kṛśana

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[mw] n. a pearl, mother-of-pearl RV. i, 35, 4 and x, 68, 11; AV. iv, 10, 7 305,3 55061 n. gold Naigh. i, 2 305,3 55062 n. form, shape ib. iii, 7 305,3 55063 mfn. yielding or containing pearls AV. iv, 10, 1 and 3 (cf. Kaus3. 58) 305,3 55064

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n. a pearl, mother-of-pearl RV. i, 35, 4 and x, 68, 11; AV. iv, 10, 7 305,3 55061 n. gold Naigh. i, 2 305,3 55062 n. form, shape ib. iii, 7 305,3 55063 mfn. yielding or containing...

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Part of Speech

ADJ

Total Occurrences

6

Texts Appeared In

4

DCS: relating to self or to the soul; proceeding from bodily and mental causes within one's self; relating to the supreme spirit; spiritual | Monier-Williams: ( cf. UrDva/-k˚ .)

Semantic Classification

Top Texts by Occurrence

1. Atharvaveda (Śaunaka) 3 50.0%
2. Buddhacarita 1 16.7%
3. Gobhilagṛhyasūtra 1 16.7%
4. Rāmāyaṇa 1 16.7%

Concordance (Sample)

• Rāmāyaṇa surface: kṛśanaṃ

  jyotiṣaṃ kṛśanaṃ caiva nairāśyavimalāv ubhau

• Buddhacarita surface: kṛśanaṃ

  juhāva havyānyakṛśe kṛśānau dadau dvijebhyaḥ kṛśanaṃ ca gāśca

• Atharvaveda (Śaunaka) surface: kṛśanaḥ

  vātāt jātaḥ antarikṣāt vidyutaḥ jyotiṣaḥ pari sa naḥ hiraṇya jāḥ śaṅkhaḥ kṛśanaḥ