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Entry शुङ्गा
शुङ्गाśuṅgā1 The sheath of a young bud.
1 The sheath of a young bud.
The awn of barley or corn.
The waved-leaf Figurative
Derived forms and compounds
-कर्मन् a ceremony connected with पुंसवन at which the शुङ्गा of the वट tree is used.