mf (A) n. (fr. vṛṣ) raining (ifc. e.g. kāma-v, raining according to one's wish) BhP. 926,3 187843 m. and (older) n. (ifc. f (A).) rain, raining, a shower (either of rain, or fig. of flowers, arrows, dust &c; also applied to seminal effusion) RV. &c 926,3 187844 mn. (pl.) the rains AV. (cf. varṣā f.) 926,3 187845 mn. a cloud L. 926,3 187846

a. (rṣī f.) [varṣa-aṇ] 1 Be- longing to the rains.

2 Annual.

n. (fr. vṛśa) N. of a Sa1man sāman Pan5cavBr. 122404 945,3 192010

n. (fr. vṛśa) N. of a Sa1man sāman Pan5cavBr. 122404 945,3 192010

mfn. (fr. vṛṣabha) relating or belonging to a bull Cat. 122433 946,1 192057

[vṛṣ bhāve ghañ kartari ac vā] 1 Raining, rain, a shower of rain; vidyutstanitavarṣeṣu Ms. 4. 103; Me. 35.

2 Sprinkling, effusion, throwing down, a shower of anything; surabhi suravimuktaṃ puṣpavarṣaṃ pa- pāta R. 12. 102; so śaravarṣaḥ, śilāvarṣaḥ; lājavarṣaḥ &c.

3 Seminal effusion.

4 A year (usually only n.); iyaṃti varṣāṇi tayā sahogramabhyasyatīva vratamāsi- dhāraṃ R. 13. 67; na vavarṣa varṣāṇi dbādaśa...

a. Raining.

mfn. (fr. vṛṣala) relating or peculiar to a S3u1dra śūdra, Nar. 946,1 192058 n. the condition or occupation of a S3u1dra śūdra g. yuvādi. 122434 946,1 192059 m. (fr. vriṣalī) the son of a S3u1dra śūdra woman, g. bāhv-ādi. 122435 946,1 192060

[vṛṣ-lyuṭ] 1 Raining, rain.

2 Sprinkling, showering down (fig. also); dravyavarṣaṇaṃ ‘showering or be- stowing wealth’.

f. [vṛs-aniḥ] 1 Raining.

2 A sacrifice, sacrificial rite.

3 An act, action.

4 Staying, living, abid- ing (vartana).

[irā āpaḥ tadvān irāvān samudraḥ tasmādutpannaḥ aṇ] 1 N. of the elephant of Indra.

2 An excellent elephant.

3 One of the chiefs of the Nāgas or serpent-race (inhabiting Pātāla).

4 The elephant presiding over the east.

5 A kind of rainbow.

6 A kind of lightning; (said to be n. also in these two senses).

7 The orange tree. taṃ 1 A vast and waterless re- gion.

2 (pl.) N. of a Varṣa.

3 N. of the...

m. N. of one of the 2 sons of Vi1ti-hotra vīti-hotra Praiyavrata praiyavrata (king of a Varsha varṣa of Pushkara-dvi1pa puṣkara-dvīpa) Pur. 514,3 100892 f. Grislea Tomentosa Sus3r. 065190 514,3 100893 n. N. of a Ti1rtha tīrtha S3ivaP. 065191 514,3 100894 n. N. of a Varsha varṣa of Pushkara-dvi1pa puṣkara-dvīpa ruled by Dha1taki dhātaki Pur. 065192 514,3 100895

m. pl. N. of a barbarous people, the Huns (sg. = a king of the Huns) Inscr.; Buddh.; MBh. &c 1301,3 263609 m. N. of a family Cat. 1301,3 263610 m. of a people living in Bha1rata-varsha bhārata-varṣa MW. 165486 1301,3 263611

m. (fr. kṛttikā q.v.; with or without māsa), N. of a month corresponding to part of October and November (the twelfth month of the year, when the full moon is near the Pleiades) Pa1n2.; La1t2y.; MBh. &c 275,3 48760 m. N. of Skanda skanda (See kārttikeya) BrahmaP. 275,3 48761 m. of a Varsha varṣa 275,3 48762 m. of a medical author 275,3 48763

m. (= kaseru), N. of a part of Bha1rata-varsha bhārata-varṣa VP. 031693 266,1 46878

m. pl. = kuṇḍīviṣa MBh. vi, 2410 (kuṇḍ ed. Bomb.) 037942 315,3 57085 ? Pa1n2. 6-3, 34 Va1rtt. 4 Pat. 037943 315,3 57086 ? ib. (cf. koṭī-varṣa.) 037944 315,3 57087

m. N. of a son of Bhavya bhavya (son of Priya-vrata priya-vrata) and a Varsha varṣa named after him Ma1rkP. 100286 787,1 157533

m. (prob.) N. of a mountain MBh. (v.l. modakin) 836,3 168737 m. of a son of Bhavya bhavya and (n.) a Varsha varṣa ruled by him VP. (v.l. maudaki). 107294 836,3 168738

a. Hard, solid. dhāḥ(m. pl.) N. of a people and their country governed by Nala. dhaḥ 1 A ruler of the Niṣadhas.

2 N. of a mountain.

3 A musical note; cf. niṣāda. dhā N. of Nala's capital.

m. N. of a son of Dyutimat dyutimat Ma1rkP. 703,1 139029 n. N. of a Varsha varṣa called after Pra1kara prākara ib. (v.l. pīvara VP.) 088327 703,1 139030

m. a great multitude or number MBh. vli, 8128 (v.l. pra-varṣa). 087763 696,2 137744

f. [śṝ-adi Uṇ. 1. 129] 1. The autumn, autumnal season (comprising the two months āśvina and kārtika); yātrāyai codayāmāsa taṃ śa- kteḥ prathamaṃ śarad R. 4. 24.

2 A year; tvaṃ jīva śaradaḥ śataṃ; R. 10. 1; U. 1. 15; dhāriṇībhūtadhāriṇyārbhava bhartā śaracchataṃ M. 1. 15. Comp. aṃtaḥ the end of autumn, winter. aṃbudharaḥ an autumnal cloud. udāśayaḥ an antumnal lake. kāmin m. a dog. kālaḥ the autumnal...

1 An ascetic's matted hair.

2 The mane (of a lion); Mu. 7. 6; Śi. 1. 47.

3 Bristles of a boar; vidhyaṃtamuddhṛtasaṭāḥ pratihaṃtumīṣuḥ R. 9. 60.

4 A braid of hair.

5 A crest. Comp. aṃkaḥ a lion.

f. N. of a daughter of Upa-varsha upa-varṣa and wife of Vara-ruci vara-ruci Katha1s. Page196,1 023649 34217

m. N. of a younger brother of Varsha varṣa (and son of S3am2kara-sva1min śaṃkara-svāmin; author of writings on the Mi1ma1n6sa1 mīmāṃsā philosophy) Katha1s. &c 024634 206,2 35734

m. (fr. vi-ratha) N. of a son of Jyotishmat jyotiṣmat VP. 1025,1 207574 n. N. of the Varsha varṣa ruled by him ib. 130625 1025,1 207575

m. = varṣa, rain &c Un2. iii, 62 Sch. 923,3 187159 f. pl. the rains, rainy season, L: 119331 923,3 187160 m. friend of the rainy season, the Ca1taka cātaka bird (being supposed to drink only rainwater) L. 119332 923,3 187161

I. 1 P. (varṣati, vṛṣṭa) 1 To rain (usually with words signifying ‘Indra’, ‘Parjanya’, ‘cloud’, &c. as the subject of the verb, or some- times used impersonally); dvādaśa va- rṣaṇi na vavarṣa daśaśatākṣaḥ Dk.; kāle varṣaṃtu meghāḥ; garja vā varṣa vā śakra Mk. 5. 31; meghā varṣaṃtu garjaṃtu muṃcaṃtvaśanimeva vā 5. 16.

2 To rain or pour down, shower down; varṣatīvāṃjanaṃ nabhaḥ Mk. 1. 34; so śaravṛṣṭiṃ,...

m. N. of a son of Idhmajihva idhmajihva and (n.) of the Varsha varṣa in Plaksha-dvi1pa plakṣa-dvīpa ruled by him BhP. 108855 848,1 170819