m. of a daitya- (son of ni-sunda- and brother of upa-sunda-;the two brothers killed each other while quarrelling for a beautiful apsaras- named tilottamā-) etc.
सुन्दः N. of a demon and brother of Upasunda, who were sons of Nikumbha. [They got a boon from the Creator that they would not die until they should kill themselves. On the strength of this boon, they grew very oppressive and Indra had at last to send down a lovely nymph named Tilottamā, and while quarrelling for her, they killed each other.]
सुन्दर a. (-री f.) (सुन्द्-अरः Uṇ.3.133) 1 Lovely, beautiful, handsome, charming. -2 Right. -रः N. of Cupid. -री A beautiful woman; एका भार्या सुन्दरी वा दरी वा Bh.2.115; विद्याधरसुन्दरीणाम् Ku.1.7. -Comp. -काण्डम् 1 a beautiful stalk. -2 the 5th book of the Rāmāyaṇa.
a. (î) [perh. for sunara; cp. sû-nára, sû-nríta; Gk. a)-nh/r, a)-n-d-ro/s] beau tiful, lovely, handsome; noble (rare); good, right, correct (act etc.): -ka, m. N.; -kânda, n. beautiful stalk; -tâ, f.beauty; -pura, n. N. of a town; -m-manya, a. thinking oneself handsome; -sena, m. N. of a king.
f. very beautiful woman; -surata, a. initiated in the arts of love; -strî, f. excellent or noble woman; -srag, f. bridegroom's garland (put round his neck by the girl who chooses him).
noun (masculine) name of a Daitya; son of Nisunda and brother of Upasunda (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a monkey (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Viṣṇu (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) a palace of a particular form (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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name of a being accompanying Gaṇeśa
name of a serpent-demon (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Pravilasena (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Kāmadeva (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of various authors (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of an alchemist (?) Frequency rank 31045/72933
adjective agreeable (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
beautiful (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
charming (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
handsome (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
lovely (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noble (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (feminine) a beautiful woman (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a kind of tree (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a particular metre (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
any woman (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a daughter of Vaiśvānara (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a daughter of Śvaphalka (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a deity (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a Yogini (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of an Apsaras (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of the wife of Mālyavat (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of various other women (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
turmeric (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a magical pill Frequency rank 3673/72933
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