oṣṭha

Dictionary meanings for oṣṭha from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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oṣṭha

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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

m. (etym. doubtful; uṣ Un2. ii, 4) the lip (generally du.) RV. ii, 39, 6; AV. x, 9, 14; xx, 127, 4; VS.; S3Br.; Mn. &c 236,1 40759 m. the forepart of an Agnikun2d2a agnikuṇḍa q.v. Hcat. 236,1 40760 f. the plant Coccinia Grandis (to whose red fruits lips are commonly compared) L. 236,1 40761 f. (in a compound the o of oṣṭha forms with a preceding a either Vr2iddhi vṛddhi au, or Gun2a guṇa o Ka1ty. on Pa1n2. 6-1, 94)...

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