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Results for एरका

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Apte Dictionary

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

एरकाerakāA kind of grass (said to have turned to clubs when plucked by Kṛṣhṇa and his family; cf. Mb. मौसलपर्वन्), ददार…
A kind of grass (said to have turned to clubs when plucked by Kṛṣhṇa and his family; Compare Mb. मौसलपर्वन्), ददार करजैर्वक्षस्येरकां कटकृद्यथा Bhāg.1.3. 18.
Derived forms and compounds
- -कम् A woollen carpet.
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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

एरकाerakāf. a kind of grass of emollient and diluent properties MBh. VP. Bhpr. &c.

feminine a kind of grass of emollient and diluent properties MBh. VP. Bhpr. etc.

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