भृङ्ग

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A Sanskrit English Dictionary

भृङ्ग  m.  m. (√ भ्रम्) a species of large black bee, the humble bee, [Kāv.]; [Pur.]
   a species of wasp, [L.]
   the fork-tailed shrike or some similar bird, [Vāgbh.]
   a libertine, [L.]
   a golden vase or pitcher, [L.]
भृङ्ग-राज    N. of a genius (= ), [Hcat.]

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भृङ्ग राज

   (in music) a kind of measure, [Saṃgīt.]
भृङ्ग  n.  m. or n. Eclipta Prostrata, [L.]
भृङ्ग  n.  n. the bark or the leaf of Laurus Cassia, [L.]
   talc, [L.]
    N. of a man (brother of मङ्ख), [Śrīkaṇṭh.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

भृङ्गः [bhṛṅgḥ]   [भृ-गन् कित् नुट् च [Uṇ.1.122.] ]
   A large black bee; मञ्जु गुञ्जन्तु भृङ्गाः [Bv.1.5;] [R.8.53.]
   A kind of wasp.
   A kind of bird.
   A libertine, dissolute or lecherous man; cf. भ्रमर.
   A golden vase or jar.
   The fork-tailed shrike.
   A kind of measure (in music).
-ङ्गम्   Talc.
   ङ्गी The female of the large black bee; भृङ्गीव पुष्पं पुरुषं स्त्री वाञ्छति नवं नवम्.
   A poisonous plant (अतिविष). -Comp.
-अधिपः   the queen of bees.
-अभीष्टः   the mango tree.
-आनन्दा   the Yūthikā creeper.
-आवली   a flight of bees.
   जम् aloe-wood.
   talc. (-जा) the plant भार्गी.
-पर्णिका   small cardamoms.-प्रिया the Mādhavī creeper.
-राज्  m. m.
   a kind of large bee.
  N. N. of a shrub.
   राजः see भृङ्गराज्.
  N. N. of a bird; शुकशारिका भृङ्गराजो वा सर्पविषशङ्कायां क्रोशति [Kau.A.1.2.17;] [Mb.12.327.4.]
-रिटिः, -रीटिः  N. N. of one of the attendants of Śiva (said to be very deformed).-रोलः a kind of wasp.
-वल्लभः   a species of Kadamba.

Shabda-Sagara

भृङ्ग  m.  ( -ङ्गः)
   1. A large black bee, the humble bee.
   2. A catamite, a libertine, a lecher.
   3. A plant, (Eclipta or Verbesina prostrata.) 4. A wasp, either the common kind, or the Vespa solitaria.
   5. A golden vase.
   6. The fork-tailed shrike, (Lanius cærulescens.)
   7. A bird, apparently a sort of shrike different from the preceding. n. ( -ङ्गं)
   1. Woody cassia.
   2. Talc.
    E. भृ to nourish, गन् Unādi aff., and कित्-नुट् augment.

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भृ गन् कित्-नुट्