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Results for नराशंस

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Apte Dictionary

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

नराशंसnarāśaṃsa1 A sacrifice.
1. 1 A sacrifice.
2. Agni.
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

नराशंसnarāśaṃsa[nárâ-sámsa] m. Praise of Men (i. e. praised by men), m. ep. of Agni, esp. in the second verse of Âpra-hymns…

[nárâ-sámsa] masculine Praise of Men (i. e. praised by men), masculine epithet of Agni, especially in the second verse of Âpra-hymns and in the third of Âprî-hymns; epithet of Pûshan.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

नराशंसnarāśaṃsam. (˚रा*श्˚ ?) "the desire or praise of men(?)", a mystic. N. of Agni अग्नि (esp. in the A1pri1 आप्री hymns…
1. masculine gender (that the rest of a word is to be suppliedरा*श्that the rest of a word is to be supplied ?) "the desire or praise of men(?)", a mystic. Name of Agni अग्नि (especially in the A1pri1 आप्री hymns, besides or instead of Tanu14-na4pa1t तनू-नपात् quod vide) fg-veda VS. TS. Breton
2. masculine gender (rarely) of Pu1shan पूषन् exempli gratia, 'for example' fg-veda i, 164, 3; x. 64, 3
3. see under नर .
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नराशंसपङ्क्तिnarāśaṃsapaṅktiw.r. for नारा-श्˚/अंस-प्˚ .

wrong reading for नारा-श्that the rest of a word is to be supplied/अंस-प्that the rest of a word is to be supplied .

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