śaṃkhinī

Dictionary meanings for śaṃkhinī from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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śaṃkhinī

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1 A woman of one of the four classes into which writers on erotic science divide women; the Ratimañjarī thus describes her: dīrghātidīrghanayanā varasuṃdarī yā kāmopabhogarasi- kā guṇaśīlayuktā. rekhātrayeṇa ca vibhūṣitakaṃ- ṭhadeśā sabhogakelira saṃkā kila śaṃkhinī sā.. cf. citriṇī, hastinī, and padminī also.

2 A female spirit, or a kind of fairy. Comp. phalaḥ the Śirīṣa tree.

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