śākhā

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[apte] 1 A branch(as of a tree); āvajrya śākhāḥ R. 16. 19. --2 An arm. --3 A party, section, faction. --4 A part of subdivision of a work. --5 A school, branch, sect. --6 A part or division of an animal. --7 A school or traditional recension of the Veda, the traditional text fol- lowed by a school; as in śākalaśā- khā, āśvalāyanaśākhā, bāṣkalaśākhā &c. --Comp. --caṃkramaṇaṃ leaping from branch to branch’, irregular study....

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1 A branch(as of a tree); āvajrya śākhāḥ R. 16. 19. --2 An arm. --3 A party, section, faction. --4 A part of subdivision of a work. --5 A school, branch, sect. --6 A part or...

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Part of Speech: NOUN
Total Occurrences: 496
Texts Appeared In: 93

DCS: moving towards and away from

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Vārāhagṛhyasūtra surface: śākhayā

śalalyā śamīśākhayā sapalāśayā
Bhāgavatapurāṇa surface: śākhaḥ

daśaikaśākho dvisuparṇanīḍas trivalkalo dviphalo 'rkaṃ praviṣṭaḥ
Rāmāyaṇa surface: śākhāsu

plakṣaśākhāsu yajñānām anyeṣāṃ kriyate haviḥ