संस्‍कृत हिन्‍दी अंग्रेजी शब्‍दकोश : केतु

केतु

पताका, नेता, ग्रहोत्पात, चिन्ह, दीप्ति, शत्रु

flag, banner, leader, comet, sign, brightness, enemy

शब्द-भेद : पुं.

Monier–Williams

केतु — {ketú} m. (fr. √4. {cit}), bright appearance, clearness, brightness (often pl., 'rays of light') RV. VS. AV##lamp, flame, torch ib##day-time ŚāṅkhBr##(Naigh. iii, 9) apparition, form, shape RV. PārGṛ##sign, mark, ensign, flag, banner RV. AV. MBh. &c##a chief, leader, eminent person RV. R. iv, 28, 18 Ragh. ii, 33 BhP##intellect, judgment, discernment (?) RV. v, 66, 4 AV. x, 2, 12##any unusual or striking phenomenon, comet, meteor, falling star AdbhBr. Mn. i, 38 VarBṛS. BhP. &c##the dragon's tail or descending node (considered in astron. as the 9th planet, and in mythol. as the body of the demon Saiṃhikeya {son of ṣiṃhikā} which was severed from the head or Rāhu by Vishṇu at the churning of the ocean, but was rendered immortal by having tasted the Amṛita) Hariv. 4259 R. VP##'a pigmy race', {-gaṇa} below##disease L##an enemy L##N. of a son of Agni (author of RV. x, 156) RAnukr##(with the patr. Vājya) VBr##N. of a Dānava Hariv. 198##of a son (of Ṛishabha BhP. v, 4, 10##of the 4th Manu, viii, 1, 27)##{aruṇāḥ ketávaḥ}, 'red apparitions', a class of spirits (a kind of sacrificial fire is called after them {āruṇaketuka}, q.v.) AV. xi, 10, 1 f. and 7 TĀr. MBh. xii, 26, 7

इन्हें भी देखें : अकेतु; अग्निकेतु; अरणीकेतु; अरण्यकेतु; अरुणकेतुब्राह्मण; अर्धकेतु; अश्मकेतु; अस्थिकेतु; भूतकेतुः; वज्रकेतुः; दीप्तकेतुः; आदित्यकेतुः, उदयभातः;