Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
2 P. To fall asleep, sleep.
nidrā
Dictionary meanings for nidrā from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1 Sleep, sleepiness; pracchāya- sulabhanidrā divasāḥ Ś. 1. 3; nidrāmudrā kṣipan Māl. 2. 12.
2 Sloth.
3 Shutting, budding state. Comp. alasa a dull or languid with drowsiness, fast asleep; nidrālasā bahiṃṇaḥ V. 3. 2. bhaṃgaḥ awaking. vṛkṣaḥ darkness. saṃjananaṃ phlegm, phlegmatic humour.
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
(or drai) P. A1. -drāyati, te (-drāti S3a1ntis3.; pf. -dadrau Naish.), to fall asleep, sleep, slumber S3Br.; MBh.; Ka1v. &c 069887 548,2 108540 f. sleep, slumber, sleepiness, sloth RV.; MBh.; Ka1v. &c 548,2 108541 f. the budding state of a flower (hence drāṃ-tyaj, to bloom) S3a1rn3gP. 548,2 108542 f. a mystic. N. of the letter bh Up. 548,2 108543
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