आत्महन्

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

आत्म—हन्  mfn.  mfn. one who kills his soul i.e. does not care about the welfare of his soul, [ĪśaUp.]; [BhP.]

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आत्म—हन्  m.  m. a suicide, [MBh. i, 6839]

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a priest in a temple attendant upon an idol (the priest subsisting by appropriating to himself offerings to deities for which future punishment is assigned), [L.]

Shabda-Sagara

आत्महन्  m.  ( -हा)
1. A suicide, a self-murderer.
2. A heretic, an unbeliever. 3. A priest in a temple, a servant or attendant upon an idol.
E. आत्मन् and हन् who kills or destroys, self-destroying; the priest subsisting by appropriating to himself offerings to deities, for which future punishment is assigned.

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