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    Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 2, col. 1.
    aṃśuḥ [aṃś-mṛga° ku.]

    1 A ray, beam of light; caṃḍa°, gharma° hot-rayed, the sun; sūryāṃśubhirbhinnamivāraviṃdaṃ Ku. 1. 32; lustre, brilliance; ratna°, nakha° &c.

    2 A point or end.

    3 A small or minute particle.

    4 End of a thread.

    5 A filament, especially of the Soma plant (Ved.)

    6 Garment; decoration.

    7 N. of a sage or of a prince.

    8 Speed, velocity (vega).

    Comp.

    jālaṃ a collection of rays, a blaze or halo of light.

    dharaḥ,

    patiḥ bhṛt, bāṇaḥ bhartṛ.

    svāmī the sun, (bearer of rays or lord of rays).

    padṛṃ a kind of silken cloth (aṃśunā sūkṣmasūtreṇa yuktaṃ paṭṭaṃ) Y. 1. 186, Ms. 5. 120.

    mālā a garland of light, halo.

    mālin m. [aṃśavaḥ māleva, tataḥ astyarthe ini]

    1 the sun (wreathed with, surrounded by, rays).

    2 the number twelve.

    3 having a collection of rays.

    hastaḥ [aṃśuḥ hasta iva yasya] the sun (who draws up water from the earth by (pb) means of his 1000 hands in the form of rays).

    Apte Enlarged Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    vol. 1, p. 2.
    aṃśuḥ [aṃś-mṛga˚ ku.] 1 A ray, beam of light; caṇḍa˚, gharmaṃ˚ hot-rayed the sun; sūryāṃśubhirbhinnamivāravindam Ku.1.32; Iustre, brilliance caṇḍāṃśukiraṇābhāśca hārāḥ Rām.5.9.48; Śi.1.9. ratna˚, nakha˚ &c. -2 A point or end. -3 A small or minute particle. -4 End of a thread. -5 A filament, especially of the Soma plant (Ved.) -6 Garment; decoration. -7 N. of a sage or of a prince. -8 Speed, velocity (vega). -9 Fine thread -Comp. -udakam dew-water. -jālam a collection of rays, a blaze or halo of light. -dharaḥ -patiḥ -bhṛt-bāṇaḥ -bhartṛ-svāmin the sun, (bearer or lord of rays). -paṭṭam a kind of silken cloth (aṃśunā sūkṣmasūtreṇayuktaṃ paṭṭam); saśrīphalairaṃśupaṭṭam Y.1.186; śrīphalairaṃśupaṭṭānāṃ Ms.5.120. -mālā a garland of light, halo. -mālin m. [aṃśavo māleva, tataḥ astyarthe ini] 1 the sun (wreathed with, surrounded by, rays). -2 the number twelve. -hastaḥ [aṃśuḥ hasta iva yasya] the sun (who draws up water from the earth by means of his 1000 hands in the form of rays).

    Śabdakalpadruma

    vol. 1, p. 1.
    aṃśuḥ , puṃ, (aṃśayati iti aṃśa vibhājane . mṛga-
    ṣvāditvāt kuḥ .) kiraṇaḥ .. prabhā .. iti medi-
    nī .. veśaḥ .. iti dharaṇī .. sūtrādisūkṣmāṃśaḥ .
    iti hemacandraḥ .. leśaḥ .. sūryyaḥ .. iti viśvaḥ ..
    (ṛṣiviśeṣaḥ . latāvayavaḥ . somalatāvayavaḥ .
    bhāgaḥ .)