arpaṇam

arpaṇam [ṛ-ṇic-lyuṭ] 1 Placing or putting upon, setting upon; sa tasya dṛṣṭayarpaṇasaṃpracoditaḥ Rām.5.47.2; pādārpaṇānugrahapūtapṛṣṭham R.2.35. -2 Inserting, placing or putting in. -3 Giving, offering, resigning; svadehārpaṇaniṣkrayeṇa R.2.55; mukhārpaṇeṣu prakṛtipragalbhāḥ 13.9; tatkuruṣva madarpaṇam Bg.9.27. -4 Restoration, delivery, giving back; nyāsa˚ Ak. -5 Piercing, perforating; yadyad dyuttaṃ likhitamarpaṇena Av.12.3.22; tīkṣṇatuṇḍārpaṇaigrīvāṃ nakhaiḥ sarvāṃ vyadāra- yat Rām. (Said to mean also fire, god, an oblation, a Mantra and the tongue of fire. Tv.