sahma

Dictionary meanings for sahma from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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sahma

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

N. of a country which lay to the west of Vaṅga. Its capital tāmralipta (also called tāmalipta, dāmalipta, tāma- liptī and tamālinī) is identified with the modern Tumlook on the right bank of the Cossye, which is the same as the kapiśā of Kālidāsa. In ancient times the town was situated nearer to the sea,. and was a place of considerable maritime trade. The Suhmas are sometimes called Rāḍhas, the people of Western...

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