शमन [śamana] a. a. (-नी f.) [शम् णिच् ल्यु ल्युट् वा] Quelling, allaying, subduing &c.
नम् Appeasing, allaying, soothing, conquering, alleviating, &c.
Calmness, tranquillity.
End, stop, cessation, destruction.
Hurting, injuring; destroying; सपत्नशमनम्
[Mb.3.85.11.] Killing animals for sacrifice, immolation.
Swallowing, chewing.
नः A kind of deer, an antelope.
N. N. of Yama, the god of death; शतशस्तत्र यवनाः शम- नातिथयोऽभवन्
[Śiva.B.14.94.] A kind of pea. -Comp.
-स्वसृ f. f. 'Yama's sister', epithet of the river Yamunā.