[hiṃs-ac pṛṣoº] 1 A lion; (it is said to be derived from hiṃs; cf. bhavedvarṇāgamāddhaṃsaḥ siṃho varṇaviparyayāt Sk.); na hi suptasya siṃhasya praviśaṃti mukhe mṛgāḥ Subhāsh.

2 The sign Leo of the zodiac.

3 (At the end of comp.) Best, pre-eminent of a class; e. g. raghu- siṃha, puruṣasiṃha; Pt. 1. 361; U. 5. 22. Comp. avalokanaṃ the (back- ward) glance of a lion. ºnyāyaḥ the maxim of the lion's (backward)...