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Apte Dictionary

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

शमलम्śamalamFeces, ordure, excrement.
[शम्-कलच् Uṇ.1.13]
1. Feces, ordure, excrement.
2. Impurity, sediment.
3. Sin, moral impurity; आशंसमानः शमलं गङ्गायां दुःखितोऽपतत् Bhāg.1.13.32.
4. A calamity, misfortune. Adjective sinful; साध्व्यः कृताञ्जलिपुटाः शमलस्य भर्तुः Bhāg.1.16.32.
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