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Entry शुक्ति

शुक्तिśuktif.An oyster shell, pearl-oyster; पात्रविशेषन्यस्तं गुणान्तरं व्रजति शिल्पमाधातुः । जलमिव समुद्रशुक्तौ…
[शुच्-क्तिन् Uṇn.4.191]
1. An oyster shell, pearl-oyster; पात्रविशेषन्यस्तं गुणान्तरं व्रजति शिल्पमाधातुः । जलमिव समुद्रशुक्तौ मुक्ताफलतां पयोदस्य ॥ M.1.6; Bh.2.67; R. 13.17.
2. A conchshell.
3. A small shell, muscle.
4. A portion of the skull.
5. A curl of hair on a horse's breast (or neck); आवर्तिनः शुभफलप्रदशुक्तियुक्ताः Śi.5.4; see Malli. thereon.
6. A kind of perfume.
7. A particular weight equal to two Karṣas.
8. Hemorrhoids.
9. A bone; मुनेः शुक्तिभिरुत्सिक्तो भगवत्तेजसान्वितः Bhāg.6. 1.13.
Derived forms and compounds
- -उद्भवम्, -जम् a pearl.
- -कर्ण Adjective shelleared.
- -खलति Adjective completely bald.
- -चूर्णकः a variety of inferior gems looking like an oyster shell; Kau. Atmanepada 2.11.
- -पुटम्, -पेशी a pearl-oyster shell.
- -बी (वी)जम्, -मणिः a pearl.
- -वधूः the pearloyster.
- -स्पर्शः dusky spots on a pearl.
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