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सीमन्तोन्नयन

   
Script: Devanagari

सीमन्तोन्नयन     

A Sanskrit English Dictionary | Sanskrit  English
सीमन्तोन्नयन  n. n. ‘the parting or dividing of the hair’, N. of one of the 12 संस्कारs (observed by women in the fourth, sixth or eighth month of pregnancy), [GṛS.] ; [RTL.]

सीमन्तोन्नयन     

Shabda-Sagara | Sanskrit  English
सीमन्तोन्नयन  n.  (-नं) One of the Sanskāras or a purificatory and sacrificial ceremony, observed by women in the fourth, sixth, or eighth month of their pregnancy.
E. सीमन्त partition of the hair, and उन्नयन arranging; this forming an essential part of the rite.
ROOTS:
सीमन्त उन्नयन

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