शमथ शमनी

शमन

शमन a. नी f. [शम् णिच् ल्यु ल्युट् वा]
Quelling, allaying, subduing &c.
−नं
1 Appeasing, allaying, soothing, conquering, alleviating, &c.
2 Calmness, tranquillity.
3 End, stop, cessation, destruction.
4 Hurting, injuring.
5 Killing animals for sacrifice, immolation.
6 Swallowing, chewing.
−नः
1 A kind of deer, an antelope.
2 N of Yama, the god of death.
−Comp.
−स्वसृ f. 'Yama's sister', epithet of the river Yamunā.

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