महा A cow.
महा The substitute of महत् at the beginning of Karmadhāraya and Bahuvrīhi compounds, and also at the beginning of some other irregular words. (Note. The number of compounds of which महा is the first member is very large, and may be multiplied ad infinitum. The more important of them, or such as have peculiar significations, are given below).
−Comp.
−अक्षः an epithet of Śiva.
−अंग a. huge, bulky. (
−गः) 1. a camel. −2. a kind of rat. −3. N. of Śiva.
−अंजनः N. of a mountain.
−अत्ययः a great danger or calamity.
−अध्वनिक a. ‘having gone a long way,’ dead.
−अध्वरः a great sacrifice.
−अनसं 1. a heavy carriage. −2. cooking utensils. (
−सी) a kitchen-maid. (−सः, सं a kitchen.
−अनुमाव a. 1. of great prowess, dignified, noble, glorious, magnanimous, exalted, illustrious; Śi. 1. 17; Ś. 3. −2. virtuous, righteous, just. (
−वः) a worthy or respectable person.
−अंतकः 1. death. −2. an epithet of Śiva. −अं- धकारः 1. thick darkness. −2. gross spiritual) ignorance.
−अंध्राः (pl.). N. of a people and their country. −अन्वय, −अभिजन a. nobly-born, of noble birth. (−यः, −नः) noble birth, high descent.
−अभिषवः the great extraction of Soma. −अमा- त्यः the chief or prime minister (of a king).
−अंबुकः an epithet of Śiva.
−अंबुजं a billion.
−अम्ल a. very sour. (
−म्लं) the fruit of the tamarind tree.
−अरण्यं a great (dreary) forest, large forest. −अ- र्घ a. very costly, costing a high price. (
−र्घः) a kind of quail. −अ- र्घ्य a. valuable, precious.
−अर्चिस् a. flaming high.
−अर्णवः 1. the great ocean. −2. N. of Śiva.
−अर्थ a. 1. rich. −2. great, noble, dignified. −3. important, weighty. −4. significant.
−अर्बुदं one thousand millions.
−अर्ह a. 1. very valuable, very costly; Ku. 5. 12. −2. invaluable, inestimable; U. 6. 11. (
−र्हं) white sandal-wood.
−अवरोहः the fig-tree.
−अशनिध्वजः a great banner in the form of the thunderbolt; R. 3. 56.
−अशन a. voracious, gluttonous.
−अश्मन् m. a precious stone, ruby.
−अष्टमी the eighth day in the bright half of Āśvina sacred to Durgā.
−असिः a large sword.
−असुरी N. of Durgā.
−अह्नः the afternoon.
−आकार a. extensive, large, great.
−आचार्यः 1. a gread teacher. −2. an epithet of Śiva.
−आढ्य a. wealthy, very rich. (
−ढ्यः) the Kadamba tree.
−आत्मन् a. 1. high-souled, high-minded, magnanimous, noble; अयं दुरात्मा अथवा महात्मा कौटिल्यः Mu. 7; द्विषंति मंदा- श्चरितं महात्मनां Ku. 5. 75; U. 1. 49. −2. illustrious, distinguished, exalted, eminent. (−m) 1. the Supreme Spirit; Ms. 1. 54. −2. the great principle, i. e. intellect of the Sānkhyas. (महात्मवत् means the same as महात्मन्).
−आनकः a kind of large drum. −आनंदः, −नंदः 1. great joy or bliss. −2. especially, the great bliss of final beatitude. (
−दा) 1. spirituous liquor. −2. a festival on the ninth day in the bright half of Māgha.
−आपगा a great river.
−आयुधः an epithet of Śiva. −आ- रंभ a. undertaking great works, enterprizing. (
−भः) any great enterprize.
−आलयः 1. a temple in general. −2. a sanctuary, an asylum. −3. a great dwelling. −4. a place of pilgrimage. −5. the world of Brahman. −6. the Supreme Spirit. −7. a tree &c. sacred to a deity. −8. N. of a particular dark fortnight. (
−या) N. of a particular deity.
−आशय a. high-souled, nobleminded, magnanimous, noble: राजा हिरण्यगर्भो महाशयः H. 4; see महात्मन्. (−यः) 1. a noble-minded or magnanimous person; महाशयचक्रवर्ती Bv. 1. 70. −2. the ocean.
−आस्पद a. 1. occupying a great position. −2 mighty, powerful.
−आहवः a great or tumultuous fight.
−इच्छ a. 1. magnanimous, noble-minded, high-souled, noble; R. 18. 33. −2. having lofty aims or aspirations, ambitious; Pt. 1. 37.
−इंद्रः 1. ‘the great Indra,’ N. of Indra; Ku. 5. 53; R. 13. 20; Ms. 7. 7. −2. a chief or leader in general. −3. N. of a mountain range; पतिमर्हद्रेंस्य महोदधेश्च R 6 54, 4. 39, 43. ºचापः rain-bow. ºनगरी N. of Amarāvatī, the capital of Indra. ºमंत्रिन् m. an epithet of Bṛhaspati.
−इषुः a great archer; अधिरोहति गांडिवं महेषौ Ki. 13. 16.
−इष्वासः a great archer, a great warrior; Bg. 1. 4. −ईशः,
−ईशानः N. of Śiva. ºबंधुः the Bilva tree.
−ईशानी N. of Pārvatī. −ई- श्वरः 1. a great lord, sovereign; Pt. 2. 69. −2. N. of Śiva. −3. of Viṣṇu. −4. a god (opp. प्रकृति). (
−री) 1. N. of Durgā. −2. a kind of bell-metal.
−उक्षः (for उक्षन्) a large bull, a full grown or strong bull; महोक्षतां वत्सतरः स्पृशन्निव R. 3. 32, 4. 22, 6. 72; Śi. 5. 63.
−उत्पलं a large blue lotus. (
−लः) the Sārasa bird.
−उत्सवः 1. a great festival or occasion of joy. −2. the god of love.
−उत्साह a. possessed of great energy, energetic, persevering. (
−हः) 1. perseverance. −2. great pride; Pt. 1. 38.
−उदधिः 1. the great ocean; R. 3. 17. −2. an epithet of Indra. ºजः a conch-shell, shell.
−उदय a. very prosperous or lucky, very glorious or splendid, of great prosperity. (
−यः) 1. (a) great elevation or rise, greatness, prosperity; R. 8. 16. (b) great fortune or good luck. (e) greatness, pre-eminence. −2. final beatitude. −3. a lord, master. −4. N. of the district called Kānyakubja or Kanouja; see App. III. −5. N. of the capital of Kanouja. −6. sour milk mixed with honey.
−उदर a. big-bellied, corpulent. (
−रं) 1. a big belly. −2. dropsy.
−उदार a. very generous or magnanimous
−उद्यम a. = महोत्साह q. v.
−उद्योग a. very industrious or diligent, hardworking.
−उन्नत a. exceedingly lofty. (
−तः) the palmyra tree.
−उन्नतिः f. great rise or elevation (fig. also), high rank.
−उपकारः a great obligation.
−उपाध्यायः a great preceptor, a learned teacher.
−उरगः a great serpent; R. 12 98; N. 1 18.
−उरस्क a. broad-chested. (
−स्कः) an epithet of Śiva.
−उल्का 1. a great meteor. −2. a great firebrand.
−ऋत्विज् m. ‘a great priest’, N. of the four chief sacrificial priests.
−ऋद्धि a. very prosperous, opulent. (−f.) great prosperity or affluence.
−ऋषभः a great bull.
−ऋषिः 1. a great sage or saint; यस्माट्टषिः परत्वेन महांस्तस्मान्महर्षयः; (the term is applied in Ms. 1. 34 to the ten Prajāpatis or patriarchs of mankind, but it is also used in the general sense of ‘a great sage’). −2. N. of Śiva. −3. of Buddha. −ओष्ठ (महोष्ठ) a. having large lips. (
−ष्ठः) an epithet of Śiva.
−ओजस a. very mighty or powerful, possessed of great splendour or glory; म- हौजसो मानधना धनार्चिताः Ki. 1. 19. (−m.) a great hero or warrior, a champion. (−n.) great vigour.
−ओजसं the discus of Viṣṇu.
−ओषधिः f. 1. a very efficacious medicinal plant, a sovereign drug. −2. the Dūrvā grass. −3. N. of various plants ब्राह्मी, श्वेतकंटकारी, क- टुका, अतिविषा &c. ºगणः a collection of great or medicinal herbs:-पृश्निपणीं श्यामलता भृंगराजः शतावरी । गुडूचा सहदेवी च महैषधिगणः स्मृतः ॥
−औषधं 1. a sovereign remedy, panacea. −2. ginger. −3. garlic. −4. a kind of poison (वत्सनाभ).
−कच्छः 1. the sea. −2. N. of Varuṇa. −3. a mountain.
−कंदः garlic.
−कपर्दः a kind of shell
−कपित्थः 1. the Bilva tree. −2. red garlic.
−कंबु a. stark naked. (
−बुः) an epithet of Śiva.
−कर a. 1. large-handed. −2. having a large revenue
−कर्णः an epithet of Śiva.
−कर्मन् a. doing great works. (−m.) an epithet of Śiva.
−कला the night of the new moon.
−कविः 1. a great poet, a classical poet. such as कालिदास, भवभूति. बाण, भारवि &c. −2. an epithet of Śukra.
−कांतः an epithet of Śiva. (
−ता) the earth.
−कांय a. big bodied, big, gigantic, bulky. (
−यः) 1. an elephant. −2. an epithet of Śiva. −3. of Viṣṇu. −4. of a being attending on Śiva (= नंदि).
−कार्तिकी the night of fullmoon in the month of Kārtika.
−कालः 1. a form of Śiva in his character as the destroyer of the world. −2. N. of a celebrated shrine or temple of Śiva (Mahākāla) (one of the 12 celebrated Jyotirliṅgas) established at Ujjayinī (immortalized by Kālidāsa in his Meghadūta, which gives a very beautiful description of the god, his temple, worship &c., together with a graphic picture of the city; cf. Me. 30-38; also R. 6. 34). −3. an epithet of Viṣṇu. −4. N. of a kind of gourd. −5. N. of Śiva's servant (नंदि). ºपुरं the city of Ujjayinī.
−काली an epithet of Durgā in her terrific form.
−काव्यं a great or classical poem; (for a full description of its nature, contents &c., according to Rhetoricians see S. D. 559) (The number of Mahākāvyas is usually said to be five: −रघुवंश, कु- मारसंभव, किरातार्जुनीय, शिशुपालवध and नैषधचरित, or six, if मेघदूत −a very small poem or खंडकाव्य −be added to the list. But this enumeration is apparently only traditional, as there are several other poems, such as the भट्टिकाव्य, विक्रमांकदेवचरित, हरवि- जय &c. which have an equal claim to be considered as Mahākāvyas)
−कुमारः the eldest son of a reigning prince, heir-apparent. −कुल,
−कुलीन a. of noble birth or descent, sprung from a noble family, nobly born. (
−लं) a noble birth or family, high descent.
−कृच्छ्र a great penance.
−केतुः N. of Śiva. −केशः,
−कोशः an epithet of Śiva.
−क्रतुः a great sacrifice; e. g a horse-sacrifice R. 3. 46.
−क्रमः an epithet of Vishṇu.
−क्रोधः an epithet of Śiva.
−क्षत्रपः a great satrap.
−क्षीरः sugarcane. −खर्वः −र्वं a high number (ten billions ?).
−गजः a great elephant; see दिक्करिन्.
−गणपतिः a form of the god Gaṇeśa.
−गंध a. exceed ingly fragrant. (
−धः) a kind of cane. (
−धं) a kind of sandal-wood. (
−धा) N. of Cāmuṇḍā. −गर्तः, −गर्भः,
−गीतः N. of Śiva.
−गल a. longnecked.
−गवः Bos gavœus.
−गुभः a. very efficacious, sovereign (as a medicine).
−गुरुः a highly respectable or venerable person; (these are three, the father, mother and preceptor; प्रिता माता तथाचार्यों महागुरु- रिति स्मृतः).
−गृष्टि f. a cow with a large hump.
−ग्रहः an epithet of Rāhu.
−ग्रीवः 1. a camel. −2. an epithet of Śiva.
−ग्रीविन् m. a camel.
−घूर्णा spirituous liquor.
−घृतं ghee kept for a long time (for medicinal purposes).
−घोष a. noisy, loud sounding. (
−षं) a market, fair. (
−षः) a loud noise, clamour.
−चक्रवर्तिन् m. a universal monarch.
−चंडा N. of Cāmuṇḍā.
−चमूः f. a large army.
−छायः the fig-tree.
−जटः an epithet of Śiva.
−जटा 1. a great braid of hair. −2. the matted hair of Śiva.
−जत्रु a. having a great collar-bone. (
−त्रुः) an epithet of Śiva.
−जनः 1. a multitude of men, a great many beings, the general populace or public; महाजनो येन गतः स पथाः Mb. −2. the populace, mob; विल क्य वृद्धोक्षमधिष्ठितं त्वया महाजनः स्मेरमुखो भविष्यति Ku. 5. 70. −3. a great man, a distinguished or eminent man; महाजनस्य संसर्गः कस्य नो- न्नतिकारक । पद्मपत्रस्थितं तोयं धत्ते मुक्ता- फलश्रियं Subhāsh. −4. the chief of a caste or trade. −5. a merchant, tradesman.
−जातीय a. 1. rather large. −2. of an excellent kind.
−जिह्वः an epithet of Śiva.
−ज्ञानिन् m. 1. a very learned man −2. a great sage. −3. N. of Śiva.
−ज्यैष्ठी the day of fullmoon in the month of Jyeṣṭha.
−ज्योतिस् m. an epithet of Śiva.
−ज्वाल a. very brilliant or shining. (
−लः) 1. N. of Śiva. −2. a sacrificial fire.
−तपस् m. 1. a great ascetic. −2. an epithet of Viṣṇu.
−तलं N. of one of the seven lower regions; see पाताल.
−तिक्तः the Nimba tree.
−तीक्ष्ण a. exceedingly sharp or pungent. (
−क्ष्णा) the marking-nut plant.
−तेजस् a. 1. possessed of great lustre or splendour. −2. very vigorous or powerful, heroic. (−m.) 1. a hero, warrior −2. fire. −3. an epithet of Kārtikeya (−n.) quick-silver.
−त्यागः
−त्यागिन् a. very generous. (−m.) N. of Śiva.
−दंतः 1. an elephant with large tusks. −2. an epithet of Śiva.
−दंडः 1. a long arm. −2. a severe punishment.
−दंभः an epithet of Śiva.
−चशा the influence exercised (over a man's destiny) by a predominant planet
−दारु n. the deva- dāru tree.
−दूषकः a kind of grain
−देवः N. of Śiva. (
−वी) 1. N. of Pārvatī. −2. the chief queen.
−द्रुमः the sacred fig-tree.
−द्वारं a large gate, the chief or outer gate of a temple.
−धन a. 1. rich. −2. expensive, costly. (
−नं) 1. gold. −2. incense. −3. a costly or rich dress −4. agriculture, husbandry. −5. anything costly or precious −6. great booty. −7. a great battle (Ved.)
−धनुस् m. an epithet of Śiva.
−धातुः 1. gold. −2. an epithet of Śiva. −3. lymph. −4. N. of Meru.
−नटः an epithet of Śiva.
−नदः a great river.
−नदी 1. a great river, such as Gaṅgā, Kṛṣṇā; संभूयांभोधिमभ्य- ति महानद्या नगापगा Śi. 2. 100. −2. N. of a river falling into the bay of Bengal.
−नंदा 1. spirituous liquor. −2. N. of a river.
−नरकः N. of one of the 21 hells. −न- लः a kind of reed.
−नवमी the ninth day in the bright half of Āśvina, sacred to the worship of Durgā.
−नाटकं ‘the great drama’, R. of a drama, also called Hanumannāṭaka, (being popularly ascribed to Hanumat); thus defined by S. D.:−एतदेव यदा सर्वैः पताकास्थानकै- र्युतम् । अंकैश्च दशभिधींरा महान टकमूचिरे ॥.
−नादः a loud sound, uproar. −2. a great drum. −3. a thunder-cloud. −4. a shell. −5. an elephant. −6. a lion. −7. the ear. −8. a camel. −9. an epithet of Śiva. (
−दं) a musical instrument.
−नासः an epithet of Śiva.
−निद्र a. fast asleep. (
−द्रा) ‘the great sleep’, death.
−नियमः an epithet of Śiva. (
−दं) a musical intinction of individuality (according to the Buddhists).
−निशा 1. the dead of night, the second and third watches of the night; महानिशा तु विज्ञया मध्यमं प्रहरद्वयम्. −2. an epithet of Durgā.
−नीचः a washerman.
−नील a. dark-blue. (
−लः) a kind of sapphire or emerald; Śi. 1. 16, 4. 44; R. 18. 42. ºउपलः a sapphire.
−नृत्यः
−नेत्र an epithet of Śiva.
−नेमिः a crow.
−न्यायः the chief rule.
−पक्ष a. 1. having many adherents. −2. having a large family or retinue. (
−क्षः) 1. an epithet of Garuḍa. −2. a kind of duck. (
−क्षी) an owl. −पंच- मूलं the five great roots:
−बिल्वोग्निमंथः श्योनाकः काश्मरी पाटला तथा । सर्वैस्तु मिलि- तैरेतैः स्यान्महापचमूलकं ॥
−पंचविषं the five great or deadly poisions:−शृंगी च कालकूटश्च मुस्नको वत्सनाभकः । शंखकर्णी- ति यो गोयं महापचावषाभिधः ॥
−पथः 1. chief road, principal street, high or main road; Ku. 7. 3. −2 the passage into the next world, i. e death. −3. N. of certain mountain tops from which devout persons used to throw themselves down to secure entrance into heaven. −4. an epithet of Śiva. −5. the long pilgrimage to mount Kedāra. −6. the way to heaven. −7. the knowledge of the essence of Śiva acquired in the pilgrimage to Kedāra.
−पद्मः 1. a particular high number. −2. N. of Nārada. −3. N. of one of the nine treasures of Kubera. −4. N. of the southernmost elephant supporting the world. −5. an epithet of Nanda. −6. a Kinnara attendant on Kubera. (
−द्मं) 1. a white lotus. −2. N. of a city. ºपतिः N. of Nanda.
−पराह्णः a late hour in the afternoon.
−पवित्रः an epithet of Viṣṇu.
−पातः a long flight; Pt. 2. 54.
−पातकं 1. a great sin, a heinous crime; ब्रह्महत्या सुरापानं स्तेयं गुर्वं- गनागमः । महांति पातकान्याहुस्तत्संसर्गश्च पंचमं ॥ Ms. 11. 55. −2. any great sin or transgression.
−पात्रः a prime minister.
−पादः an epithet of Śiva.
−पाप्मन् a. very sinful or wicked.
−पुंसः a great man.
−पुरुषः 1. a great man, an eminent or distinguished personage; शब्दं महापुरुषमं- विहितं निशम्य U. 6. 7. −2. the Supreme Spirit. −3. an epithet of Viṣṇu.
−पुष्पः a kind of worm
−पूजा great worship; any solemn worship performed on extraordinary occasions
−पृष्ठः a camel. पोटगलः a kind of large reed.
−प्रजापतिः N. of Viṣṇu.
−प्रतीहारः a chief door-keeper. −प्रपं- चः the great universe.
−प्रभ a. of great lustre. (
−भः) the light of a lamp.
−प्रभुः 1. a great lord. −2. a king, sovereign. −3. a chief. −4. an epithet of Indra. −5. of Śiva. −6. of Viṣṇu. −7. a great saint or holy man.
−प्रलयः ‘the great dissolution’, the total annihilation of the universe at the end of the life of Brahman, when all the lokas with their inhabitants, the gods, saints &c. including Brahman himself. are annihilated.
−प्रसादः 1. a great favour −2. a great present (of food offered to an idol); पादोदकं च निर्माल्यं नैवेद्यं च विशेषतः । महाप्रसाद इत्युक्त्वा ग्राह्य विष्णोः प्रयत्नतः ॥.
−प्रस्थानं departing this life, death
−प्राणः 1. the hard breathing or aspirate sound made in the pronunciation of the aspirates. −2. the aspirated letters themselves (pl.). they are: −ख्, घ्, छ्, झ्, ठ्, ढ्, थ्, ध्, फ्, भ्, श्, ष्, स्, ह् −3. a raven.
−प्राणता possession of great strength or essence; अन्यांश्च जीवत एव महाप्राण- तया स्फुरतो जग्राह K.
−प्लवः a great flood, deluge.
−फल a. 1. bearing much fruit. −2. bringing much reward. (
−ला) 1. a bitter-gourd. −2. a kind of spear. (
−लं) a great fruit or reward.
−फता the cuttle fish bone.
−बल a. very strong. (
−लः) 1. wind, storm. −2. a Buddha (
−लं) lead. ºईश्वरः N of a Liṅga of Śiva near the modern Mahābleshwar.
−बाहु a. long-arm ed, powerful. (
−हुः) an epithet of Viṣṇu. −बि(वि)लं 1. the atmosphere. −2. the heart. −3. a water-jar, pitcher. −4. a hole, cave. −बी (वी) जः an epithet of Śiva. −बी (वी) ज्यं the perinæum. −बो- धिः 1. the great intelligence of a Buddha −2. a Buddha. −ब्रह्मं, −ब्र ह्मन् n. the Supreme Spirit.
−ब्राह्मणः 1. a great or learned Brāhmaṇa −2 a low or contemptible Brāhmaṇa.
−भाग a. 1. very fortunate or blessed, very lucky or prosperous. −2. illustrious, distinguished, glorious; महाभागः कामं नरपतिरभिन्नस्थितिरसौ Ś 5. 10; Ms. 3. 192. −3. very pure or holy, highly virtuous. −भागता- त्व, −भग्यं 1. extreme good fortune, great good luck, prosperity. −2. great excellence or merit.
−भागवतं the great Bhāgavata, one of the 18 Purāṇas
−भागिन् a. very fortunate or prosperous.
−भारतं N. of the celebrated epic which describes the rivalries and contests of the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Pāṇḍu. (It consists of 18 parvans or books, and is said to be the composition of Vyāsa; cf. the word भारत also). −भा- ष्यं 1. a great commentary. −2. particularly, the great commentary of Patañjali on the Sūtras of Pāṇini.
−भामुरः an epithet of Viṣṇu. −भि- क्षुः N. of Śākyamuni.
−भीता a kind of sensitive plant (लाजाळू).
−भीमः an epithet of king Śantanu.
−भीरुः a sort of beetle or fly.
−भुज a. long-armed, powerful.
−भूतं a great or primary element; see भूत; तं वे- धा विदधे नूनं महाभूतसमाधिना R. 1. 29; Ms. 1. 6. (
−तः) 1. the Supreme Being. −2. a great creature.
−भोगः 1. a great enjoyment. −2. a great coil or hood; great winding. −3. a serpent. (
−गा) an epithet of Durgā.
−मणिः 1. a costly or precious jewel; संस्कारोल्लिखितो महा- मणिरिव क्षीणोपि नालक्ष्यते Ś. 6. 5. −2. N. of Śiva.
−मति a. 1. high-minded. −2. clever. (
−तिः) N. of Bṛhaspati or Jupiter.
−मत्स्यः a large fish, sea monster.
−मद a. greatly intoxicated. (
−दः) an elephant in rut. −मनस् −मनस्क a. 1. high-minded, noble-minded, magnanimous. −2. liberal. −3. proud, haughty. (−m.) a fabalous animal called शरभ q. v.
−मत्रः 1. any sacred text of the Vedas. −2. a great or efficacious charm, a powerful spell.
−मंत्रिन् m. the prime-minister, premier. −महो- पाध्यायः 1. a very great preceptor. −2. a title given to learned men and reputed scholars; e. g. महामहोपाध्या- यमल्लि नाथसूरि &c.
−मांसं ‘costly flesh’, especially human flesh: न- खलु महामांसविक्रयादन्यमुपायं पश्यामि Māl. 4; अशस्त्र पूतं निर्व्याजं पुरुषांगो- पकल्पितम् । विक्रीयते महहामांसं गृह्यतां गृह्यतामिदं 5. 12. (see Jagaddhara ad loc.).
−मात्र a. 1. great in measure. very great or large. −2. most excellent, best. (
−त्रः) 1. a great officer of state, high state-official, a chief minister; (मंत्रे कर्मणि भूषायां वित्ते माने परिच्छदे । मात्रा च महती येषां महामात्रास्तु ते स्मृताः ॥); Ms. 9. 259. −2. an elephant-driver or keeper; Pt. 1. 161. −3. a superintendent of elephants. (
−त्री) 1. the wife of a chief minister. −2. the wife of a chiefminister. −2. the wife of a spiritual teacher.
−मायः 1. an epithet of Śiva. −2. of Viṣṇu.
−माया worldly illusion, which makes the material world appear really existent.
−मारी 1. cholera, an epidemic. −2. an epithet of Durgā.
−मालः N. of Śiva. −माहे- श्वरः a great worshipper of Maheśvara or Śiva.
−मुखः a crocodile. −मु- निः 1. a great sage. −2. N. of Vyāsa. −3. an epithet of Buddha. −4. of Agastya. −5. the coriander plant. (
−नि n.) 1. coriander seed. −2. any medicinal herb or drug.
−मूर्तिः N. of Viṣṇu.
−मूर्धत् m. an epithet of Śiva
−मूलं a large radish. (
−लः) a kind of onion.
−मूल्य a. very costly. (
−ल्यः) a ruby.
−मृगः 1. any large animal. −2. an elephant. −3. the fabulous animal called शरभ. −मृत्युः,
−मेधः N. of Śiva.
−मेदः the coral tree.
−मेधा an epithet of Durgā.
−मोहः great infatuation of mind. (
−हा) an epithet of Durgā.
−यज्ञः ‘a great sacrifice’, a term applied to the five daily sacrifices or acts of piety to be performed by a householder; अध्यापनं ब्रह्मयज्ञः पितृयज्ञस्त तर्पणम् । होमो दैवो (or देवयज्ञः) बलिर्भौ- तो (or भूटयज्ञः) नृयज्ञोऽतियिपूजनम् ॥ Ms. 3. 70, 71, (for explanation, see the words s. v.). −2. N. of Viṣṇu.
−यमकं ‘a great Yamaka’, i. e. a stanza all the four lines of which have exactly the same words, though different in sense; e. g. see Ki. 15. 52, where विकाशमीयुर्जगतीशमार्गणाः has four different senses; cf. also Bk. 10. 19.
−यशस् a. very famous, renowned, celebrated.
−यात्रा ‘the great pilgrimage,’ the pilgrimage to Benares.
−याम्यः an epithet of Viṣṇu.
−युगं ‘a great Yuga,’ consisting of the four Yugas of mortals, or comprising 4,320,000 years of men.
−योगिन् m. 1. an epithet of Śiva. −2. of Viṣṇu. −3. a cock.
−योनिः f. excessive dilation of the female organ.
−रजतं 1. gold. −2. the thorn-apple.
−रजनं 1. saf flower. −2. gold.
−रत्नं a precious jewel.
−रथः 1. a great chariot. −2. a great warrior or hero; कुतः प्रभावो धनंजयस्य महारथजयद्रथस्य विपतिमुत्पा- दयितुं Ve. 2; दशरथः प्रशशास महारथः R. 9. 1; Śi. 3. 22; (a महारथ is thus defined: −एको दशसहस्र णि योधयेद्यस्तु ध- न्विनां शस्त्रशास्त्रप्रवीणश्च विज्ञेयः स महारथः ॥) −3. desire, longing; cf. मनोरथ.
−रम a. very savoury. (
−सः) 1. a sugarcane. −2. quicksilver −3. a precious mineral. −4. the fruit of the date tree. −5. any one of the eight substances given below: -दरदः पारदं शस्ये वैक्रांतं कांतमभ्रकम् । माक्षिकं विमलश्चेति स्यु रेतेऽष्टै महरसाः ॥. (−सं) sour ricewater.
−राजः 1. a great king, sovereign or supreme ruler. −2. a respectful mode of addressing kings or other great personages (my lord, your majesty, your highness). −3 a deified Jaina teacher. −4. a fingernail. ºअधिराजः a universal emperor, paramount sovereign. ºचूतः a kind of mango tree.
−राजिकः N. of Viṣṇu.
−राजिकाः (m pl.) an epithet of a class of gods (said to be 220 or 236 in number).
−राज्ञी 1. the reigning or chief queen, principal wife of a king. −2. N. of Durgā.
−रात्रं midnight, dead of night. −रात्रिः, −त्री f. 1. see महाप्रलय. −2. midnight. −3. the eighth night in the bright half of Asvina.
−राष्ट्रः ‘the great kingdom,’ N. of a country in the west of India, the country of the Marāṭhās. −2. the people of Mahārāṣṭra, the Marāṭhās (pl.). (
−ष्ट्री) N. of the principal Prākṛta dialect, the language of the people of the Mahārāṣṭra; cf. Daṇḍin:-महाराष्ट्राश्रयां भाषां प्रकृष्टं प्रकृतं विदः Kāv. 1. 34.
−रिष्टः a kind of Nimba tree growing on mountains.
−रुद्रः a form of Śiva.
−रूप a. mighty in form. (
−पः) 1. an epithet of Śiva. −2. resin.
−रेतस् m. an epithet of Śiva.
−रोगः a dangerous illness, grievous malady; (these are eight:-उन्मादो राजयक्ष्मा च श्वासस्त्वग्दोष एव च । म- धुमेहश्चाश्मरी च तथोदरभगंदरौ ॥).
−रौद्र a. very dreadful. (
−द्री) an epithet of Durgā.
−रौरवः N. of one of the 21 hells; Ms. 4. 88-90. −ल- क्ष्मी the great Lakṣmī, or Śakti of Nārāyaṇa. −2. a young girl who represents the goddess Durgā at the Durgā festival.
−लिंगं the great Liṅga or Phallus. (
−गः) an epithet of Śiva.
−लोलः a crow.
−लोहं a magnet.
−वक्षस् m. epithet of Śiva.
−वनं a large forest in Vṛndāvana.
−वरा Dūrvā grass.
−वराहः ‘the great boar’, an epithet of Viṣṇu in his third or boar incarnation.
−वल्ली 1. the Mādhavī creeper. −2. a large creeping plant.
−वसः the perpoise.
−वाक्यं 1. a long sentence. −2. any continuous composition or literary work −3. a great proposition, principal sentence; such as तत्त्वमसि, ब्रह्मैवेदं सर्वं &c.
−वातः a stormv wind. violent wind; महावा- तध्मातैर्महिषकुलनीलैर्जलधरैः Mk. 5. 22.
−वादिन् m a great or powerful disputant.
−वायुः 1. air (as an element). −2. stormy wind, hurricane, tempest.
−वार्तिकं N. of the Vārtikas of Kātyāyana on Pāṇini's Sūtras.
−विदेहा N. of a certain वृत्ति or condition of the mind in the Yoga system of philosophy
−विभाषा a rule giving a general option or alternative; इति महाविभाषया साधुः. −वि- भूतिः an epithet of Śiva
−विषः a serpent having two mouths. −वि- षुवं the vernal equinox. ºसंक्रांतिः f. the vernal equinox (the sun's entering the sign Aries).
−वीचिः N. of a hell.
−वीरः 1. a great hero or warrior. −2. a lion. −3. the thunderbolt of Indra. −4. an epithet of Vishṇu. −5. of Garuḍa. −6. of Hanumat. −7. a cuckoo. −8. a white horse. −9. a sacrificial fire. −10. a sacrificial vessel. −11. a kind of hawk. ºचरितं N. of a celebrated drama by Bhava bhūti.
−वीर्य a. of great valour, very powerful. (
−र्यः) 1. N. of Brahman −2. the Supreme being. (
−र्या) the wild cotton shrub. −2. an epithet of संज्ञा, the wife of the sun.
−वृषः a great bull.
−वेग a. very swift or fleet. (
−गः) 1. great speed, excessive velocity. −2. an ape. −3. the bird Garuḍa.
−वेल a. billowy.
−व्याधिः f. 1. a great disease. −2. a very bad kind of leprosy (black leprosy).
−व्याहृतिः f. a great mystical word, i. e. भूर्, भुवस् and स्वर्.
−व्रत a. very devotional, rigidly observing vows. (
−तं) 1. a great vow, a great religious observance. −2. any great or fundamental duty; प्राणैरपि हिता वृत्तिग्द्रोहो व्याजवर्जनं । आत्मनीव प्रियाधानमेतन्मैत्रीमहाव्रतं Mv. 5. 59.
−व्रतिन् m. 1. a devotee, an ascetic. −2. an epithet of Śiva.
−शाक्तिः 1. an epithet of Śiva. −2. of Kārtikeya.
−शंकुः the sine of the sun's elevation.
−शंखः 1. a great conch-shell; Bg. 1. 15. −2. the temporal bone, forehead. −3. a human bone. −4. a particular high number. −5. one of Kubera's treasures.
−शठः a kind of thorn-apple.
−शब्द a. making a loud sound, very noisy, boisterous.
−शल्कः a kind of sea-crab or prawn; Ms. 3. 272.
−शालः a great householder.
−शालिः a kind of large and sweetsmelling rice.
−शासन a. 1. exercising great power. −2. whose commands are great; Bh. 3. 80. (
−नं) great order of government.
−शिरस् m. a kind of serpent
−शुक्तिः f. a pear-shell.
−शुक्ला an epithet of Sarasvatī
−शुभ्रं silver.
−शूद्रः (द्री f.) 1. a Śūdra in a high position. −2. a cowherd. −3. an upper servant. (
−द्री) a female cow-keeper. (
−द्रा) a Śūdra woman in a high position. −श्मश नं an epithet of Benares.
−श्रमणः an epithet of Buddha.
−श्वासः a kind of asthma.
−श्वेता 1. an epithet of Sarasvatī. −2. of Durgā. −3. white sugar.
−संक्रांतिः f. the winter solstice.
−सती a very chaste woman.
−सत्ता absolute existence
−सत्यः an epithet of Yama.
−सत्त्व a. 1. noble. −2. very strong or powerful. −3. just, righteous. (
−त्त्वः) 1. a large animal. −2. N. of Śākyamuni. −3. an epithet of Kubera
−सांधविग्रहः the office of the minis ter of peace and war.
−सन्नः an epithet of Kubera.
−समुद्रः the great ocean.
−सर्गः a great or completely new creation (after a complete destruction of the world).
−सर्जः the bread-fruit or jack-tree. −साधनमा- गः a great executive officer. −सांतप- नः a kind of very rigid penance; see Ms. 11. 218.
−सांधिविग्रहिकः a minister of peace and war.
−सामान्यं the widest-generality.
−सारः a kind of Khadira tree.
−सारथिः an epithet of Aruṇa.
−साहसं great violence or outrage, great audacity.
−साहसिकः a dacoit, highwayman, a daring roober.
−सिंहः the fabulous animal called Śarabha.
−सिद्धिः f. a kind of magical power.
−सुखं 1. great pleasure. −2. copulation (
−खः) a Buddha.
−सुगंधं a fragrant unguent.
−सुगंधिः a kind of antidote.
−सूकः the composer of the great Sūktas or hymns of the 10th Maṇḍala of the Ṛgveda.
−सूक्ष्मा sand.
−सूतः a military drum. −से- नः 1. an epithet of Kārtikeya. −2. the commander of a large army. (
−ना) a great army.
−स्कंधा a camel.
−स्थली the earth.
−स्थानं a great position.
−स्रग्विन् m. an epithet of Śiva.
−स्वनः a kind of drum. −हं- सः an epithet of Viṣṇu.
−हविस n. clarified butter.
−हस्तः an epithet of Śiva.
−हासः a loud or boisterous laughter, cachination.
−हिमवत् m. N. of a mountain.