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    See also aliñjara, aliṃjaraḥ.


    Apte Enlarged Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 235.
    aliñjaraḥ A water-jar; see alañjara Mb.3.

    Śabdakalpadruma

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 120.
    aliñjaraḥ , puṃ, (ala + ina, aliṃ sāmarthyaṃ jarayati
    jṛṇāti vā, ali + jṛ + ac, pṛṣodarāditvāt
    sādhuḥ .) mṛdādinirmmitajalādhāraviśeṣaḥ . jālā
    iti khyātaḥ . ityamaraḥ ..
    (“udakāntamupanīya matsyaṃ vaivasvato manuḥ .
    aliñjare prākṣipattaṃ candrāṃśusadṛśaprabhaṃ” ..
    iti mahābhārate .)