pheṇaḥ

Dictionary meanings for pheṇaḥ from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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pheṇaḥ

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1 Foam, froth; gaurī- vaktraṃbhrukuṭiracanāṃ yā vihasyeva phenaiḥ Me. 50; R. 13. 11; Ms. 2. 61.

2 Foam of the mouth.

3 Saliva.

4 White cuttle-fish bone. Comp. agraṃ a bubble. aśaniḥ N. of Indra; cf. namuci. āhāra a. living on foam. giriḥ N. of a mountain near the mouth of the Indus. piṃḍaḥ 1. a mere bubble.

2. an empty idea, non-entity. vāhin m. a filtering cloth.

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