mithuna

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[apte] a. [mith-unan kicca] Uṇ. 3. 55] Paired, forming a pair or con- ple. --naḥ Ved. A pair, couple. --naṃ 1 A pair, couple; mithunaṃ parikalpitaṃ tvayā sahakāraḥ phalinī ca nanvimau R. 8. 61; Me. 18; U. 2. 5. --2 Twins. --3 Union, junction. --4 Sexual union, copulation, cohabitation. --5 The third sign of the zodiac, Gemini. --6 (In gram.) A root compounded with a preposition. --Comp. bhāvaḥ 1 forming a couple, state of...

[mw] &c, see p. 816, col. 3. 104414 817,2 164435

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a. [mith-unan kicca] Uṇ. 3. 55] Paired, forming a pair or con- ple. --naḥ Ved. A pair, couple. --naṃ 1 A pair, couple; mithunaṃ parikalpitaṃ tvayā sahakāraḥ phalinī ca nanvimau R....

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Part of Speech: NOUN
Total Occurrences: 518
Texts Appeared In: 68

DCS: a barleycorn (used as a measure) | Monier-Williams: miTuna &c. See p. 816, col. 3 .

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Bhāgavatapurāṇa surface: mithunam

kūjadvihaṃgamithunaṃ gāyanmattamadhuvratam
Bhāgavatapurāṇa surface: mithunānām

guhyānāṃ sūnṛtaṃ maunaṃ mithunānām ajas tv aham
Rāmāyaṇa surface: mithunaṃ

tasyābhyāśe tu mithunaṃ carantam anapāyinam