loha

Dictionary meanings for loha from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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loha

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a. 1 Red, reddish.

2 Made of copper, coppery.

3 Made of iron. haḥ, haṃ 1 Copper.

2 Iron.

3 Steel.

4 Any metal.

5 Gold.

6 Blood.

7 A weapon; Ms. 9. 321.

8 A fish-hook. haḥ The red goat. haṃ Aloe-wood. Comp. ajaḥ the red goat. abhisāraḥ, abhihāraḥ N. of a military ceremony resem- bling nīrājana q. v. āmiṣaḥ the flesh of the red-haired goat. uttamaṃ gold. kāṃtaḥ a loadstone,...

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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

mfn. (prob. fr. a ruh for a lost rudh, to be red; cf. rohi, rohiṇa &c) red, reddish, copper-coloured S3rS.; MBh. 908,3 183780 mfn. made of copper S3Br. (Sch.) 908,3 183781 mfn. made of iron Kaus3. 908,3 183782 m. n. red metal, copper VS. &c 908,3 183783

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