संतानक

{ santānakḥ }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

सं°-तानक  mfn.  mf( इका)n. stretching, spreading, who or what spreads, [W.]

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सं°-तानक  m.  m. one of the five trees of इन्द्र's heaven, the कल्प tree or its flower, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.

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N. of partic. worlds, [R.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

संतानकः [santānakḥ]   1 One of the five trees of Indra's paradise or its flower; दधतः सन्तानकानां स्रजः [Nāg.3.9.] [It may be the tree Rhododendron Arborium. It is a tree which grows abundantly on the Himālaya. It gives good shade and bears beautiful flowers, having five united petals. The meaning of the word suggests a profuse growth both of the individual and its progeny.]
(pl.) N. of a particular world; लोकान् संतानकान्नाम यास्यन्तीमे समागताः [Rām.7.11.18;] [Ku.6.4;7.3;] [Śi.6.67.]