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Results for आचम
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Apte Dictionary
V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
आचमनम्ācamanam1 Rinsing the mouth, sipping water before religious ceremonies, before and after meals &c. from the palm of…
1 Rinsing the mouth, sipping water before religious ceremonies, before and after meals etc. from the palm of the hand; दद्यादाचमनं ततः Y.1.243, 195 (part of the water sipped being usually allowed to drop down).
The water used for rinsing the mouth.
Gargling the throat.
Name of a plant Andropogon muricatum (Marâthîवाळा).
Water for rinsing the vulva (Āyurveda).
Derived forms and compounds
-धारिन्, -वाहिन्Masculine A drawer of water; (Hch.5.6.)
आचमनācamana[â-kamana] n. sipping water; rinsing the mouth; water for rinsing the mouth (also î, f.); î-ya, n. water for…
[â-kamana] neuter sipping water; rinsing the mouth; water for rinsing the mouth (also î, feminine; also equal for); î-ya, neuter water for rinsing the mouth.