Dictionary meanings for dīrgha from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
a. (Compar. drāghīyas, Superl. drāghiṣṭha) 1 Long (in time or space), reaching far; dīrghākṣaṃ śaradiṃdukāṃti vadanaṃ M. 2. 3; dīrghān kaṭākṣān Me. 35; dīrghāpāṃga &c.
2 Of long duration, lasting long, tedious; dīrghayāmā tri- yāmā Me. 108; V. 3. 4; Ś. 4. 15.
3 Deep (as a sigh); Amaru. 11; dīrghamuṣṇaṃ ca niśvasya.
4 Long (as a vowel), as the ā in kāma.
5 Lofty, high, tall.
6 Dilated, expanded; U. 3. 46....
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
mf (A) n. (compar. dr/āghīyas, superl. dr/āghiṣṭha [ qq. vv. ]; rarely dīrghatara [ Pan5c. iv, 13 / 14 ] and tama [ BhP. vii, 5, 44 ]) long (in space and time), lofty, high, tall 481,3 92961 mf (A) n. deep RV.; AV.; Br. &c 481,3 92962 mf (A) n. long (in prosody) Pra1t.; Mn. &c 481,3 92963 ind. long, for a long time (superl. atamam BhP. iii, 1, 37) 481,3 92964
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