अनेक (aneka)

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शब्दसागरः

English

 अनेक mfn.
   (-कः-का-कं) Many,  much,  not one.
 E.
  अन् neg. एक one.

Capeller Eng

English

 अनेक a.
  not one
 many or much (also pl.
 ),  manifold. 

Yates

English

 अने-क (कः-का-कं)
a. Many.

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Spoken Sanskrit

English

अनेक 	-	 aneka 	-	 adj.
  	-	  various
अनेक 	-	 aneka 	-	 adj.
  	-	  separated
अनेक 	-	 aneka 	-	 adj.
  	-	  many
अनेक 	-	 aneka 	-	 adj.
  	-	  multiple
अनेक 	-	 aneka 	-	 adj.
  	-	  more than one
अनेक 	-	 aneka 	-	 adj.
  	-	  not one
अनेक 	-	 aneka 	-	 adj.
  	-	  several
अनेक 	-	 aneka 	-	 adj.
  	-	  much

Wilson

English

 अनेक
mfn.
   (-कः-का-कं) Many,  much,  not one.
E.
  अन् neg. एक one.

Apte

English

अनेक [anēka],  a.
 

Not one
 more than one,  many
 अनेक- पितृकाणां तु पितृतो भागकल्पना Y.*
  2.12,  अनेकराजन्यरथाश्वसंकुलम् Ki.*
  1.16
 several,  various
 तथात्मैको$प्यनेकश्च Y.*
  3.144.

Separated
 divided
 oft
 . in comp.
 
 ˚आकार having many shapes or forms
 diverse,  multiform
 ˚कालम् -वारम् several times,  many a time and oft
 .
 ˚भार्य having more wives than one. Comp.
   -अक्षर,  -अच् a.
  having more than one vowel or syllable
 polysyllabic. -अग्र a.
 

engaged in several pursuits.

not concentrated or fixed on one object.

Agitated. perplexed
 स त्वनेकाग्रहृदयो द्वास्थं प्रत्यर्च्य तं जनम् Rām.*
  2.41.34. -अन्त a.
 

[न. ब] not alone so as to exclude all others,  uncertain,  doubtful,  variable
 स्यादित्यव्ययमनेकान्तवाचकम्

=
  अनैकान्तिक q. v. 

(न्तः) unsettled condition,  absence of permanence.

uncertainty,  doubtfulness.

an unessential part,  as the several anubandhas. ˚वादः scepticism.  ˚वादिन् m.
  a sceptic,  a Jaina or an Arhat of the Jainas. -अर्थ a.
 

having many (more than one) meanings,  homonymous
 as the words गो,  अमृत,  अक्ष &c.
 
 ˚त्वम् Capacity to express more senses than one
 अनेकार्थत्वमन्याय्यम् ŚB. on MS.*  7.3.55. अनेकार्थस्य शब्दस्य K.P.*  2.

having the sense of word अनेक.

having many objects or purposes. (-र्थः) multiplicity of objects,  topics &c.
  -अल् a.
  having more than one अल् (letter) P.
 I.1.55. -आश्रय,  -आश्रित a.
  (in Vais. Phil.) dwelling or abiding in more than one (such as संयोग,  सामान्य)
 एते$नेकाश्रिता गुणाः Bhāsā. P.
 
 dependence upon more than one. -कृत् m.
  'doing much',  N.
  of Śiva.  -गुण a.
  of many kinds,  manifold,  diverse
 विगणय्य कारणमनेकगुणम् Ki.*
  6.37. -गुप्तः N.
  of a king
 ˚अर्चितपादपङ्कजः K.*
  3. -गोत्र a.
  belonging to two families (such as a boy when adopted)i. e.  that of his own,  and that of his adoptive father. -चर a.
  gregarious. -चित्त a.
  not of one mind,  fickle-minded
 कच्चिन्नानेकचित्तानां तेषां त्वं वशमागतः Rām.*
  6.24.26. ˚मन्त्रः not following the counsels of one
 H.*
  4.31. -ज a.
  born more than once. (-जः) a bird (गर्भाण्डाभ्यां जातत्वात्). -पः an elephant (so called because he drinks with his trunk and mouth)
 cf.
   द्विप
 वन्येतरानेकपदर्शनेन R.*
  5, 47.
 Śi.*
  5.35, 12.75.

पद a.
  multi-numbered
 having many component members (as in a Bahuvrīhi compound). e. g.  बृहद् अस्य रथन्तरसाम इति बृहद्रथन्तरसामा ŚB. on MS.*  1.6.4. -भार्य a.
  Having more wives than one. -मुख a.
  (खी f.
 ) a.
 

having many faces,  many-faced.

scattered,  dispersed,  going in various directions,  taking to various ways
 (बलानि) जगाहिरे$नेकमुखानि मार्गान् Bk.*
  2.54. -मूर्तिः 'having many forms',  N.
  of Viṣṇu who assumed various forms to deliver the earth from calamities. -युद्धविजयिन्,  -विजयिन् a.
  victorious in many battles
 Pt.*
  3.9, 11.-रूप a.
 

of various forms,  multiform. 

of various kinds or sorts.

fickle,  changeable,  of a varying nature
 वेश्याङ्गनेव नृपनीतिरनेकरूपा Pt.*
  1.425. (-पः) epithet of the Supreme Being. -लोचनः N.
  of Śiva
 also of Indra,  and of the Supreme Being,  he being said to be सहस्राक्षः सहस्रपात् &c.
  -वचनम् the plural number
 dual also.-वर्ण a.
  involving more than one (unknown) quantity (the unknown quantities x. y. z. &c.
  being represented in Sanskrit by colours नील,  काल &c.
 )
 ˚समीकरणम् simultaneous equation
 ˚गुणनम्,  ˚व्यवकलनम्,  ˚हारः multiplication,  subtraction or division of unknown quantities.-विध a.
  various,  different. -शफ a.
  cloven-hoofed.-शब्द a.
  synonymous. -साधारण a.
  common to many,  the common property of many persons Dk.*
  83.

Apte 1890

English

 अनेक a. 1 Not one
 more than one,  many
 अनेकपितृकाणां तु पितृतो भागकल्पना Y. 2. 120,  Ki. 1. 16
 several,  various
 तथात्मैकोऽप्यनेकश्च Y. 3. 144. 
2 Separated
 divided
 oft. in comp.
 °आकार having many shapes or forms
 diverse,  multiform
 °कालं-वारं several times,  many a time and oft
 °भार्य having more wives than one. 
Comp. 
अक्षर,  
अच् a. having more than one vowel or syllable
 polysyllabic. 
अग्र a. {1} engaged in several pursuits. {2} not concentrated or fixed on one object. 
अंत a. {1} [न. ब.] not alone so as to exclude all others,  uncertain,  doubtful,  variable
 स्यादित्यव्ययमनेकांतवाचकं {2} = अनैकांतिक q. v. (
तः) {1} unsettled condition,  absence of permanence. {2} uncertainty,  doubtfulness. {3} an unessential part,  as the several anubandhas. °वादः scepticism. °वादिन् m. a sceptic,  a Jaina or an Arhat of the Jainas. 
अर्थ a. {1} having many (more than one) meanings,  homonymous
 as the words गो,  अमृत,  अक्ष &c.
 अनेकार्थस्य शब्दस्य K. P. 2. {2} having the sense of the word अनेक. {3} having many objects or purposes. (
र्थः) multiplicity of objects,  topics &c. 
अल् a. having more than one अल् (letter) P. I. 1. 55. 
आश्रय,  
आश्रित a. (in Vaiś. phil.) dwelling or abiding in more than one (such as संयोग,  सामान्य)
 एतेऽनेकाश्रिता गुणाः Bhāṣā P.
 dependence upon more than one. 
कृत् m. ‘doing much’,  N. of Śiva. 
गुण a. of many kinds,  manifold,  diverse
 विगणय्य कारणमनेकगुणं Ki. 6. 37. 
गुप्तः N. of a king
 °अर्चितपादपंकजः K. 3. 
गोत्र a. belonging to two families (such as a boy when adopted),  i. e. that of his own,  and that of his adoptive,  father. 
चर a. gregarious. 
चित्त a. not of one mind,  fickle-minded
 °मंत्रः not following the counsels of one
 H. 4. 31. 
ज a. born more than once. (
जः) a bird (गर्भांडाभ्यां जातत्वात्). 
पः an elephant (so called because he drinks with his trunk and mouth)
 cf. द्विप
 वन्येतरानेकपदर्शनेन R. 5. 47
 Śi. 5. 35,  12. 75. 
मुख a. (खी f.) a. {1} having many faces,  many-faced. {2} scattered,  dispersed,  going in various directions,  taking to various ways
 (बलानि) जगाहिरेऽ नेकमुखानि मार्गान् Bk. 2. 54. 
मूर्तिः ‘having many forms’,  N. of Viṣṇu who assumed various forms to deliver the earth from calamities. 
युद्धविजयिन्,  
विजयिन् a. victorious in many battles
 Pt. 3. 9,  11. 
रूप a. {1} of various forms,  multiform. {2} of various kinds or sorts. {3} fickle,  changeable,  of a varying nature
 वेश्यांगनेव नृपनीतिरनेकरूपा Pt. 1. 425. (
पः) epithet of the Supreme Being. 
लोचनः N. of Śiva
 also of Indra,  and of the Supreme Being,  he being said to be सहस्राक्षः सहस्रपात् &c. 
वचनं the plural number
 dual also. 
वर्ण a. involving more than one (unknown) quantity (the unknown quantities x. y. z. &c. being represented in Sanskrit by colours नील,  काल &c.)
 °समीकरणं simultaneous equation
 °गुणनं,  °व्यवकलनं,  °हारः multiplication,  subtraction or division of unknown quantities. 
विध a. various,  different. 
शफ a. cloven-hoofed. 
शब्द a. synonymous. 
साधारण a. common to many,  the common property of many persons Dk. 83. 

Monier Williams Cologne

English

 अन्-एक mfn.
   not one,  many,  much

 separated. 

Monier Williams 1872

English

 अनेक अन्-एक,  अस्,  आ,  अम्,  not one,  many, 
much
 separated.
—अनेक-कालम्,  ind. a long time, 
for a long time.
—अनेककालावधि (°ल-अव्°),  ind.
long since.
—अनेक-कृत्,  त्,  m. doing much,  epithet
of Śiva.
—अनेक-गोत्र,  अस्,  m. having more families
than one,  i. e. two,  belonging to two families (or to
one as an adopted son).
—अनेक-चर,  अस्,  आ,  अम्, 
gregarious.
—अनेक-चित्त-मन्त्र,  अस्,  m. one whose
counsels are many-minded.
—अनेक-ज,  अस्,  आ,  अम्, 
born more than once
 (अस्),  m. a bird.
—अनेक-ता, 
f. or अनेक-त्व,  अम्,  n. muchness,  manifold condi-
tion.
—अनेक-त्र,  ind. in many places.
—अनेक-
धर्म-कथा,  f. different exposition of the law.
—अनेक-धा,  ind. in various ways,  often.
—अनेक-
धा-प्रयोग,  अस्,  m. using several times.
—अनेक-
प,  अस्,  आ,  अम्,  drinking oftener than once
 (अस्,  आ), 
m. f. an elephant,  because he drinks with his trunk
and with his mouth.
—अनेक-भार्य,  अस्,  आ,  अम्, 
having more wives than one.
—अनेक-मुख,  अस्,  आ, 
अम्,  having several faces,  having different ways.
—अनेक-युद्ध-विजयिन्,  ई,  m. victorious in many
battles.
—अनेक-रन्ध्र,  अस्,  आ,  अम्,  having many
holes,  weaknesses or troubles.
—अनेक-रूप,  अस्,  आ, 
अम्,  multiform
 of various kinds or sorts
 fickle,  of
variable mind.
—अनेक-लोचन,  अस्,  m. having seve-
ral (three) eyes,  N. of Śiva.
—अनेक-वचन,  अम्, 
n. the plural number.
—अनेक-वर्ण,  (in arithmetic
compounded with various words to denote) many un-
known quantities (colours representing x,  y,  z,  &c.), 
e. g. अनेक-वर्ण-गुणन,  multiplication of many
unknown quantities. (Similarly,  if for गुणन
be substituted भजन ‘division, ’ मध्यमाह-
रण ‘taking away the middle term, ’ व्यवकलन
‘subtraction, ’ सङ्कलन ‘addition, ’ other algebraical
processes may be expressed).
—अनेक-वारम्,  ind.
many times,  repeatedly.
—अनेक-विध,  अस्,  आ,  अम्, 
of many kinds,  in different ways,  various.
—अनेक-
शफ,  अस्,  आ,  अम्,  cloven-hoofed.
—अनेक-शब्द, 
अस्,  आ,  अम्,  expressed by several words,  synonymous.
—अनेक-शस्,  ind. in great numbers,  several times, 
repeatedly,  by large numbers or quantities.
—अनेका-
कार (°क-आक्°),  अस्,  आ,  अम्,  multiform.
—अनेका-
क्षर (°क-अक्°),  अस्,  आ,  अम्,  polysyllabic,  having
more than one syllable.
—अनेकाग्र (°क-अग्°),  अस्, 
आ,  अम्,  engaged in various pursuits.
—अनेकाच् (°क-
अच्),  having more than one vowel or syllable (अच् in
gram. being the technical term for vowel).
—अने-
कार्थ (°क-अर्°),  अस्,  आ,  अम्,  having more than one
meaning (as a word).
—अनेकार्थ-ध्वनि-मञ्-
जरी,  f. and अनेकार्थ-सङ्ग्रह,  अस्,  m. titles of
two works on such words.
—अनेकाल् (°क-अल्),  con-
sisting of more than one अल् or letter (in the technical
phras. of gram.).
—अनेकाश्रय (°क-आश्°),  अस्,  m. or
अनेकाश्रित (°क-आश्°),  अस्,  आ,  अम्,  (in Vaiśeṣika
phil.) dwelling,  abiding in more than one.

Macdonell

English

 अनेक an-eka,  a.
  more than one,  various: 🞄pl.  many,  several
 -tva,  n.
  plurality
 -dhā,  🞄ad. into many parts
 in many ways
 -pa,  m.
  🞄elephant
 -pitṛka,  m.
  pl.
  grandsons with different 🞄fathers
 -buddhi,  f.
  manifold conception 🞄(ph.)
 -yuddha-vijayin,  a.
  victorious 🞄in many battles
 -rūpa,  a.
  manifold,  multiform
 🞄-vijayin,  a.
  frequently victorious
 🞄-vidha,  a.
  manifold: -tva,  n.
  abst. ɴ.
 -śas,  🞄ad. in large numbers
 repeatedly
 -saṃśaya‿ucchedin,  a.
  dispelling many doubts
 🞄-saṃsthāna,  a.
  having various forms,  variously 🞄disguised
 -saṅkhya,  a.
  very numerous.

Goldstucker

English

 अनेक Tatpur. m. f. n. (-कः-का-कम्)
	^1 Not one,  much,  many, 
multitudinous. (In the Sāṅkhya-phil.: one of the charac-
teristics of the discrete principle or व्यक्त,  since it comprises
बुद्धि,  अहङ्कार,  the five तन्मात्र and the eleven इन्द्रिय qq.
vv.,  the reverse of एक,  the characteristic of प्रधान or अव्यक्त
qq. vv.,  the Undiscrete,  and of पुरुष q. v.,  the Soul.)
	^2 Not
united,  separated
 e. g. यथा संधीयमानानामनेकीभवतां स्वरः ।
उपदिष्टस्तथा विद्यादक्षराणामवग्रहे ॥. E. अ neg. and एक.

Hindi

बहुत

Apte Hindi

Hindi

अनेक
"वि*,  न* त*" -  
"जो एक न हो,  एक से अधिक,  बहुत से  "

अनेक
"वि*,  न* त*" - -
"अलग-अलग,  भिन्न भिन्न"

Shabdartha Kaustubha

Kannada

अनेक
पदविभागः - > विशेष्यनिघ्नम्
कन्नडार्थः - > ಬಹಳ /ಅಸಂಖ್ಯಾತ
प्रयोगाः - > "अनेकराजन्यरथाश्वसङ्कुलम्"
उल्लेखाः - > किरा० १-१६

L R Vaidya

English

 aneka {% a. %} 1. Not one,  much,  many,  Kir.i.16
 2. more than one,  अनेकपितृकाणां तु पितृतो भागकल्पना Yaj.ii.120
 3. separated.

Bopp

Latin

 अनेक (KARM. ex अन् priv. et एक unus) multus,  varius.
HIT. 4. 8. BH. 11. 24.

Lanman

English

 an-eka,  a. not one,  i. e. more than one
many.

Schmidt Nachtrage zum Sanskrit Worterbuch

German

 अनेक ,  Kompar. °तर,  Vāsav. 220,  2.

Wordnet

Sanskrit

Synonyms:
  अनेक,  विविध,  नाना,  नैक,  एकाधिक
adjective
 
एकत्वातिरिक्तसङ्ख्यानम्।
 "भारते अनेकाः भाषाः भाष्यन्ते।।"

Sanskrit Tibetan

Tibetan

gcig min
अनेक

अभिधानरत्नमाला

Sanskrit

नाना
नाना,  अनेक
अनेकार्थे भवेन्नाना ननु प्रश्नेऽवधारणे ।
verse 5.1.1.884
page 0101

शब्दकल्पद्रुमः

Sanskrit

 अनेकं,  त्रि,  (एकस्मात् अन्यत् नञ्समासः ।) एक-त्वातिरिक्तसंख्यानं तद्विशिष्टञ्च । बहु । यथा,  --“अनेकराजन्यरथाश्वसङ्कुलं” ।इति भारविः ॥

वाचस्पत्यम्

Sanskrit

 अनेक त्रि०
  न एकः एकभिन्नतया उत्सर्गतः बहुवचनान्तता ।बहुसंख्यकेषु । “अनेकानि सहस्राणि कौमारब्रह्मचारिणा”मिति मनुः । “पतन्त्यनेके जलधेरिवोर्मयः” इति माघः“अनेके सेवन्ते भवदधिकगीर्वाणनिवहानिति” श्यामा-स्त्रोत्रम् । एकशब्दस्य सर्वनामत्वेन नञ्तत्पुरुषे तद्भिन्न-वाचकतया गौणत्वेऽपि अतच्छब्दवत् सर्वनामकार्य्यं तेनअनेके इति,  अनेकेषामिति,  अनेकत्रेत्यादि । एवञ्च एक-शब्दस्य समाहारद्विगुत्वनिषेधादनेकशब्दस्य बहुसंख्यावाच-कत्वेऽपि न समाहारः । तेन अनेकराजन्यरथाश्वसङ्कुल-मिति किरा० समाहारे अनेकराजन्यरथाश्वीति स्यात् ।“यत्रानेकविधमान्तर्य्यं तत्र स्थानत आन्तर्य्यं बलीय इति”परिभा० सि० कौ० । “अनेकपितृकानान्तु पितृतो भाग-कल्पनेति” याज्ञ० । “अनेकबाहूदरवक्त्रनेत्रमिति”“अनेकजन्मसंसिद्धस्ततो याति परां गतिमिति” च गीतानास्ति एकः “द्व्येकयोर्द्विवचनैकवचने” इतिवत् एकत्वंयत्रेति बहुव्रीहौ अनेकशब्दस्य एकवचनान्ततापीष्यते ।“अनेकमन्यपदार्थे” इति पा० सू० । “आकाशमेकंहि यथा घटादिषु पृथग्भवेत् “तथात्मैकोऽप्यनेकश्चेति”याज्ञ० । “अनेकमाश्रितं लिङ्गमिति” सा० का० । “एको-ऽन्यार्थे प्रधाने च प्रथमे केवले तथा । साधारणेमङ्गलेऽल्पे संख्यायाञ्च प्रयुज्यते” इत्युक्तेष्वर्थेषु एकशब्दस्यवृत्तेः तदुक्तार्थभिन्ने त्रि०
  । तत्र च संख्यान्यर्थे एवबहुवचनान्ततान्यत्र यथेष्टतेति मनो० । उत्करादि०भवार्थे छ । अनेकीयः तद्भवे त्रि०
  । भावे व्रा० । ष्यञ् ।अनैक्यं बहुत्वे न०
  ।

Capeller

German

 अनेक mehrfach
 Pl mehrere. Abstr.
°त्व n.
 

Burnouf

French

 अनेक अनेक a. (एक) non un
 multiple
 divers
nombreux.
अनेकज a. m à m.
  né plus d'une fois
 oiseau.
अनेकधा adv. (sfx. धा) en plusieurs parties
 en
plusieurs fois
 dans sa diversité.
अनेकधर्मकथा f.
  (धर्म) Bd. exposition variée de
la Loi.
अनेकप m.
  (पा) m à m.
  qui boit en plusieurs fois, 
c-à-d. l'éléphant.
अनेकशस् adv. plusieurs fois
 beaucoup.
अनेकिभवत् ppr. (भू) non contractées,  conservant leurs
deux natures,  [en parlant de syllabes contiguës] tg.

Stchoupak

French

 अन्-एक-
 a. plus qu'un,  nombreux 
 multiple 
 -त्व- nt. multiplicité 
-धा de façon multiple 
 -शस् en grand nombre 
 de façon diverse ou
réitérée.
°गुप्त- m.
  n.
  d'un roi.
°प- m.
  éléphant.
°मार्ग- a. ayant plus d'un sentier.
°रूप- a. multiforme,  instable.
°वर- a. qui a lieu plusieurs fois.
°वर्न- a. multicolore.
°वर्ष-शतिक- a. âgé de plusieurs centaines d'années.
°विजयिन्- a. qui a souvent été vainqueur.
°विध- a. multiple 
 -त्व- nt. multiplicité.
°शक्ति- m.
  n.
  d'un Kṣatriya.
°शत-साहस्र- -ई- a. consistant en plusieurs centaines de mille.
°शिख- a. ayant beaucoup de flammes.
°संस्थान- a. d'aspect multiple.
°संख्य- a. innombrable.
°सहस्र-रश्मि- a. (lune) aux milliers de rayons.
°साधारण- a. commun à plusieurs personnes.

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