jarāyu

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[apte] n. [jarāmeti i-ñuṇ] 1 The slough or cast-off skin of a serpent. --2 The outer skin of the embryo. --3 After-birth. --4 Secundines. --5 The uterus, womb. --Comp. --ja a. born from the womb, viviparous; Ms. 1. 43 and Malli. on Ku. 3. 42.

[mw] yuka, see col 1. 050536 414,2 77738 &c,, see ib. 050537 414,2 77739 See ib. 050538 414,2 77740

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n. [jarāmeti i-ñuṇ] 1 The slough or cast-off skin of a serpent. --2 The outer skin of the embryo. --3 After-birth. --4 Secundines. --5 The uterus, womb. --Comp. --ja a. born from...

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Part of Speech

NOUN

Total Occurrences

82

Texts Appeared In

32

DCS: name of one of Arjuna's arrows; a kind of arrow; [zool.] a kind of bird (?) | Monier-Williams: jarA/yu , ˚yuka . See col. 1.

Semantic Classification

Top Texts by Occurrence

1. Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 14 17.1%
2. Mahābhārata 10 12.2%
3. Carakasaṃhitā 5 6.1%
4. Atharvaveda (Paippalāda) 4 4.9%
5. Atharvaveda (Śaunaka) 4 4.9%

Concordance (Sample)

• Bhāgavatapurāṇa surface: jarāyuṇā

  ṣaḍbhir jarāyuṇā vītaḥ kukṣau bhrāmyati dakṣiṇe

• Rasaratnākara surface: jarāyuḥ

  gṛhagodhā śuno jihvā strījarāyuḥ samaṃ samam

• Carakasaṃhitā surface: jarāyu

  tasya garbhaśalyasya jarāyuprapātanaṃ karma saṃśamanamityāhureke mantrādikam ath