कांतिः (kAMtiH)
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Apte 1890
Englishकांतिः f. [कम् भावे क्तिन्] 1 Loveliness, beauty
Me. 15
अक्लिष्टकांति Ś. 5. 19.
2 Brightness, lustre, brilliance
Me. 84.
3 Personal decoration or embellishment.
4 Wish, desire.
5 (In Rhet.) Beauty enhanced by love
(S. D. thus distinguishes कांति from शोभा and दीप्तिः - रूपयौवनलालित्यं भोगाद्यैरंगभूषणं । शोभा प्रोक्ता सैव कांतिर्मन्मथाप्यायिता द्युतिः । कांतिरेवातिविस्तीर्णा दीप्तिरित्यभिधीयते 130, 131).
6 A lovely or desirable woman.
7 An epithet of Durgā.
8 A digit of the moon.
Comp.
कर a. beautifying, illuminating, brightening.
द a. beautifying, adorning. (
दं) {1} bile. {2} clarified butter.
द,
दायक,
दायिन् a. adorning.
भृत् m. the moon.
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