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श्मशा

   
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श्मशा     

A Sanskrit English Dictionary | Sanskrit  English
श्मशा  m. f. (prob. connected with अश्मन्) the elevated ridge or edge of a trench or ditch or channel for water or of a vessel, [RV. x, 105, 1] (but in [ŚBr.] the m.pl.श्मशा॑ is said to mean those deceased ancestors who consume or eat the oblations [?], and a comp.श्मशा-न्न॑ is formed to explain श्मशान)

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