muktā

Dictionary meanings for muktā from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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muktā

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1 A pearl; hāroyaṃ hariṇākṣī- ṇāṃ luṭhati statamaṃḍale. muktānāmapyavastheyaṃ ke vayaṃ smarakiṃkarāḥ A maru. 100 (where mukta nāṃ means also ‘of absolved saints’). (Pearls are said to be produced from various sources, but [Page0868-b+ 56] particularly from oyster-shells: karīṃdrajīmūtavarāhaśaṃkhamatsyāhiśaktyudbhavaveṇujā- ni. muktāphalāni prathitāni loke teṣāṃ tu śuktyu- dbhavameva bhūri.. Malli.).

2 A harlot,...

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