abhra

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[mw] n. (sometimes spelt abbhra, according to the derivation ab-bhra, water-bearer; cf. Comm. on ChUp. ii, 15, 1) (rarely m. AV. ix, 6, 47 and TS.) cloud, thunder-cloud, rainy weather RV. &c 79,3 13688 n. sky, atmosphere S3is3. ix, 3 79,3 13688.1 n. (in arithmetic) a cypher 79,3 13688.2 n. ([ NBD. ]) dust AV. xi, 3, 6 79,3 13688.3

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√abhra अभ्र

Gaṇa 1· bhvadi· Parasmaipada · gatau

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n. (sometimes spelt abbhra, according to the derivation ab-bhra, water-bearer; cf. Comm. on ChUp. ii, 15, 1) (rarely m. AV. ix, 6, 47 and TS.) cloud, thunder-cloud, rainy weather...

Corpus Profile

Part of Speech: NOUN
Total Occurrences: 827
Texts Appeared In: 85

DCS: Hedysarum lagopodioides | Monier-Williams: aBra [ cf. Gk. ὄμβρος & Lat. imber .]

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Mugdhāvabodhinī 137 16.6%
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Rasaratnākara 100 12.1%
Rāmāyaṇa 37 4.5%

Concordance (Sample)

Bhāgavatapurāṇa surface: abhra

dyaur naṣṭabhagaṇābhraughaiḥ savidyutstanayitnubhiḥ
Rasaratnākara surface: abhram

mṛtābhraṃ gandhakaṃ śuddhaṃ kaṇā sarvaṃ samaṃ ghṛtaiḥ
Rasaratnākara surface: abhram

koraṇṭakasya pattrāṇi mṛtābhraṃ gandhakaṃ samam