मृदुल मृद्वी

मृद्

मृद् 9 P. (मृद्गति, मृदित)
1 To squeeze, press, rub: मम च मृदितं क्षौमं बाल्ये त्वदंगविवर्तनैः Ve. 5. 40.
2 To trample or tread upon; crush, dash to pieces, kill, destroy, pound bruise, pulverize; तावमदर्दिखादीच्च Bk. 15. 15; बलान्यमृद्गान्नलिनाभवक्त्रः R. 18. 5.
3 To rub, stroke, rub against, touch; Śi. 4. 61.
4 To overcome, surpass.
5 To wipe away, rub off, remove.
6 (In astr.) To pass through (as a constellation). −Caus. (मर्दयति) = मृद् q. v. above.

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मृद् f. [मृद्यते मृद् कर्मणि क्विप्]
1 Clay, earth, loam; अमीदं कुमुमभवं मदेव धत्ते मृद्गंधं न हि कुसुमा नि धारयंति । Subhāsh.; प्रभवति शुचिर्बिंबोद्ग्राहे मणिर्न मृदां चयः U 2. 4.
2 A piece of earth, lump of clay.
3 A mound of earth.
4 A kind of fragrant earth.
−Comp.
−कणः a small clod or lump of earth.
−करः a potter.
−कांस्यं an earthen vessel.
−किरा an earthworm.
−गः a kind of fish.
−चयः (मृच्चयः) a heap of earth.
−पचः a potter. −पात्रं, −भांडं earthen-ware, a vessel of clay.
−पिंडः a clod of earth, a lump of clay. ºबुद्धिः ‘clod-pated’, a blockhead; मया च मत्पिंडबुद्धिना त- थैव गृहीतं Ś. 6.
−लोष्टः a clod of earth. −शकटिका (मृच्छकटिका) a small car of earth, a toy-cart; (it is the name of a celebrated play by Śūdraka).

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