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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

  • क्षल् v.l. for √ क्षर्, Dhātup. xx.
  • क्षल् (related to √ क्षर्) cl. 10. P. क्षालयति to wash, wash off;
    purify, cleanse, clean, Śiś. i, 38; Kathās.; Hit.;
  • क्षल् [cf. Lith. skalauju, ‘to wash off’; skalbju, ‘to wash’; Mod. Germ. spöle?]

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1890)

  • क्षल् 10 U. (क्षालयति-ते, क्षालित)
    1 To wash, wash off, purify, cleanse; ऋते रवेः क्षालयितुं क्षमेत कः क्षपातमस्कांडमलीमसं नभः Śi. 1. 38; H. 4. 60.
    2 To wipe away. WITH वि to wash off; R. 5. 44.