māṣa

Dictionary meanings for māṣa from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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māṣa

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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

m. (n. g. ardharcādi) a bean RV. &c &c (sg. the plant; pl. the fruit; in later times = Phaseolus Radiatus, a valued kind of pulse having seeds marked with black and grey spots) 814,2 163852 m. a partic. weight of gold (= 5 Kr2ishn2alas kfzRala s = 1 / 10 Suvarn2a suvarṇa; the weight in common use is said to be about 17 grains troy) Mn.; Ya1jn5. 814,2 163853 m. a cutaneous eruption resembling beans L. 814,2 163854 m....

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