शयथ

{ śayatha }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

शयथ  m.  m. a lair, abode, [RV.]
   one who sleeps much, [L.]
   the boa constrictor, [L.]
   a fish, [L.]
   a boar, [L.]
   death, [L.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

शयथ [śayatha] a.  a. [शी-अथच् [Uṇ.3.112] ] Sleepy, asleep.
   थः Death.
   A kind of snake, the boa-constrictor.
   A boar.
   A fish.
   (Ved.) A lair, abode.

Shabda-Sagara

शयथ  mfn.  ( -थः-था-थं) Asleep, sleeping.
  m.  ( -थः)
   1. Death, dying.
   2. A [Page708-b+ 60] sort of snake, the Boa.
   3. A boar.
   4. A fish.
    E. शी to sleep, अथच् Unādi aff.

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शी अथच्