dhanus
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dhánus [ dhanus ]
n. ( m. g. ardharcâdi ; cf. dhanu ), a bow, RV. etc.
a measure of length = 4 Hastas or 1/2000 Gavyūti, Mn.
Yājñ. etc.( geom. ) an ārc or past of a circle
( astron. ) an are or quadrant for ascertaining the sun's altitude and zenith-distance
a fiddlestick
the sign of the zodiac Sagittarius Sūryas. Var.
Buchanania Latifolia L.
N. of Śiva MBh. vii, 9536 ( armed with a bow, L., or = dhanuḥsvarūpa Nīlak. )
a desert, arid land ( cf. °nur-dur-ga ).
dhanustambha [ dhanustambha ]
See °nuH-st°.
