Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
(śaṃ, saṃ) [kena jalena laśa-sa-ti Tv.] 1 A pitcher, water pot, a jar, dish; statau māṃsagrathī kanakakalaśāvityupamitau Bh. 3. 20, 1. 97; stanakalasa Amaru. 54. ºjanman, ºudbha- vaḥ N. of Agastya.
2 A churn.
3 A kind of measure.
4 A rounded pinnacle on the top of a temple. Comp. (sa) udadhiḥ the ocean.
