○ṣumṇá or mf(ā)n. very gracious or kind RV. VS
⋙ suṣumna
○ṣumná mf(ā)n. very gracious or kind RV. VS
• m. N. of one of the 7 principal rays of the sun (supposed to supply heat to the moon) VP
• (ā), f. a partic. artery (prob. 'the carotid') or vein of the body (lying between those called iḍā and piṅgalā, and supposed to be one of the passages for the breath or spirit
• cf. brahma-randhra) Up. BhP. Rājat. - 1

Sanskrit-English Dictionary, by M. Monier William