सान्तानिक _sāntānika

सान्तानिक a. (

-की f.)

1 Stretching, spreading, extending (as a tree).

-2 Relating to offspring or descendants.

-3 Relating to the tree Santāna, q. v.

-4 Desirous of offspring; नाहं त्वां भस्मसात् कुर्यां स्त्रियं सान्ता- निकः सति Bhāg.9.14.9.

-5 Desirous of marriage; Ms.11.1 (com.).

-कः 1 A Brāhmaṇa who wishes to marry for the sake of issue.

-2 (pl.) N. of parti- cular worlds.