śūrp

Dictionary meanings for śūrp from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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śūrp

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

10 U. (śūrpayati-te) To meas- ure.

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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

(prob. Nom. fr. śūrpa below) cl.10 P. śūrpayati, to measure, mete out Dha1tup. xxxii, 71. 138574 1086,2 220341 n. (and m. g. ardharcādi; also written sūrpa) a winnowing basket or fan (i.e. a kind of wicker receptacle which, when shaken about, serves as a fan for winnowing corn; also personified as a Gandharva gandharva) VS. &c 1086,2 220342 n. a measure of 2 Dron2as droRa s S3a1rn3gS. 1086,2 220343 f. (g. gaurādi) a...

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