मुख [खन् अच् डित् धातोः पूर्वं मुट् च cf. Uṇ. 5. 20]
1 The mouth (fig. also;) प्रजमृजा यतः खातं तस्मादाहुर्मुखं बुधाः; ब्राह्मणोऽस्य मुखमासीत् Rv. 10. 90. 12; सभ्रभंगं मुखमिव Me. 24; त्वं मम मुखं भव V. 1 ‘be my mouth or spokesman’.
2 The face, countenance; परिवृत्तार्धमुखी मयाद्य दृष्टा V. 1. 17; नियमक्षामपुखी धृतैकवोणिः Ś. 7. 21; so चंद्रमुखी, मुखचंद्रः &c.
3 The snout or muzzle (of any animal).
4 The front, van, forepart; head, top; (लोचने) हरति मे हरिवाहनदिङ्मु- खं V. 3. 6.
5 The tip, point, barb (of an arrow), head; पुरारिमप्राप्तमु- खः शिलीमुखः Ku. 5. 54; R. 3. 57. 59.
6 The edge or sharp point (of any instrument).
7 A teat, nipple; Ku. 1. 40; R. 3. 8.
8 The beak or bill of a bird.
9 A direction, quarter; as in अंतर्मुख.
10 Opening, entrance, mouth; नीवाराः शुकगर्भकोटर- मुखभ्रष्टास्तरूणामधः Ś. 1. 14; नदीमुखे- नेव समुद्रमाविशत् R. 3. 28; Ku. 1. 8.
11 An entrance to a house, a door, passage.
12 Beginning, commencement; सखीजनोद्वी- क्षणकौमुदीमुख R. 3. 1; दिनमुखानि रवि- र्हिमानग्रहैर्विमलयन् मलयं नगमत्यजत् 9. 25; 5. 76; Ghaṭ. 2.
13 Introduction.
14 The chief, the principal or prominent; (at the end of comp. in this sense); बधोन्मुक्त्यै खलु मख- मुखान्कुर्वते कर्मपाशान् Bv. 1. 21; so इद्रमुखा देवाः &c.
15 The surface or upper side.
16 A means.
17 A source, cause, occasion.
18 Utterance; as in मुखसुख.
19 The Vedas, scripture.
20 (In Rhet.) The original cause or source of the action in a drama.
21 The first term in a prog ression (in arith.)
23 The side opposite to the base of a figure.
−Comp.
−अग्निः 1. a forest conflagration. −2. a sort of goblin with a face of fire. −3. the consecrated or sacrificial fire. −4. fire put into the mouth of a corpse at the time of lighting the funeral pile −5. a Brāhmaṇa
−Comp.
−अ- निलः, −उच्छ्वासः breath.
−अस्त्रः a crab.
−आकारः look, mien, appearance.
−आसवः nectar of the lips. −आस्न- वः, −स्रावः spittle, saliva.
−इंदुः a moon-like face, i. e. a round lovely face.
−उल्का a forest-conflagration.
−कमलं a lotus-like face.
−खुरः a tooth.
−गंधकः an onion.
−चपल a. talkative, garrulous.
−चपेटिका a slap on the face.
−चीरिः f. the tongue.
−चूर्णं scented powder to smear the face with; R. 9. 45.
−जः a Brāhmaṇa.
−जाहं the root of the mouth.
−दूषणः an onion.
−दूषिका an eruption disfiguring the face.
−दोषः fault of the tongue; आत्मनो मुखदो- षणे बध्यंते शुकसारिकाः Pt. 4. 44. −नि- रीक्षकः a lazy fellow, an idler. −नि- वासिनी an epithet of Sarasvatī.
−पटः a veil; कुर्वन् कामं क्षणमुखपटप्रीतिमैराव- तस्य Me. 62.
−पकः inflammation of the mouth.
−पिंडः a mouthful of food.
−पूरण 1. filling the mouth. −2. a mouthful of water, a mouth ful in general.
−प्रसादः a pleased countenance, graciousness of aspect
−प्रियः an orange. (
−यं) cloves. −प्रे- क्ष a. observing or watching the face.
−बंधः a preface, an introduction.
−बंदनं 1. a preface. −2. a lid, cover.
−भूषणं a preparation of betel; see तांबूल.
−भेदः distortion of the face.
−मंडनकः a kind of tree (तिलक).
−मंडलं the (round) face.
−मधु a. honey-mouthed, sweet-lipped. −मा- र्जनं washing the face.
−यंत्रणं the bit of a bridle.
−रागः the colour or complexion of the face; दट्ट ष्ठर्विस्मि- तास्तस्य मुखरागं समं जनाः R. 12. 8, 17. 31; तव खलु मुखरागो यत्र भेदं प्र- यातः Śi. 11. 31.
−रोगः a disease of the mouth or face
−लांगलः a dog
−लेपः 1. anointing the face or upper side (of a drum); मृदंगो मुखले पेन करोति मुखरध्वनिं Bh. 2. 118. −2. a disease of the phlegmatic humour
−वल्लभः the pomegranate tree. −वा- द्यं 1. an instrument of music sounded with the mouth, any wind-instrument. −2 a sound made with the mouth. −वासः, −वासनः a perfume used to scent the breath.
−विलुंठिका a she-goat
−व्यादानं gaping, yawning.
−शफ a. abusive, foul-mouthed, scurrilous
−शुद्धिः f. washing or purifying the mouth.
−शेषः an epithet of Rāhu.
−शोधन a. 1. cleansing the mouth. −2. pungent, sharp. (
−नः) the sharp flavour, pungency. (
−नं) 1 cleansing the month. −2. cinnamon.
−शोचिन् m. the citron tree.
−श्रीः f. ‘beauty of countenauce’, a lovely face.
−संभवः a Brāhmaṇa.
−सुखं facility of pronunciation, phonetic ease.
−सुरं the moisture of the lips.
−स्रावः saliva.
−हासः cheerfulness or liveliness of countenance; Śi. 11. 47.