dhvajaḥ

Dictionary meanings for dhvajaḥ from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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dhvajaḥ

Normalized lookup: dhvajah

Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

[dhvaj-ac] 1 A flag, banner, standard, ensign; R. 7. 40; 17. 32; Pt. 1. 26.

2 A distinguished or eminent person, the flag or orna- ment (at the end of comp.); as in kuladhvajaḥ ‘the head, ornament, or dis- tinguished person of a family.’

3 A flag-staff.

4 A mark, emblem, sign, a symbol; vṛṣabhaº, makaraº &c.

5 The attribute of a deity.

6 The sign of a tavern.

7 The sign of a trade, any trademark.

8 The...

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