The Sanskrit term Abhiśocana can be transliterated into English as Abhisocana or Abhishocana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Abhishochana.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Abhiśocana (अभिशोचन).—

1) Intense grief or pain, torment.

2) That which torments; a spirit or demon.

Derivable forms: abhiśocanam (अभिशोचनम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Abhiśocana (अभिशोचन):—[=abhi-śocana] [from abhi-śuc] n. a tormenting spirit or demon, [Atharva-veda ii, 4, 2 and, iv, 9, 5.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Abhiśocana (अभिशोचन):—[tatpurusha compound] n.

(-nam) Pain, grief or excessive pain, excessive grief; e. g. Atharv.: nainaṃ prāpnoti śapatho na kṛtyā nābhiśocanam . nainaṃ viṣkandhamaśnute yastvā bibhartyāñjana. E. śuc with abhi, kṛt aff. lyuṭ or abhi and śocana. (The word is udātta on the third syllable; a derivation with kṛt aff. yuc according to Pāṇ. Iii. 2. 150. and a meaning ‘one who causes pain’ is therefore not admissible.)

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Partial matches: Socana, Abhi.

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