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Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

आत्महन्ātmahanmfn. one who kills his soul i.e. does not care about the welfare of his soul I1s3aUp. BhP.
1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective one who kills his soul id est does not care about the welfare of his soul I1s3aUp. BhP.
2. masculine gender a suicide MBh. i, 6839
3. masculine gender a priest in a temple attendant upon an idol (the priest subsisting by appropriating to himself offerings to deities for which future punishment is assigned) Lexicographers
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