जलशय

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

जल—शय  m.  m. ‘reposing on water ( i.e. on his serpent-couch above the waters, during the 4 months of the periodical rains and during the intervals of the submersion of the world)’, विष्णु, [L.]

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जल शय

Shabda-Sagara

जलशय  m.  ( -यः) VISHNU.
    E. जल water, and शय who sleeps; he is suppos- ed to sleep borne by his serpent couch above the ocean, during the four months of the periodical rains in India; also during the intervals of the submersion of the world. जले शेते शी-अच् . ७ त० स० .

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जल शय जले शेते शी-अच् . ७ त० स० .