Sanskrit
Etymology
From √यस् (yas, “to foam, to froth”)
Noun
निर्यास • (niryāsa) stem, m (root निर्यास)
- juice, sap
- resin, gum
raghuvaṃśa 1.38:
- शालनिर्यासगन्धिभिः
- śālaniryāsagandhibhiḥ
- The sala (trees), fragrant with sap
- चर्वण-निर्यास ― carvaṇa-niryāsa ― chewing-gum
Synonyms
- (juice): सुधा (sudhā), रस (rasa), ऊर्ज् (ūrj)
- (resin): लश (laśa), गल (gala), रस (rasa)
