ध्वजवत्

{ dhvajavat }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

ध्वज—वत्  mfn.  mfn. decorated with b° (town), [R.]

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ध्वज वत्

bearing a mark or sign ( esp. that of criminal), [Yājñ. iii, 243]
ध्वज—वत्  m.  m. a standard-bearer, [MBh.]

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ध्वज वत्

ध्वज   a vendor of spirituous liquors, [Mn. iv, 84] ( cf. above)
a Brāhman who having slain another carries the skull of the murdered man by way of penance, [W.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ध्वजवत् [dhvajavat]   a.
Adorned with flags.
Having a mark.
Having the mark of a criminal, branded; शिरःकपाली ध्वजवान्भिक्षाशी कर्म वेदयन् [Y.3.243.] -m
A standard-bearer.
A vendor of spirituous liquors, distiller; [Ms.4.84.]
A Brāhmaṇa who carries with him the skull of the man murdered by him to places of pilgrimage by way of penance; cf. com. on [Y.3.243.]

Shabda-Sagara

ध्वजवत्  mfn.  ( -वान्-वती-वत्) Having a mark or sign.
 m.  ( -वान्)
1. An en- sign, astandard-bearer.
2. A distiller, a vender of spirituous liquors. 3. A Brāhman who having slain another carries the skull of the murdered man with him to places of pilgrimage by way of pen- ance.
E.
E. ध्वज as above, मतुप् affs.

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ध्वज मतुप्