मिथु मिथुनायते

मिथुन

मिथुन a. [मिथ्-उनन् किच्च]
Uṇ. 3. 55]
Paired, forming a pair or conple.
−नः Ved. A pair, couple.
−नं
1 A pair, couple; मिथुनं परिकल्पितं त्वया सहकारः फलिनी च नन्विमौ 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.
भावः 1 forming a couple, state of being a pair. −2. copulation.
−प्रतिन् a. practising cohabitation.

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