श्री 9 U. (श्रीणाति, श्रीणीते) To cook, dress, boil, prepare.
श्री f. [श्रि-क्विप् निº Uṇ. 2. 57]
1 Wealth, riches, affluence, prosperity, plenty; अनिर्वेदः श्रियो मूलं Rām.; साहसे श्रीः प्रतिवसति Mk. 4 ‘fortune favours the brave’; Ms. 9. 300.
2 Royalty, majesty, royal wealth; Ki. 1. 1.
3 Dignity, high position, state; श्रीलक्षण Ku. 7. 45 ‘the marks or insignia of greatness or dignity’; Pt. 1. 67.
4 Beauty, grace, splendour, lustre; (मुखं) क- मलश्रियं दधौ Ku. 5. 21, 7. 32; R. 3. 8.
5 Colour, aspect; Ku. 2. 2.
6 The goddess of wealth, Lakṣmī, the wife of Viṣṇu; आसीदियं दशर- थस्य गृहे यथा श्रीः U. 4. 6; Ś. 3. 14; Śi. 1. 1.
7 Any virtue or excellence.
8 Decoration.
9 Intellect, understanding.
10 Superhuman power.
11 The three objects of human existence taken collectively (धर्म, अर्य and काम).
12 The Sarala tree.
13 The Bilva tree.
14 Cloves.
15 A lotus.
16 The twelfth digit of the moon.
17 N. of Sarasvatī, (the goddess of speech).
18 Speech.
19 Fame, glory. −m. N. of one of the six Rāgas or musical modes. (The word श्री is often used as an honorific prefix to the names of deities and eminent persons; श्रीकृष्णः, श्री- रामः, श्रीवाल्मीकिः, श्रीजयदेवः; also celebrated works, generally of a sacred character; श्रीभागवत, श्रीरामा- यण &c.; it is also used as an auspicious sign at the commencement of letters, manuscripts &c.; Māgha has used this word in the last stanza of each canto of his Śiśupālavadha, as Bhāravi has used लक्ष्मी).
−Comp.
−आह्वं a lotus.
−ईशः an epithet of Viṣṇu.
−कंठः 1. an epithet of Śiva. −2. of the poet Bhavabhūti: श्रीकंठपदलांछनः U. 1. ºसखः an epithet of Kubera.
−करः an epithet of Viṣṇu. (
−रं) the red lotus.
−करणं a pen.
−कांतः an epithet of Viṣṇu.
−कारः the word ‘श्री’ written at the top of a letter, (as an auspicious beginning). −कारि- न् m. a kind of antelope. −खंडः −डं sandal-wood; श्रीखंडविलेपनं सुखयति H. 1. 97.
−गदितं a kind of minor drama.
−गर्भः 1. an epithet of Viṣṇu. −2. a sword.
−ग्रहः a trough or place for watering birds.
−ग्रामरः an epithet of Nārāyaṇa.
−घनं sour curds. (
−नः) a Buddhist saint.
−चक्र 1. the circle of the earth, the globe. −2. a wheel of Indra's car.
−जः an epithet of Kāma.
−तालः a kind of palm tree.
−दः an epithet of Kubera. −दयितः, −धरः epithets of Viṣṇu.
−नगरं N. of a city.
−नंदनः an epithet of Kāma. −निकेतनः, −निवासः epithets of Viṣṇu.
−पंचमी the fifth day of the bright half of Māgha.
−पतिः 1. an epithet of Viṣṇu; Śi. 13. 69. −2. a king, sovereign.
−पथः a main road, high way.
−पर्णं a lotus.
−पर्णी the silk-cotton tree.
−पर्वतः N. of a mountain; Māl. 1.
−पिष्टः turpentine.
−पुत्रः 1. N. of Cupid. −2. the moon. −3. N. of the horse of Indra.
−पुष्पं 1. cloves. −2. a fragrant wood (पद्मकाष्ठ).
−फलः the Bilva tree. (
−लं) the Bilva fruit. −फला, −फली 1. the indigo plant. −2. emblic myrobalan.
−भ्रातृ m. 1. the moon. −2. a horse. −म- स्तकः garlic.
−मुद्रा a particular mark on the fore head by the Vaiṣṇavas.
−मूर्तिः f. 1. an idol of Viṣṇu or Lakṣmī. −2. any idol. −युक्त, −युत a. 1. fortunate, happy. −2. wealthy, prosperous (often used as an honorific prefix to the names of men.). −3. famous, illustrious.
−रंगः an epithet of Vishṇu.
−रसः 1. turpentine. −2. resin.
−वत्सः 1. an epithet of Viṣṇu. −2. a mark or curl of hair on the breast of Viṣṇu; प्रभानुलिप्तश्रीवत्सं लक्ष्मीविभ्रमदर्पणं R. 10. 10. −3. a hole in a wall made by a house-breaker. ºअंकः ºधारिन्, ºभृत्, ºलक्ष्पन्, ºलांछ- न m. epithets of Viṣṇu; Ku. 7. 43.
−वत्सकिन् m. a horse having a curl of hair on his breast. −वरः,
−वल्लभः epithets of Viṣṇu.
−वर्धनः an epithet of Śiva.
−वल्लभः a favourite of fortune, a happy or fortunate person; Pt. 1. 45.
−वासः 1. an epithet of Viṣṇu. −2. of Śiva. −3. a lotus. −4. turpentine.
−बासस् m. turpentine.
−वृक्षः 1. the Bilva tree. −2. the Aśvattha or sacred fig-tree. −3. a curl of hair on the breast and forehead of a horse.
−वेष्टः 1. turpentine. −2. resin.
−संज्ञं cloves.
−सहोदरः the moon.
−मूक्त N. of a Vedic hymn.
−हरिः an epithet of Viṣṇu.
−हस्तिनी the sun-flower.