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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. शयानśayānaशयानकः [śayānakḥ], शयानकः 1 A chameleon.
    1. शयानकः śayānakḥ, शयानकः 1 A chameleon.
    2. A kind of snake, the boa.
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  2. अनुशयानanuśayānaa.Regretting &c.

    Regretting etc.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -ना A variety of heroine (परकीयनायिकाभेदः); one who is sad and dejected, being apprehensive of the loss of her lover (इष्ठहानि- जनितानुतापवती).

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. शयानśayānamfn. lying down, resting, sleeping Mn. MBh. &c.
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective lying down, resting, sleeping Mn. MBh. etc.
    2. masculine gender a lizard, chameleon Lexicographers
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  2. अनुशयानanuśayānamfn. repenting, regretting

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective repenting, regretting

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  3. अनुशयानाanuśayānāf. a heroine or female character who regrets the loss of her lover (in dramas).

    feminine a heroine or female character who regrets the loss of her lover (in dramas).

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  4. आकाशयानākāśayānan. a car moving through the air S3ak.

    neuter gender a car moving through the air S3ak.

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  5. आवृतीशयानāvṛtīśayānamfn. lying covered, JaimUp.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective lying covered, JaimUp.

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  6. आशयानāśayānamfn. lying round, surrounding RV. i, 21, 11, &c. (said of Vr2itra वृत्र, who surrounds the water = ὠκεανός…

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective lying round, surrounding fg-veda i, 21, 11, etc. (said of Vr2itra वृत्र, who surrounds the water Equivalent to ὠκεανός; see Kaegi, Der R2igveda ऋग्वेद, page and participle177, l. 28 ff.)

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  7. उत्पादशयानutpādaśayānam. "sleeping while standing on the legs", a species of fowl L.

    masculine gender "sleeping while standing on the legs", a species of fowl Lexicographers

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  8. जलाशयान्तरjalāśayāntaran. another lake W.

    neuter gender another lake W.

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