ध्वज

Monier-Williams · dhvaja
dhvajá m. (n. only 9245 and g. ardharcâdi ‖ fr. 2. dhvaj) a banner, flag, standard (ifc. f. ā) &c. &c ‖ a flag-staff ‖ mark, emblem, ensign, characteristic, sign ‖ attribute of a deity (cf. makara-, vṛṣabha- &c.) ‖ the sign of any trade (esp. of a distillery or tavern) and the business there carried on iv, 85 ‖ a distiller or vendor of spirituous liquors ‖ (ifc.) the ornament of (e.g. kula-dhvaja) ‖ the organ of generation (of any animal, male or female) (cf. puṃ-, strī-) ‖ a skull carried on a staff (as a penance for the murder of a Brāhman ‖ as a mark of ascetics and Y