1 An epithet of Vi- shṇu; (the word is thus derived in Ms. 1. 10; āpo nārā iti proktā āpo vai narasūnavaḥ. tā yadasyāyanaṃ pūrvaṃ tena nārāyaṇaḥ smṛtaḥ..).

2 N. of an an- cient sage said to be a companion of Nara and to have produced Urvaśī from his thigh: cf. ūrūdbhavā narasakhasya muneḥ surastrī V. 1. 3; see naranārāyaṇa under nara also. ṇī 1 An epithet of Lakṣmī the goddess of wealth.

2 An epithet of Durgā....