पक्ष्मन्

{ pakṣman }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

पक्ष्मन्  n.  n. (sg. and pl.) the eyelashes ( °णोनिपातेन, ‘in the twinkling of an eye, in an instant’ [MBh.]; cf. पक्ष्म-पात &c. above), [TS.]; [ŚBr.] &c. &c.
   the hair (of a deer), [Śiś. i, 8]
   the filament of a flower, ib. v, 85
   a thin thread, [L.]
   the leaf of a flower, [Kād.]
   a wing, [L.]
   a whisker, [MW.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

पक्ष्मन् [pakṣman]  n. n. [पक्ष्-मनिन्]
   An eyelash; सलिलगुरुभिः पक्ष्मभिः [Me.94.49;] [R.2.19;11.36.]
   The filament of a flower.
   The point of a thread, a thin thread.
   A wing.
   The leaf of a flower.
   A whisker (मुखो- परिस्थकेश); बाल्यात् प्रसुप्तस्य महाबलस्य सिंहस्य पक्ष्माणि मुखाल्लु- नासि [Mb.3.268.6.]
   The hair (of a deer); निसर्गचित्रो- ज्ज्वलसूक्ष्मपक्ष्मणा (लसत्) [Śi.1.8.] -Comp.
-कोपः, -प्रकोपः   irritation produced in the eye by the lashes turning inwards.
-पातः   Closing of the eyes; also पक्ष्मसंपातः.

Shabda-Sagara

पक्ष्मन्  n.  ( -क्ष्म)
   1. An eye-lash.
   2. The filament of a flower.
   3. The point of a thread.
   4. A wing.
    E. पक्ष् to take, मनिन् aff.

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पक्ष् मनिन्