शङ्खनख

{ śaṅkhanakha }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

ŚAṄKHANAKHA   A nāga that lives in the court of Varuṇa worshipping the latter. [Sabhā Parva, Southern text, Chapter 9] .

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

शङ्ख—नख  m.  m. a kind of snail, [MBh.]; [Vās.]

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शङ्ख नख

the shell of the Trochus Perspectivus, [MW.]
the perfume called Nakhi ( Unguis Odoratus) or another kind of perfume, [L.]

Shabda-Sagara

शङ्खनख  m.  ( -खः)
1. A small shell.
2. A perfume, commonly नखी.
E. शङ्ख a conch, नख the nail.

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शङ्ख नख