[vyājighrati, vyāghrā-ka] 1 A tiger.

2 (At the end of comp.) Best, pre-eminent, chief; as in nara- vyāghra, puruṣavyāghra.

3 The red variety of the castor-oil plant. ghrī A tigress; vyāghrīva tiṣṭhati jarā paritarjayaṃtī Bh. 3. 109. Comp. aṭaḥ a sky- lark. āsyaḥ a cat. dalaḥ, -pucchaḥ the castor-oil plant. nakhaḥ -khaṃ 1. a tiger's claw.

2. a kind of perfume.

3. a scratch, the impression of a...