Dictionary meanings for sita from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
a. [so-kta] 1 White.
2 Bound, tied, fastened, fettered.
3 Surrounded.
4 Ascertained, known.
5 Finished, ended. taḥ 1 White colour.
2 The bright half of a lunar month.
3 The planet Venus.
4 An arrow. taṃ 1 Silver.
2 Sandal.
3 Radish. Comp. aṃśu = sitakara q. v. agraḥ a thorn. aṃgaḥ the śve- tarohita tree. ajājī white cumin. apāṃgaḥ a peacock. abhraḥ, bhraṃ camphor. aṃbaraḥ an...
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
mf (A) n. (prob. formed fr. a-sita as sura fr. asura; for 1. and 2. sita, see p. 1213, col. 1; for 4., see 1. so) white, pale, bright, light (said of a day in the light half of a month and of the waxing moon) MBh.; Ka1v. &c 1214,2 244059 mf (A) n. candid, pure (See -karman) 1214,2 244060 m. white (the colour) L. 1214,2 244061 m. the light half of the month from new to full moon VarBr2S. 1214,2 244062
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