शङ्खिन्

{ śaṅkhin }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

शङ्खिन्  mfn.  mfn. possessing a conch (as विष्णु), [MBh.]; [Hariv.]
bearing shells (as water), [Āpast.]
possessing the treasure called शङ्ख, [MārkP.]
possessed by the demon Ś°, [ĀpGṛ.]
शङ्खिन्  m.  m. the ocean, [L.]
a worker in shells, [L.]
N. of विष्णु, [L.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

शङ्खिन् [śaṅkhin]  m. m.
The ocean.
An epithet of Viṣṇu.
A conch-blower.
A worker in shells.

Shabda-Sagara

शङ्खिन्  mfn.  ( -ङ्खी-ङ्खिनी-ङ्खि) Possessing or having a conch or shell, &c. m. ( -ङ्खी)
1. VISHṆU.
2. The ocean.
3. A shell-blower.
4. A worker in shells.
 f.  ( -नी)
1. A sort of grass, (Andropogon aciculatum.)
2. A plant, (Cissampelos hexandra.)
3. A description of woman, one of the four classes into which females are divided in erotic writings; the Śankhinī is described as tall, with long hair, neither stout nor thin, of irascible disposition and strong passions.
4. A goddess or Śaktī worshipped by the Bauddhas.
5. A female spirit or goblin.
E. शङ्ख a shell, इनि aff.

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शङ्ख इनि