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Results for सुषुम्ण

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Apte Dictionary

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

सुषुम्णsuṣumṇaम्नः [mnḥ], म्नः N. of one of the principal rays of the sun; Hch.1.
म्नः mnḥ, म्नः Name of one of the principal rays of the sun; Hch.1.
Derived forms and compounds
- -म्णा, -म्ना A particular artery of the human body, said to lie between इडा and पिङ्गला, two of the vessels of the body; वैश्वानरं याति विहायसा गतः सुषुम्नया ब्रह्मपथेन शोचिषा Bhāg.2.2.24.
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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

सुषुम्णsuṣumṇamf(आ)n. very gracious or kind RV. VS.
1. mf(आ)neuter gender very gracious or kind fg-veda VS.
2. masculine gender Name of one of the 7 principal rays of the sun (supposed to supply heat to the moon) VP.
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सुषुम्णाsuṣumṇāf. a partic. artery (prob. "the carotid") or vein of the body (lying between those called इडा and पिङ्गला, and…

feminine a particular artery (probably "the carotid") or vein of the body (lying between those called इडा and पिङ्गला, and supposed to be one of the passages for the breath or spirit; confer, compare ब्रह्म-रन्ध्र) Up. BhP. Ra1jat.

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