a. Hard, solid. dhāḥ(m. pl.) N. of a people and their country governed by Nala. dhaḥ 1 A ruler of the Niṣadhas.

2 N. of a mountain.

3 A musical note; cf. niṣāda. dhā N. of Nala's capital.

N. of a country ruled over by Nala; its capi- tal is said to have been Alakā, situated on the river Alakanandā. It appears to have formed part of the modern Kumaon in northern India. This is also the name of one of the Varṣa mountains.

m. N. of a mountain or chain of mountains (described as lying immediately south of Ila7vr2ita ilāvṛta and north of the Hima7laya himālaya) MBh.; Pur. 561,3 110712 m. (pl.) N. of a people and their country governed by Nala nala ib. 561,3 110713 m. the sovereign of the Nishadhas nizaDa s (N. of a son of Janam-ejaya janam-ejaya; of Kus3a kuśa the father of Nala nala; of a grandson of Kus3a kuśa &c) ib. 561,3 110714 m....