deśa

Dictionary meanings for deśa from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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deśa

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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

m. (1. diś) point, region, spot, place, part, portion VS.; AitBr.; S3r. & Gr2S.; Mn. &c 496,2 96520 m. province, country, kingdom R.; Hit.; Katha1s.; Vet. 496,2 96521 m. institute, ordinance W. (deśam ā vas, or ni-viś, to settle in a place Mn.; śe, in the proper place [ esp. with kāle ] MBh. Hit. Often ifc. [ f (A). Ragh. vii, 47 R2it. i, 27 ] esp. after a word denoting a country or a part of the body e.g.... f. See...

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