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Results for आचमनम्

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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. 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).
2. The water used for rinsing the mouth.
3. Gargling the throat.
4. Name of a plant Andropogon muricatum (Marâthî वाळा).
5. Water for rinsing the vulva (Āyurveda).
Derived forms and compounds
- -धारिन्, -वाहिन् Masculine A drawer of water; (Hch.5.6.)
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