Shleshmaghna, Śleṣmaghnā, Shleshman-ghna: 5 definitions

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The Sanskrit term Śleṣmaghnā can be transliterated into English as Slesmaghna or Shleshmaghna, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śleṣmaghnā (श्लेष्मघ्ना).—

1) the Arabian jasmine.

2) the hog-weed.

Śleṣmaghnā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śleṣman and ghnā (घ्ना). See also (synonyms): śleṣmaghnī.

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

Śleṣmaghna (श्लेष्मघ्न).—mfn.

(-ghnaḥ-ghnā-ghnaṃ) Removing phlegm. f. (-ghnā or ghnī) 1. Arabian jasmine. 2. A flower, (Pandanus odoratissimus.) f. (-ghnī) Hogweed. E. śleṣma phlegm, and ghna removing, fem. aff. ṭāp or ṅīp .

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

1) Śleṣmaghna (श्लेष्मघ्न):—[=śleṣma-ghna] [from śleṣma > śliṣ] mfn. removing phlegm, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) Śleṣmaghnā (श्लेष्मघ्ना):—[=śleṣma-ghnā] [from śleṣma-ghna > śleṣma > śliṣ] f. a kind of jasmine, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Śleṣmaghnā (श्लेष्मघ्ना):—[śleṣma-ghnā] (ghnā) 1. f. Arabian jasmine. f. (ī) Hog-weed. a. Removing phlegm.

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Shleshmaghna in German

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