m. (ifc. f (A).; prob. fr. sah) the powerful one, a lion (also identified with ātman) RV. &c 1213,1 243733 m. the zodiacal sign Leo or its Lagna lagna VarBr2S.; Ma1rkP. 1213,1 243734 m. a hero or eminent person (ifc. = chief or lord of, to express excellence of any kind; cf. puruṣa-s, rāja-s, and the similar use of ṛṣabha, vyāghra &c; sometimes also = prince, king e.g. nāga-pura-s, the king of N Na1ga-pura...