Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
a. (kī f.) 1 Promoting growth or welfare.
2 Nourishing, nutritive, nutritious, invigorating.
3 Preservative. kaṃ A cloth worn during the tonsure ceremony.
pauṣṭika
Dictionary meanings for pauṣṭika from Apte and Monier-Williams.
apte + mw
pauṣṭika
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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
mf (I) n. (fr. puṣṭi) relating to growth or welfare, nourishing, invigorating, furthering, promoting (with gen.) Gr2ihya1s.; Mn.; MBh. &c Page652,2 129716 n. a cloth worn during the ceremony of tonsure L. 083159 652,2 129717 f. (fr. puṣṭa?) N. of the wife of Pu1ru pūru MBh. 083160 652,2 129718
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