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    Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 7.
    agniśikha m. (-khaḥ)

    1 A lamp.

    2 An arrow.

    3 A fiery arrow, a rocket.

    4 The Safflower plant, (Carthamus tinctorius.) mn. (-khaḥ-khaṃ) Saffron, the plant and die. f. (-khā)

    1 Flame.

    2 A plant. (Gloriosa superba.)

    3 A medicinal plant, (Menispermum cordifolium.)

    E. agni and śikhā a crest or flame or splendor.

    Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 6, col. 2.
    agni-śikha (khaḥ-khaṃ) 1. m. n. Saffron;
    m. Lamp; arrow; rocket; 1.
    f. (khā) flame.

    Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 12, col. 2.
    agniśikha I. Bahuvr. 1. m. f. n. (-khaḥ-khā-kham) Having the

    splendour or the heat of fire.

    2. m. (-khaḥ) 1 A lamp. 2 An arrow. 3 A fiery arrow, a

    rocket. 4 The safflower plant (Carthamus tinctorius). 5 The

    name of the father of Vararuchi.

    3. m. n. (-khaḥ-kham) Saffron, the plant and die.

    4. n. (-kham) Gold.

    II. Tatpur. f. (-khā) 1 Flame. 2 A plant (Gloriosa su-

    perba). 3 A medicinal plant (Menispermum cordifolium).

    E. agni and śikhā.

    Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 4.
    agniśikha a. having a fiery or burning point (arrow); f. ā fire-flame.

    Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 3, col. 2.
    agniśikha agni-śikha, a. fire-pointed (arrow);
    m. N.; n. saffron; f. â, flame of fire.

    Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (2nd ed.)

    p. 5, col. 3.
    agni—śikha mfn. having a point like fire (an arrow), R.
    p. 5, col. 3.
    agni—śikha m. an arrow
    p. 5, col. 3.
    a lamp
    p. 5, col. 3.
    a safflower plant, L.
    p. 5, col. 3.
    saffron, L.
    p. 5, col. 3.
    N. of Vararuci's father, Kathās.
    p. 5, col. 3.
    of a Vetāla, Kathās.
    p. 5, col. 3.
    agni—śikha n. saffron, L., gold, L.

    Śabdasāgara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 6, col. 1.
    agniśikha

    m. (-khaḥ)

    1. A lamp.

    2. An arrow.

    3. A fiery arrow, a rocket.
    E. The Safflower plant, (Carthamus tinctorius.)

    mn. (-khaḥ-khaṃ)
    Safforn, the plant and die.

    f. (-khā)

    1. Flame.

    2. A plant. (Gloriosa
    superba.)

    3. A medicinal plant, (Menispermum cordifolium.)

    E.
    agni and. śikhā a crest or flame or splendor.

    Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

    vol. 1, p. 34.
    agniśikha (agni + śikhā)

    1) adj. heiss wie eine Flamme: dahatvagniśikhaiḥ sāyakaiḥ (vgl. śairaragniśikhopamaiḥ R. 6, 30, 27. u. s. w.) R. 4, 15, 9. —

    — 2) m.

    a) Pfeil ŚABDAR. im ŚKDR.

    — b) Lampe ebend.

    — c) N. einer Pflanze, Carthamus tinctorius (kusumbhavṛkṣa) ebend.

    — d) N. einer anderen Pflanze, Crocus sativus (kuṅkuma) ebend.

    — e) N. pr. eines Brahmanen, des Vaters von Vararuci KATHĀS. 2, 30.

    — 3) n.

    a) Gold RĀJAN. im ŚKDR.

    — b) Safran AK. 2, 6, 3, 25. H. an. 4, 42. MED. kh. 14.

    — c) die Blüthe von Carthamus tinctorius MED. kh. 14. (kumumbhe [sic], kusumbhapuṣpam ŚKDR.).

    Böhtlingk Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

    vol. 1, p. 8, col. 1.
    agniśikha

    — 1) Adj. dessen Spitze wie Feuer brennt , von Pfeilen.

    — 2) m.

    — a) *Pfeil.

    — b) *Lampe.

    — c) *Carthamus tinctorius und *Crocus sativus.

    — d) ein Mannsname.

    — 3) *n.

    — a) Gold.

    — b) Safran und die Blüthe von Carthamus tinctorius.

    Cappeller Sanskrit Wörterbuch

    p. 3, col. 1.
    agniśikha mit feuriger d. h. brennender Spitze (Pfeil); n. Safran.

    Schmidt Nachträge zum Sanskrit-Wörterbuch

    p. 7, col. 2.
    agniśikha m. *Crocus sativus, Śrīk. V, 31.
    p. 7, col. 2.
    Agniśikha 2. e) N. pr. eines Vetāla, Kathās. 121, 23. 203 ff.; eines Rākṣasa, Kathās. 39, 84.

    Bopp Glossarium Sanscritum

    p. 3, col. 1.
    agniśikha m. n. (BAH. ex agni et śikhā flamma) cro-

    cus. AM.

    Vācaspatyam

    p. 60, col. 1.
    agniśikha pu0 agneriva agniriva vā śikhā yasya .
    kuṅkumavṛkṣe, kusumbhavṛkṣe, agnitulyaśikhejāṅgalīvṛkṣe ca .
    agnitulyajaṭāvati tri0 . agniśikheva śikhā'gramasya .
    lāṅgalikāvṛkṣe strī (viṣalāṅgalā) agnitulyāgrabhāge
    tri0 bāṇairagniśikhairiveti purā0 . svarṇe kusumbhapuṣpe
    ca na0 . 6 ta0 . agnijvālāyāṃ strī śarairagniśikhopamai
    riti, bhāra0 .

    Puranic Encyclopedia

    p. 16, col. 2.
    AGNIŚIKHA . Father of Vararuci. He is also known by

    the name Somadatta. (Kathāsaritsāgara-Kathāpīṭha-

    lambaka-Taraṅga 1. See also the word GUṆAVARA).