नीराजन

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महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश

  न. आरती ; ओवाळणे ; निरांजन पहा . - ज्ञा १६ . २१० . तेथे गोवळराज नृत्य करिती कृष्णास नीरंजना । - आपू १५ . [ सं . नीराजन ]

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

नी-°राजन  n.  n. lustration of arms (a ceremony performed by kings in the month आश्विन or in कार्त्तिक before taking the field), [Var.]; [Hariv.]; [Kāv.] &c.

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नी °राजन

   waving lights before an idol as an act of adoration, [W.]

Shabda-Sagara

नीराजन  nf.  ( -नं-ना)
   1. Lustration of arms; military and religious ceremony held or the 19th of Āshwin, by kings or generals for purifying the army before taking the field; it is still ob- served by some Hindu states, under the name of Dashahārā.
   2. Waving lights before an idol; but it may also be performed with a lotus, clean cloth, or the leaves of various sacred plants; prostration is also considered as the fifth kind of this sort of adoration.
    E. निर् completely, राज to shine, aff युच् or भावे ल्युट्; रलोपे पूर्वाणो दीर्घः or नीर water, and अजन going, sprinkling the arms, horses, &c. with water.

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निर् राज युच् भावे ल्युट्; रलोपे पूर्वाणो दीर्घः नीर अजन