śmaśru

Dictionary meanings for śmaśru from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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śmaśru

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

n. [śma mukhaṃ śrūyate lakṣyate'nena śru ṅu; Uṇ. 5. 28] The beard; jyo- tiṣkaṇāhataśmaśru kaṃṭhanālādapātayat R. 15. 52. Comp. pravṛddhi f. the growth of [Page1057-c+ 56] a beard; R. 13. 71. mukhī a woman with a beard. vardhakaḥ a barber.

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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

n. (of unknown derivation, but cf. śman) 1094,2 222010 n. the beard, (esp.) moustache, the hairs of the beard (pl.) RV.; &c &c [ cf. Lith. smakra4; accord. to some also Lat. maḷilla. ] 139662 1094,2 222011 m. beard-maker, b beard -cutter, a barber VarBr2S. 139663 1094,2 222012 n. b beard -cutting, shaving Ma1rkP. 139664 1094,2 222013

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