saṃtānaḥ

Dictionary meanings for saṃtānaḥ from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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saṃtānaḥ

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1 Stretching, extending, extension, expanse, spread; Ś. 7. 8.

2 Continuity, continuous flow or line, succession, continuance; acchinnāmalasaṃtānāḥ Ku. 6. 69; saṃ- tānavāhīni duḥkhāni U. 4. 8.

3 Fa- mily, race.

4 Progeny, offspring, issue; saṃtānārthāya vidhaye R. 1. 34; saṃtānakāmāya rājñe 2. 65, 18. 52.

5 One of the five trees of Indra's paradise. Comp. saṃdhiḥ a peace cemented by family alliance (as by...

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