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opium meaning in Sanskrit

अहिफेन ahiphena

/ˈəʊ.pi.əm/US/ˈoʊ.pi.əm/

opium in Sanskrit: अहिफेन (ahiphena). In English, opium means a yellow-brown, addictive narcotic drug obtained from the dried juice of unripe pods of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, and containing alkaloids such as morphine, codeine, and papaverine.

Sanskrit words for opium

drug from opium poppy
अहिफेन ahiphena

English meaning of opium

  1. noun A yellow-brown, addictive narcotic drug obtained from the dried juice of unripe pods of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, and containing alkaloids such as morphine, codeine, and papaverine.
  2. noun Anything that numbs or stupefies.

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Questions about opium in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of opium in Sanskrit?
Opium in Sanskrit is अहिफेन (ahiphena).
opium इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Opium: अहिफेन (ahiphena).
What does opium mean in English?
Opium means a yellow-brown, addictive narcotic drug obtained from the dried juice of unripe pods of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, and containing alkaloids such as morphine, codeine, and papaverine.

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