jihva

Dictionary meanings for jihva from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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jihva

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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

mfn. (said of Agni agni) MaitrS. i, 3, 35 (for yahv/a of Padap. and RV. iii, 2, 9) 422,1 79488 m. the tongue Hariv. 6325 f. 422,1 79489 f. (= juh/ū) id. RV.; AV. &c (ifc. f (A). MBh. iii, 16137 Hcat.) 422,1 79490 f. the tongue or tongues of Agni agni i.e. various forms of flame (3 are named RV. iii, 20, 2; generally 7 VS. xvii, 79 Mun2d2Up. i, 2, 4 [ kālī, karālī, mano-javā, su-lohitā, su-dhūmra-varṇā, sphuliṅginī,...

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