>>2583
It can mean both "sign" and "penis". Nobody ever claims that it always only means "penis", but it often does. Your conspiracy theories make you look silly.
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एका
लिङ्गे गुदे तिस्रः। तथैकात्र करे दश।
उभयोः सप्त दातव्याः। मृदः शुद्धिमभीप्सता॥
—मानवधर्मशास्त्र॑ 5.136
"Once to the
penis, thrice to the anus, ten times to one hand, seven times to both hands, earth should be applied by one who desires cleanliness."
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Sanskrit-English dictionary by Vaman Shivram Apte:
6 The sign of gender or sex.
7 Sex; गुणाः पूजास्थानं गुणिषु न चलिंगं न च वयः U. 4. 11.
8 The
male organ of generation.
9 Gender (in gram.)
10 The
genital organ of Śiva worshipped in the form of a
Phallus.
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English-Sanskrit dictionary by Vaman Shivram Apte:
Penis, s.
लिंगं, उपस्थः, शिश्नः, मेढ्रः, मेहनं, शेफस्
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