संस्‍कृत हिन्‍दी अंग्रेजी शब्‍दकोश : इन्दु

हिन्दी — अंग्रेजी

इन्दु — moon (Noun)

Monier–Williams

इन्दु — {índu} m. (√{und} i, 13##probably fr. {ind} = √{und}, 'to drop' [see p. 165, col. 3, and cf. {índra}]##perhaps connected with {bindu}, which last is unknown in the Ṛig-veda ), Ved. a drop (especially of Soma), Soma##a bright drop, a spark##the moon##({avas}), m. pl. the moons, i.e. the periodic changes of the moon##time of moonlight, night &c##({us}), m. camphor##the point on a die vii, 109, 6##N. of Vāstoshpati vii, 54, 2##a symbolic expression for the number 'one'##designation of the Anusvāra##a coin (In the Brāhmaṇas, {indu} is used only for the moon##but the connexion between the meanings 'Soma juice' and 'moon' in the word {indu} has led to the same two ideas being transferred in classical Sanskṛit to the word {soma}, although the latter has properly only the sense 'Soma juice.')

इन्हें भी देखें : इन्दुकक्षा; इन्दुकमल; इन्दुकर; इन्दुकलश; इन्दुकला; इन्दुकलिका; इन्दुकान्त; इन्दुकिरीट; अहिल्याबाई; इन्दुवारः; चन्द्रविजयः; इन्दुमती;