उष्णिह्

{ uṣṇih }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

उष्णिह्  f.  f. ( fr. √ स्निह् with उद्, [Kāś.] on [Pāṇ. 3-2, 59]), N. of a Vedic metre (consisting of twenty-eight syllabic instants, viz. two पादs with eight instants, and one with twelve; the varieties depend on the place of the twelve-syllabled पाद), [RPrāt. 888 ff.]; [AV. xix, 21, 1]; [VS.]
   a brick sacred to the above metre, KātyŚr.
    N. of one of the Sun's horses, [VP.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

उष्णिह् [uṣṇih]  f. f. also उष्णिहा [Mbh. on [P.IV.1.1.] ] (Nom. उष्णिक् [P.III.2.59.] )
   A Vedic metre of 3 Pādas, the first two containing 8 syllables each, and the third 12.
   A classical metre of 4 Pādas with 7 syllables in each.
   A brick sacred to उष्णिह्.

Shabda-Sagara

उष्णिह्  f.  ( -ष्णिक्) A verse of four lines, each line being of seven syllables: it is used chiefly in the Vedas.
    E. उत् prefixed to ष्णिह् to be unctu- ous or bland, क्विन् aff.

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उत् ष्णिह् क्विन्