a. [gṝ-kvip vā ṭāp] Ved. Ad- dressing, invoking. f. (nom. sing gīḥ; instr. dual gīrbhyāṃ &c.) 1 Speech, words, language; vacasyavasite tasmin sasarja giramātmabhūḥ Ku. 2. 53; 3. 72; bhavatīnāṃ sūnṛtayaiva girā kṛtamātithyaṃ Ś. 1; pravṛttisārāḥ khalu mādṛśāṃ giraḥ Ki. 1. 25; Śi. 2. 15; Y. 1. 71.

2 Invo- cation, praise, song.

3 N. of Sar- asvatī, the goddess of speech and learning. Comp. devī (gīrdevī)...

mfn. (1. gṝ) addressing, invoking, praising RV. 355,1 65063 f. (/īr) invocation, addressing with praise, praise, verse, song RV. (the Maruts marut s are called sons of praise, sūn/avo g/iraḥ, i, 37, 10;) AV. 355,1 65064 f. speech, speaking, language, voice, words (e.g. mānuṣīṃ giraṃ 1. kṛ, to assume a human voice Nal. i, 25; girāṃ prabhaviṣṇuḥ [ VarBr2S. ] or pati [ VarYogay. ] = gir-īśa q.v.; tad-girā, on his...

mfn. (2. gṝ) ifc. swallowing, see gara- and muhur-g/ir. 042929 355,1 65097 mfn. id. Vop. xxvi, 32. 042930 355,1 65098 n. (= gilana) swallowing W. 042931 355,1 65099 f. id. g. kṛṣy-ādi. 042932 355,1 65100

m. = gir/i, a mountain RV. v, 41, 14 and vii, 39, 5; S3is3. iv, 59. Page355,2 042934 65102 ifc. = r/i (e.g. anu-giram) Pa1n2. 5-4, 112. 042935 355,2 65103 n. N. of a town MS. (A.D.1511). 042936 355,2 65104 m. (for gari, Zd. gairi cf. gur/u, g/arīyas; ifc. Pa1n2. 6-2, 94) a mountain, hill, rock, elevation, rising-ground (often connected with p/arvata, a mountain having many parts [ cf. p/arvan ] RV. AV.;) RV. &c...