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Results for अमीवा

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

अमीवाamīvāVed.
[अम्-वन्-ईडागमः निपातः]
1. Vedic
2. Affliction, sickness, disease.
3. Distress, terror.
4. A demon, tormenting spirit.
Derived forms and compounds
- -वः An enemy, one who afflicts or torments;
- -वम् Affliction, distress, pain, injury, कच्चिद् बुधः स्वस्त्यनमीव आस्ते Bhāg.3.1.32. कुठारैश्चिच्छिदुः क्रुद्धाः स्मरन्तोऽमीवमस्य तत् Bhāg.4.28.26.
Source: ApteApte entry

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

अमीवाamīvāf. distress, terror, fright RV. AV. VS.
1. feminine distress, terror, fright fg-veda AV. VS.
2. feminine tormenting spirit, demon fg-veda AV.
3. feminine affliction, disease fg-veda
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