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Entry तुलसी

  1. तुलसीtulasīThe holy basil held in veneration by the Hindus, especially by the worshippers of Visnu.

    [तुलां सादृश्यं स्यति, सो-क गौराdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied ङीप् शंकध्वा. Tv.]

    The holy basil held in veneration by the Hindus, especially by the worshippers of Visnu.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -पत्रम् (Literal) a Tulasī leaf; (Figurative) a very small gift.

    • -विवाहः the marriage of an image of Bālakriṣṇa with the holy basil, performed on the 12th day of the bright half of Kārtika.

    • -वृन्दावनः, -नम् a square pedestal in which the sacred basil is planted.

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Headwords under त

Part 5 of 8 तिष्य – तुष्यAll parts
  1. त – तपनीय
  2. तपस् – तलाची
  3. तलिका – तारकिणी
  4. तारकित – तिष्ठद्धोम
  5. तिष्य – तुष्य
  6. तुस् – तैलिनम्
  7. तैलिनी – त्रैशङ्कव
  8. त्रोटकम् – त्सारुक