कण्टक

{ kaṇṭakḥ }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

कण्टक  n.  m. ( n., [L.]) a thorn, [ŚBr. v]; [MBh.]; [Yājñ.] &c.
   anything pointed, the point of a pin or needle, a prickle, sting, [R.]
   a fish-bone, [R. iii, 76, 10]; [Mn. viii, 95]
करक°   a finger-nail ( cf.), [Naiṣ. i, 94]
कण्टकित   the erection of the hair of the body in thrilling emotions ( cf.)
   unevenness or roughness (as on the surface of the tongue), [Car.]
क्षुद्र-शत्रु   any troublesome seditious person (who is, as it were, a thorn to the state and an enemy of order and good government), a paltry foe, enemy in general ( cf.), [Mn. ix, 253, &c.]; [BhP.]; [R.] &c.

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क्षुद्र शत्रु

   a sharp stinging pain, symptom of disease, [Suśr.]
   a vexing or injurious speech, [MBh. i, 3559]
   any annoyance or source of vexation, obstacle, impediment, [R.]; [Hit.]
   the first, fourth, seventh, and tenth lunar mansions, [VarBṛS.] and, [VarBṛ.]
   a term in the न्याय philosophy implying refutation of argument, detection of error &c., [L.]
   a bamboo, [L.]
   workshop, manufactory, [L.]
   boundary of a village, [L.]
   fault, defect, [L.]
    N. of मकर (or the marine monster, the symbol of काम-देव), [L.]
कण्ठक   of the horse of शाक्य-मुनि, [Lalit.] (wrong reading for , [BRD.])
   of an अग्रहार, [Rājat.]
कण्डुक   of a barber, [Hariv.] ( v.l.)

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

कण्टकः [kaṇṭakḥ] कम् [kam]   कम् 1 A thorn; पादलग्नं करस्थेन कण्टकेनैव कण्टकं (उद्धरेत्) [Chāṇ.22;] कण्टकेनैव कण्टकम् (उन्मूलयेत्) [Pt.4.18]
   A prickle, a sting; यः कण्टकैर्वितुदति [Y.3.53.]
   The point of anything.
   (Fig.) Any troublesome fellow who is, as it were, a thorn to the state and an enemy of order and good government; उत्खातलोकत्रयकण्टकेऽपि [R.14.73;] त्रिदिवमुद्धृतदानवकण्टकम् [Ś.7.3;] [Ms.9.26;] [Mv.7.8.]
   (Hence) Any source of vexation or annoyance, nuisance; कण्टकानां च शोधनात् [Ms.9.253.]
   Horripilation, erection of hair, thrill.
   A finger-nail.
   A vexing speech.
   A fish-bone; अन्धो मत्स्या- निवाश्नाति स नरः कण्टकैः सह [Ms.8.95.]
   A sharp stinging pain, symptom of a disease.
   (In [Nyāya philosophy] ) Refutation of arguments, detection of error.
   Impediment, obstacle.
   The first, fourth, seventh, and tenth lunar mansions.
   A vexing or injurious speech; [Mb.1.]
-कः   A bamboo; some other tree (Mar. बेल, बाभळ, हिंगणबेट) फलकं परिधानश्च तथा कण्टक- वस्त्रधृक् [Mb.12.33.14;] see कण्टकद्रुम.
   A work-shop, manufactory.
   Fault, defect; निर्धूतवाक्यकण्टकाम् [Mb.12.167.5.]
  N. N. of Makara or the marine monster, the symbol of the god of love.
-की   A kind of वार्ताकी.
-फलः   See कण्टकफल. -Comp.
-अग्रः   a kind of lizard.
-अशनः, -भक्षकः, -भुज्  m. m. a camel.
-अष्ठीलः   a kind of fish (having many bones).
-आगारः   a kind of worm.
-आढ्यः   a kind of tree.
   उद्धरणम् (lit.) extracting thorns, weeding.
   (fig.) removing annoyances, extirpating thieves and all such sources of public annoyance; कण्टकोद्धरणे नित्यमातिष्ठेद्यत्नमुत्तमम् [Ms.9.252.]
   द्रुमः a tree with thorns, a thorny bush; भवन्ति नितरां स्फीताः सुक्षेत्रे कण्टकद्रुमाः [Mk.9.7.]
   the Śālmali tree or silk-cotton-tree (Mar. सांवरी).-प्रावृटा Aloe Perfoliata (Mar. कोरफड).
   फलः the bread-fruit tree, Panasa tree.
   the गोक्षुर plant.
   the castor-oil tree.
   the Dhattūra tree.
   a term applicable to any plant the fruit of which is invested with a hairy or thorny coat.
-मर्दनम्   suppressing disturbance.
-युक्त a.  a. having thorns, thorny.
-विशोधनम्   extirpating every source of disturbance or trouble; राज्यकण्टकविशोधनोद्यतः [Vikr.5.1.]
-वृन्ताकी   a species of nightshade with thorny leaves (वार्ताकी).
-श्रेणिः, -णी  f. f.
   the Solanum Jacquini.
   a porcupine.

Shabda-Sagara

कण्टक  mn.  ( -कः-कं)
   1. A thorn.
   2. A paltry foe.
   3. A fish bone.
   4. Hor- ripilation, or the erection of the hair of the body.
   5. Any annoy- ance or source of vexation.
   6. A term in the Nyaya philosophy, im- plying refutation of argument, detection of error, &c.
  m.  ( -कः)
   1. A work-shop, a manufactory.
   2. Fault, defect.
   3. The point of a pin or needle.
   4. A fish or marine monster, the symbol of KAMADEVA: see मकर.
   5. A bamboo.
    E. कटि to divide, वुन् aff.

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कटि वुन्