Shleshmana, Śleṣmaṇa: 8 definitions
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Shleshmana 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 Śleṣmaṇa can be transliterated into English as Slesmana or Shleshmana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚleṣmaṇa (श्लेष्मण).—a. Phlegmatic.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚleṣmaṇa (श्लेष्मण).—mfn.
(-ṇaḥ-ṇā-ṇaṃ) Phlegmatic. f.
(-ṇā) A plant, (Justicia adhenatoda, &c.) E. śleṣman the humor, and na aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚleṣmaṇa (श्लेष्मण).—i. e. śleṣman + a, adj. Phlegmatic.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚleṣmaṇa (श्लेष्मण).—[adjective] slimy, slippery.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śleṣmaṇa (श्लेष्मण):—[from śliṣ] mfn. phlegmatic, slimy, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] producing phlegm or mucus, [Caraka]
3) Śleṣmaṇā (श्लेष्मणा):—[from śleṣmaṇa > śliṣ] f. a kind of plant, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚleṣmaṇa (श्लेष्मण):—[(ṇaḥ-ṇā-ṇaṃ) a.] Phlegmatic. 1. f. Justicia plant.
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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 corpusŚlēṣmaṇa (ಶ್ಲೇಷ್ಮಣ):—[adjective] relating to, caused by the disorder of phlegm in the body.
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Ślēṣmaṇa (ಶ್ಲೇಷ್ಮಣ):—[noun] a man suffering from the vitiated phlegm in the body.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Starts with: Shleshmanadi.
Full-text: Shleshmala, Guruskandha, Savarnatva, Carmanya, Ahaka, Vatanda, Abhyakta, Tarpana, Shleshman.
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