śṛṅga

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[mw] n. (perhaps connected with śiras, śīrṣan; ifc. f (A or I).) the horn of an animal, a horn used for various purposes (as in drinking, for blowing, drawing blood from the skin &c) RV. &c 1087,1 220523 n. the tusk of an elephant R.; Ka1m. 1087,1 220524 n. the top or summit of a mountain, a peak, crag MBh.; Ka1v. &c 1087,1 220525 n. the summit of a building, pinnacle, turret ib. Page1087,2 220526

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√śṝñ शॄञ्

Gaṇa 9· kryadi · hiṃsāyām

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n. (perhaps connected with śiras, śīrṣan; ifc. f (A or I).) the horn of an animal, a horn used for various purposes (as in drinking, for blowing, drawing blood from the skin &c)...

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Part of Speech: NOUN
Total Occurrences: 498
Texts Appeared In: 80

DCS: addressed; invoked; summoned | Monier-Williams: SfNga [ cf. Lat. cornu ; Goth. háurn ; Germ. , Eng. horn .]

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Bhāgavatapurāṇa surface: śṛṅgebhyaḥ

pātanaṃ giriśṛṅgebhyo rodhanaṃ cāmbugartayoḥ
Bhāgavatapurāṇa surface: śṛṅgaḥ

āsāṃ krīḍanako vaśya ṛṣyaśṛṅgo mṛgīsutaḥ
Skandapurāṇa surface: śṛṅgaḥ

ayaṃ caivāśramaḥ śreṣṭhaḥ svarṇaśṛṅgo 'calottamaḥ