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Word (IAST)	Word (Devanagari)	Overview
śakuni	शकुनि	śakúni m. a bird (esp. a large bird, [L.] = gṛdhra or cilla, accord. to some ‘a cock’), [RV.] &c. &c.
(in astronomy) N. of the first fixed karaṇa (q.v.), [VarBṛS.]
N. of a Nāga, [MBh.]
of an evil demon (son of Duḥ-saha), [MārkP.]
of an Asura (son of Hiraṇyākṣa and father of Vṛka), [Hariv.]; [Pur.]
of the brother of queen Gāndhārī (and therefore the brother-in-law of Dhṛtarāṣṭra and the Mātula or maternal uncle of the Kuru princes; as son of Subala, king of Gāndhāra, he is called Saubala; he often acted as counsellor of Duryodhana, and hence his name is sometimes applied to an old officious relative whose counsels tend to misfortune), [MBh.]; [Hariv.] &c. (cf. [IW. 380])
of a son of Vikukṣi and grandson of Ikṣvāku, [Hariv.]
of a son of Daśa-ratha, [ib.]; [BhP.]
of the great-grandfather of Aśoka, [Rājat.]
du. N. of the Aśvins, [MW.]
śakúni f(i or I). , see below.
śakunikā	शकुनिका	f. a female bird, [ib.]
N. of one of the Mātṛs attendant of Skanda, [ib.]
of various women, [Vās.]
śakunisāda	शकुनिसाद	śakuni—sādá m. a partic. part of the sacrificial horse, [VS.]
śakunivāda	शकुनिवाद	śakuni—vāda m. the first song of birds (or of a partic. bird) at dawn (accord. to some ‘the crowing of a cock’), [AitBr.]
śakunigraha	शकुनिग्रह	śakuni—graha m. N. of a demon causing children's diseases, [MBh.]
śakunimitra	शकुनिमित्र	śakuni-mitra m. N. of a teacher, [JaimUp.]
śakuniprapā	शकुनिप्रपा	śakuni—prapā f. a drinking-trough for birds, [L.]
śakunisavana	शकुनिसवन	śakuni—savana n. g. savanādi.

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śakuni

शकुनि

śakúni m. a bird (esp. a large bird, [L.] = gṛdhra or cilla, accord. to some ‘a cock’), [RV.] &c. &c.

(in astronomy) N. of the first fixed karaṇa (q.v.), [VarBṛS.]

N. of a Nāga, [MBh.]

of an evil demon (son of Duḥ-saha), [MārkP.]

of an Asura (son of Hiraṇyākṣa and father of Vṛka), [Hariv.]; [Pur.]

of the brother of queen Gāndhārī (and therefore the brother-in-law of Dhṛtarāṣṭra and the Mātula or maternal uncle of the Kuru princes; as son of Subala, king of Gāndhāra, he is called Saubala; he often acted as counsellor of Duryodhana, and hence his name is sometimes applied to an old officious relative whose counsels tend to misfortune), [MBh.]; [Hariv.] &c. (cf. [IW. 380])

of a son of Vikukṣi and grandson of Ikṣvāku, [Hariv.]

of a son of Daśa-ratha, [ib.]; [BhP.]

of the great-grandfather of Aśoka, [Rājat.]

du. N. of the Aśvins, [MW.]

śakúni f(i or I). , see below.

śakunikā

शकुनिका

f. a female bird, [ib.]

N. of one of the Mātṛs attendant of Skanda, [ib.]

of various women, [Vās.]

śakunisāda

शकुनिसाद