vajra

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[apte] a. [vaj-ran Uṇ. 2. 28] 1 Hard, adamantine. --2 Severe. --3 Forked, zigzag. --4 Cross. --jraḥ, --jraṃ 1 A thunderbolt, the weapon of Indra (said to have been formed out of the bones of the sage Dadhīci q. v.). āśaṃsaṃte samitiṣu surāḥ saktavairā hi daityairasyādhijye dhanuṣi vijayaṃ pauruhūte ca vajre Ś. 2. 15. --2 Any destruc- tive weapon like the thunderbolt. --3 A diamond-pin, an instrument [Page0939-b+ 57] for...

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√ṣage षगे

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a. [vaj-ran Uṇ. 2. 28] 1 Hard, adamantine. --2 Severe. --3 Forked, zigzag. --4 Cross. --jraḥ, --jraṃ 1 A thunderbolt, the weapon of Indra (said to have been formed out of the...

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Part of Speech: NOUN
Total Occurrences: 1,850
Texts Appeared In: 102

DCS: kine and sheep; gavelaga

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Rājanighaṇṭu surface: vajraṃ

vajraṃ ca nīlaṃ ca nava krameṇa gomedavaiḍūryayutāni tāni
Rasaratnākara surface: vajra

vajrakāyo bhavetsiddho vāyuvego mahābalaḥ
Rasaratnākara surface: vajra

vajrakāyaḥ khecaraśca jīved brahmadinatrayam