शामित्र

{ śāmitra }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

ŚĀMITRA   A particular rite performed during a yajña. [Ādi Parva, Chapter 196, Verse 1] .

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

शामित्र  mfn.  mfn. ( fr. शमितृ) relating to the official who cuts up the sacrificial victim (See -कर्मन्), [BhP.]
शामित्र  m.  m. ( scil. अग्नि) the fire for cooking the sacrificial flesh, [GṛŚrS.]
शामित्र  n.  n. the place for the above fire, [ŚrS.]
   any place of immolation, shambles, [Vait.]; [Mṛcch.]
   = next, [MBh.]

Shabda-Sagara

शामित्र  n.  ( -त्रं)
   1. Sacrificing.
   2. Tying up cattle for sacrifice.
   3. A sacrificial vessel.
    E. शम् to appease, इत्रच् aff.

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शम् इत्रच्