पक्ष्मन्

{ pakṣman }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

पक्ष्मन्  n.  n. (sg. and pl.) the eyelashes ( °णोनिपातेन, ‘in the twinkling of an eye, in an instant’ [MBh.]; cf. पक्ष्म-पात &c. above), [TS.]; [ŚBr.] &c. &c.
the hair (of a deer), [Śiś. i, 8]
the filament of a flower, ib. v, 85
a thin thread, [L.]
the leaf of a flower, [Kād.]
a wing, [L.]
a whisker, [MW.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

पक्ष्मन् [pakṣman]  n. n. [पक्ष्-मनिन्]
An eyelash; सलिलगुरुभिः पक्ष्मभिः [Me.94.49;] [R.2.19;11.36.]
The filament of a flower.
The point of a thread, a thin thread.
A wing.
The leaf of a flower.
A whisker (मुखो- परिस्थकेश); बाल्यात् प्रसुप्तस्य महाबलस्य सिंहस्य पक्ष्माणि मुखाल्लु- नासि [Mb.3.268.6.]
The hair (of a deer); निसर्गचित्रो- ज्ज्वलसूक्ष्मपक्ष्मणा (लसत्) [Śi.1.8.] -Comp.
-कोपः, -प्रकोपः   irritation produced in the eye by the lashes turning inwards.
-पातः   Closing of the eyes; also पक्ष्मसंपातः.

Shabda-Sagara

पक्ष्मन्  n.  ( -क्ष्म)
1. An eye-lash.
2. The filament of a flower.
3. The point of a thread.
4. A wing.
E. पक्ष् to take, मनिन् aff.

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पक्ष् मनिन्