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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

शौचśauca[sauk-a] n. cleanness, purity (also ritual); purification by (--˚); integrity, honesty: -tva, n. id.; -vat, a.…
[sauk-a] neuter cleanness, purity (also ritual); purification by (--˚); integrity, honesty: -tva, neuter the same; -vat, adjective pure (also figurative, -ly).
In the Gita13·8 16·3 16·7 17·14 18·42

आचार्योपासनं शौचं स्थैर्यमात्मविनिग्रहः ॥

ācāryopāsanaṁ śaucaṁ sthairyamātmavinigrahaḥ. — A total absence of wordly pride and arrogance, harmlessness, a candid soul, a tolerant, long-suffering and benignant heart, purity of mind and body… 13·8
- शौचम्śaucamnominative or accusative singular of the neuter noun śauca (purity).
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अतिशौचatiśauca[ati-sauka] n. too great cleanliness.

[ati-sauka] neuter too great cleanliness.

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अशौचaśauca[a-sauk-a] n. impurity: -tva, n. id.; -in, a. impure.

[a-sauk-a] neuter impurity: -tva, neuter the same; -in, adjective impure.

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आशौचāśauca[âsauka] n. ritual impurity.

[âsauka] neuter ritual impurity.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

शौचśaucam. (fr. शुचि) N. of a man (also called A1hneya आह्नेय) TA1r.
1. masculine gender (from शुचि) Name of a man (also called A1hneya आह्नेय) TA1r.
2. neuter gender cleanness, purity, purification (especially from defilement caused by the death of a relation) A1s3vS3r. Mn. MBh. etc.
3. neuter gender purity of mind, integrity, honesty (especially in money-matters) MBh. R. etc.
4. neuter gender (with Buddhists Buddhists) self-purification (both external and internal) MWB. 240
5. neuter gender evacuation of excrement MW.
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अग्निशौचवस्त्रagniśaucavastran. a fine muslin garment, Ka1ran2d2.

neuter gender a fine muslin garment, Ka1ran2d2.

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अर्थशौचarthaśaucan. purity, honesty in money matters (cf. -प्रयोग above) Mn. v, 106 Ka1m.

neuter gender purity, honesty in money matters (confer, compare -प्रयोग a reference to some preceeding word (not necessarily in the same page)) Mn. v, 106 Ka1m.

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अशौचaśaucan. (= आशौच q.v. Pa1n2. 7-3, 30) impurity, contamination, defilement (contracted by the death of a relation, or…
1. neuter gender (Equivalent to आशौच quod vide Pa1n2. 7-3, 30) impurity, contamination, defilement (contracted by the death of a relation, or by the commission of prohibited acts, etc.) Mn. xi, 183
2. neuter gender uncleanness Pan5cat. Vet.
3. see अ-शुचि .
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आशौचāśaucan. (fr. अ-शुचि Pa1n2. 7-3, 30), impurity Gaut. Mn. Ya1jn5.

neuter gender (from अ-शुचि Pa1n2. 7-3, 30), impurity Gaut. Mn. Ya1jn5.

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Apte Dictionary

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

अशौचम्aśaucam1 Impurity, dirtiness, foulness; Pt.1.195.
1. 1 Impurity, dirtiness, foulness; Pt.1.195.
2. Legal impurity or contamination; defilement caused either by child-birth (called जननाशौच) or by the death of some relation (called मृताशौच); it lasts for 1 days; during the मृताशौच a person defiled by it is not to touch anybody else, or to eat with others in the 'same row or to do any sacred action; अहोरात्रमुपासी- रन्नशौचं बान्धवैः सह Ms.11.183.
Derived forms and compounds
- -अन्तः end of defilement.
- -संकरः blending or coming together of two or more defilements.
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