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Results for शुङ्गा

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. शुङ्गाśuṅgā1 The sheath of a young bud.
    1. 1 The sheath of a young bud.
    2. The awn of barley or corn.
    3. The waved-leaf Figurative

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -कर्मन् a ceremony connected with पुंसवन at which the शुङ्गा of the वट tree is used.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. शुङ्गाśuṅgāf. see below
    1. feminine see below
    2. feminine the sheath or calyx of a young bud (especially of a fig-tree) Gr2S. Sus3r.
    3. feminine the awn of barley etc., a bristle Lexicographers
    4. feminine the waved-leaf fig-tree W.
    5. feminine Name of the mother of Garud2a गरुड Suparn2.
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  2. शुङ्गाकर्मन्śuṅgākarmann. a ceremony connected with the Pum2-savana पुं-सवन (q.v.) at which the calyx of a young bud of the Ficus…

    neuter gender a ceremony connected with the Pum2-savana पुं-सवन (quod vide) at which the calyx of a young bud of the Ficus Indica is used Gr2ihya1s.

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