शत्रु [शद्-त्रुन् Uṇ. 4. 103]
1 An overthrower, a desroyer, conqueror.
2 An enemy, a foe, an adversary; क्षमा शत्रौ च मित्रे च यतीनामेव भूषणं Subhāsh.: ऋणकर्ता पिता शत्रुर्माता च व्यभिचारिणी । भार्या रूपवती शत्रुः पुत्रः शत्रुरपंडितः Subhāsh.
3 A political rival, a rival neighbouring king.
−Comp.
−उपजापः the secret whisperings of a foe, treacherous overtures of an enemy. −कर्षण, −दमन,
−निबर्हण a. subduing, overpowering, or destroying enemies.
−घ्नः ‘destroyer of enemies’, an epithet of a brother of Rāma and twin brother of Lakṣmaṇa, being a son of Sumitrā. He killed the demon Lavaṇa and colonized Mathurā. He had two sons named Subāhu and Bahuśruta; see R. 15.
−पक्षः 1. the party or side of an enemy. −2. an opponent, antagonist.
−मर्शनः an epithet of Śatrughna.
−विग्रहः a hostile invasion.
−विनाशनः an epithet of Śiva. −सह, −साह a. withstanding an enemy.
−सेविन् a. serving a hostile prince; Ms. 7. 186.
−हत्या foe-slaughter.
−हन् a. foeslayer.