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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. शम्याśamyāA wooden stick or post.

    [शम्-यत् टाप्]

    1. A wooden stick or post.
    2. A staff, a measure of length (Equivalent to 36 Aṅgulas).
    3. The pin of a yoke.
    4. A kind of cymbal; वीणा नैवाद्य वाद्यन्ते शम्यातालस्वनैः सह Mb.7.72.12.
    5. A sacrificial vessel.
    6. A kind of medical instrument.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -क्षेपः, -पातः the distance that a staff can be thrown; the cast of a staff; शम्यापातेनाभ्यतीयाद्वेदीभिश्चित्रयन् महीम् Mb.12.29.95; Ms.8.237.

    • -ग्राहः one who plays the cymbal; Rām. 2.91.49.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. शम्याśamyā[sámyâ] f. stick, wooden pin, peg, wedge (V.).

    [sámyâ] feminine; also equal for stick, wooden pin, peg, wedge (Veda, Vedic).

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  2. शम्यातालśamyātāla[samyâ-tâla] m. kind of cymbal.

    [samyâ-tâla] masculine kind of cymbal.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. शम्याśamyāf. see next.
    1. feminine see next.
    2. feminine a stick, staff, (especially) a wooden pin or peg, wedge etc. fg-veda AV. Breton Gr2S3rS.
    3. feminine the pin of a yoke (see युग-श्that the rest of a word is to be supplied)
    4. feminine a particular instrument used in the treatment of hemorrhoids Va1gbh.
    5. feminine a sacrificial vessel W.
    6. feminine a kind of cymbal or other musical instrument (Equivalent to ताल-विशेष) MW.
    7. feminine a particular measure of length Equivalent to 36 An3gulas अङ्गुल s VarBr2. (or Equivalent to 32 A An3gulas अङ्गुल s Ka1tyS3r. Scholiast or Commentator; confer, compare -क्षेप, -निपा*त etc. below)
    8. feminine dual number (धुरोः शम्ये) Name of two S3a1mans शामन् s A1rshBr.
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  2. शम्याक्षेपśamyākṣepam. the cast of a staff, distance that a staff can be thrown MBh.

    masculine gender the cast of a staff, distance that a staff can be thrown MBh.

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  3. शम्यागर्तśamyāgartam. n. a hole for the S3amya1 शम्या S3a1n3khS3r.

    masculine gender neuter gender a hole for the S3amya1 शम्या S3a1n3khS3r.

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  4. शम्याग्राहśamyāgrāham. (prob.) one who plays the cymbals R.

    masculine gender (probably) one who plays the cymbals R.

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  5. शम्यातालśamyātālam. a kind of cymbal MBh. Car.

    masculine gender a kind of cymbal MBh. Car.

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  6. शम्यानिपातśamyānipāta(MBh.) m. = -क्षेप .

    (MBh.) masculine gender Equivalent to -क्षेप .

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  7. शम्यापराव्याधśamyāparāvyādha(S3Br.) m. = -क्षेप .

    (S3Br.) masculine gender Equivalent to -क्षेप .

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