Anilashin, Anilāśin, Anila-ashin: 5 definitions

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Anilashin means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term Anilāśin can be transliterated into English as Anilasin or Anilashin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Anilāśin (अनिलाशिन्).—a. [anilamaśnātīti]

1) feeding on the wind, fasting.

2) a serpent. आर्जवेन विजानामि नासौ देवोऽनिलाशन (ārjavena vijānāmi nāsau devo'nilāśana) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.36.5.

Anilāśin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms anila and āśin (आशिन्). See also (synonyms): anilāśana.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Anilāśin (अनिलाशिन्).—mfn. (-śī-śinī-śi) Fasting, lit. feeding on the wind. E. anila, and aśin who eats.

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

1) Anilāśin (अनिलाशिन्):—[from anila] mfn. ‘feeding on the wind’, fasting

2) [v.s. ...] m. a snake, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] cf. vāyu-bhakṣa.

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

Anilāśin (अनिलाशिन्):—[tatpurusha compound] m. f. n.

(-śī-śinī-śi) Feeding on the wind, fasting. E. anila and āśin.

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

Anilāśin (अनिलाशिन्):—[anilā+śin] (śī-śinī-śi) a. Fasting.

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