palāśa

Dictionary meanings for palāśa from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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palāśa

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a. 1 Green.

2 Unkind, cruel. śaḥ A demon.

2 N. of the Magadha country.

3 N. of a tree, Butea Frondosa (also called kiṃśuka); navapalāśapalāśavanaṃ puraḥ Śi. 6. 2. śaṃ 1 The flower or blossom of this tree; bāleṃduvakrāṇyavikāśabhāvādbaṃbhuḥ palāśānya- tilohitāni Ku. 3. 29.

2 A leaf or petal in general; calatpalāśāṃtaragocarā- staroḥ Śi. 1. 21, 6. 2.

3 The green colour. śī Lac.

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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

n. (for 1., see under pala) a leaf, petal, foliage (ifc. f (I).) S3Br.; Gr2S3rS.; MBh. &c 610,1 120194 n. the blade of a sharp instrument (cf. paraśu-p) 610,1 120195 n. the blossom of the tree Butea Frondosa Pan5c. 610,1 120196 n. = śmaśāna L. 610,1 120197

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