चूडामणि

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

चूडा—मणि  m.  m. a jewel worn by men and women on the top of the head, [MBh. i, 4628; vii, 826]; [R.] &c.

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चूडा मणि

ifc. the (gem, i.e. the) best or most excellent of [Kathās. cxxiii, 235]; [Dhūrtas. i, 3]; [Vop.]
the seed of Abrus precatorius, [L.]
a metre of 4 x 7 syllables
an eclipse of the sun on a Sunday or an eclipse of the moon on a Monday, [Hcat. i, 3]; [GarP.]
a particular way of foretelling the future, [ccv]
N. of wk. on astron.
of another on music
of a क्षत्रिय, [Hit. iii, 9, 01]

Shabda-Sagara

चूडामणि  m.  ( -णिः)
1. A jewel worn in a crest or a diadem.
2. The Gunja, (Abrus precatorius.)
E. चूडा a crest, and मणि a jewel.

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चूडा मणि