अञ्जलिañjalian earthen doll making the अञ्जलि (?).
Derived forms and compounds
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-कारिका
- an earthen doll making the अञ्जलि (?).
- Name of a plant, Mimosa Pudica (लज्जालु) (Marâthî लाजाळू).
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-पुटः -टम् the cavity formed by joining the hands together; hollowed plams of the hand.
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अञ्जलिः añjaliḥ, Masculine
- अञ्ज्-अलि Uṇ.4.2.
- A cavity formed by folding and joining the open hands together, the hollow of the hands; hence, a cavity. full of anything (changed to अञ्जल or denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedलि after द्वि and त्रि in द्विगु comp., ParasmaipadaV.4.12); न वार्यञ्जलिना पिवेत् Ms.4.63; सुपूरो मूषि- काञ्जलिः Pt.1.25; अरण्यबीजाञ्जलिदानलालिताः Ku.5.15; प्रकीर्णः पुष्पाणां हरिचरणयोरञ्जलिरयम् Ve.1.1. a cavityful of flowers; so जलस्याञ्जलयो दश Y.3.15.1 cavityfuls or libations of water; श्रवणाञ्जलिपुटपेयम् Ve.1.4. to be drunk by the cavity of the ear; अञ्जलिं रच्, बन्ध्, कृ or आधा fold the hands together and raise them to the head in supplication or salutation; बद्धः, कातर्यादरविन्द- कुङ्मलनिभो मुग्धः प्रणामाञ्जलिः Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)3.37.
- Hence a mark of respect or salutation; कः शक्रेण कृतं नेच्छेदधिमूर्धानमञ्जलिम् Bk.8.84; बध्यतामभययाचनाञ्जलिः R.11.78.
- A measure of corn Equivalent to कुडव; another measure Equivalent to प्रसृत, or one-half of a मानिका.
- कर्मन् Neuter folding the hands, respectful salutation; लुब्धमर्थेन गृह्णीयात् क्रुद्धं चाञ्जलि- कर्मणा Chāṇ.33.
