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Apte Dictionary

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

इरिणम्iriṇamA salt-ground, saline soil; यथेरिणे बीजमुप्त्वा न वप्ता लभते फलम् Ms.3.142; Y.1.151.
[ऋ-इनच्-किदिच्च Uṇ.2.51.]
1. A salt-ground, saline soil; यथेरिणे बीजमुप्त्वा न वप्ता लभते फलम् Ms.3.142; Y.1.151.
2. Hence, a bare or barren soil, desert, dreary region.
3. Non-support.
4. A rivulet, well (Vedic).
5. A hollow, hole.
6. A dice-board; प्रवातेजा इरिणे वर्वृताना Rv.1.34.1.
Derived forms and compounds
- -णः Calamus Scriptorious (Marâthî बोरू), Mb.2.
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