कुञ्जर

{ kuñjarḥ, kuñjara }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

   A well-known serpent. [Ādi Parva, Chapter 35, Verse 15] .
KUÑJARA I   A great monkey. Añjanā mother of Hanūmān was the daughter of Kuñjara. [Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Kiṣkindhā Kāṇḍa] ; Canto 66, Verse 9.
KUÑJARA III   A prince of the Sāuvīra country. He was a follower of Jayadratha, and was killed by Arjuna. [Vana Parva, Chapter 271] .

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

कुञ्जर  f.  m. ( ifc. f( आ)., [MBh.]; [R.]) an elephant, [Mn. iii, 274]; [MBh.] &c.
राज-क्°   anything pre-eminent in its kind (generally in comp. e.g., ‘an eminent king’ [MBh.]; [Kathās.]; cf. [Pāṇ. 2-1, 62 and] g. व्याघ्रा-दि)

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राज क्°

   the number ‘eight’ (there being eight elephants of the cardinal points), [Sūryas.]
   a kind of temple, [VarBṛS.]
   a kind of step (in dancing to music)
   the tree Ficus religiosa, [L.]
    N. of a नाग, [MBh. i, 1560]
   of a prince (of the सौवीरक race), [MBh. iii, 15597]
   of a mountain, [Hariv.]; [R.]
   of a locality

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

कुञ्जरः [kuñjarḥ]   [कुञ्जो हस्तिहनुः सोऽस्यास्ति, कुञ्ज-र, ऊषसुषिपुष्क मधोरः [P.V.2.17.] Vārt.]
   An elephant; प्राक्छाये कुञ्जरस्य च [Ms.3.274.] दन्तयोर्हन्ति कुञ्जरम् Mbh. on [P.II.3.36.]
   Anything pre-eminent or excellent of its class (at the end of comp. only). Amara gives the following words used similarly: स्युरुत्तरपदे व्याघ्रपुङ्गवर्षभकुञ्जराः । सिंहशार्दूलनागाद्याः पुंसि श्रेष्ठार्थवाचकाः ॥
   The Aśvattha tree.
   The lunar asterism called हस्त.
   Hair.
   Head.
   An ornament; कुञ्जरः कुन्तले पुमान् मस्तके भूषणे नागे ... [Nm.]
   The number 'eight' (from eight elephants of the cardinal points).
   रा, री A female elephant.
  N. N. of a flower-plant. -Comp.
-अनीकम्   the division of an army consisting of elephant-corps.-अरिः a lion.
-अशनः   the Aśvattha tree.
   अरातिः a lion.
   Śarabha (a fabulous animal with 8 feet).
-आरोहः   an elephant's driver; [Rām.6.]
-ग्रहः   an elephant-catcher; नाश्वबन्धोऽश्वमाजानन्न गजं कुञ्जरग्रहः [Rām.2.91.57.]
-च्छायः   A famous Yoga in Astrology in which the moon is in the मघानक्षत्र and the sun is in the हस्तनक्षत्र.

Shabda-Sagara

कुञ्जर  m.  ( -रः)
   1. An elephant.
   2. (In composition,) Pre-eminent, as पुरुषकुञ्जर an excellent. man.
   3. Hair.
   4. A country.
  f.  ( -रा or -री)
   1. A female elephant. ( -रा)
   1. A plant, (Bignonia suave-olens.)
   2. A shrub, (Grislea tomentosa)
    E. कुञ्ज a tusk, an arbour, &c. and र what forms or possesses.

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कुञ्ज र