mfn. (substituted for alpa-,"little, small", in forming its comparative and superlativeSee below; seekaṇa-;according to fr.kan-,"to shine, be bright or merry", originally meaning"young, youthful") .
f. having the palms of the hands and soles of the feet marked with śrī-vatsa- and muktika- (for muktikā-?) and nandy-āvarta- (one of the 80 minor marks of a buddha-)
कनकम् Gold; कनकवलयं स्रस्तं स्रस्तं मया प्रतिसार्यते Ś.3.12; Me.2,39,67. -कः 1 The Palāś tree. -2 The Dhattūra tree (several other plants as गुग्गुळ, चन्दन, चम्पक &c.) -3 Mountain ebony. -Comp. -अङ्गदम् a gold bracelet. -अचलः, -अद्रिः, -गिरिः, -शैलः epithets of the mountain Sumeru; अधुना कुचौ ते स्पर्धेते किल कनकाचलेन सार्धम् Bv.2.9. -अध्यक्षः the treasurer. -आह्वः the धत्तूर tree. (-ह्वम्) = नागकेशर. -आलुका a golden jar or vase. -आह्वयः the Dhattūra tree. (-यम्) a flower. -कदली A species of plantain; क्रीडाशैलः कनककदलीवेष्टनप्रेक्षणीयः Me.79. -कारः A goldsmith. -क्षारः borax. -टङ्कः a golden hatchet. -दण्डम्, -दण्डकम् (golden-sticked) the royal parasol. -दण्डिका a golden sheath for a sword &c.; Mu.2. -निकषः a streak of gold (rubbed on a touch-stone). -पट्टम् Gold brocade cloth; पीतं कनक- पट्टाभं स्रस्तं तद्वसनं शुभम् Rām.5.15.45. -पत्रम् an earornament made of gold; जीवेति मङ्गलवचः परिहृत्य कोपात् कर्णे कृतं कनकपत्रमनालपन्त्या Ch. P.1. -परागः gold-dust. -पर्वतः The mountain Meru; Mb.12. -पलः a kind of fish. (-लम्) a weight of gold (equal to 16 Maṣakas or about 28 grains). -प्रभ a. bright as gold. (-भा) the महाज्योतिष्मती plant. -प्रसवा the स्वर्णकेतकी plant. -भङ्गः a piece of gold. -रम्भा the स्वर्णकदली plant. -रसः 1 a yellow orpiment. -2 fluid gold. -शक्तिः N. of Kārttikeya. -सूत्रम् a gold necklace; काक्या कनकसूत्रेण कृष्णसर्पो विनाशितः Pt.1.27. -स्थली 'a land of gold', gold mine.
कनखलम् N. of a Tīrtha or sacred place and the hills adjoining it; (तीर्थं कनखलं नाम गङ्गाद्वारे$स्ति पावनम्); तस्माद्गच्छेरनुकनखलं शैलराजावतीर्णां जह्नोः कन्याम् Me.5.
n. gold; m. thorn apple; N.; -kadalî, f. species of plantain; -danda, m. royal umbrella; -pura, n., î, f. N. of a city; -prabhâ, f. N. of a princess; -mañgarî, f. N.; -maya, a. (î) golden; -rasa, m.fluid gold; -rekhâ, f. N.; -latâ, f. golden creeper; -lekhâ, f. N. of a princess; -valaya, m. n. golden bracelet; -vâhinî, f. N. of a river; -sikhar in, m. golden peaked, ep. of Meru; -sûtra, n. golden chain; -½adri, m. ep. ofMeru.
a. wear ing a golden wreath; -kûrkaka, a. wearing a beard; -klesa, a. bearing hardships; -gar bhâ, f. a. pregnant; -tâla, m.=vetâla; -danda, a. wielding the rod, punishing; being punished by (in.); -dvaidhî-bhâva, a. being at variance; -dhanus, m. archer; -niskaya, a. firmly resolved on (d.); -pûrva, a. worn before; -praga, a. having offspring; (á) râshtra, m. (whose kingdom is enduring), N. of the blind son of Vyâsa and elder brother of Pându; -vat, pp. act., v. √ dhri; -vrata, a. whose law or ordinance is settled; main taining ordinances; firmly resolved; devoted, attached; -sarîra, a. whose body continues to exist, living on; -srî, a. whose fortune is steadfast; -samkalpa, a. firmly resolved on (lc.).
n. lion's backward glance: in. or -nyâyena, on the principle of the lion's backward glance, i. e. treating a subject retrospectively while pro ceeding with it; -½avalokita, n. id.;-½âsa na, n. lion's seat, throne.
noun (masculine neuter) a kind of bdellium (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a kind of sandal-wood (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a sort of dhutura called kanak dhutura
Bauhinea Variegata (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Butea Frondosa (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Cassia Sophora (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Mesua Ferrea (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a people (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Durdama
name of particular Grahas or Ketus (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of several men (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Śiva
the city called Kanakapurī
thorn-apple (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
yellow amaranth Frequency rank 5426/72933
noun (masculine neuter) fluid gold (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
yellow orpiment (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
haritāla (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (neuter) branding (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
ciphering (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
stamping (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the act of marking (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
writing (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (feminine) a young girl from eight to ten years old (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a river that runs from the Himālaya mountains and falls into the Gaṅga (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (neuter) a look (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
appearance of (in comp.) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
beholding (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
glance (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
looking like (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
observing (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
seeing (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
viewing (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
avaloka (?) Frequency rank 7162/72933
noun (neuter) beholding (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
looking (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
seeing (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
sight (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (neuter) becoming aware of (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
contemplating (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
finding out (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
looking at (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
looking for (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noticing (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
observing (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
paying attention to (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
perceiving (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
regarding (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
studying (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the act of looking or seeing (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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