Sanskrit dictionary (beta)

Every entry for a word in Apte, Monier-Williams, Macdonell and the Dhātupāṭha, with their abbreviations spelled out, and an analysis of its forms.

Results for आपोशान

2 dictionaries · exact headword

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

आपोशानāpośānaN. of a kind of prayer or formula repeated before and after eating (the formulas being respectively…
Name of a kind of prayer or formula repeated before and after eating (the formulas being respectively अमृतोपस्तरणमसि स्वाहा and अमृतापिधानमसि स्वाहा); आपोशानक्रियापूर्वं सत्कृतान्नमकुत्सयन् Y.1.31,16.
Derived forms and compounds
- -नम् The act of making an उपस्तरण (seat) and अपिधान (covering) for the food eaten.
Source: Apte

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

आपोशानāpośānamfn. "taking water" ([आपस् being a rare form of the acc. for अपस्]) i.e. sipping water
1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective "taking water" ([आपस् being a rare form of the accusative for अपस्]) id est sipping water
2. neuter gender sipping water before and after eating.
Source: Monier-Williams

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