a. Breathing, living, alive. m. 1 A living or sentient be- ing, a living creature; yayā prā- ṇinaḥ prāṇavaṃtaḥ Ś. 1. 1; Me. 5.

2 A man. Comp. aṃgaṃ a limb of an animal. jātaṃ a whole class of ani- mals. dyūtaṃ gambling with fighting- [Page0772-c+ 56] animals, (cock-fighting, ram-fight ng &c.). pīḍā cruelty to animals.- hiṃsā injury to life, doing harm to living creatures. hitā a shoe, boot.