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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Apamārjana (अपमार्जन).—

1) Wiping away, cleansing, purifying.

2) Shaving, paring.

3) Chips.

Derivable forms: apamārjanam (अपमार्जनम्).

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Apāmārjana (अपामार्जन).—Cleansing, purifying, removing (diseases, evils &c).

Derivable forms: apāmārjanam (अपामार्जनम्).

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

Apamārjana (अपमार्जन).—the same adj., as [neuter] subst.

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

1) Apamārjana (अपमार्जन):—[=apa-mārjana] [from apa-mṛj] n. cleansing

2) [v.s. ...] a cleansing remedy, detergent, [Suśruta]

3) [v.s. ...] mfn. wiping off, moving away, destroying, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

4) Apāmārjana (अपामार्जन):—[=apā-mārjana] [from apā-mārga] n. cleansing, keeping back, removing (of disease and other evils).

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

Apamārjana (अपमार्जन):—1. m. f. n.

(-naḥ-nī-nam) Cleaning, cleansing; e. g. kāṃsyāpamārjana (a substance used to clean copper with). 2. n.

(-nam) Cleaning, cleansing. E. mṛj with apa, kṛt aff. lyuṭ, with Vṛddhi instead of Guṇa.

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Apāmārjana (अपामार्जन):—[tatpurusha compound] n.

(-nam) Cleansing, wiping off; figur. removing, as diseases &c.; apāmārjanastotra is the name of a hymn addressed to Viṣṇu, which has this power. E. mṛj with ā and apa, kṛt aff. lyuṭ.

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Apamarjana in German

context information

Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Apamārjana (ಅಪಮಾರ್ಜನ):—[noun] act of wiping away; cleansing; purification.

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Marjana, Apa.

Starts with: Apamarjanastotra.

Ends with: Dalbhyapamarjana, Vapamarjana.

Full-text: Apamarjanastotra, Apamarjanikrita.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Apamarjana, Apamārjana, Apāmārjana, Apa-marjana, Apa-mārjana, Apā-mārjana; (plurals include: Apamarjanas, Apamārjanas, Apāmārjanas, marjanas, mārjanas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)

Chapter 79 - The Importance of Apamārjana < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]

Chapter 78 - The Hymn Called ‘Apamārjana’ < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]

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