Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
m. A large snake(boa).
śīvan
Dictionary meanings for śīvan from Apte and Monier-Williams.
apte + mw
śīvan
Normalized lookup: sivan
Source entry
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
mfn. (fr. 1. śī;) lying, resting (See uttāna-, talpa-, vahya-ś) 1079,2 218737 m. a large snake, the Boa Constrictor Un2. iv, 113 Sch. 1079,2 218738 f. an iguana (= godhā) ib. 137579 1079,2 218739