dhanus धनुस्

Definition: noun (neuter) (astron.) an are or quadrant for ascertaining the sun's altitude and śenith-distance (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))(geom.) an Arc or past of a circle (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))a bow (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))a desert (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))a fiddlestick (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))a measure of length 4 Hastas or 1/2000 Gavyūti (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))arid land (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))Buchanania Latifolia (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))name of Śiva (armed with a bow) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))the sign of the zodiac Sagittarius (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))


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