snāna | स्नान | snAna
snāna | स्नान | n. (ifc. f(A). ) bathing, washing, ablution, religious or ceremonial lustration (as of an idol &c.), bathing in sacred waters (considered as one of the six daily duties [cf. śaw-karman | शw-कर्मन् |] or as an essential part of some ceremonial, esp. the ablutions performed by a Brahma-cārin on becoming a householder, cf. snātaka | स्नातक |), GṛŚrS.; Mn.; MBh. &c. (IW. 242; RTL. 394 n. 1 &c.)
washing off, removal by washing, cleansing, BhP.
anything used in ablution (e.g. water, perfumed powder &c.), Kāv.; VarBṛS.; Vet.; BhP.
washing off, removal by washing, cleansing, BhP.
anything used in ablution (e.g. water, perfumed powder &c.), Kāv.; VarBṛS.; Vet.; BhP.