Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
p. p. 1 Twisted, entwin- ed.
2 Reasonable, well-argued or reasoned (yuktiyuta). ṣṭaḥ 1 A term applied to the Saṃdhi of the vowel a with a following vowel and of other vowels with other homegene- ous ones.
2 The vowel resulting from this Saṃdhi.
3 The accent with which such substituted vowel is pronounced.
Source entryMonier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
mfn. (iliṣ) twisted, entwined, coalescent (applied to the Sam2dhi saṃdhi of a, or ā with a following vowel and of other vowels with homogeneous ones, also to the vowel resulting from this Sam2dhi saṃdhi and its accent) Pra1t.; S3a1n3khS3r.; Pat. 087738 696,1... m. close contact or pressure Amar. 696,1 137706 m. coalescence (of vowels) Pra1t.; Siddh. 087739 696,1 137707
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