Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
3 P. (jihreti, hrīṇa hrīta) 1 To blush, be modest.
2 To be asham- ed (used by itself or with abl. or gen.); jihremyāryaputreṇa saha gurusamīpaṃ gaṃtuṃ Ś. 7. 6; anyonyasyāpi jihrīmaḥ kiṃ punaḥ sahavāsināṃ Ki. 11. 58; R, 15. 44; 17. 73; Bk. 3. 53; 5. 102; 6. 132. Caus. (hrepayati-te) To put to shame (fig. also); cause to blush, make ashamed; sakaustubhaṃ hrepayatīva kṛṣṇaṃ R. 6. 49; hropitā hi bahavo nareśvarāḥ...
Source entryApte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
f. 1 Shame; raterapi hrīpadamādadhānā Ku. 3. 57; dāridryād hriyameti hrīparigataḥ prabhraśyate tejasaḥ Mk. 1. 14; R. 4. 80.
2 Bashfulness, modesty; hrīsannakaṃṭhī kathamapyuvāca Ku. 7. 85. Comp. jita, mūḍha a. overcome or con- founded by shame; hrīmūḍhānāṃ bhavati viralapreraṇā cūrṇamuṣṭiḥ Me. 68. nirāsaḥ shamelessness. yaṃtraṇā the con- straint of bashfulness; R. 7. 23.
Source entryMonier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
cl.3 P. (Dha1tup. xxv, 3) jihreti (j/ihriyat MaitrS.; pf. jihrāya Ragh.; jihrayāṃ-cakāra, yām-āsa, Gr.; aor. ahraiṣīt ib.; Prec. hrīyāt ib.; p. hrayāṇa,, see a-hr; fut. hretā, hreṣyati Gr.), to feel shame, blush, be bashful or modest, be ashamed of any one... f. shame, modesty, shyness, timidity (also personified as daughter of Daksha dakṣa and wife of Dharma dharma) VS.; &c &c 166330 1307,2 264773 mfn. overcome by...
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