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adhvan
m. [atti balaṃ; ad-kvanip dhādeśaḥ Uṇ. 4. 115; perhaps from at also] 1 (a) A way, road; pas- sage, orbit (of planets &c.); muktādhvānaṃ ye laṃghayeyurbhavaṃtaṃ Me. 54. (b) Distance, space (traversed or to be traversed); paṃcadaśayojanamātramadhvānaṃ jagāma K. 119, 120; kiyatyadhvani sā ujjayinī 207; Dk. 13; api laṃghitamadhvānaṃ bubudhe na budhopamaḥ R. 1. 47; ullaṃghitādhvā Me. 45; kālādhvanoratyaṃtasaṃyoge &c. (c)...
āhārikaṃ
(With the Jainas) One of the five bodies belonging to the soul; according to Colebrooke, it is ‘a minute form issuing from the head of a meditative sage to con- sult an omniscient saint and return- ing with the desired information.’
aitareya
a. [itarā-ṭhak] Originating from Aitareya. yaḥ, yaṃ A descend- ant of Itarā (or Itara, a sage) to whom the Aitareya Brāhmaṇa and Āraṇyaka were revealed. Comp. upaniṣad N. of an Upa- nishad.
akṣobhya
a. [kṣobhyate vicālyate; kṣubh-ṇic karmaṇi yat. na. ta.] Immoveable, im- perturbable; akṣobhyaḥ sa navopyāsīt R. 17. 44 was unassailable bhyaḥ 1 A particular sage (taṃtrokto dvitīyavidyopāsakaḥ taddevatāyāḥ śirasi nāgarūpeṇa sthitaḥ ṛṣibhedaḥ; akṣobhyosyā ṛṣiḥ proktaḥ Tv.).
2 N. of a Buddha.
3 An immense number, said to be 100 vivara. Comp. kavacaṃ [akṣobhāya hitaṃ akṣobhyaṃ] a sort of kavaca or armour...
aṃgir
m. N. of a sage who received the brahmavidyā from Atharvan and imparted it to Satyavāha.
aṃgiraḥ
m. [aṃgati-aṃgaga- tau asi iruṭ;] Uṇ. 4. 235; according to Ait. Br. aṃgiras is from aṃgāra; ye aṃ- gārā āsaṃsteṃgiraso'bhavan; so Nir; aṃgāreṣu yoba bhūva soṃgirāḥ] N. of a celebrated sage to whom many hymns of the Ṛgveda are ascribed. (Etymologically Aṅgiras is connected with the word Agni and is often regarded as its synonym (śivo bhava prajābhyo mānuṣībhyastvamaṃgiraḥ; aṃgirobhiḥ ṛṣibhiḥ saṃpādita- tvāt...
aṃgulaḥ
[aṃg-ul] 1 A finger.
2 The thumb, aṃgau pāṇau līyate (n. also).
3 A finger's breadth (n. also), equal to 8 barley-corns, 12 Aṅgulas making a vitasti or span, and 24, a hasta or cubit; śaṃkurdaśāṃgulaḥ Ms. 8. 271.
4 (Astr.) A digit or 12th part.
5 N. of the sage Chā- ṇakya or Vātsyāyana.
aṃśuḥ
[aṃś-mṛgaº ku.] 1 A ray, beam of light; caṃḍaº, gharmaº hot-rayed, the sun; sūryāṃśubhirbhinnamivāraviṃdaṃ Ku. 1. 32; lustre, brilliance; ratnaº, nakhaº &c.
2 A point or end.
3 A small or minute parti- cle.
4 End of a thread.
5 A filament, especially of the Soma plant (Ved).
6 Garment; decoration.
7 N. of a sage or of a prince.
8 Speed, velocity (vega). Comp. jālaṃ a col- lection of rays, a blaze...
aṃśula
a. Radiant, luminous. laḥ [aṃśuṃ prabhāṃ buddhipratibhāṃ lāti, lā-ka] N. of the sage Cāṇakya; of any sage.
aṇiḥ
m. f. [aṇ-iṇ striyāṃ vā ṅīp] 1 The pin of the axle of a cart, the linch-pin.
2 The part of the leg just above the knee (jānuna ūrdhvamubhaya- tastryaṃgulamaṇirnāma Suśr.).
3 The corner of a house.
4 A boundary, limit.
5 The edge of a sword.
apāntaratamas
m. N. of an ancient sage (who is identified with Kr2ishn2a kṛṣṇa Dvaipa1yana dvaipāyana) MBh.; Hariv. 007273 54,2 10034
āpastamba
m. N. of a renowned sage and writer on ritual 143,1 24932 mf (I). a descendant of A1pastamba āpastamba g. vidādi ([ Pa1n2. 4-1, 104 ]) 143,1 24933 m. pl. the pupils of A1pastamba āpastamba. 017970 143,1 24934 n. N. of wk. by A1pastamba āpastamba and his school. 017971 143,1 24935
aruṃdhatī
[na ruṃdhatī pratirodhakāriṇī] 1 A medicinal climbing plant.
2 N. of the wife of Vasiṣṭha; anvāsitamaruṃdha- tyā svāhayeva havirbhujaṃ R. 1. 56.
3 The morning star personified as the wife of Vasiṣṭha; one of the Pleiades.
4 N. of the daughter of prācetasadakṣa, one of the 10 wives of Dharma. [In mythology Arundhatī is represented as the wife of the sage [Page0162-c+ 59] Vasiṣṭha, one of the 7 sages. She was...
āruṇi
f. Ved. ‘The red one’, a name given to the horses of the Maruts which are females.
asita
a. 1 Unbound(Ved).
2 [na sitaḥ śubhraḥ] Not white, black, dark-blue, dark-coloured; asitā moha- rajanī Śānti. 3. 4; Y. 3. 166; ºlocanā, ºnayanā &c. taḥ 1 The dark or blue colour.
2 The dark fortnight of a lunar month.
3 N. of the planet Saturn.
4 A black snake.
5 N. of the sage devala.
6 N. of a being presid- ing over darkness and magic. tā 1 The Indigo plant.
2 A girl at- tending upon the harem...
aśmakaḥ
[aśmeva sthiraḥ, ivārthe kan] 1 N. of a sage.
2 N. of a country in the south; tathāśmakāḥ puliṃdāśca kaliṃgāśca viśeṣataḥ Rām.; (probably an old name of Travancore); ac- cording to Bṛ. S. 14. 22 it is in the north-west.
3 The inhabitants of the country (pl.).
4 A part of the sālva country or its inhabitants; or its king.
aṣṭāvakraḥ
[aṣṭakṛtvaḥ aṣṭasu bhāgeṣu vā vakraḥ] N. of a celebrated Brāhmaṇa, son of the great sage Kahoḍa. [Kahoḍa married a daughter of his pre- [Page0207-c+ 59] ceptor Uddālaka, but he was so devot- ed to study that he generally neglected her. When once she was far advanced in pregnancy, the unborn son was provok- ed at his father's neglect of her and re- buked him for his absorption in study to the neglect even of his...
āstika
a. Relating to, or treat- ing of, the sage āstīka. kaḥ N. of an old saint, son of Jaratkāru; (at whose intercession King Jana- mejaya spared the Nāga Takṣaka from the destruction to which he had doomed the serpent race). Mb. gives the following etymology of the name; nāma cāsyābhavatkhyātaṃ loke- ṣvāstīka ityuta. astītyuktvā gato yasmātpitā garbhasthameva tam... kaṃ A section (parva) of the first book of the...
āstīka
a. Relating to, or treat- ing of, the sage āstīka. kaḥ N. of an old saint, son of Jaratkāru; (at whose intercession King Jana- mejaya spared the Nāga Takṣaka from the destruction to which he had doomed the serpent race). Mb. gives the following etymology of the name; nāma cāsyābhavatkhyātaṃ loke- ṣvāstīka ityuta. astītyuktvā gato yasmātpitā garbhasthameva tam... kaṃ A section (parva) of the first book of the...
astikaḥ
N. of a sage whose in- tercession saved the serpents from being burnt down in the sacrificial fire of Janamejaya.
aśvalaḥ
[aśvaṃ lāti lā-ka.] N. of a sage, the Hotṛ-priest of Janaka; atha ha janakasya vaidehasya hotā'śvalo babhūva Bṛ. Up.
atri
a. [properly attri, Uṇ. 4. 68, adestriniśca, ad-trin] Devourer; Rv. 2. 8. 5. triḥ N. of a celebrated sage and author of many Vedic hymns. [He appears in the Vedas in hymns addressed to Agni, Indra, the Aśvins and the Viśvedevas. In the Svāyam- bhuva Manvantara he appears as one of the ten Prajāpatis or mind-born sons of Brahmā, being born from his eye. These sons having died by the curse of Śiva, Brahmā performed...
bādarāyaṇaḥ
[badaryāṃ bhavaḥ phak] N. of a sage said to be the author of the Sā- rīraka Sūtras of the Vedānta phi- losophy (generally identified with Vyāsa). Comp. sūtraṃ the Vedān ta aphorisms. saṃbaṃdhaḥ (a modern- formation) an imaginary or far- fetched relation.
bhaṭṭāraka
a. (rikā f.) Venerable, worshipful &c.; see bhaṭṭāra above. kaḥ 1 A sage, saint.
2 The sun.
3 A god, deity.
4 (In dramas) A king.
5 An epithet applied to great and learned men. Comp. vāraḥ, -vāsaraḥ Sunday.
bhṛguḥ
1 N. of a sage, regarded as the ancestor of the family of the Bhṛgus, and described in Ms. 1. 35 as one of the ten patriarchs created by the first Manu; (said to be so called because he was produced along with flames; saha jvālābhirutpanno bhṛgustasmā- dbhṛguḥ smṛtaḥ). [On one occasion when the sages could not agree as to which of the three gods, Brahman, Viṣṇu and Śiva, was best entitled to the worship of Brā-...
bṛśī
f. (also written bṛṣī, vṛsī, or vṛṣī) a roll of twisted grass, pad, cushion, (esp.) the seat of a religious student or of an ascetic, S3rS.; MBh. &c 092915 735,2 146032 f. id. L. 092916 735,2 146033
buddha
p. p. [budh-kta] 1 Known, un- derstood, perceived.
2 Awakened, awake.
3 Observed.
4 Enlighten- ed, wise; (see budh). ddhaḥ 1 A wise or learned man, a sage.
2 (With Buddhists) A wise or enlightened person who, by perfect knowledge of the truth, is absolved from all ex- istence, and who reveals to the world the method of obtaining the Nirvāṇa or final emancipation be- fore obtaining it himself.
3 ‘The...
budhāna
a. [budh-anac kicca] 1 One who teaches the Vedas
2 Speak- ing kindly.
3 Wise, learned, pru- dent.
4 Waking (Ved.). 1 A wise man, sage.
2 A holy teach- er, spiritual guide.
caṇakaḥ
Chick-pea; utpatitopi hi caṇakaḥ śaktaḥ kiṃ bhraṣṭrakaṃ bhaktuṃ Pt. 1. 132. Comp. amlaṃ sour pease. ātmajaḥ the sage cāṇakya.
chagalaḥ
1 A goat.
2 N. of the sage Atri.
3 N. of a country. lā, lī A she-goat. laṃ A blue cloth. Comp. aṃtrikā, aṃtriḥ a wolf.
dadhīcaḥ
N. of a celebrated sage, who became ready to die, and offered his bones to the gods; with these bones the architect of the gods made a thunderbolt with which Indra defeated Vṛtra and other demons. Comp. asthi n. 1 the thunderbolt of Indra.
2. a diamond.
duli
m. N. of a sage L. 488,2 94727 94728.1 f. a small or female tortoise L. (Cf. dauleya.) 061136 488,2 94728 94728 f. a small or female tortoise L. (Cf. dauleya.) 061136 488,2 94728.1
duṣyaṃtaḥ
N. of a king of the lunar race, descendant of Puru, husband of Śakuntalā and father of Bharata. [Once upon a time Duṣyanta, while hunting in the forest, went to the her- mitage of the sage Kaṇva, while pur- suing a deer. There he was hospitably received by Śakuntalā, the adopted daughter of the sage, and her transcend- ent beauty made so great an impres- sion on his mind that he prevailed on her to become his queen,...
dyutiḥ
f. [dyut-in] 1 Splendour, brightness, lustre, beauty; kācaḥ kāṃ- canasaṃsargāddhatte mārakatīṃ dyutiṃ H. Pr. 41, Māl. 2. 10; R. 3. 64.
2 Light, a ray of light; Bh. 1. 61.
3 Majesty, dignity; Ms. 1. 87. Comp. karaḥ the polar star or the sage Dhruva. dharaḥ Viṣṇu.
gālava
m. Symplocos racemosa (the bark of which is used in dyeing) or a pale species of the same L. 354,3 64996 m. a kind of ebony L. 354,3 64997 m. N. of an old sage and preceptor (son [ Hariv. ] or pupil [ MBh. ] of Vis3va1-mitra viśvā-mitra) Br2A1rUp.; Va1yuP. (v.l. gol) 354,3 64998 m. (a grammarian) Nir. iv, 3 and; Pa1n2. 354,3 64999
gālavaḥ
1 The Lodhra tree.
2 A kind of ebony.
3 N. of a sage, a pupil of Viśvāmitra (said in Hariv. to be his son).
gaṃdharvaḥ
1 A celestial musician, a class of demi-gods regarded as the singers or musicians of gods, and said to give good and agreeable voice to girls; somaṃ śaucaṃ dadāvāsāṃ gaṃ- dharvaśca śubhāṃ giraṃ Y. 1. 71.
2 A sing- er in general.
3 A horse.
4 The musk-deer.
5 The soul after death and previous to its being born again.
6 The black cuckoo.
7 The sun.
8 A sage, pious man. Comp. nagaraṃ, puraṃ the city...
garga
m. N. of an old sage (descendant of Bharad-va1ja bharad-vāja and An3giras aṅgiras, author of the hymn RV. vi, 47) 349,1 63822 m. of an astronomer AV.; Paris3. (called the old one, vṛddha-) MBh. ix, 2132 ff.; VarBr2S. 349,1 63823 m. of a physician 349,1 63824 m. of a teacher of law 349,1 63825
gargaḥ
1 N. of an old sage, one of the sons of Brahmā.
2 A bull.
3 An earth-worm. (pl.) The descend- ants of Garga.
4 A kind of musi- cal pause or time.
gautamaḥ
N. of(1) the sage Bhā- radvāja; (2) of Śatānanda, Gotama's son; (3) N. of Kṛpa, Droṇa's bro- ther-in-law; (4) of Buddha; (5) of the propounder of the Nyāya system of philosophy. Comp. saṃ- bhavā the river Godāvarī.
gīta
[gai karmaṇi kta] A name given to certain sacred writings in verse (often in the form of a dialogue) which are devoted to the exposition of particular religious and theoso- phical doctrines; e. g. śivagītā, rāma- gītā, bhagavadgītā. But the name ap- pears to be especially confined to- the last, the Bhagavadgītā; gītā- sugītā kartavyā kimanyaiḥ śāstravistaraiḥ. yā svayaṃ padmanābhasya mukhapadmādviniḥsṛtā.. quoted by...
gotamaḥ
1 N. of a sage belonging to the family of Aṅgiras, father of Śatānanda and husband of Ahalyā.
2 N. of a sage, the founder of Nyāya philosophy.
halāhala
mn. a kind of deadly poison (produced at the churning of the ocean by gods and demons) Ka1v.; Pan5cat. 1293,2 261849 m. (only L.) a kind of lizard 1293,2 261850 m. a kind of snake 1293,2 261851 m. a Jaina jaina or Bauddha bauddha sage. 164277 1293,2 261852
hariścaṃdraḥ
N. of a king of the solar dynasty. [He was the son of Tri- śanku and was famous for his liberality, probity, and unflinching ad- herence to truth. On one occasion his family-priest Vasiṣṭha commend- ed his qualities in the presence of Viśvāmitra, who refused to believe them. A quarrel thereupon ensued, and it was at last decided that Viśvāmitra should himself test the king. The sage accordingly subjected him to the...
jahnāvī
f. Jahnu jahnu 's family RV. i, 116, 19; iii, 58, 6. 050953 416,3 78394 m. N. of an ancient king and sage (son of Aja-mi1d2ha aja-mīḍha, of Su-hotra su-hotra, of Kuru kuru, of Hotraka hotraka; ancestor of the Kus3ikas kuSika s; the Ganges, when brought down from heaven by Bhagi1-ratha bhagī-ratha 's austerities, was forced to... m. N. of Vishn2u viṣṇu L. 416,3 78396 m. of a R2ishi ṛṣi of the 4th Manv-antara...
jaiminiḥ
N. of a celebrated sage and philosopher, founder of the Mīmāṃsā school of philosophy [Page0518-a+ 54] (properly pūrvamīmāṃsā); mīmāṃsākṛtamunma- mātha sahasā hastī muniṃ jaiminiṃ Pt. 2. 23.
jamadagniḥ
A Brāhmaṇa and de- scendant of Bhṛgu and father of Paraśurāma. [Jamadagni was the son of Ṛcīka and Satyavatī. He was a pious sage, deeply engaged in study, and is said to have obtain- ed entire possession of the Vedas. His wife was Reṇukā who bore him five sons. One day when she had gone out to bathe, she beheld a loving pair of Gandharvas (according to some Citraratha and his queen) sporting and playing in the...
janaka
m. (jñā) knower (a Buddha buddha) Divya1v. xiii, 348; xxi, 13 418,3 78824 m. pl. the Buddhists Buddhists Su1trakr2it. i, 1, 18 (Pra1kr2it Prakrit). 051215 418,3 78825 mfn. pr. p. P., jnā q.v. 051216 418,3 78826 m. (fr. jān/at) N. of a teacher A1s3vGr2. iii, 4, 4; Br2Na1rP. xxxiii. 051217 418,3 78827
janamejayaḥ
N. of a celebrated king of Hastināpura, son of Parī- kshit, the grandson of Arjuna. [His father died, being bitten by a serpent; and Janamejaya, determined to avenge the injury, resolved to exter- minate the whole serpent-race. He accordingly instituted a serpent sacri- fice, and burnt down all serpents ex- cept Takṣaka, who was saved only by the intercession of the sage Āstīka, at whose request the sacrifice was...
jarat
a. 1 Old, aged, decayed.
2 Infirm, decrepit. m. An old man. Comp. kāruḥ N. of a great sage who married a sister of the serpent Vāsuki. [One day as he was fallen asleep on the lap of his wife, the sun was about to set. His wife, perceiving that the time of offering his evening prayers was passing away, gently rous- ed him. But he became angry with her for having disturbed his sleep, and left her never to...
jñānin
a. (nī f.) [jñānamastyasya ini] Intelligent, wise. m. 1 An astrolo- ger, a fortune-teller.
2 A sage, one possessed of true or spiritual know- ledge.
kāliyaḥ
N. of a tremendously large serpent who dwelt at the bot- tom of the Yamunā (which was a ground forbidden to Garuḍa, the enemy of serpents, owing to the curse of the sage Saubhari). He was crushed to death by Kṛṣṇa when he was but a boy; R. 6. 49; Śi. 17. 69. yāḥ (pl.) The family of black serpents; Śi. 19. 28 Comp. damanaḥ, mardanaḥ epithets of Kṛṣṇa.
kaṇva
mfn. relating to or worshipping Kan2va kaṇva Pa1n2. 4-2, 111 269,3 47578 m. a descendant of Kan2va kaṇva RV.; Ta1n2d2yaBr.; S3a1n3khS3r. 269,3 47579 m. a worshipper of Kan2va kaṇva Comm. on Pa1n2. 4-2, 111 269,3 47580 m. pl. (Pa1n2. 4-2, 111) the school of Ka1n2va kāṇva 269,3 47581
kapila
a. (lī f.) 1 Peculiar or belonging to Kapila.
2 Taught by, or derived from, Kapila. laḥ 1 A follower of the Sāṃkhya system of philosophy propounded by Kapila.
2 Tawny colour.
kāśyapaḥ
1 N. of a celebrated sage.
2 N. of Kaṇāda.
3 An epi- thet of Aruṇa. pī The earth; tāna- pi dadhāsi mātaḥ kāśyapi yātastavāpi ca vivekaḥ Bv. 1. 68. paṃ Flesh. Comp. naṃdanaḥ 1. an epithet of Garuḍa.
2. N. of Aruṇa.
3. a god.
4. a demon.
kaṭha
m. N. of a sage (a pupil of Vais3ampa1yana vaiśampāyana and founder of a branch of the Yajur-veda yajur-veda, called after him) MBh. &c 244,3 42237 m. a pupil or follower of Kat2ha kaṭha (esp. pl.) 244,3 42238 m. a Bra1hman Brahman L. 244,3 42239 f. a female pupil or follower of Kat2ha kaṭha Comm. on Pa1n2. 244,3 42240
kātyāyanaḥ
1 N. of a celebrated writer on grammar who wrote [Page0393-a+ 54] Vārtikas to supplement the Sūtras of Pāṇini.
2 N. of a sage who is a writer on civil and religious law; Y. 1. 4.
kauśikī
N. of a river (Kuśi) which flowed on the east of Durbhangā through northern Bhāgalpur and western Poornea. Near the banks of this river stood the hermitage of the sage ṛṣyaśṛṃga.
kavi
a. [ku-i Uṇ. 4. 138] 1 Omniscient; Bg. 8. 9; Ms. 4. 24.
2 Intelligent, clever, wise.
3 Thinking, thoughtful.
4 Praise- worthy. viḥ 1 A wise man, a thinker, a sage; kavīnāmuśanā kaviḥ Bg. 10. 37; Ms. 7. 49, 2. 151.
2 A poet; tadbrūhi rāmacaritaṃ ādyaḥ kavirasi U. 2; maṃdaḥ kaviyaśaḥprārthī R. 1. 3; idaṃ kavibhyaḥ pūrvebhyo namovākaṃ praśāsmahe U. 1. 1; Śi. 2. 86.
3 An epithet of Śukra, the preceptor of...
kāvya
a. [kavi-yaṇ] 1 Possessed of the qualities of a sage or a poet.
2 Praiseworthy, fit to be described.
3 Prophetic, inspired, poetical. vyaḥ N. of Śukra, preceptor of the Asuras. vyā 1 Intelligence.
2 A female fiend. vyaṃ 1 A poem; mahā- kāvyaṃ; meghadūtaṃ nāma kāvyaṃ &c.
2 Poetics, poetry, poetical composition. (kāvya [Page0401-b+ 56] is defined by writers on Poetics in different ways; tadadoṣau...
kṛp
I. 1 A. (karpate, kṛpita) To have pity or mercy. II. 10 P. (kṛpa (pā) yati) 1 To be weak.
2 To pity.
3 To mourn, grieve, lament.
kṛpaḥ
The maternal uncle of aśva- tthāman. [He was born of the sage Śaradvat by a nymph called Jānapadī, but along with his sister Kṛpī, also born from the nymph, he was brought up by Śantanu. He was proficient in the science of archery. In the great war he sided with the Kauravas, and after all had been slain, he was given an asy- lum by the Pāṇḍavas. He is one of the seven Cirajīvins].
kuṃtī
N. of pṛthā, daughter of a Yādava named śūra, adopted by kuṃti- bhoja. [She was the first wife of Pāṇḍu. As he was prevented by a curse from having progeny, he allowed his wife to make use of a charm she had acquired from the sage Durvāsas, by means of which she was to have a son by any god she liked to invoke. She invoked Dharma, Vāyu and Indra, and had from them [Page0409-c+ 56] Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīma and Arjuna re-...
kuṭapa
m. a measure of grain, &c (= kuḍava) Jyot.; Un2. iii, 141 288,2 51621 m. a divine sage or Muni muni L. 288,2 51622 m. a garden or grove near a house (= niṣkuṭa) L. 288,2 51623 n. a lotus L. 034595 288,2 51624
kuṭapaḥ
1 A Brāhmaṇa.
2 A twice- born man (dvijanman).
3 The sun.
4 Fire.
5 A guest.
6 An ox, a bull.
7 A daughter's son.
8 A sister's son.
9 Grain.
10 The eighth Muhūrta of the day; ahno muhūrtā vi- khyātā daśa paṃca ca sarvadā. tatrāṣṭamo muhūrto yaḥ sa kālaḥ kutapaḥ smṛtaḥ..
11 A musi- cal instrument.
12 A time suitable for the performance of sacrifices to the manes. paṃ 1 The Kuśa grass
maṃtṛ
10 A. (maṃtrayate, but sometimes maṃtrayati also, maṃtrita) 1 To consult, de- liberate, ponder over, hold consulta- tion, take counsel; na hi strābhiḥ saha maṃtrayitu yujyate Pt. 5; Ms. 7. 146.
2 To advise, counsel, give advice; a- tītalābhasya ca rakṣaṇārthaṃ…yanmaṃtryate'sau paramo hi matraḥ Pt. 2. 182.
3 To con- secrate with sacred texts, enchant with spells or charms.
4 To say, speak, talk, mutter; kimapi...
manasā
a. (sī f.) [mana eva, manasa idaṃ vā aṇ] 1 Pertaining to the mind, mental, spiritual (opp. śārīra).
2 Produced from the mind, sprung at will; brahmaṇo mānasaputrāḥ; kiṃ mānasī sṛṣṭiḥ Ś. 4; Ku 1. 18; Bg. 10. 6.
3 Only to be conceived in the mind, conceivable.
4 Tacit, implied.
5 Dwelling on the lake Mānasa. saḥ A form of Viṣṇu. saṃ 1 The mind, heart, soul; sapadi madanānalo dahati mama mānasaṃ Gīt. 10;...
manīṣin
a. [manīṣa-ini] 1 Wise, learned, intelligent, clever, thought- ful, prudent; R. 1. 25.
2 Ved. Praying, praising. m. 1 A wise or learned person, a sage, a paṇ- ḍit; mānanīyo manīṣiṇāṃ R. 1. 11; saṃ- skāravatyeva girā manīṣī Ku. 1. 28, 5. 39; R. 3. 44.
2 Ved. A singer, praiser.
mārīca
a. (cī f.) Belonging to or composed by Marīci. caḥ 1 N. of a demon, son of Sunda and Tāḍakā. He assumed the form of a golden deer, and thus enticed Rāma to a considerable distance from Sītā, so that Rāvaṇa found a good opportunity to carry her off.
2 A large or royal elephant.
3 A kind of plant.
4 N. of the sage Kaśyapa; Ś. 7. 9.
5 A sacrificing priest. cī N. of the mother of Śākyamuni. caṃ A...
mārkaṃḍaḥ
[mṛkaṃḍorapatyaṃ aṇ ḍhak] N. of an ancient sage. Comp. purāṇaṃ N. of one of the eighteen Purāṇas (composed by this sage).
mataṃgaḥ
[mataṃgasya munerayaṃ aṇ] 1 An elephant; mātaṃgāḥ kimu valgitaiḥ K. P. 7; Śi. 1. 64.
2 A man of the lowest caste, a Cāṇḍāla.
3 A Kirāta, a mountaineer or barbarian.
4 (At the end of comp.) Any thing the best of its kind; e. g. balāhakamātaṃgaḥ. Comp. divākaraḥ N. of a poet. takraḥ a crocodile as large as an elephant; R. 13. 11.
mauna
m. (fr. muni) a patr. A1s3vS3r. 836,3 168754 m. pl. N. of a dynasty VP. 836,3 168755 f. N. of the 15th day in the dark half of the month Pha1lguna phālguna (when a partic. form of ablution is performed in silence) Col. 836,3 168756 n. the office or position of a Muni muni or holy sage S3Br.; MBh. Page837,1 168757
maunin
a. (nī f.) [maunamasyāsti ini] Observing a vow of silence, silent, taciturn; Bg. 12. 19. m. A holy sage, an ascetic, a hermit.
medhāvin
a. [medhā-vini] 1 Very intelli- gent, having a good memory.
2 Intelligent, wise, endowed with in- tellect; Pt. 1. 61. m. 1 A learn- ed man, sage, scholar.
2 A parrot.
3 An intoxicating drink. nī An epithet of the wife of Brahman.
mihira
m. (accord. to Un2. i, 52 fr. 1. mih, but prob. the Persian $) the sun MBh.; Ka1v. &c (L. also a cloud; wind; the moon; a sage) 818,2 164596 m. N. of an author (= varāha-m) Cat. 818,2 164597 m. of a family VP. 104528 818,2 164598 m. N. of a prince Ra1jat. 104529 818,2 164599
mṛkaṇḍa
(and ḍaka L.) m. N. of an ancient sage, the father of Ma1rkan2d2eya mārkaṇḍeya Ma1rkP. (cf. Un2. i, 38 Sch.) 828,1 166785
mṛkaṇḍu
m. N. of an ancient sage, the father of Ma1rkan2d2eya mārkaṇḍeya Ma1rkP. (cf. Un2. i, 38 Sch.) 106031 828,1 166785.1
mumukṣu
a. 1 Desirous of releasing or liberating.
2 Wishing to discharge.
3 About to shoot (arrows &c.); R. 9. 58.
4 Wishing to be free from worldly existence, striving after final emancipation. kṣuḥ A sage striving after final emancipation or beatitude; aṃ- taryaśca mumukṣubhirniyamitaprāṇādibhirmṛgyate V. 1. 1; Ku. 2. 51; Bg. 4. 15.
muni
m. (accord. to Un2. iv, 122 fr. man) impulse, eagerness (?) RV. vii, 56, 8 823,1 165590 m. (prob.) any one who is moved by inward impulse, an inspired or ecstatic person, enthusiast RV.; AV.; Br. 823,1 165591 m. a saint, sage, seer, ascetic, monk, devotee, hermit (esp. one who has taken the vow of silence) S3Br. &c &c (with hṛdayeṣu sthitaḥ, the internal monitor or conscience Mn. viii, 91) 823,1 165592 m. a Bra1hman...
muniḥ
[man-in ucca Uṇ. 4. 122] 1 A sage, a holy man, saint, devotee, an ascetic; munīnāmapyahaṃ vyāsaḥ Bg. 10. 37; duḥkheṣvanudvignamanāḥ sukheṣu vigataspṛ- haḥ. vītarāgabhayakrodhaḥ sthiradhīrmunirucya- te.. 2. 56; puṇyaḥ śabdo muniriti muhuḥ kevalaṃ rājapūrvaḥ Ś. 2. 14; R. 1. 8, 3. 49.
2 N. of the sage Agastya.
3 Of Vyāsa.
4 Of Buddha.
5 of Pāṇini.
6 N. of several plants (piyālu, parāśara and damanaka).
7...
nāciketa
mf (I) n. relating to Naciketa naciketa or Na-ciketas na-ciketas Kat2hUp.; TA1r. 534,1 105284 m. (with agni) a partic. fire ib. 534,1 105285 m. (sc. agni) any fire L. (w.r. nācikstu, or nācchiketa) 534,1 105286 m. N. of an ancient sage (son of Udda1laki uddālaki) MBh. (cf. tri-ṇāciketa). 067948 534,1 105287
namuca
m. N. of an ancient sage MBh. xiii, 7112 (cf. next). 067071 528,2 103906 m. (according to Pa1n2. 6-3, 75 = na + m, not loosing, scil. the heavenly waters i.e. preventing rain) N. of a demon slain by Indra indra and the As3vins aSvin s RV.; VS.; Br.; MBh. &c 528,2 103907 m. of the god of love L. 067072 528,2 103908 (MBh.) m. hater or killer of Namuci namuci, N. of Indra indra. 067073 528,2 103909
nāntra
n. (nam) praise, eulogy Un2. iv, 159 Sch. 535,2 105601 n. wonder L. 535,2 105602 m. a sage L. 535,2 105603 m. N. of S3iva śiva L. 068179 535,2 105604
nāradaḥ
[narasya dharmo nāraṃ, tat dadāti dā-ka] N. of a celebrated Devarṣi (deified saint or divine sage). [He is one of the ten mind-born sons of Brahmā, being supposed to have sprung from his thigh. He is represented as a messenger from the gods to men and vice versa, and as being very fond of promoting discords among gods and men; hence his epithet of Kalipriya. He is said to have been the inventor of the lute or V ina....
naraḥ
[nṝ-naye-ac] 1 A man, male, person; saṃyojayati vidyaiva nīcagāpi naraṃ sarit. samudramiva durdharṣaṃ nṛpaṃ bhāgyamataḥ paraṃ H. Pr. 5; Ms. 1. 96; 2. 213.
2 A man or piece at chess.
3 The pin of a sun-dial.
4 The Supreme Spirit, the original or eternal man.
5 Man's length (= puruṣa q. v.).
6 N. of a primitive sage.
7 N. of Arjuna; see naranārāyaṇa below.
8 A horse.
9 (In gram.) A personal...
nārāyaṇaḥ
1 An epithet of Vi- shṇu; (the word is thus derived in Ms. 1. 10; āpo nārā iti proktā āpo vai narasūnavaḥ. tā yadasyāyanaṃ pūrvaṃ tena nārāyaṇaḥ smṛtaḥ..).
2 N. of an an- cient sage said to be a companion of Nara and to have produced Urvaśī from his thigh: cf. ūrūdbhavā narasakhasya muneḥ surastrī V. 1. 3; see naranārāyaṇa under nara also. ṇī 1 An epithet of Lakṣmī the goddess of wealth.
2 An epithet of Durgā....
nirukta
a. 1 Expressed, pronounc- ed, explained, defined.
2 Loud, distinct. ktaṃ 1 Explanation, deri- vation, etymological interpretation.
2 N. of one of the six Vedāṅgas, that which contains glossarial expla- nation of obscure words, especially those occurring in the Vedas; nāma ca dhātujamāha nirukte Nir.
3 N. of a celebrated commentary on the Ni- ghaṇṭus by Yāska. Comp. kāraḥ N. of the sage Yāska. jaḥ one...
nivṛtta
p. p. 1 Returned, turned back.
2 Gone, departed, vanished, disappeared.
3 Ceased, refrained or abstained from, stopped, desisted; Ku. 1. 51.
4 Abstaining from worldly acts, abstracted from this world, quiet.
5 Repenting of im- proper conduct.
6 Finished, com- pleted, whole; see vṛt with ni. ttaṃ 1 Return.
2 A mind free from the influence of passions. Comp. ā- tman m. 1. a sage.
2. an epithet of...
paila
m. (metron. fr. pīlā Pa1n2. 4-1, 118) N. of a teacher (a sage and promulgator of the R2ig ṛg - veda veda) Gr2S.; MBh. &c 082817 649,3 129188 m. N. of a man MBh. 082818 649,3 129189 m. offspring of P Paila paila, N. of a man MW. 082819 649,3 129190 m. patr. Sam2ska1rak. 082820 649,3 129191
pālakāpya
m. N. of an ancient sage or Muni muni (= kareṇu-bhū or = dhanvan-tari) L. 623,1 123182 m. of an author Cat. 623,1 123183 n. N. of his wk. (cf. pālakāvya above). 078967 623,1 123184
pālakāpyaḥ
N. of a sage, son of Kareṇu (who first taught the science of elephants). pyaṃ The science of elephants.
pāraskaraḥ
1 N. of a certain dis- trict.
2 N. of a sage, the author of the Gṛhya Sūtras.
parivyadh
P. -vidhyati, to shoot at (acc.), hit, pierce with (instr.) MBh. 076150 602,1 118727 m. N. of Kubera kubera L. (cf. parā-v). 076151 602,1 118728 m. Calamus Fasciculatus or Pterospermum Acerifolium L. 602,1 118729 m. N. of an ancient sage MBh. 076152 602,1 118730
pāvaka
a. [pū-ṇvul] Purifying. kaḥ 1 Fire; pāvakasya mahimā sa gaṇyate kakṣa- vajjvalati sāgare'pi yaḥ R. 11. 75, 3. 9; 16. 87.
2 Agni or the god of fire.
3 The fire of lightning.
4 The Citraka tree.
5 The number ‘three’.
6 A person purified by religious abstraction, saint, sage.
7 Good conduct or behaviour.
8 N. of Varuṇa. kī 1 The wife of Agni.
2 Ved. N. of Sarasvatī. Comp. ātmajaḥ 1. an epithet...
piṃgala
a. [piṃga-sidhmāº lac, piṃgaṃ lā- ti, lā-ka vā Tv.] Reddish-brown, yellowish, brown, tawny; R. 12. 71; Ms. 3. 8. laḥ 1 The tawny colour.
2 Fire.
3 A monkey.
4 An ichneumon.
5 A small owl.
6 A kind of snake.
7 N. of an at- tendant on the sun.
8 N. of one of Kubera's treasures.
9 N. of a reputed sage, the father of Sans- krit prosody, his work being known as pigalacchaṃdaḥśāstra; chaṃdojñānānaṃdhiṃ...
pracetas
m. 1 An epithet of Va- ruṇa; Ku. 2. 21.
2 N. of an ancient sage and law-giver, Ms. 1. 35.
praman
(only A1. 1. pl. pr. -manmahe), to think upon, excogitate RV. i, 62, 1. 086635 685,3 135773 mfn. thought out, excogitated, wise MW. 086636 685,3 135774 m. N. of an ancient sage MBh. 086637 685,3 135775 f. (pr/a-) care, providence, protection 685,3 135776
rāvaṇa
a. [ru-ṇic lyu] Crying, screaming, roaring, bewailing. ṇaḥ N. of a celebrated demon, king of Laṅkā and the chief of the Rākṣasas; sa rā- vaṇo nāma nikāmabhaṣiṇaṃ babhūva rakṣaḥ kṣatara- kṣaṇaṃ divaḥ Śi. 1. 48 [He was the son of Viśravas by Keśinī or Kaikasī and so half-brother of Kubera. He is called Paulastya as being a grandson of the sage Pulastya. Laṅkā was originally occupied by Kubera, but Rāvaṇa ousted him...
ṛṣi
m. (2. ṛṣ Comm. on Un2. iv, 119; ṛṣati jñānena saṃsāra-pāram T.; perhaps fr. an obsolete ṛṣ for dṛś, to, see ? cf. ṛṣi-kṛt), a singer of sacred hymns, an inspired poet or sage, any person who alone or with others invokes the deities in rhythmical speech or... m. the R2ishis fzi s were regarded by later generations as patriarchal sages or saints, occupying the same position in India history as the heroes and...
ṛṣiḥ
[cf. Uṇ. 4. 119] 1 An inspired poet or sage, a singer of sacred hymns, (e. g. kutsa, vasiṣṭha, atri, agastya &c.). (These Ṛṣis form a class of beings distinct from gods, men, Asuras &c. They are the authors or seers of the Vedic hymns; ṛṣayo maṃtradraṣṭāro vasi- ṣṭhādayaḥ; or, according to Yāska, yasya vākyaṃ sa ṛṣiḥ, i. e. they are the per- sons to whom the Vedic hymns were revealed. In every Sūkta the ṛṣi is...
saiṃdhava
a. (vī f.) [siṃdhunadasimīpe de- śe bhavaḥ aṇ] 1 Produced or born in the Sindhu-territory.
2 Belonging to the Indus.
3 River-born.
4 Be- longing to the sea, oceanic, marine. vaḥ 1 A horse, especially one bred in Sindhu; N. 1. 71.
2 N. of a sage.
3 N. of a country. vaḥ, vaṃ A kind of rock-salt. vāḥ m. pl. The people inhabiting the Sindhu territory. Comp. ghanaḥ a lump of salt. śilā a kind of...
śakuṃtalā
[śakuṃtaiḥ lāyate lā-ghañarthe ka] N. of the daughter of Viśvā- mitra by the nymph Menakā who was sent down by Indra to dis- turb the sage's austerities. [When Menakā went up to the heaven she left the child in a solitary forest where she was taken care of by ‘Śakuntas’ or birds, whence she was called “Śakun- talā”. She was afterwards found by the sage Kaṇva and brought up as his [Page1028-b+ 57] own daughter. When...
śaṃbhu
P. A1. -bhavati, te (ind.p. -bhūya, q.v.), to be or come together, assemble, meet, be joined or united with (instr. with or without saha, or loc.) RV. &c; to be united sexually with (instr. with or without saha, or sārdham, or acc.) AV.; S3Br.; MBh. &c; to be... m. (or s/am-bhava) (ifc. f (A).) being or coming together, meeting, union, intercourse (esp. sexual int intercourse, cohabitation) Gobh. 1179,1 236948 m....
saṃcakṣ
A1. -caṣṭe (pf. p. cakṣāṇa; Ved. inf. -c/akṣe and -c/akṣi), to look attentively at, observe, notice, consider, survey, examine, reflect upon RV.; AV.; R.; BhP.; to enumerate S3Br.; La1t2y.; to report or relate fully MBh.; to call, name Car.; to avoid, shun... m. a priest, sage L. 143871 1131,3 229066
śāṃḍilyaḥ
1 N. of a sage, the author of a law-book.
2 The Bilva tree.
3 A form of Agni. Comp. gotraṃ the family of Śāṇḍilya.
sāṃdīpaniḥ
N. of a sage. [Ac- cording to Viṣṇu Purāṇa, he was the tutor of Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma, and asked, as his preceptor's fee that his son, [Page1116-c+ 55] who was kept by a demon named Pan- chajana underneath the waters, should be restored to him. Kṛṣṇa, having undertaken to get him up, plunged in- to the sea, killed the demon, and brought back the boy to his father].
sāṃkhya
a. [saṃkhyayā nirvṛttaṃ aṇ] 1 Relating to number.
2 Calculat- ing, enumerating.
3 Discrimina- tive.
4 Deliberating, reasoning, a reasoner; tvaṃ gatiḥ sarvasāṃkhyānāṃ yo- gināṃ tvaṃ parāyaṇaṃ Mb. khyaḥ, khyaṃ N. of one of the six systems of Hindu philosophy, attributed to the sage Kapila; (this philosophy is so cal- led because it ‘enumerates’ twenty- five Tattvas or true principles; and its chief object is...
sāṃkṛta
mfn. relating or belonging to Sam2-kr2iti saṃ-kṛti, derived from him &c Cat. 1198,3 241205 f. of sāṃkṛtya. 151478 1198,3 241206 m. (fr. saṃ-kṛti) patr. of a sage (son of Vis3va1mitra viśvāmitra and founder of the Vaiya1ghrapadya vaiyāghrapadya family) A1pS3r.; MBh. 151479 1198,3 241207 m. N. of a preceptor S3Br. 151480 1198,3 241208
śāṃtā
N. of the daughter of Daśaratha, adopted by the sage Lo- mapāda and subsequently married by Ṛṣyaśṛṅga; see U. 1. 4. and ṛṣyaśṭaṃga also.
saṃyamin
a. One who curbs or re- strains, controlling. m. One who controls or subdues his passions, a sage, an ascetic; yā niśā sarvabhūtānāṃ tasyāṃ jāgarti saṃyamī Bg. 2. 69; R. 8. 11.
sānu
m., n. 1 A peak, summit, ridge; sānūni gaṃdhaḥ surabhīkaroti Ku. 1. 9; Me. 2; Ku. 1. 5; Ki. 5. 36.
2 A level ground on the top of a mountain, table-land.
3 A shoot, sprout.
4 A forest, wood.
5 A road.
6 Any surface, point, end.
7 A precipice.
8 A gale of wind.
9 A learned man.
10 The sun.
śāpaḥ
[śap-ghañ] 1 A curse, an imprecation, anathema; śāpenāstaṃ ga- mitamahimā varṣabhogyeṇa bhartuḥ Me. 1, 92; R. 1. 78, 5. 56, 59; 11. 14.
2 An oath, asseveration.
3 Abuse, calum- ny.
4 An interdiction, a ban. Comp. aṃtaḥ, avasānaṃ, nivṛttiḥ f. the end of a curse; Me. 110; R. 8. 82. astraḥ ‘having a curse for a weapon', a sage, saint; R. 15. 3. utsargaḥ the utterance of a curse. uddhāraḥ, māktiḥ...
satyavat
a. Truthful, veracious. m. N. of a king, husband of Sā- vitrī, q. v. tī 1 N of the daughter of a fisherman, who became mother of [Page1085-a+ 61] Vyāsa by the sage Parāśara.
2 N. of the wife of Nārada.
3 Of the wife of Ṛcīka.
saumedha
n. (fr. su-medha, or dhas) N. of various Sa1mans sAman s A1rshBr. 158954 1254,2 253744 mfn. possessing supernatural knowledge or wisdom W. 1254,2 253745 m. a sage, seer ib. 158955 1254,2 253746
śaunakaḥ
N. of a great sage, the reputed author of the Ṛgveda Prā- tiśākhya and various other Vedic compositions.
somaḥ
[su-man; Uṇ. 1. 139] 1 N. of a plant, the most important ingredient in ancient sacrificial of- ferings.
2 The juice of the plant; as in somapā, somapīthin.
3 Nectar, beverage of the gods.
4 The moon. [In mythology, the moon is repre- sented as having sprung from the eye of the sage Atri; (cf. R. 2. 75); or as produced from the sea at the time of churning. The twenty-seven aste- risms-mythologically represented...
śunaḥśepaḥ
N. of a Vedic sage, son of Ajīgarta. [In the Aita- reya Brāhmaṇa it is related that king Hariścandra, being childless, made a vow that on obtaining a son he would sacrifice him to the god Varuṇa. A son was born who was named Rohita, but the king put off the fulfilment of the vow under various pretexts. At last Ro- hita purchased for one hundred cows Śunaḥśepha, the middle son of Ajīgar- ta, as a substitute for...
śunaḥśephaḥ
śunaḥśephaḥ is an alternate of śunaḥśepaḥ. N. of a Vedic sage, son of Ajīgarta. [In the Aita- reya Brāhmaṇa it is related that king Hariścandra, being childless, made a vow that on obtaining a son he would sacrifice him to the god Varuṇa. A son was born who was named Rohita, but the king put off the fulfilment of the vow under various pretexts. At last Ro- hita purchased for one hundred cows Śunaḥśepha, the middle...
suraḥ
[suvati prerayati karmaṇi lokānudayena, sū-kran; Uṇ. 2. 24] 1 The sun.
2 The Arka plant.
3 The Soma.
4 A wise or learned man.
5 A hero, king. Comp. cakṣus a. ra- diant as the sun. sutaḥ an epithet of Saturn. sūtaḥ the charioteer of the sun, i. e. Aruṇa.
suraṃgaḥ
1 A hole cut in a wall for the purpose of breaking in- to a house.
2 A subterranean pas- sage, a mine dug underneath a building; aikāgārikeṇa tāvatīṃ suraṃgāṃ kārayitvā Dk., suraṃgayā bahirapagateṣu yu- ṣmāsu Mu. 2; (written also suruṃgā).
sūriḥ
[sū ktrin] 1 The sun.
2 A learned or wise man, a sage; athavā kṛtavāgdvāre vaṃśe'sminpūrvasūribhiḥ R. 1. 4; Śi. 14. 21.
3 A priest.
4 A wor- shipper.
5 A title of respect given to Jaina teachers; e. g. mallināthasūri.
6 N. of Kṛṣṇa.
tāḍakā
m. n. (= taṭāka), a tank, pool L. 432,2 81709 f. a shore L. 053072 432,2 81710 for taṭāk. (C). 053073 432,2 81711 n. (m. g. ardharcādi) = ḍāka S3a1n3khGr2. v, 2; Mn. iv, vii ff.; Ya1jn5.; MBh. &c 432,2 81712
taittira
mf (I) n. produced or coming from a partridge (tittiri) A1s3vGr2.; S3a1n3khGr2.; R.; Sus3r. 455,1 86995 mf (I) n. sprung from the sage Tittiri tittiri Un2. k. 455,1 86996 m. a partridge L. 455,1 86997 n. a flock of partridges L. 056287 455,1 86998
takṣakaḥ
[takṣ ṇvul] 1 A carpenter, wood-cutter (whether by caste or profession).
2 The chief actor in the prelude of a drama (i. e. the sū- tradhāra).
3 N. of the architect of the gods.
4 N. of one of the principal [Page0525-b+ 50] Nāgas or serpents of the Pātāla, son of Kaśyapa and Kadru; (saved at the intercession of the sage Āstī- ka from being burnt down in the serpent-sacrifice performed by king Janamejaya, in...
tāṇḍa
m. (cf. taṇḍa) N. of an old sage (supposed author of ṇḍi) L. 441,3 83744 n. = ṇḍaka La1t2y. vii, 10, 17/18. 054257 441,3 83745 n. part of a Bra1hman2a brāhmaṇa ib. 054258 441,3 83746 mn. (g. ardharcādi; fr. taṇḍu?) dancing (esp. with violent gesticulation), frantic dance (of S3iva śiva and his votaries) Ma1lati1m.; Katha1s.; BhP. x; MatsyaP.; Ra1jat. &c (cf. RTL. p.84) 441,3 83747
tāṭakā
tāṭakā is an alternate of tāḍakā. 1 N. of a female fiend, daughter of Suketu, wife of Sunda and mother of Mārīca. [She was changed into a fiend by the sage Agastya whose devotions she had disturbed. She was killed by Rāma when she began to disturb the sacri- ficial rites of Viśvāmitra. Rāma was first unwilling to bend his bow against a woman, but the sage overcame his scruples, see R. 11. 20].
2 The large...
tīrthaṃ
[tṝ-thak Uṇ. 2. 7] 1 A pas- sage, road, way, ford.
2 A descent into a river, the stairs of a landing- place; (Mar. ghāṭa); viṣamopi vigāhyate nayaḥ kṛtatīrthaḥ payasāmivāśayaḥ Ki. 2. 3. (where tīrtha means ‘a remedy or means also); tīrthaṃ sarvavidyāvatārāṇāṃ K. 44.
3 A place of water.
4 A holy place, place of pilgrimage, a shrine &c, dedicated to some holy [Page0540-a+ 57] object (especially on or near the...
tittiriḥ
[titti iṃti śabdaṃ rauti ru-bāº ḍi Tv.] 1 The francoline partridge.
2 N. of a sage said to be the first teacher of the black Yajurveda.
uddālaḥ
1 N. of a plant, Cordia Myxa or Latifolia (bahuvāraka) (Mar. bhoṃkarī).
2 The sage uddālaka.
uddālakaḥ
= 1 uddāla q. v.
2 N. of a sage. kaṃ A kind of honey. Comp. puṣpabhaṃjikā [uddālakānāṃ pu- ṣpāṇi bhajyaṃte yatra krīḍāyāṃ ṇvul] a sort of game played by the people in the eastern districts (in which Uddā- laka flowers are broken or crushed).
uraśa
m. N. of a sage g. bhargādi Pa1n2. 4-1, 178 (v.l. urasa) 217,2 37242 f. N. of a city Ra1jat. 025698 217,2 37243
vācaṃyama
a. Holding the tongue, maintaining perfect silence, silent, taciturn; upasthitā devī tadvācaṃyamo bhava V. 3; vidvāṃso vasudhātale paravacaḥślāghāsu vācaṃyamāḥ Bv. 4. 42; vācaṃyamatvāt R. 13. 44. maḥ A sage who maintains rigid silence.
vāgaraḥ
1 A sage, holy man.
2 A learned Brāhmaṇa, scholar.
3 A brave man, hero.
4 A touch-stone, whet-stone.
5 An impediment, ob stacle.
6 Certainty, determination
7 Submarine fire.
8 A wolf.
vaiśampāyana
m. (patr. fr. viśam-pa) N. of an ancient sage (teacher of the Taittiri1ya-sam2hita1 taittirīya-saṃhitā [ q.v. ]; in epic poetry a pupil of Vya1sa vyāsa and also the narrator of the Maha1-bha1rata mahā-bhārata to Janam-ejaya janam-ejaya) Gr2S.; TA1r. &c (cf.... m. of an author Cat. 1026,1 207754 m. of a son of S3uka-na1sa śuka-nāsa (transformed into a parrot) Ka1d. 130720 1026,1 207755 m. N. of wk. 130721 1026,1...
vājasaneyin
m. 1 N. of the sage Yājñavalkya, the author and found- er of the white or Śukla Yajurveda.
2 A follower of the white Yajur- veda, one belonging to the sect of the Vājasaneyins.
vajra
a. [vaj-ran Uṇ. 2. 28] 1 Hard, adamantine.
2 Severe.
3 Forked, zigzag.
4 Cross. jraḥ, jraṃ 1 A thunderbolt, the weapon of Indra (said to have been formed out of the bones of the sage Dadhīci q. v.). āśaṃsaṃte samitiṣu surāḥ saktavairā hi daityairasyādhijye dhanuṣi vijayaṃ pauruhūte ca vajre Ś. 2. 15.
2 Any destruc- tive weapon like the thunderbolt.
3 A diamond-pin, an instrument [Page0939-b+ 57] for...
vālmīkaḥ
vālptīkiḥ [valmīke bhavaḥ aṇ iñ vā] N. of a celebrated sage, and author of the Rāmāyaṇa. [He was a Brāhmaṇa by birth, but being abandoned by his parents in his childhood, he was found by some wild mountaineers who taught him the art of thieving. He soon became an adept in the art, and pursued his business of plundering and killing (where neces- sary) travellers for several years. One day he saw a great sage whom...
vaptṛ
m. [vap-tṛc] 1 A sower (of seed), planter, husbandman; na śā- leḥ staṃbakaritā vapturguṇamapekṣate Mu. 1. 3, Ms. 3. 142.
2 A father, procreator.
3 A poet, an inspired sage.
4 A shaver, cutter.
vaśin
a. (nī f.) [vaśaḥ astyasya i- ni] 1 Powerful.
2 Being under control, subdued, subject, submis- sive.
3 One who has subdued his passions (used like a noun also); prasthāpayāmāsa vaśī vasiṣṭhaḥ R. 2. 70, 8. 90, 19. 1; Ś. 5. 28. m. Ved. 1 A ruler, lord.
2 A sage.
vasiṣṭhaḥ
(also written vaśiṣṭha) N. of a celebrated sage, the family- priest of the solar race of kings, and author of several Vedic hymns, particularly of the seventh Maṇ- ḍala of the Ṛgveda. He was the typical representative of true Brā- hmanic dignity and power, and the efforts of Viśvāmitra to rise to his level form the subject of many legends; cf. viśvāmitra.
2 N. of the author of a Smṛti (sometimes as- cribed to the...
vediḥ
[vid-in] A learned man, sage, Paṇḍita. diḥ, -dī f. 1 An al- tar especially one prepared for a sacrifice; amī vediṃ paritaḥ kḷptadhiṣṇyāḥ (vahrayaḥ) Ś 4. 7.
2 An altar of a particular shape, the middle points of which come very close to each other; madhyena sā vedivilagnamadhyā Ku. 1. 39; (some propose to take vedi in this passage as meaning ‘a seal- ring’).
3 A quadrangular spot in the court-yard of a temple...
vibudhaḥ
1 A wise or learned man, sage; sakhyaṃ sāptapadīnaṃ bho ityāhurvibudhā janāḥ Pt. 2. 43.
2 A god, deity; a- bhūnnṛpo vibudhasakhaḥ paraṃtapaḥ Bk. 1. 1; go- ptāraṃ na nidhīnāṃ mahayaṃti maheśvaraṃ vibudhāḥ Su- bhāsh.
3 The moon. Comp. a- dhipatiḥ, iṃdraḥ, īśvaraḥ epithets of Indra. dviṣ, śatruḥ a demon; V. 1. 3.
vidathaḥ
1 A learned man, schol- [Page0974-c+ 55] ar.
2 An ascetic, a sage.
3 Ved. A sacrifice. thaṃ Ved. 1 Knowledge.
2 A sacrifice.
3 A battle (?)
vipaścit
a. Learned, wise; vipa- ścito vininyurenaṃ guravo gurupriyaṃ R. 3. 29. m. A learned or wise man sage; bhavaṃti te sabhyatamā vipaścitāṃ mano- gataṃ vāci niveśayaṃti ye Ki. 14. 4; Pt. 1. 100.
vipraḥ
vap-ran pṛṣo ºata itvam; Uṇ. 2. 28] 1 A Brāhmaṇa; see the quo- tations under brāhmaṇa.
2 A sage, wise man.
3 The Aśvattha tree.
4 (In prosody) A foot of four short sylla- bles.
5 A singer of hymns, praiser. Comp. ṛṣiḥ = brahmaṣiṃḥ q. v. kāṣṭhaṃ the cotton-plant. priyaḥ the Palāśa tree. samāgamaḥ a concourse or sy- nod of Brāhmaṇas. svaṃ the proper- ty of a Brāhmaṇa.
viśvāmitraḥ
[viśvaṃ mitraṃ yasya, viśva- sya mitraṃ vā pūrvapadadīrghaḥ; P. VI. 3. 130] [Page0997-c+ 61] N. of a celebrated sage. [He was originally a Kṣatriya, being the king of Kanyakubja and son of Gādhi. One day while out hunting, he went to the hermitage of the great sage Vasiṣṭha, and seeing there the cow of plenty, of- fered him untold treasures in ex- change for it, but being refused he tried to take it by force. A long...
vyāsaḥ
1 Distribution, separation into parts.
2 Dissolution or ana- lysis of a compound.
3 Severalty, distinction.
4 Diffusion, extension.
5 Width, breadth.
6 The dia- meter of a circle.
7 A fault in pro- nunciation.
8 Arrangement, com- pilation.
9 An arranger, a com- piler.
10 N. of a celebrated sage. [He was the son of the sage Par as ara by Satyavatī (born before her marriage with Śantanu q. v.); but...
yājñavalkyaḥ
N. of a celebrated an- cient sage, author of a well-known code of laws only next in import- ance to that of Manu.
yuj
I. 7 U. (yunakti, yuṃkte, yuyoja, yu- yuje, ayujat, ayaukṣīt, ayukta, yokṣyati-te, yoktuṃ, yukta) 1 To join, unite, attach, connect. add; tamarthamiva bhāratyā sutayā yoktumarhasi Ku. 6. 79; see pass. be- low.
2 To yoke, harness, put to; bhānuḥ sakṛdyuktaturaṃga eva Ś. 5. 4; Bg. 1. 14.
3 To furnish or endow with; as in guṇayukta.
4 To use, employ, apply; praśaste karmaṇi tathā sacchabdaḥ pārtha yujyate Bg. 17....
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