kuṇapa

Dictionary meanings for kuṇapa from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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kuṇapa

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a. (pī f.) [cf. Uṇ. 3. 143] Smelling like a dead body, stinking. paḥ, paṃ A dead body, corpse; śāsanī- yaḥ kuṇapabhojanaḥ V. 5. (a vulture); amedhyakuṇapāśī ca Ms. 12. 71; often used as a term of contempt with liv- ing beings. paḥ 1 A spear.

2 A foul smell, stench.

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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

n. [ as m. g. ardharcādi ] a dead body, corpse AV.; TS.; S3Br.; Mn. &c 289,2 51791 n. (said contemptuously of) the living body BhP. 289,2 51792 n. dung 289,2 51793 m. a spear MBh.; R. 289,2 51794

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