विराध् विराल

विराम

विराम 1 (a) Cessation, discontinuance; सुधां विना न प्रययुर्विरामं Bh. 2. 80; प्रवृत्तस्याविरामे भवंती शासितव्या Mbh. (b) Rest, repose.
2 End, termination, conclusion; रजनिरिदा- नीमियमपि याति विरामं Gīt. 5; U. 3. 16, Māl. 9. 34.
3 Pause, stop.
4 The stop or pause of the voice; Mk. 3. 5.
5 A small oblique stroke placed under a consonant, usually at the end of a sentence.
6 N. of Viṣṇu.

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