श्लेषśleṣaAn embrace.
[श्लिष्-घञ्]
- An embrace.
- Clinging or adhering to.
- Union, junction, contact; निरन्तरश्लेषघनाः K. (where it has the next sense also).
- Pun, paronomasia, double entendre, susceptibility of a word or sentence to yield two or more interpretations (regarded as a figure of speech and very commonly used by poets; for def. see K. Parasmaipada Kārikas 84 and 96); आश्लेषि न श्लेषकवेर्भवत्याः श्लोकद्वयार्थः सुधिया मया किम् Name3. 69); see शब्दश्लेष also.
- Burning.
- Sexual union; ततो गर्भः संभवति श्लेषात् स्त्रीपुंसयोर्नृप Mb.13.111.3.
- A grammatical augment.
Derived forms and compounds
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-अर्थः a pun, double entendre.
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-उपमा a comparison containing double meanings; शिशिरांशुप्रतिद्वन्द्वि श्रीम् सुरभिगन्धि च । अम्भोजमिव ते वक्त्रमिति श्लेषोपमा स्मृता ॥ Kāv.2.28.
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-भित्तिक Adjective trusting on (Literal having for its basis) a Śleṣa.