[pṛthu-ṅīṣ] 1 The earth.

2 The earth as one of the five ele- ments.

3 Large cardamoms.

4 N. of a metre; (see App. I.) Comp. [Page0719-b+ 55] īśaḥ, -patiḥ, -pālaḥ, -bhuj m. a king, sovereign. khātaṃ a cavern. garbhaḥ an epithet of Gaṇeśa. gṛhaṃ a cave, grotto. jaḥ 1. a tree.

2. the pla- net Mars. dharaḥ a mountain.