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myrrh meaning in Sanskrit

पिण्ड piṇḍa

/mɜːɹ/[mɜː]

myrrh in Sanskrit: पिण्ड (piṇḍa), मुण्ड (muṇḍa), शश (śaśa), विश्व (viśva). In English, myrrh means a red-brown resinous material, the dried sap of a tree of the genus Commiphora, especially Commiphora myrrha, used as perfume, incense or medicine.

Sanskrit words for myrrh

dried sap of the myrrha tree
पिण्ड piṇḍa, मुण्ड muṇḍa, शश śaśa, विश्व viśva, गन्धरस gandharasa

English meaning of myrrh

  1. noun A red-brown resinous material, the dried sap of a tree of the genus Commiphora, especially Commiphora myrrha, used as perfume, incense or medicine.
  2. noun Synonym of chrism.
  3. noun The herb chervil.

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Questions about myrrh in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of myrrh in Sanskrit?
Myrrh in Sanskrit is पिण्ड (piṇḍa), मुण्ड (muṇḍa), शश (śaśa), विश्व (viśva).
myrrh इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Myrrh: पिण्ड (piṇḍa), मुण्ड (muṇḍa), शश (śaśa), विश्व (viśva).
What does myrrh mean in English?
Myrrh means a red-brown resinous material, the dried sap of a tree of the genus Commiphora, especially Commiphora myrrha, used as perfume, incense or medicine.

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