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Results for प्रोक्षणम्

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Apte Dictionary

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

प्रोक्षणम्prokṣaṇam1 Sprinkling, sprinkling with water; अद्भिस्तु प्रोक्षणं शौचं बहूनां धान्यवाससाम् Ms.5.118; Y.1.184.
1. 1 Sprinkling, sprinkling with water; अद्भिस्तु प्रोक्षणं शौचं बहूनां धान्यवाससाम् Ms.5.118; Y.1.184.
2. Consecration by sprinkling.
3. Immolation (of animals) at a sacrifice.
4. A text to be repeated at an animal-sacrifice.
5. A vessel for holy water.
Derived forms and compounds
- -णी प्रोक्षणिः Feminine Water used for sprinkling or consecrating, holy water; याभिरद्भिर्हविषः पुरोडाशानां च प्रोक्षणं कृतं ताः प्रोक्षण्यः Karka. (Used in Plural, and sometimes used to denote 'the vessel containing holy water', in which sense the word generally used is प्रोक्षणीपात्र).
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अभिप्रोक्षणम्abhiprokṣaṇamSprinkling upon.

Sprinkling upon.

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संप्रोक्षणम्saṃprokṣaṇamSprinkling over, consecration.

Sprinkling over, consecration.

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