hīraḥ

Dictionary meanings for hīraḥ from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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hīraḥ

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

[hṛ-ka ni.]

1 A snake.

2 A necklace.

3 A lion.

4 N. of the father of Śrīharṣa, the author of the Naiṣadha-charita.

5 N. of Śiva. raḥ, raṃ

1 The thunderbolt of Indra.

2 A diamond; (occurring in the concluding stanza of each canto of naiṣadhacarita). Comp. aṃgaḥ the thunder-bolt of Indra.

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