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Results for भुरिज्

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Apte Dictionary

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

भुरिज्bhurijf.Ved.
1. Vedic
2. The two arms.
3. Earth and heaven.
4. The earth itself.
5. A hypermetre.
Source: ApteApte entry

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

भुरिज्bhurijf. du. the arms or hands (as "quick in moving") RV. iv, 2, 14 &c. AV. xx, 127, 4 (this meaning, given Naigh.…
1. feminine dual number the arms or hands (as "quick in moving") fg-veda iv, 2, 14 etc. AV. xx, 127, 4 (this meaning, given Naigh. ii, 4, seems to suit all passages; according to others translate "scissors" or "a carpenter's vice")
2. feminine heaven and earth Sa1y.
3. feminine sg. the earth Un2. ii, 72 Scholiast or Commentator
4. feminine a metre with one or two superfluous syllables, hypermeter RPra1t. S3a1n3khS3r. etc. (opp. to नि-चृत् quod vide)
5. feminine Name of particular insertions in liturgical formularies Pan5cavBr.
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