soma

Dictionary meanings for soma from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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soma

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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

m. (fr. 3. su) juice, extract, (esp.) the juice of the Soma soma plant, (also) the Soma soma plant itself (said to be the climbing plant Sarcostema Viminalis or Asclepias Acida, the stalks [ aṃśu ] of which were pressed between stones [ adri ] by the priests,... m. the moon or moon-god (See above) 1249,3 252717 m. a Soma soma sacrifice AitA1r. 1249,3 252718 m. a day destined for extracting the Soma soma -juice...

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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

mfn. (prob.) together with Uma1 umā. IndSt. 158577 1251,2 253215

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