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Results for अवसक्थिका

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Apte Dictionary

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

अवसक्थिकाavasakthikāA cloth girt round the legs and knees (by a person), when sitting on his hams; also, the act of girding round…
[अवबद्धे सक्थिनी यस्यां कप्]
1. A cloth girt round the legs and knees (by a person), when sitting on his hams; also, the act of girding round this cloth or the posture itself; शयानः प्रौढपादश्च कृत्वा चैवावसक्थिकाम् Ms.4.112; अहिना अवसक्थिकाबन्धहेतुभूतेन Malli. on Ki.12.22.
2. (Hence) A wrapper, a girth or band in general.
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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

अवसक्थिकाavasakthikāf. (= पर्यङ्क q.v.) sitting on the hams (or also "the cloth tied round the legs and knees of a person sitting…

feminine (Equivalent to पर्यङ्क quod vide) sitting on the hams (or also "the cloth tied round the legs and knees of a person sitting on his hams" Lexicographers) Mn. iv, 112 Gaut.

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