mayūraḥ

Dictionary meanings for mayūraḥ from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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mayūraḥ

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

[mī-ūran Uṇ. 1. 67] 1 A peacock; smarati girimayūra eṣa de- vyāḥ U. 3. 20; phaṇī mayūrasya tale niṣī- dati Rs. 1. 13.

2 A kind of flower.

3 N. of a poet (author of the sūryaśataka); yasyāścoraścikuranikaraḥ karṇa- pūro mayūraḥ P. R. 1. 22.

4 A kind of instrument for measuring time. rī A pea-hen; (Proverb: varaṃ tatkālopanatā tittirī na punardivasāṃtaritā ma- yūrī Vb. 1., or varamadya kapoto na śvo mayūraḥ...

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