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    See also ajina, ajinaṃ.


    Apte Enlarged Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    vol. 1, p. 33.
    ajinam [ajati kṣipati raja ādi āvaraṇena; aj-inac, aje- raja ca Uṇ.2.48, vībhāvabādhanārtham] 1 the (hairy) skin of a tiger, lion, elephant &c. especially of a black antelope (used as a seat, garment &c.); athājināṣāḍhadharaḥ Ku.5.30, gajājinaṃ śoṇitabinduvarṣi ca 67, Ki.11.15; aiṇeyenājinena brāhmaṇaṃ rauraveṇa kṣatriyam ajinena vaiśyam Āśval. -2 A sort of leather bag or bellows. -Comp. -patrā -trī -trikā [ajinaṃ carma iva suśliṣṭaṃ patraṃ pakṣo yasyāḥ sā, gaurā˚ ṅīṣ svārthe kan] a bat. -phalā [ajinaṃ bhastreva phalaṃ yasyāḥ sā] N. of a plant (bhastrākāraphalo vṛkṣaḥ). -yoniḥ [ajinasya yoniḥ prabhavaḥ] a deer, an antelope. -vāsin a. [ajinaṃ vaste, vas- ṇini] clad in an antelope-hide. -sandhaḥ [ajinaṃ sandadhāti] a furrier.