Dictionary meanings for kāṇa from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
a. [kaṇ nimīlane kartari ghañ Tv.] 1 One-eyed; akṣṇā kāṇaḥ Sk; kāṇena cakṣuṣā kiṃ vā H. Pr. 12; Ms. 3. 155.
2 Perforated, broken (as a cowrie); prāptaḥ kāṇavarāṭakopi na mayā tṛṣṇe'dhunā muṃca mām Bh. 3. 4; (Mar. phuṭakī kavaḍī). ṇaḥ A crow.
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
mf (A) n. (etym. doubtful; g. kaḍārādi) one-eyed, monoculous (akṣṇā kāṇaḥ, blind of one eye Comm. on Pa1n2. 2-1, 30 and 3, 20;) RV. x, 155, 1; AV. xii, 4, 3; TS. ii, 5, 1, 7; Mn.; MBh. 269,1 47471 mf (A) n. pierced, perforated (as a cowrie perforated or broken by insects) Comm. on Pa1n2. 2-3, 20; Hit.; Pan5cat.; Bhartr2. iii, 5 269,1 47472 mf (A) n. having only one loop or ring and one-eyed Pan5cat. 269,1 47473 m. a...
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