a. [dhan śabde-usi] Armed with a bow. n. 1 A bow; dhanu- ṣyamoghaṃ samadhatta bāṇaṃ Ku. 3. 66; so iṃdradhanuḥ &c. (At the end of Bah. comp. dhanus is changed to dhanvan; R. 2. 8).

2 A measure of length equal to four hastas; Y. 2. 167; Ms. 8. 237.

3 An arc of a circle.

4 The sign Sagitta- [Page0591-b+ 55] rius of the zodiac.

5 A desert; cf. dhanvan. m. N. of Śiva. Comp. ākāra a. (dhanurākāra) bow...