less by (ablative)

hrasva

mf(ā-)n. prosodically or metrically short (as opp. to dīrgha-; see laghu-)

etc.

hrasva

m. a dwarf.

hrasva

m. a short vowel

hrasva

m. Name of yama-

hrasva

m. Name of various plants (Phaseolus Trilobus; equals nāga-balā-and bhūmi-jambū-)

hrasva

m. of a sāman-

hrasva

n. a kind of vegetable

hrasva

n. green or black sulphate of iron

hrasva

n. a particular short measure

hrasvabāhu

mfn. short-armed

hrasvabāhu

m. Name of nala- (while in the service of king ṛtu-parṇa-)

hrasvabāhuka

mfn. short-armed

hrasvadā

f. the incense-producing tree (varia lectio hradā-)

hrasvadarbha

m. equals -kuśa-

hrasvagavedhukā

f. Uraria Lagopodioides

hrasvairaṇḍa

m. red Ricinus

hrasvajambū

f. a species of jambū- with small black fruit

hrasvajātya

mfn. of a small sort or kind

hrasvaka

mfn. very short or small

hrasvakarṇa

m. "short-eared", Name of a rākṣasa-

hrasvakarṣaṇa

n. a particular svara-

hrasvakuśa

m. kuśa- grass or a kind of short kuśa- grass (see -darbha-)

hrasvamūla

m. "having a small root", the red sugar-cane

hrasvamūlaka

m. (prob.) idem or 'm. "having a small root", the red sugar-cane '

hrasvamūrti

mfn. short in stature, dwarfish

hrasvanirvaṃśaka

m. a small sword

hrasvaparṇa

m. "id.", Ficus Infectoria

hrasvapattraka

m. "having short leaves", a kind of Bassia

hrasvapattrikā

f. the small pippala- tree

hrasvaphala

m. "having small fruit or kernels", the date tree

hrasvaphalā

f. the tree bhūmi-jambū-.

hrasvaplakṣa

m. a species of small plakṣa- tree

hrasvapūrva

mfn. preceded by a short vowel

hrasvaroman

m. "short-haired", Name of a king of videha- (son of svarṇa-roman-)

hrasvasabhā

f. a small or narrow hall

hrasvaśākhāśipha

m. "having short branch roots", a small tree, shrub

hrasvaśigruka

m. a species of Moringa

hrasvatā

f. shortness (of stature)

hrasvataṇḍula

m. a kind of rice

hrasvatva

n. idem or 'f. shortness (of stature) '

hrasvatva

n. prosodial shortness

ardhahrasva

n. the quantity of half a short vowel

atihrasva

(/ati--) mfn. excessively short

caturhrasva

mfn. having the 4 extremities too short

mahāhrasva

mfn. very short, exceedingly low

ubhayatohrasva

mfn. having a short vowel on both sides, produced by two short vowels (as a vowel accented with a svarita-)

Apte Search

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hrasva	ह्रस्व a. [ह्रस्-वन्] (compar. ह्रसीयस्; superl. ह्रसिष्ठ) 1 Short, small, little. -2 Dwarfish, low or short in stature. -3 Short (opp. to दीर्घ in prosody). -4 Minor, very young in age; जाता ह्रस्वा प्रजा प्रमीयते Mb.3.197.13. -5 Unimportant, insignificant. -स्वः 1 A dwarf. -2 A short vowel. -स्वम् Green or black sulphate of iron. -Comp. -अग्निः Calotropis Gigantea = wort (Arka). -अङ्ग a. dwarfish, short-bodied (-ङ्गः) a dwarf. -गर्भः the Kuśa grass. -गवेधुका Uraria Lagopodioides (Mar. लहान चिकणा). -जात्य a. of a small kind. -दर्भः, -कुशः the short or white Kuśa grass. -दा gum olibanum. -निर्वेशकः a small sword. -पर्णः Ficus Infectoria (Mar. लघुपिंपरी). -फलः the date tree. -बाहुक a. short-armed. -मूर्ति a. short in stature, dwarfish, pigmy. -मूलः the short red cane.

hrasvaka	ह्रस्वक a. See ह्रस्व.

Vedic Index of
Names and Subjects

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hrasva māṇḍūkeya	(‘Descendant of Maṇdūka’) is the name of a teacher in the Aitareya Araṇyaka.

Bloomfield Vedic
Concordance

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namo	hrasvāya ca vāmanāya ca VS.16.30; TS.4.5.5.1; MS.2.9.5: 124.12; KS.17.14.

atidīrghaṃ	cātihrasvaṃ ca # VS.30.22; VSK.34.22. See atihrasvam.

athaitān	aṣṭau virūpān (TB. athaitān arūpebhya) ālabhate etc. # VS.30.22 (atidīrghaṃ cātihrasvaṃ ca, in the sequel); VSK.34.22 (atiśuklaṃ cātikṛṣṇaṃ ca, in the sequel); TB.3.4.19.1 (atihrasvam atidīrgham, in the sequel).

Dictionary of Sanskrit Search

"hrasva" has 2 results

hrasva	short, a term used in connection with the short vowels taking a unit of time measured by one matra for their utterance; confer, compare ऊकालोज्ङ्ररस्वदीर्घप्लुत: P. I. 2.27.

akṛtakāri	doing or accomplishing what is not done or accomplished; the expression is used in connection with grammatical operations like ह्रस्वकरण or दीर्घकरण only in cases where it is necessary i, e. where already there is no hrasva or drgha confer, compare अकृतकारि खल्वपि शास्त्रमग्निवत् । तद्यथा । अग्निर्यददग्धं तद्दहति । Mahābhāṣya of Patañjali on the Sūtras of Pāṇini (Dr. Kielhorn's edition ). on VI. 1.127. the rules of Grammar, like fire, are applied to places where they produce a change.

Vedabase Search

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hrasva	short	SB 4.14.44

hrasva	short	SB 4.14.44

		SB 5.21.3

hrasva-dīrgha	in short and long forms	SB 12.6.43

hrasva-dīrgha	in short and long forms	SB 12.6.43

hrasva-kāyāḥ	having dwarfed bodies	SB 12.3.34

hrasva-kāyāḥ	having dwarfed bodies	SB 12.3.34

hrasvaromā	Hrasvaromā	SB 9.13.17

hrasvati	diminishes	SB 12.3.22

ati-hrasva	very short	SB 4.14.44

ati-hrasva	very short	SB 4.14.44

tri-hrasva	three small	CC Adi 14.15

tri-hrasva	three small	CC Adi 14.15

DCS with thanks

27 results


hrasva	noun (masculine) a dwarf (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) a short vowel (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) name of Yama (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) name of Śiva Frequency rank 41499/72933

hrasva	noun (neuter) a kind of vegetable (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) a particular short measure (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) green or black sulphate of iron (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) puṣpakāsīsa Frequency rank 20409/72933

hrasva	adjective dwarfish (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) insignificant (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) less by (abl.) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) little (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) low (as an entrance) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) prosodically or metrically short (as opp. to dīrgha) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) short (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) small (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) unimportant (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) weak (as a voice) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 2551/72933

hrasvabadarī	noun (feminine) a kind of plant Frequency rank 72772/72933

hrasvagavedhukā	noun (feminine) Uraria Lagopodioides (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 72762/72933

hrasvagrīva	noun (masculine) [rel.] name of Śiva Frequency rank 72763/72933

hrasvairaṇḍa	noun (masculine) red Ricinus (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 72778/72933

hrasvaka	adjective very short or small (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 20410/72933

hrasvakarṇa	noun (masculine) name of a Rākṣasa (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 72760/72933

hrasvakumbha	noun (masculine) white Kuśa-grass Frequency rank 72761/72933

hrasvamūla	noun (masculine) the red sugar-cane (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 72773/72933

hrasvamūlaka	noun (masculine) the red sugar-cane (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 72774/72933

hrasvaparṇa	noun (masculine) Ficus Infectoria (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 72767/72933

hrasvapattrikā	noun (feminine) the small Pippala tree (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 72766/72933

hrasvaphala	noun (masculine) a kind of cocoa-nut tree the date tree (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 72771/72933

hrasvaphalā	noun (feminine) Frequency rank 72770/72933

hrasvaplakṣa	noun (masculine) a species of small Plakṣa tree (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 72769/72933

hrasvapuṣpaphala	noun (masculine) a kind of plant Frequency rank 72768/72933

hrasvaroman	noun (masculine) name of a king of Videha (son of Svarṇaroman) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 31318/72933

hrasvatara	adjective shorter smaller Frequency rank 72765/72933

hrasvataṇḍula	noun (masculine) a kind of rice (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 72764/72933

hrasvatā	noun (feminine) shortness (of stature) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 31317/72933

hrasvaśigruka	noun (masculine) a species of Moringa (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 72776/72933

hrasvaśākhāśipha	noun (masculine) a small tree (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) shrub (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 72775/72933

atihrasvaka	adjective Frequency rank 42283/72933

anatihrasva	adjective Frequency rank 42608/72933

ahrasva	adjective not short Frequency rank 46140/72933

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atihrasva	dwarfism, retracted growth.

Wordnet Search

"hrasva" has 4 results.


hrasva	hrasvasvaraḥ, hrasvaḥ alpakālamātraḥ svaraḥ। a iti hrasvasvaraḥ।
hrasva	pṛśniparṇikā, pṛśniparṇī, pṛthakparṇī, citraparṇī, aṅghrivallikā, kroṣṭuvinnā, siṃhapucchī, kalaśiḥ, dhāvaniḥ, guhā, pṛṣṇiparṇī, lāṅgalī, kroṣṭupucchikā, pūrṇaparṇī, kalaśī, kroṣṭukamekhalā, dīrghā, śṛgālavṛntā, triparṇī, siṃhapucchikā, siṃhapuṣpī, dīrghapatrā, atiguhā, ghṛṣṭhilā, citraparṇikā, mahāguhā, śṛgālavinnā, dhamanī, dhāmanī, mekhalā, lāṅgūlikā, lāṅgūlī, lāṅgūlikī, pṛṣṭiparṇī, pṛṣṭaparṇī, dīrghaparṇī, aṅghriparṇī, dhāvanī, kharagandhā, kharagandhanibhā, gorakṣataṇḍulā, catuṣphalā, jhaṣā, dhāvanī, nāgabalā, mahāgandhā, mahāpattrā, mahāśākhā, mahodayā, viśvadevā, viśvedevā, hrasvagavedhukā, ghaṇṭā, ghoṇṭāphala, gorakṣataṇḍula, gāṅgerukī, golomikā, dyutilā, brahmaparṇī, rasālihā, śīrṇanālā, sumūlā, khagaśatruḥ, śvapuccham auṣadhopayogī latāviśeṣaḥ। pṛśniparṇikāyāḥ śvetavarṇayuktaṃ vartulākārarūpaṃ puṣpaṃ bhavati।
hrasva	nāgabalā, gāṅgerukī, hrasvagavedhukā, gāṅgeruhī, gorakṣataṇḍulā, bhadrodanī, kharagandhā, catuḥpalā, mahodayā, mahāpatrā, mahāśākhā, mahāphalā, viśvadevā, aniṣṭā, devadaṇḍā, mahāgandhā, ghaṇṭā auṣadhīyaḥ kṣupaviśeṣaḥ। nāgabalā puruṣasya kāmaśaktiṃ vardhayati।
hrasva	hrasvaḥ kṣupanāmaviśeṣaḥ । hrasvaḥ iti naikeṣāṃ kṣupāṇāṃ nāma vartate

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