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    Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 62.
    amedhya mfn. (-dhyaḥ-dhyā-dhyaṃ) Impure, foul. n. (-dhyaṃḥ) Faeces, excrement.

    E. a neg. and medhya pure.

    Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 48, col. 2.
    a-medhya (dhyaṃ) 1. n. Fæces. a. Im-
    pure; defiled.

    Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1st ed.)

    ☞ p. 77, col. 2.
    amedhya a-medhya, as, ā, am, not able or not

    allowed to sacrifice, not fit for sacrifice, impure, un-

    holy, nefarious, foul; (am), n. fæces, excrement; an

    unlucky omen. —Amedhya-kuṇapāśin (°pa-āś°),

    ī, inī, i, feeding on carrion. —Amedhya-tā, f. or

    amedhya-tva, am, n. impurity, foulness, filthiness.

    —A-medhya-yukta, as, ā, am, filthy, foul. —A-

    medhya-lipta, as, ā, am, smeared with ordure,

    foul, defiled. —Amedhya-lepa, as, m. smearing with

    ordure. —Amedhyākta (°ya-ak°), as, ā, am, soiled

    by ordure.

    Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 153, col. 1.
    amedhya a.

    1 Not able or allowed to sacrifice.

    2 Unfit for a sacrifice; nāmedhyaṃ prakṣipedagnau Ms. 4. 53, 56; 5. 5, 132.

    3 Unholy, filthy, foul, dirty, impure; Bg. 17. 10; Bh. 3. 106.

    — dhyaṃ

    1 Excrement, ordure; samutsṛjedrājamārge yastvamedhyamanāpadi Ms. 9. 282; 5. 126, 128; 12. 71.

    2 An unlucky or inauspicious omen; amedhyaṃ dṛṣṭvā sūryamupatiṣṭheta Kāty.

    Comp.

    — kuṇapāśin a. feeding on carrion.

    — yukta, lipta a. smeared with ordure, foul, defiled, dirty.

    — lepaḥ smearing with ordure.

    Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 38.
    amedhyá a. unfit for sacrifice (act. & pass.), impure. n. impurity, ordure.

    Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 25, col. 3.
    amedhya a-medhyá, a. unfit for sacrifice; impure;
    n. impurity, excrement.

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

    ☞ p. 83, col. 1.
    a-medhyá mfn. not able or not allowed to sacrifice, not fit for sacrifice, impure, unholy, nefarious, foul, ŚBr.; Mn. &c.
    ☞ p. 83, col. 1.
    a-medhyá (am), n. faeces, excrement, KātyŚr.; Mn. ix, 282; Yājñ. &c.

    Śabdasāgara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 51, col. 2.
    amedhya

    mfn. (-dhyaḥ-dhyā-dhyaṃ) Impure, foul.

    n. (-dhyaṃ) Fæces, excrement.

    E. a
    neg. and medhya pure.

    Apte Enlarged Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 205.
    amedhya a. 1 Not able or allowed to sacrifice. -2 Unfit for a sacrifice; nāmedhyaṃ prakṣipedagnau Ms.4.53,56;5.5,132. -2 Unholy, filthy, foul, dirty, impure; ucchiṣṭamapi cāmedhyaṃ bhojanaṃ tāmasapriyam Bg.17.10.; Bh.3.106. -dhyam 1 Excrement, ordure; sumutsṛjedrājamārge yastvamedhyamanāpadi Ms.9.282;5.126,128;12.71. -2 An unlucky or inauspicious omen, amedhyaṃ dṛṣṭvā sūryamupatiṣṭheta Kāty. -Comp. -kuṇapāśin a. feeding on carrion. -yukta, -lipta a. smeared with ordure, foul, defiled, dirty; Ms.4.56. -lepaḥ smearing with ordure.

    Burnouf Dictionnaire Sanscrit-Français

    ☞ p. 44, col. 1.
    amedhya amedhya a. (a priv.) impur, sale, souillé.

    — S. n. lie, excrément, ordure.

    Stchoupak Dictionnaire Sanscrit-Français

    ☞ p. 76, col. 1.
    a-medhya- a. impropre au sacrifice, impur, néfaste; nt. excrément.

    °lipta- a. v. enduit d'excréments; amedhyākta- id.

    Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 382.
    amedhyá (3. a + me°)

    1) adj. nicht opferfähig oder opferwürdig, unrein, unheilig, nefastus: amedhyo vai puruṣo yadanṛtaṃ vadati ŚAT. BR. 1, 1, 1, 1. 3, 12. 3, 1, 2, 10. asti vai patnyā amedhyaṃ yadavācīnaṃ nābheḥ 1, 3, 1, 13. 3, 1, 2, 2. 19. 5, 2, 1, 8. ta eta utkrāntamedhā amedhyā ayajñiyāḥ 7, 5, 2, 37. grāhyam - amedhyādapi kāñcanam Gold lässt sich auch aus etwas Unreinem gewinnen M. 2, 239 (vgl. KĀṆ. 16). nāmedhyaṃ prakṣipedagnau 4, 53. amedhyalipta 56. amedhyaprabhava 5, 5. amedhyākta 126. 128. 132. 11, 96. 12, 71. BHAG. 17, 10.

    — 2) n.

    a) die Excremente ŚABDAR. im ŚKDR. samutsṛjedrājamārge yastvamedhyamanāpadi M. 9, 282.

    — b) etwas Unheiliges, ein böses Vorzeichen: amedhyaṃ dṛṣṭvā sūryamupatiṣṭheta KĀTY. ŚR. 25, 11, 24. svapnanadītaraṇāvavarṣaṇāmedhyadarśanaprayāṇeṣu 1, 7, 3.

    Böhtlingk Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 99, col. 1.
    amedhyá

    — 1) Adj. nicht opferfähig oder -würdig , unrein , unheilig , nefastus.

    — 2) n. Unreinigkeit , etwas Unreines ; insbes. Excremente.

    Cappeller Sanskrit Wörterbuch

    ☞ p. 26, col. 1.
    amedhyá nicht opferrein, unrein; n. Unreines, Kot.

    Bopp Glossarium Sanscritum

    ☞ p. 17, col. 1.
    amedhya (KARM. ex a priv. et medhya purus) impurus, sordi-

    dus, contaminatus. BH. 17. 10.

    Vācaspatyam

    ☞ p. 327, col. 2.
    amedhya tri0 na medhyam pavitram virodhe na0 ta0 . apavitre .
    “amedhyādapi kāñcanam” “nāmedhyaṃ prakṣipedagnau” iti
    amedhyaprabhavāni ca” iti ca manuḥ . 2 purīṣe na0 .