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Apte Dictionary

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

शुल्वम्śulvamल्बम् [lbam] , (ल्बम्) [शुल्ब्-अच्]
1. ल्बम् lbam , (ल्बम्) शुल्ब्-अच्
2. A rope, string; ततो मन्त्रबलाच्छुल्बे तक्षके वज्रिणः करात् Bm.1.194; शुल्वं सुतस्य न तु तत्तदमुष्य माति Bhāg.2.7.3.
3. Copper.
4. A sacrificial rite or act.
5. The proximity of water, a place near it.
6. A rule, law, an institute.
Derived forms and compounds
- -ल्वा, -ल्वी See above.
- -अरिः sulphur.
- -जम् brass.
- -सूत्रम् Name of Sūtra work, containing mathematical calculations required for श्रौत rituals.
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