तनोति

to extend, spread, be diffused (as light) over, shine, extend towards, reach to

to stretch (a cord), extend or bend (a bow), spread, spin out, weave

to put forth, show, manifest, display, augment

to render (any one thirsty, double accusative)


नव

or with a past participle in the sense of "newly, just, lately"


नव

name of a son of उशीनर (uśīnara) and नवा (navā)


नव

in त्रिणव (tri-ṇava) and in compounds: nine


पक्ष

the flank or side or the half of anything

multitude, number, troop, set, class of beings

one of two cases or one side of an argument, an alternative

a point or matter under discussion, a thesis, a particular theory, a position advanced or an argument to be maintained

the proposition to be proved in a syllogism

any supposition or view, motion, idea, opinion

a primary division or the side of an equation in a primary division


अजिर

place to run or fight in, area, court
the body
any object of sense, air, wind, a frog


पाति

to protect from, defend against (+ ablative)

to protect (a country) i.e. rule, govern


पिबति

to drink, quaff, suck, sip, swallow (with accusative, rarely genitive)

to imbibe, draw in, appropriate, enjoy, feast upon (with the eyes, ears etc.)

to cause to drink, give to drink, water (horses or cattle)


पचति

to ripen, mature, bring to perfection or completion


पलाल

the stalk of the Sorghum, Indian millet (Sorghum bicolor)


व्रीहि

rice
grains of rice
a field of rice
rice ripening in the rainy season
any grain


पलित

grey hair (also in plural)
a tuft of hair
mud, mire
heat, burning


पन्था

a way, path, roadway, course
range, reach
sect, doctrine
a division of hell


पृथु

broad, wide, expansive, extensive, spacious, large


पृथु

Nigella sativa var. sativa, syn. Nigella indica


पार्ष्णि

the extremity of the fore-axle to which the outside horses of a four-horse chariot are attached (the two inner horses being harnessed to the धुर् (dhúr), or chariot-pole)


पर्शु

a rib
curved knife, sickle
name of a man
name of a warrior-tribe


पर्शु

the supporting or side wall of a well
name of a woman


पतति

to fall down or off, alight, descend (with accusative or locative), fall or sink

to fall (in a moral sense), lose caste or rank or position

to light or fall upon, fall to a person's share (+ locative)

to let fly or cause to fall, to fling, hurl, throw

to lay low, bring down (literally and figuratively), overthrow, ruin, destroy, to throw upon or in, lay on (+ locative)

to be about to fly or fall (पिपतिषति (pipatiṣati); पित्सति (pitsati))


प्रश्न

basket-work, a plaited basket
"a turban"


प्रश्न

question, demand, interrogation, query, inquiry; also in compounds

a subject of inquiry, point at issue, controversy, problem


फेन

white cuttlefish bone, supposed to be indurated foam of the sea


प्रीणाति

to please, gladden, delight, gratify, cheer


पार्वती

a mountain stream
Boswellia thurifera
Grislea tomentosa
a kind of pepper
a kind of fragrant earth
a female cowherd or gopī


पार्वती

Parvati, wife of Shiva, mother of Ganesha and Kartikeya.

a female given name commonly used in India


पृच्छति

to ask, question, pray, interrogate (+ accusative)

to ask after inquire about (+ accusative)

to ask or interrogate any one (accusative) about anything

to inquire about one's (genitive) mother's name

to ask, ask for, demand, beg, entreat (+ accusative)


प्रथम

foremost, first (in time or in a series or in rank)

earliest, primary, original, prior, former

often translatable adverbially in the beginning of a compound; see especially प्रथमम् (prathamam), प्रथमात् (prathamāt)


प्रथम

(namely वर्ण (varṇa)) the first consonant of a वर्ग (varga), a surd unaspirate letter

(namely पुरुष (puruṣa)) the first (in Western grammar terminology, the 3rd) person or its terminations

the sum of the products divided by the difference between the squares of the cosine of the azimuth and the sine of the amplitude


पूर

filling, making full
fulfilling, satisfying


पूर

the swelling or rising of a river or of the sea, a large quantity of water, flood, stream (also metaphorically = abundance, high degree)


पुलक

erection or bristling of the hairs of the body (considered to be occasioned by delight or rapture rather than by fear)

a cake of meal with which elephants are fed


पुलक

a species of earth
horripilation (see above)


भट्ट

lord, my lord, a title of respect used by humble persons addressing a prince

but also affixed or prefixed to the names of learned Brahmins (English: Bhatt, Bhat or Bhatta)

also any learned man = doctor or philosopher

name of a particular mixed caste of hereditary panegyrists, a bard, encomiast


ब्राह्मण

relating to or given by a Brahmin, befitting or becoming a Brahmin


ब्राह्मण

one who has divine knowledge (sometimes applied to Agni), a Brahmin, a man belonging to the 1st of the 3 twice-born classes and of the 4 original divisions of the Hindu body (generally a priest, but often in the present day a layman engaged in non-priestly occupations although the name is strictly only applicable to one who knows and repeats the Veda)

a Brahmin in the second stage (between मात्र (mātra) and श्रोत्रिय (śrotriya))


ब्राह्मण

the Brahmana portion of the Veda (as distinct from its mantra and Upanishad portion)

a society or assemblage of Brahmins, a conclave


पायु

guard, protector, (especially instrumental plural "with protecting powers or actions, helpfully")


दान

the practice of cultivating generosity; dana


दान

cutting off, splitting, dividing
pasture, meadow


अहि

the serpent of the sky, the demon Vritra


वृत्र

"coverer, investor, restrainer", an enemy, foe, hostile host


वृत्र

a thunder-cloud
darkness
a wheel
a mountain
name of a particular mountain
a stone
name of Indra (?)


दिशति

to produce, bring forward (as a witness in a court of justice)

to teach, communicate, tell, inform, confess


ऋत

proper, right, fit, apt, suitable, able, brave, honest


ऋत

name of a son of मनु चाक्षुष (Manu Cākṣuṣ)


ऋत

fixed or settled order, law, rule (especially in religion)

sacred or pious action or custom, divine law, faith, divine truth

figuratively said of gleaning (as the right means of a Brahman's obtaining a livelihood as opposed to agriculture, which is अनृत (anṛta))

truth personified (as an object of worship, and hence enumerated among the sacred objects in the Nir.)


ऋत

right, duly, properly, regularly, lawfully, according to usage or right


वल

name of a demon (brother of Vritra, and conquered by Indra; in later language called बल (bala))


तमस्

the darkness of hell, hell or a particular division of hell

the obscuration of the sun or moon in eclipses, attributed to Rahu

mental darkness, ignorance, illusion, error

tamas, one of the three qualities or constituents of everything in creation (the cause of heaviness, ignorance, illusion, lust, anger, pride, sorrow, dullness, and stolidity)


तनु

thin, slender, attenuated, emaciated, small, little, minute, delicate, fine


तनु

name of a rishi with a very emaciated body


तनु

body, person, self
the body, person, self
form or manifestation
skin
= तनुगृह (tanu-gṛha)
Desmodium gangeticum
Balanites roxburghii
a metre of 4 24 syllables


तपति

to give out heat, be hot, shine (as the sun)

to torment one's self, undergo self-mortification, practise austerity (तपस् (tapas))

to be purified by austerities (as the soul)

to suffer pain voluntarily, undergo austerity

to feel violent pain, be in great anxiety


तपस्

religious austerity, bodily mortification, penance, severe meditation, special observance

name of a month intervening between winter and spring

name of the 9th lunar mansion (धर्म (dharma))


तिरस्

so as to pass by, apart from, without, against


तरति

to pass across or over, cross over (a river), sail across

to get through, attain an end or aim, live through (a definite period), study to the end

to rescue, save, liberate from (+ ablative)

to reach the end by passing or running or living through


तृष्यति

to be thirsty, thirst, thirst for
to cause to thirst


तित्तिरि

the school of the तैत्तिरीय (Taittirīya)

name of a pupil of यास्क (Yāska) (first teacher of the तैत्तिरीय (Taittirīya) school of the black YV.)


तक्षति

to fashion, form (out of wood etc.), make, create

to make (any one young; +double accusative), make able or prepare for (+ dative)


क्षेति

to abide, stay, dwell, reside (used especially of an undisturbed or secret residence)


तल्प

an upper story, room on the top of a house, turret


धूम

smoke as a sternutatory (in 5 forms): a place prepared for the building of a house (Jyot.)


शश

lunar maria (which are thought to resemble a hare or rabbit)

name of a man born under a particular constellation

a man of mild character and easily led (one of the four classes into which men are divided by erotic writers, the other three being अश्व (aśva), मृग (mṛga) and वृषन् (vṛṣan))

the लोध्र (lodhra) tree, Symplocos racemosa

name of a part of जम्बुद्वीप (Jambu-dvīpa)


श्रायति

to cook, boil, seethe, mature, ripen
to sweat
to cause to cook or boil, roast, bake
to make hot, heat, bake (earthenware)
to cause to sweat


रिशादस्

benign (?) or devouring or destroying enemies (Vedic epithet of disputed meaning)


शारि

arrow (projectile shot with a bow)
an elephant's housings or armour


शारि

chessman, piece at chess (or at a kind of draughts)

a kind of die or small cube used in games with dice


श्रोणि

the thighs or sides of the वेदि (vedi) or of any square


श्रयति

to cause to lean or rest on, lay on or in, fix on, fasten to, direct or turn towards, (especially) spread or diffuse (light or radiance or beauty) over (+ locative)

to lean on, rest on, recline against (+ accusative), cling to (+ locative), be supported or fixed or depend on, abide in or on (+ accusative, locative or adverb)

to go to, approach, resort or have recourse to (for help or refuge), tend towards (+ accusative)

to go into, enter, fall to the lot or take possession of (+ accusative or locative)

to attain, undergo, get into any state or condition (+ accusative)


पद्

to go, resort or apply to, participate in, keep, observe


द्रुम

tree (sometimes also any plant; according to some especially a tree of Indra's paradise = पारिजात (pārijāta))


कुज

"the son of the earth", name of the planet Mars

name of the दैत्य नरक (daitya naraka) (conquered by Krishna)


कु

the ground or base of a triangle or other plane figure


कु

alternative form of कू (kū, “to design”)


मुहुर्

at every moment, constantly, incessantly


वनिता

a loved wife, mistress, any woman (also applied to the female of an animal or bird)


प्रियङ्गु

Indian mustard (Brassica juncea, syn. Sinapis ramosa)

a medicinal plant and perfume (commonly called priyaṅgu and described in some places as a fragrant seed)

a particular creeper (said to put forth blossoms at the touch of women)


सर्पिस्

ghee (i.e. melted butter with the scum cleared off, either fluid or solidified; also in plural)


अङ्गना

"a woman with well-rounded limbs", any woman or female


उदात्त

lifted, upraised, lofty, elevated, high
arisen, come forth
highly or acutely accented
high, great, illustrious
generous, gentle, bountiful
giving, a donor
haughty, pompous
dear, beloved


उदात्त

an ornament or figure of speech in rhetoric


अनुदात्त

not raised, not elevated, not pronounced with the उदात्त (udātta) accent, grave

accentless, having the neutral general tone neither high nor low

having the one monotonous ordinary intonation which belongs to the generality of syllables in a sentence


स्वरित

caused to sound
sounded, having an accent, accentuated
added, admixed


पुण्डरीक

lotus-flower (especially one that is white)


कल्य

ready or prepared for (+ locative or infinitive)


कल्य

health
good wishes, good tidings
Emblic Myrobalan


कल्य

deaf and dumb (compare कल (kala) and कल्ल (kalla))


यजुस्

religious reverence, veneration, worship, sacrifice

a sacrificial prayer or formula (technical term for particular mantras muttered in a peculiar manner at a sacrifice; they were properly in prose and distinguished from the ऋच् (ṛc) and सामन् (sāman)


हि

to send forth, impel, urge on, hasten on


हि

for, because, on account of (never standing first in a sentence, but generally after the first word and used enclitically, sometimes after pronouns)

just, pray, do (with an imperative or potential emphatically; sometimes with indicative)

indeed, assuredly, surely, of course, certainly

often a mere expletive, especially to avoid a hiatus, sometimes repeated in the same sentence; hi is also said to be an interjection of "envy", "contempt", "hurry" etc.


स्थान

the act of standing, standing firmly, being fixed or stationary

position or posture of the body (in shooting etc.)

staying, abiding, being in or on (in locative or compound)

firm bearing (of troops), sustaining a charge (as opposed to युद्ध (yuddha, “charging”))

state, condition (at the end of compound = "being in the state of")

continued existence, continuance in the same state (i.e. in a kind of neutral state unmarked by loss or gain), continuing as or as long as (with instrumental)

station, rank, office, appointment, dignity, degree

place of standing or staying, any place, spot, locality, abode, dwelling, house, site

"taking the place of", "acting as", "representing" or "represented by"

in Pāṇini's grammar the genitive case is often used alone, when the word sthāne has to be supplied

province, region, domain, sphere (of gods or virtuous men; said to be in one of three places, namely "earth" or "atmosphere" or "heaven"; according to some that of virtuous Brahmins is called प्राजापत्य (prājāpatya); of Kshatriyas, ऐन्द्र (aindra); of Vaishyas, मारुत (māruta); of Shudras, गान्धर्व (gāndharva))

the main support or strength or chief constituent of a kingdom (said to be four, namely "army", "treasury", "city", "territory")

the place or organ of utterance of any sound (said to be 8 in number, namely कण्ठ (kaṇṭha, “throat”); तालु (tālu, “palate”); मूर्धन् (mūrdhan, “top of palate”); दन्त (danta, “teeth”); ओष्ठ (oṣṭha, “lips”); कण्ठतालु (kaṇṭhatālu, “throat and palate”); कण्ठोष्ठ (kaṇṭhoṣṭha, “throat and lips”); दन्तोष्ठ (dantoṣṭha, “teeth and lips”); to which are added नासिका (nāsikā, “nose”), said to be the place of utterance of true anusvāra, and उरस् (uras, “chest”), of visarga)

the pitch or key of the voice, note, tone (of which according to Rigveda-Pratishakhya there are three (see मन्द्र (mandra)), or according to Taittirīya-Pratishakya, seven)

shape, form, appearance (as of the moon)

occasion, opportunity for (genitive or compound)

cause or object of (genitive or compound)

a section or division (e.g. of medicine)

= कार्योत्सर्ग (kāryotsarga)


निघण्टु

name of the Vedic glossary explained by यास्क (Yāska) in his निरुक्त (nirukta)


सकर्मक

effective, having consequences
("having an object") transitive


कर्मन्

an act, action, performance, business; work, labour, activity

office, special duty, occupation, obligation (usually at the end of a compound, the first member of the compound being either the person who performs the action or the person or thing for or towards whom the action is performed or a specification of the action)

action consisting in motion, as the third among the seven categories of the Nyaya philosophy; of these motions there are five, namely उत्क्षेपण (ut-kṣepaṇa), अवक्षेपण (ava-kṣepaṇa), आकुञ्चन (ā-kuñcana), प्रसारण (prasāraṇa), and गमन (gamana) (Bhāshāp., Tarkas.)

product, result, effect (Mn. xii, 98 Suśr.)

the object that it stands either in the accusative (in active construction), or in the nominative (in passive construction), or in the genitive (in connection with a noun of action); opposed to कर्तृ (kartṛ́), the subject. (Pāṇ. 1-4, 49 ff.)

former act as leading to inevitable results, fate (as the certain consequence of acts in a previous life); karma (Pañcat., Hit., Buddh.)


प्रथमम्

firstly, at first, for the first time
just, newly, at once, forthwith
formerly, previously


प्रथमम्

inflection of प्रथम (prathamá, “foremost”):


मन्दार

the coral tree, Erythrina indica (also regarded as one of the 5 trees of paradise or स्वर्ग (svarga))


मन्दार

name of a son of हिरण्यकशिपु (Hiraṇya-kaśipu)

name of a hermitage and desert spot on the right bank of the Ganges where there are said to be 11 sacred pools


मन्दर

slow, tardy, sluggish (= मन्द (manda))
large, thick, firm (= बहल (bahala))


मन्दर

a pearl chain consisting of 8 or 16 strings

name of a sacred mountain (the residence of various deities; it served the gods and Asuras for a churning-stick at the churning of the ocean for the recovery of the Amrita and thirteen other precious things lost during the deluge)

heaven (= स्वर्ग (svarga); confer मेरु (meru))

name of a tree of paradise or one of the 5 trees in Indra's heaven (= मन्दार (mandāra)); the coral tree


कोश

cask, vessel for holding liquids, (metaphorically) cloud

the interior or inner part of a carriage

treasury, apartment where money or plate is kept, treasure, accumulated wealth (gold or silver, wrought or unwrought, as plate, jewellery, etc.)

dictionary, lexicon or vocabulary - kosha

poetical collection, collection of sentences

the sheath or integument of a plant, pod, nut-shell

the inner part of the fruit of Artocarpus integrifolia and of similar fruits

the membrane covering an egg (in the womb)

kosha: a term for the three sheaths or succession of cases which make up the various frames of the body enveloping the soul

the water used at an ordeal or judicial trial (the defendant drinks thrice of it after some idol has been washed in it)

a cup used in the ratification of a treaty of peace

name of a particular conjunction of planets


सामन्

any song or tune (sacred or profane, also the hum of bees)


सामन्

acquisition, possession, property, wealth, abundance


सामन्

calming, tranquillizing, (especially) kind or gentle words for winning an adversary, conciliation, negotiation (one of the 4 उपाय (upāyas) or means of success against an enemy, the other 3 being दान (dāna), भेद (bheda), and दण्ड (daṇḍa))

"by friendly means or in a friendly way, willingly, voluntarily"


छन्दस्

a sacred hymn (of the Atharvaveda, as distinguished from those of Rigveda and Samaveda), incantation-hymn


गोपुर

gopuram, gopura: the ornamented gateway of a temple

Cyperus rotundus (= गोपुरनर्द (gopura-narda))


ईश्

to own, possess
to rule, be master of, govern, command


ईश्

master, lord, the supreme spirit
an epithet of Shiva


जाङ्गल

arid, sparingly grown with trees and plants (though not unfertile; covered with jungle)

found or existing in a jungly district (water, wood, deer)

made of arid wood, coming from wild deer


जाङ्गल

the francoline partridge
name of a man
name of a people


जाङ्गल

venison
meat
alternative form of जाङ्गुल (jāṅgula)
alternative form of जाङ्गुली (jāṅgulī)


सोम

the Soma drink; the juice or extract, of the soma plant

a day destined for extracting the soma-juice


सोम

Soma personified as a deity
a name of Chandra


नासा

a piece of wood projecting like a nose over a door (= नासादारु (nā́sā-dāru))

a plant of species Justicia gendarussa (syn. Gendarussa vulgaris)


उषस्

morning light, dawn, morning (personified as the daughter of heaven and sister of the Ādityas and the night)

night and morning light, evening light and morning light


उषस्

Ushas, personification of dawn, one of the children of Aditi and sister of Ratri


हिमालय

Himalaya, the personified range, husband of Menaka and father of Parvati (wife of Shiva) and Ganga (the personified Ganges)


ऋषि

a rishi: a singer of sacred hymns, an inspired poet or sage, any person who alone or with others invokes the deities in rhythmical speech or song of a sacred character

rishi: sages from whom a gotra is derived

the seven rishis form the constellation Ursa Major

a saint or sanctified sage in general, an ascetic, anchorite

the seventh of the eight degrees of Brahmins

a symbolical expression for the number seven


ऊर्ध्व

rising or tending upwards, raised, elevated, erected, erect, upright, high, above


ऊर्ध्व

anything placed above or higher (+ ablative)


ऊर्ध्व

in the sequel, in the later part (e.g. of a book or manuscript; because in Sanskrit manuscripts the later leaves stand above), subsequent, after (with ablative)


अपर

having nothing beyond or after, having no rival or superior, unsurpassed


अपर

posterior, later, latter (as opposed to पूर्व (pū́rva); often in compounds)

inferior, lower (as opposed to पर (pára))

other, another (as opposed to स्व (svá))


पृदाकु

adder, viper, snake
tiger, panther
elephant
tree


पृदाकुसानु

having a surface like that of a serpent, smooth or shining like a serpent


क्षप्

a measure of time equivalent to a whole day of twenty-four hours


ब्राह्म

relating to Brahma, holy, sacred, divine

relating to sacred knowledge, prescribed by the Veda, scriptural

relating or belonging to the Brahmins or the sacerdotal class peculiar or favourable to or consisting of Brahmans, Brahminical

belonging to an inhabitant of Brahma's world


ब्राह्म

sacred study, study of the Veda
= ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa)


ब्राह्म

name of a man (son of Krishna and father of Maheshvara)

patronymic of Urdhva-nabhan and Rakshohan


मल

dirt, filth, dust, impurity (physical and moral)

any bodily excretion or secretion (especially those of the dhatus, described as phlegm from chyle, bile from the blood, nose mucus and ear wax from the flesh, perspiration from the fat, nails and hair from the bones, rheum of the eye from the brain)


मल

tanned leather, a leathern or dirty garment


युवन्

young, youthful, adult (applied to men and animals), strong, good, healthy


युवन्

a youth, young man, young animal (in Veda often applied to gods, especially to Indra, Agni, and the Maruts)

the younger descendant of any one (an elder being still alive)

name of the ninth year in Jupiter's cycle of 60 years


नपात्

grandson (in later language restricted to this sense)


मनु

a sacred text, prayer, incantation, spell (= मन्त्र (mántra))


मनु

cultivated fenugreek (Trigonella balansae, syn. Trigonella corniculata)


मास

a month or the 12th part of the Hindu year


सप्त

= सप्तन् (saptán, “seven”)
= सप्तन् (saptán, “seven”)


सप्त

nominative/vocative/accusative masculine plural of सप्तन् (saptán, “seven”)


सिन्धु

a river, stream (especially the Indus, and in this sense said to be the only river regarded as masculine gender; compare सिन्धुनदी (sindhunadī) (RV. etc.)

the river Indus personified as a goddess.

flood, waters (also in the sky) (RV., AV.)

a symbolical term for the number 4; compare समुद्र (samudra) (Gaṇit.)

name of Varuṇa (as god of the ocean) (MW.)

water ejected from an elephant's trunk (= वमथु (vamathu)) (L.)

the exudation from an elephant's temples (L.)

the country around the Indus (commonly called Sindh; in plural: "the inhabitants of Sindh") (MBh., Kāv.)

white or refined borax (= श्वेतटण्कण (śvetaṭaṅkaṇa)) (L.)


गङ्गा

the Ganges river personified as the goddess, Ganga


पृष्ठ

the back; the hinder part or rear of anything

name of particular arrangement of Samans (employed at the midday libation and formed from the रथंतर (rathaṃtara), बृहत् (bṛhat), वैरूप (vairūpa), वैराज (vairāja), शाक्वर (śākvara), and रैवत शाक्वर (raivata śākvara))


सरस्वती

Saraswati, the goddess of eloquence and learning

the Saraswati river. Arguably, of which only a small stream remains as the Ghaggar River


सरस्वती

speech or the power of speech, eloquence, learning wisdom

name of a region abounding in pools and lakes

name of a well-known small river (held very sacred by the Hindus; identified with the modern Sursooty)

name of various rivers (especially of rivers which in sacredness are equal to Saraswati and which are three according to Atharvaveda vi, 101, and seven according to Mahabharata ix, 2188)

name of a two-year-old girl representing दुर्गा (durgā) at her festival

name of one of the ten mendicant orders traced back to शंकराचार्य (śaṃkarācārya) (whose members add the word sarasvatī to their names)


राम

dark, dark-coloured, black (compare रात्रि (rātri))

pleasing, pleasant, charming, lovely, beautiful


राम

a kind of deer
horse
lover
pleasure, joy, delight


राम

same meanings as masculine gender
the leaf of Laurus cassia
Chenopodium album
= कुष्ठ (kuṣṭha)


राम

Rāma, son of Dasharatha and Kausalya, an avatar of Vishnu.

name of various mythical personages in the Vedas.


शिव

auspicious, favourable, kind
happy, fortunate


शिव

Shiva (the destroying and reproducing deity, third god of the Hindu trinity)


शिव

m happiness, welfare
m liberation, final emancipation
n welfare, prosperity, bliss


उद्गूर्ण

raised, lifted, held up
erected, excited


उद्गूर्ण

the act of raising (a weapon), threatening


राज्य

kingdom, country, realm
royalty, kingship, sovereignty, empire


राशिचक्र

the zodiacal circle, zodiac
name of a particular mystical circle


कर्कट

the curved end of the beam of a balance (to which the strings supporting the scale are attached)

a pair of compasses in a particular position


ऋद्धि

prosperity, affluence, good fortune, wealth

supernatural power or supremacy, perfection


ऋद्धि

Riddhi (a consort of Ganesha)
name of the wife of Kubera
name of Parvati
name of Lakshmi


प्रकटम्

evidently, clearly, visibly, openly, in public


मृत्यु

death personified, the god of death, identified with Yama


परिवार

surroundings, train, suite, dependants, followers


असुर

spirit, good spirit, supreme spirit (said of Varuna)

an evil spirit, demon, ghost, opponent of the gods

Sinapis ramosa (in later Sanskrit सुर (sura) has been formed from असुर (asura), as सित (sita), from असित (asita))


लोह

red, reddish, copper-coloured
made of copper
made of iron


लोह

iron (either crude or wrought) or steel or gold or any metal


पर्जन्य

rain personified or the god of rain (often identified with Indra)


सिंहल

brass (more correctly सिंहलक (siṃhalaka))

Cassia bark (more correctly सैंहल (saiṃhala))


वैश्य

A peasant or "working man", agriculturist

A man of the third class or caste (whose business was trade as well as agriculture)


सकृत्

at once, suddenly, forthwith, immediately


लाक्षा

a kind of red dye, lac (obtained from the cochineal or a similar insect as well as from the resin of a particular tree)

the insect or animal which produces the red dye


द्रु

wood or any wooden implement (as a cup, an oar etc.)


द्रु

to run, hasten, flee
to run up to, attack, assault
to become fluid, dissolve, melt
to cause to run, make flow
to make fluid, melt
to drive away, put to flight


सन

Bignonia suaveolens or Terminalia tomentosa (L.)


ग्रीवा

the back part of the neck, nape, neck (in the earlier literature generally used in plural)


विवाह

marriage; marriage with (with instrumental case, with or without सह (saha))


हेतु

"impulse", motive, cause, cause of, reason for (+locative, rarely dative or genitive)

"having as a cause or motive", "caused or effected or actuated or attracted or impelled by"

a logical reason or deduction or argument, the reason for an inference (especially applied to the second member or अवयव (avayava) of the five-membered syllogism; compare न्याय (nyāya))

logic (in general, compare हेतुविद्या (hetuvidyā))

primary cause (as opposed to प्रत्यय (pratyaya))

that which causes the bondage of the soul i.e. the external world and the senses

= काव्यलिङ्ग (kāvya-liṅga)


सुवर्ण

of a good or beautiful colour, brilliant in hue, bright, golden, yellow


उदय

rising, rise (of the sun etc.), coming up (of a cloud)

the eastern mountain (behind which the sun is supposed to rise)

coming forth, becoming visible, appearance, development

the orient sine (i.e. the sine of the point of the ecliptic on the eastern horizon)


मणि

jewel, gem, pearl; any ornament or amulet, globule, crystal

the dependent fleshy excrescences on a goat's neck


बिन्दु

a detached particle, drop, globule, dot, spot

a spot or mark of coloured paint on the body of an elephant

(at the end of a compound also बिन्दुक (binduka)) the dot over a letter representing the anusvara (supposed to be connected with शिव (śiva) and of great mystical importance)

a zero or cypher (in manuscripts put over an erased word to show that it ought not to be erased = "stet")

a particular mark like a dot made in cauterizing

a mark made by the teeth of a lover on the lips of his mistress

a coloured mark made on the forehead between the eyebrows

the sudden development of a secondary incident (which, like a drop of oil in water, expands and furnishes an important element in the plot)

name of an आङ्गिरस (āṅgirasa) (author of RV. 8.83 and 9.30)

name of the author of a रसपद्धति (rasa-paddhati)

name of a warrior tribe g. दामन्यादि (dāmany-ādi)


विहार

arrangement or disposition (of the 3 sacred fires; also applied to the fires themselves or the space between them)

too great expansion of the organs of speech (consisting in too great lengthening or drawling in pronunciation, as opposed to संहार (saṃ-hāra))

walking for pleasure or amusement, wandering, roaming

sport, play, pastime, diversion, enjoyment, pleasure ("in" or "with" compound; at the end of a compound also = "taking delight in")

vihara, a monastery or temple (originally a hall where the monks met or walked about; afterwards these halls were used as temples)

name of the country of मगध (magadha) (called Bihar or Behar from the number of Buddhist monasteries)

a particular bird (= बिन्दुरेकक (bindurekaka))


विष

servant, attendant
name of a साध्य (sādhya)


तनूज

produced or born on or from the body, bodily


तन्तु

thread, cord, string, line, wire, warp (of a web), filament, fibre

a succession of sacrificial performances

any one propagating his family in regular succession


नाग

a snake, especially of species Naja naja

one of the five airs of the human body (which is expelled by eructation)

any of several plants (Mesua roxburghii, Rottlera tinctoria etc.)


नाग

formed of snakes, relating to serpents or serpents-demons, snaky, serpentine, serpent-like

belonging to an elephant, elephantine (as urine)


नाग

name of the effects of that period on anything happening during it

name of a district of भारतवर्ष (bhāratavarṣa)


फणिन्

"hooded", a serpent (Naja naja, syn. Coluber naja)


राहु

an eclipse or (rather) the moment of the beginning of an occultation or obscuration


केतु

bright appearance, clearness, brightness

any unusual or striking phenomenon, comet, meteor, falling star

Ketu: the dragon's tail or descending node (considered in astronomy as the 9th planet, and in mythology as the body of the demon Saiṃhikeya which was severed from the head or Rahu by Vishnu at the churning of the ocean, but was rendered immortal by having tasted the अमृत (amṛ́ta))


सांख्य

relating to number (in grammar as expressed by the case-terminations etc.)


सांख्य

one who calculates or discriminates well, (especially) an adherent of the Samkhya doctrine

patronymic of the Vedic rishi अत्रि (atri)


बालातप

early heat of the sun, heat of the morning sun, morning sunshine


तप

"consuming by heat"
"causing pain or trouble, distressing"
tormented by


तप

alternative form of तपस् (tapas), religious austerity (compare महातप (mahā-tapa) and सुतप (su-tapa))

a peculiar form of fire (which is generated the seven mothers of Skanda)


शरण

name of a serpent-demon
name of a poet
name of a king


शरण

shelter, place of shelter or refuge or rest, hut, house, habitation, abode, lair (of an animal), home, asylum


शरण

falling asunder, bursting, falling in
killing, slaying
what slays or injures


कामदेव

name of a king of जयन्तीपुरी (jayantī-purī)

name of the author of the प्रायश्चित्तपद्धति (prāyaścitta-paddhati)


भक्ति

attachment, devotion, fondness for, devotion to; bhakti

trust, homage, worship, piety, faith or love or devotion (as a religious principle or means of salvation, together with कर्मन् (karman, “works”), and ज्ञान (jñāna, “spiritual knowledge”))


सिद्धार्थ

Siddhārtha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism


सिद्धार्थ

reached a goal, accomplished an aim; successful


सिद्धार्थ

a building with two halls (one to the west, and one to the south)


वास्तु

the site or foundation of a house, site, ground, building or dwelling-place, habitation, homestead, house

a kind of grain (compare वास्तुमय (vā́stu-maya))


वास्तु

name of one of the 8 Vasus
name of a rakshasa


वसु

name of the gods (as the "good or bright ones", especially of the Adityas, Maruts, Aśvins, Indra, Ushas, Rudra, Vayu, Vishnu, Shiva, and Kubera)

name of a rishi (with the patronymics भरद्वाज (bharad-vāja), author of RV. ix, 80-82, reckoned among the seven sages)


वसु

name of a daughter of Daksha and mother of the Vasus (as a class of gods)


वसु

wealth, goods, riches, property
gold
jewel, gem, pearl
any valuable or precious object
a particular drug
a kind of salt (= रोमक (romaka))


अभिधान

telling, naming, speaking, speech, manifesting

a name, title, appellation, expression, word

putting together, bringing in close connection


साधन

leading straight to a goal, guiding well, furthering

effective, efficient, productive of (compound)

denoting, designating, expressive of (compound)


साधन

the act of mastering, overpowering, subduing

subduing by charms, conjuring up, summoning (spirits etc.)

enforcing payment or recovery (of a debt)

bringing about, carrying out, accomplishment, fulfilment, completion, perfection

establishment of a truth, proof, argument, demonstration

reason or premiss (in a syllogism, leading to a conclusion)

any means of effecting or accomplishing, any agent or instrument or implement or utensil or apparatus, an expedient, requisite for (genitive or compound)

a means of summoning or conjuring up a spirit (or deity)

means or materials of warfare, military forces army or portion of an army (sg and pl)

means of correcting or punishing (as "a stick", "rod" etc.)

means of enjoyment, goods, commodities etc.

the sense of the instrumental or agent (as expressed by the case of a noun, as opposed to the action itself)

preparing, making ready, preparation (of food, poison etc.)

the conjugational affix or suffix which is placed between the root and terminations (= वीहरण (vīharaṇa))

in Lexicographers: matter, material, substance, ingredient, drug, medicine; good works, penance, self-mortification, attainment of beatitude; conciliation, propitiation, worship; killing, destroying; killing metals, depriving them by oxidation etc. of their metallic properties (especially said of mercury); burning on a funeral pile, obsequies; setting out, proceeding, going; going quickly; going after, following


साधन

name of the author of RV. x, 157 (having the patronymics भौवन (bhauvana))


साहाय्य

help, succour
friendship, fellowship, alliance
helping another in danger


साधर्म्य

community or equality of duty or office or properties, sameness or identity of nature, likeness or homogeneousness with (+genitive or compound)


साधु

leading straight to a goal, hitting the mark, unerring (as an arrow or thunderbolt)

straightened, not entangled (as threads)

successful, effective, efficient (as a hymn or prayer)

powerful, excellent, good for (locative) or towards (locative, genitive, dative, accusative, with प्रति (prati), अनु (anu), अभि (abhi), परि (pari), or compound)

well-born, noble, of honourable or respectable descent


साधु

well, rightly, skilfully, properly, agreeably


साधु

well, enough of, away with (+instrumental)!


साधु

a good or virtuous or honest man
a holy man, saint, sage, seer; a sadhu
a जिन (jina) or deified saint
a jeweller
a merchant, money-lender, usurer
a derivative or inflected noun
a saintly woman
a kind of root (= मेदा (medā))


साधु

the good or right or honest, a good etc. thing or act


गञ्जा

drinking-vessel (especially one for intoxicating liquors)

hut, hovel, abode of low people (पामरसद्मन् (pāmara-sadman))

written for गुञ्जा (guñjā) (Abrus precatorius)


साधारण

"having or resting on the same support or basis", belonging or applicable to many or all, general, common to all, universal, common to (genitive, dative, instrumental with and without सह (saha), or compound)

like, equal or similar to (instrumental or compound)

having something of two opposite properties, occupying a middle position, mean (between two extremes e.g. "neither too dry nor too wet", "neither too cool nor too hot")

belonging to more than the one instance alleged (one of the three divisions of the fallacy called अनैकान्तिक (anaikāntika))


साधारण

name of the 44th (or 18th) year of Jupiter's cycle of 60 years

a twig of bamboo (perhaps used as a bolt)

name of a Nyaya work by गादधर (Gādadhara)


साधारण

something in common, a league or alliance with (compound)

a common rule or one generally applicable

a generic property, a character common to all the individuals of a species or to all the species of a genus etc.


साध्य

to be subdued or mastered or won or managed, conquerable, amenable

to be set to rights, to be treated or healed or cured

to be accomplished or fulfilled or brought about or effected or attained, practicable, feasible, attainable

being effected or brought about, taking place


साध्य

"they that are to be propitiated", i.e. Sādhyas, a class of celestial beings


साध्य

an object to be accomplished, thing to be proved or established, matter in debate


सहित

=संहित (saṃhita), joined, conjoined, united (in dual: "both together"; plural [also with सर्वे (sarve)]: "all together")

accompanied or attended by, associated or connected with, possessed of (instrumental or compound)

being in conjunction with (instrumental, or compound)


विपक्ष

"being on a different side", an opponent, adversary, enemy

the day of transition from one half of a lunar month to another

a counter-statement, counter-instance, argument proving the contrary (e.g. "there cannot be fire in a lake, because there is no smoke there")


जगदीश

an epithet of Vishnu
an epithet of Shiva


शुनक

name of an Āṅgirasa and disciple of Pathya

name of the slayer of Puraṃ-jaya and father of Pradyota


सार

course, motion
stretching out, extension


सार

the core or pith or solid interior of anything

the substance or essence or marrow or cream or heart or essential part of anything, best part, quintessence

"chiefly consisting of or depending on etc.", compare पर (para)

a compendium, summary, epitome (often at the end of a compound in titles of books)

a chief-ingredient or constituent part of the body (causing the peculiarities of temperament; reckoned to be 7, namely सत्त्व (sattva), शुक्र (śukra), मज्जन् (majjan), अस्थि (asthi), मेदस् (medas), मांस (māṃsa), रक्त (rakta))

the matter formed in a boil or ulcer, pus

m (=शार (śāra)) a piece at chess or backgammon etc.


सार

sound (as an argument that has been thoroughly proved)


आहार

bringing near, procuring
being about to fetch, going to fetch


आहार

taking
fetching, bringing near
employing, use
taking food
food
livelihood


समर्थ

having a similar or suitable aim or object, having proper aim or force, very forcible or adequate, well answering or corresponding to, suitable or fit for (genitive or compound)

very strong or powerful, competent, capable of, able to, a match for (genitive, dative, locative, infinitive, or compound; rarely accusative, ablative, or pr. p.)

having the same sense or meaning (= तुल्यार्थ (tulyā-rtha), एकार्थ (ekā-rtha))

connected in sense, having the same grammatical construction (= सम्बद्धार्थ (sambaddhā-rtha))


समर्थ

a word which has force or meaning, significant word

the construction or coherence of words in a significant sentence


समर्थ

ability, competence (compare समर्थयुक्त (sam-artha-yukta))

conception, intelligibility (compare दुह्समर्थ (duh-sam-artha)


सहाय

"one who goes along with (another)", a companion, follower, adherent, ally, assistant, helper in or to (locative or compound)

"having as a companion or assistant, accompanied or supported by"


प्रदेश

pointing out, showing, indication, direction, decision, determination

spot, region, place, country, district (often in compounds with a part of the body, e.g. कण्ठप्रदेश (kaṇṭhapradeśa), हृदयप्रदेश (hṛdayapradeśa) etc.)

a short span (measured from the tip of the thumb to that of the forefinger)

one of the obstacles to liberation Sarvad, "atomic individuality"


ऋष्व

elevated, high
sublime, great, noble (as gods)


संसार

going or wandering through, undergoing transmigration; samsara

course, passage, passing through a succession of states, circuit of mundane existence, transmigration, metempsychosis

the world, secular life, worldly illusion


विधवा

widow; woman whose husband has died
a country bereft of a king


बोधिसत्त्व

"one whose essence is perfect knowledge", one who is on the way to the attainment of perfect knowledge (i.e. a Buddhist saint) when he has only one birth to undergo before obtaining the state of a supreme Buddha and then nirvana

name of the principal Buddha of the present era (before he became a Buddha)


अङ्गुलि

the finger-like tip of an elephant's trunk


हर

bearing, wearing, taking, conveying, bringing (» कवच-, वार्त्ता-ह्°), taking away, carrying off, removing, destroying (» बल-, शक्ति-ह्°)


हर

a divisor
the denominator of a fraction, division
a stallion
an ass
fire


हर

‘Seizer’, ‘Destroyer’, name of Shiva
name of a दानव (dānava)
name of a monkey (R.)
name of various authors


प्रसाद

clearness, brightness, pellucidness, purity

calmness, tranquillity, absence of excitement

graciousness, kindness, kind behaviour, favour, aid, mediation

Kindness personified as a son of Dharma and Maitrī

a propitiatory offering or gift (of food = प्रसादद्रव्य (prasāda-dravya), प्रसादान्न (prasādā-nna))

the food presented to an idol, or the remnants of food left by a spiritual teacher (which any one may freely appropriate to his own use)

name of a commentator on the prakriyā-kaumudī


आश्रम

hermitage, the abode of ascetics, the cell of a hermit or of retired saints or sages; ashram

a stage in the life of a Brahman (of which there are four corresponding to four different periods or conditions, namely 1st, ब्रह्मचारिन् (brahmacārin, “student of the veda”); 2nd, गृहस्थ (gṛha-stha, “householder”); 3rd, वानप्रस्थ (vānaprastha, “anchorite”); and 4th, संन्यासिन् (saṃnyāsin, “abandoner of all worldly concerns”), or sometimes भिक्षु (bhikṣu, “religious beggar”); in some places the law-givers mention only three such periods of religious life, the first being then omitted)


मिथुन

a pair (male and female; but also "any couple or pair")


मिथुन

the sign of the zodiac Gemini or the third arc of 30 degrees in a circle

the other part, complement or companion of anything (also applied to a kind of small statue at the entrance of a temple)


मरण

passing away; cessation (as of lightning or rain)

a kind of poison (probably wrong reading for मारण (māraṇa))

refuge; asylum (probably wrong reading for शरण (śaraṇa))


वृषभ

a bull (used as an epithet of various gods in the Vedas)

the chief, most excellent or eminent, lord or best among (in later language mostly at the end of a compound, or with genitive)

a particular drug (described as a root brought from the Himalaya mountains, resembling the horn of a bull, of cooling and tonic properties, and serviceable in catarrh and consumption)


सृगाल

jackal
rogue, cheat
coward, poltroon
ill-natured or harsh-speaking man


चिन्तन

thinking, thinking of, reflecting upon
anxious thought
consideration


चूर्ण

powder flour, aromatic powder, pounded sandal


चूर्ण

dividing a word by separating double consonant for obtaining a different sense (in a riddle etc.)


वाणिज

the submarine fire (supposed to be at the south-pole)


बणिज्

alternative form of वणिज् (vaṇíj, “merchant, trader”)


क्रोश

"the range of the voice in calling or hallooing", a measure of distance (an Indian league, commonly called a Kos = 1000 daṇḍas = 4000 hastas = 1÷4 yojana; according to others = 2000 daṇḍas = 8000 hastas = 1 gavyūti)


प्रान्त

edge, border, margin, verge, extremity, end

back part (of a carriage) (in the beginning of a compound, finally, eventually)


धरित्री

female equivalent of धर्तृ (dhartṛ, “bearer, supporter, holder”)


वसति

to dwell, live, reside, stop (at a place), stay

to remain or keep on or continue in any condition


वसति

staying, dwelling, abiding, sojourn
a nest
a dwelling-place, house, residence
a Jain monastery


गोल

a globe (as the celestial globe or as the globe of the sun or of the earth)

the conjunction of all the planets in one sign


गोल

a circle, sphere
a large globular water-jar
red arsenic
a woman's female friend
a name of Durgā
name of a river (probably Godāvarī)


सभा

an assembly, congregation, meeting, council, public audience

a place for public meetings, large assembly-room or hall, palace, court of a king or of justice, council-chamber, gambling-house

a house for lodging and accommodating travellers


कुञ्चिका

a plant bearing a red and black seed used as a weight; jequirity (Abrus precatorius)

"key", of a commentary on the mañjūṣā (compare केलिकुञ्चिका (kelikuñcikā))


भूमि

earth, soil, ground; Earth personified as Bhumi

divisions of the world; compare भूमित्रय (bhūmi-traya)

part, personification (played by an actor)

a step, degree, stage (with Buddhists there are 10 or 13 stages of existence or perfection); Bhumi

matter, subject, object, receptacle i.e. fit object or person for


मरु

wilderness, sandy waste, desert (often in plural)

"the desert-like penance" i.e. abstinence from drinking

name of a daitya (usually associated with naraka)

name of a king belonging to the Ikṣvāku family

name of a country (Marwar) and its inhabitants


स्वश्व

having excellent horses, well mounted, well yoked


उपरम

cessation, stopping, expiration
leaving off, desisting, giving up
death


अन्तर्

within, between, amongst, in the middle or interior

in, into, in the middle of, between, out of the midst of


ऋतावन्

keeping within the fixed order or rule, regular, proper (as inanimated objects)

performing (as men) or accepting (as gods) sacred works or piety, truthful, faithful, just, holy


मषि

powdered, burnt bone (used to make ink or eye makeup)

Nardostachys jatamansi (used to obtain spikenard)


कलम

a sort of rice (sown in May and June and ripening in December or January)


सूत

born, engendered
one that has, brought forth (young)


सूत

quicksilver
the sun
a young quadruped
written for सुता (sutā)


सूत

charioteer, driver, groom, equerry, master of the horse (especially an attendant on a king who in earlier literature is often mentioned together with the ग्रामणी (grāma-ṇī́); in the epics also a royal herald or bard, whose business was to proclaim the heroic actions of the king and his ancestors, while he drove his chariot to battle, or on state occasions, and who had therefore to know by heart portions of the epic poems and ancient ballads; he is the son of a क्षत्रिय (kṣatriya) by a ब्राह्मणी (brāhmaṇī) or of a Brahman [accord. to शाश्वत (śāśvata) also of a शूद्र (śūdra)] and a क्षत्रिया (kṣatriyā); the most celebrated sūta was लोमहर्षण (loma-harṣaṇa) who was a pupil of व्यास (vyāsa))

name of a son of विश्वामित्र (viśvāmitra)


शिष्ट

left, remaining, escaped, residual (often at the end of a compound)


शिष्ट

anything that remains or is left, remains, remnant


शिष्ट

taught, directed, ordered, commanded (applied to persons and things)

disciplined, cultured, educated, learned, wise (m. a learned or well-educated or wise man)


शिष्ट

chief
courtier, counsellor
learned or well-educated or wise man


विद्युत्

to flash forth, lighten, shine forth (as the rising sun)


गाथा

verse, stanza (especially one which is neither ऋच् (ṛc), nor सामन् (sāman), nor यजुस् (yajus), a verse not belonging to the Vedas, but to the epic poetry of legends or आख्यान (ākhyāna)s, such as the Śunaḥśepa-ākhyāna or the Suparṇādhyāya)

any metre not enumerated in the regular treatises on prosody (compare ऋग्गाथा (ṛg-gāthā), ऋजुगाथ (ṛju-gātha), यज्ञगाथा (yajña-gāthā))


अपभ्रंश

the most corrupt of the Prakrit dialects


संहिता

the junction or combination of letters according to euphonic rules (sandhi, but sometimes considered rather as the state preparatory to the actual junction than the junction itself)

a text treated according to euphonic rules (especially the real continuous text of the Vedas as formed out of the padas or separate words by proper phonetic changes); a Samhita

any methodically arranged collection of texts or verses

the force which holds together and supports the universe (a term applied to the Supreme Being according to some)


शस्त्र

invocation, praise (applied to any hymn recited either audibly or inaudibly, as opposed to स्तोम (stoma), which is sung, but especially the verses recited by the hotṛ and his assistant as an accompaniment to the grahas at the soma libation)


शस्त्र

an instrument for cutting or wounding, knife, sword, dagger, any weapon (even applied to an arrow Bhat2t2.; weapons are said to be of four kinds, पाणिमुक्त (pāṇi-mukta), यन्त्रमुक्त (yantra-mukta), मुक्तामुक्त (muktā*mukta), and अमुक्त (amukta))


उद्गातृ

one of the four chief-priests (namely the one who chants the hymns of the Samaveda), chanter


अध्वर्यु

a priest of a particular class (as distinguished from the होतृ (hotṛ), the उद्गातृ (udgātṛ), and the ब्रह्मन् (brahman) classes. The adhvaryu priests "had to measure the ground, to build the altar, to prepare the sacrificial vessels, to fetch wood and water, to light the fire, to bring the animal and immolate it"; whilst engaged in these duties, they had to repeat the hymns of the Yajurveda, hence that veda itself is also called adhvaryu)


स्मृति

remembrance, reminiscence, thinking of or upon (+locative or compound), memory, calling to mind

memory as one of the व्यभिचारिभाव (vyabhicāri-bhāva)

Memory (personified either as the daughter of दक्ष (dakṣa) and wife of अङ्गिरस् (aṅgiras) or as the daughter of धर्म (dharma) and मेधा (medhā))

the whole body of sacred tradition or what is remembered by human teachers (in contradistinction to श्रुति (śruti) or what is directly heard or revealed to the rishis)

the whole body of codes of law as handed down memoriter or by tradition (especially the codes of Manu Yājñavalkya and the 16 succeeding inspired lawgivers)

symbolical name for the number 18 (from the 18 lawgivers above)


मूषक

a particular part of the face (= करविरक (kara-viraka))


वेणु

a bamboo, reed, cane
a flute, fife, pipe
name of a deity of the bodhi tree
name of a king of the यादव (yādava)s
name of a son of शतजित् (śata-jit)
name of a mountain
name of a river
the descendants of Veṇu


स्वेद

sweat, perspiration
drops of perspiration
a sudorific
warm vapour, steam


स्वेदते

to cause to sweat, treat with sudorifics


कुण्डलिनी

a particular dish (curds boiled with ghee and rice)


मण्डल

circle, globe, orb, ring, circumference, ball, wheel

a sort of cutaneous eruption or leprosy with circular spot

round mole or mark (caused by a fingernail etc.) on the body

district, arrondissement, territory, province, country

mandala (a surrounding district or neighbouring state; the circle consisting of a ruler's near and distant neighbours)

a multitude, group, band, collection, whole body, society, company

mandala (division of the book of the Rigveda)


पवमान

being purified or strained, flowing clear


पवमान

name of a particular अग्नि (agni) (associated with पावक (pāvaka) and शुचि (śuci) and also regarded as a son of अग्नि (agni) by स्वाहा (svāhā) or of अन्तर्धान (antar-dhāna) and by शिखण्डिनी (śikhaṇḍinī))

name of particular stotras sung by the सामग (sāma-ga) at the ज्योतिष्टोम (jyotiṣṭoma) sacrifice (they are called successively at the 3 savanas बहिष्पवमान (bahiṣpavamā*na), माध्यंदिन (mādhyaṃdina) and तृतीय (tṛtīya) or आर्भव (ārbhava))

name of a prince and the वर्ष (varṣa) in शाकद्वीप (śāka-dvīpa) ruled by him


सीम्

him, her, it, them (employed for all genders, numbers and persons and often weakened into a generalizing and emphasizing particle, which may become an enclitic particle after a pronoun or preposition, often translatable by "ever")


लभते

to gain possession of, obtain, receive, conceive, get, receive ("from" +ablative; "as" +accusative), recover ib.

to gain the power of (doing anything), succeed in, be permitted or allowed to (+infinitive or dative)

to perceive, know, understand, learn, find out

to be taken or caught or met with or found or got or obtained

to be allowed or permitted (infinitive sometimes with passive sense)

to cause to take or receive or obtain, give, bestow (generally with two accusatives; rarely with accusative and instrumental = to present with)

to get, procure (compare लम्भित (lambhita))

to wish to seize or take or catch or obtain or receive (with accusative or genitive; "from" +ablative)


काल

black, dark blue colour
pupil (dark part of the eye)


काल

a black kind of agarwood from Agallochum (now Aquilaria)


काल

a fixed or right point of time, a space of time, time (in general)

the proper time or season for (+genitive, dative, locative, in compound, infinitive, or subjunctive with यद् (yad)

a period of time, time of the world (युग (yuga))

time (as leading to events, the causes of which are imperceptible to the mind of man), destiny, fate

time (as destroying all things), death, time of death (often personified and represented with the attributes of Yama, regent of the dead, or even identified with him

Kāla, personified is also a देवर्षि (devarṣi) in Indra's court, and a son of Dhruva


एवम्

so; thus; in this way; in such a manner; such; as such


वैश्वानर

relating or belonging to all men, omnipresent, known or worshipped everywhere, universal, general, common

consisting of all men, full in number, complete

relating or belonging to the gods collectively

relating or sacred to अग्नि वैश्वानर (agni vaiśvānara)

composed by विश्वानर (viśvānara) or वैश्वानर (vaiśvānara)


वैश्वानर

name of Agni or Fire (Agni Vaiśvānara is regarded as the author of RV x, 79, 80)

name of the Supreme Spirit or Intellect when located in a supposed collective aggregate of gross bodies

a particular sacrifice performed at the beginning of every year


वैश्वानर

men collectively, mankind
name of a Saman


अचित्ति

want of sense, senselessness, infatuation


वैबोधिक

one who awakens (princes by announcing the time etc.), bard, panegyrist


विबोध

the unfolding of the faculties in carrying out an object


जुहू

tongue (especially of Agni; 7 are named), flame

personified as wife of Brahmā and goddess of speech (author of RV. X, 109)

a curved wooden ladle (for pouring sacrificial butter into fire)

that part of the frame enshrining the universal spirit which faces the east


साति

gaining, obtaining, acquisition, winning of spoil or property

name of a teacher (having the patronymic Auṣṭrākṣi)


ภู

Thai script form of भू (“becoming; world”)


विंशति

twenty, a score (with a noun either in genitive or in apposition, e.g.)


वृष

a strong or potent man (one of the four classes into which men are divided in erotic works.)

the chief of a class or anything the most excellent or preeminent or best of its kind

mouse, rat (compare वृश (vṛ́śa) and वृषदंश (vṛṣadaṃśa))


वृष

a woman's apartment
myrobalan
a peacock's plumage or tail


समर

coming together, meeting, concourse, confluence

hostile encounter, conflict, struggle, war, battle with (सह (saha))

name of a king of the विद्याधर (vidyā-dhara)

name of a brother of king अवन्तिवर्मन् (avantivarman)


ईषा

the pole or shafts of a carriage or plough


रोच

one who lightens or makes bright
name of a king


रुचि

liking, taste, relish, pleasure, appetite, zest

taking pleasure in, desirous of, longing for; with locative, प्रति (prati) infinitive or compound


रुचि

name of a Prajā-pati (the husband of Ākūti and father of Yajña or Su-yajña and of Manu Raucya)


आविस्

before the eyes, openly, manifestly, evidently


धरति

to hold, bear (also bring forth), carry, maintain, preserve, keep, possess, have, use, employ, practise, undergo

to preserve soul or body, continue living, survive (especially future dhariṣyati; compare passive below)

to hold back, keep down, stop, restrain, suppress, resist

to place or fix in, bestow or confer on (locative)

to destine for (dative; Ā. also to be destined for or belong to)

to direct or turn (attention, mind, etc.) towards, fix or resolve upon (locative or dative)

to owe anything (accusative) to (dative or genitive)

to conceive, be pregnant (older garbham- √bhṛ)

to hold to an agreement, cause to make a compact

to begin, resolve upon, undertake (dative; accusative or infinitive)


रुधिर

a kind of precious stone (compare रुधिराख्य (rudhirā*khya))


सा

feminine nominative singular of तद् (tad); she


सा

feminine nominative singular of तद् (tad); that one


सा

giving, bestowing, granting (usually at the end of a compound)


तर्क

system or doctrine founded on speculation or reasoning, philosophical system (especially the Nyāya system, but applicable also to any of the six Darśana)

logic, confutation (especially that kind of argument which consists in reduction to absurdity)


तर्का

reasoning, inquiry (= काङ्क्षा (kāṅkṣā))


जीवित

living
lived through (a period of time)
enlivened, animated


जीवित

living being
life
duration of life
livelihood


जुगुप्सु

present active desiderative participle of गुप् (gup)


जुष्ट

liked, wished, loved, welcome, agreeable, usual (with dative or genitive, rarely instrumental)

afflicted by (instrumental or in compounds)

furnished with, possessed of (instrumental or in compounds)


दृष्टि

seeing, viewing, beholding (also with the mental eye)

the faculty of seeing, sight, eyesight, vision


वसन्त

a particular metre (4 times ˘ ¯ ˘ ˘ ¯ ˘) (Col.)


मैत्रेय

Maitreya, a bodhisattva, who is said to be the future Buddha of Buddhism


मैत्रेय

patronymic of कौषारव (kauṣārava) (AitBr.)

patronymic of ग्लाव (glāva) (ChUp.) (according to Sch. matronymic from मित्रा (mitrā))

patronymic of various other men (MBh., Pur.)

name of the विदूषक (vidūṣaka) in the मृच्च्हकटिका (mṛcchakaṭikā)

name of a grammarian (= मैत्रेयरक्षित (maitreyarakṣita)) (Cat.)

name of a particular mixed caste (= मैत्रेयक (maitreyaka)) (Kull. on Mn. X, 33)


श्रद्दधाति

to have faith or faithfulness, have belief or confidence, believe, be true or trustful (RV. etc.)

to credit, think anything true (+two accusatives) (MBh., Kāv. etc.)

to believe or have faith in or be true to (with dative, and in later language with genitive of thing or person, or with locative of thing) (RV. etc.)

to expect anything (+accusative) from (+ablative) (MBh.)

to consent, assent to, approve, welcome (with accusative; with न (na), "to disapprove") (Kathās.)

to be desirous of (accusative), wish to (infinitive) (Kathās., BhP.)

to make faithful, render trustful, inspire confidence (RV. X, 151, 5.)


मृदु

soft, delicate, tender, pliant, mild, gentle (VS. etc.)


मृदु

name of a king and various other men VP. (compare बिदादि (bidā*di))


मृदु

softness, mildness, gentleness (MBh. Kāv. etc.) (also m Pāṇ. 2-2, 8, Vārtt. 3, Pat.)


द्वीप

island, peninsula, sandbank
division of the terrestrial world


वणिज्

merchant, trader, businessman
the zodiacal sign Libra
trade, traffic, commerce, merchanthood


पुरु

much, many, abundant (only पुरू (purū), पुरूणि (purū́ṇi), पुरूणाम् (purūṇām) and several cases of f पूर्वी (pūrvī); in later language only a the end of a compound) (RV. etc.)


पुरु

much, often, very (also with a comparative or superlative)


पुरु

name of a prince (the son of Yayāti and Śarmiṣṭhā and sixth monarch of the lunar race) (MBh., Śak.)

name of a son of Vasu-deva and Saha-devā (BhP.)


अन्त

end, conclusion, termination
limit, boundary
border, edge, precinct


अन्त

near
last
handsome, lovely
lowest, worst
youngest


भृष्टि

spike, point, top, corner, edge (RV., AV., GṛS.)


भृष्टि

the act of frying or boiling or roasting (L.)


जीवन्मुक्ति

emancipation while still alive (Madhus.)


के

nominative plural masculine of किम् (kim, “who”)

nominative/accusative dual feminine/neuter of किम् (kim, “who, what”)


औपरिष्टक

"mouth congress" (Burton 1883); fellatio or cunnilingus


जघन

the middle parts of the body, from navel downwards to the thighs


सुम्न

benevolent, kind, gracious, favourable (RV. x, 5, 3; 7)


सुम्न

satisfaction, peace, joy, happiness (RV.)


द्युम्न

splendour, glory, majesty, power, strength

wealth, possession (= धन (dhana) Naigh. ii, 10) (Daś.)


द्युम्न

name of an author of the 5th Mandala of the Rigveda, of a सामन् (sāman) (ĀrshBr.)

name of a son of Manu and Naḍvalā (BhP..)


दन्त

tooth
an elephant's tusk, ivory
the point of an arrow


वीर्य

manliness, valour, strength, virility
heroism, heroic deed
semen, seed
efficacy (of medicine)


रक्त

Barringtonia acutangula L. (freshwater mangrove)


रक्त

blood Mn. Hariv. &c.
a partic. disease of the eyes, Hcat.
the menstrual fluid L.
copper L.
vermilion L.
cinnabar L.
saffron L.
the fruit of Flacourtia cataphracta L.


रक्त

attached or devoted to, fond of, dear, lovely, beloved


सुन्दर

beautiful, handsome, lovely, charming (MBh., Kāv. etc.)


सुन्दर

name of a son of प्रविलसेन (Pravilasena)

name of various authors (also with आचार्य (ācārya), कवि (kavi), भट्ट (bhaṭṭa) etc.)


शास्त्र

any instrument of teaching, manual or compendium of rules

any book or treatise, especially religious or scientific


शिला

top of the pillar supporting a house (L.)


रोग

‘breaking up of strength’; disease, infirmity, sickness, ache


विकास

development, progress
growth, expansion
blooming
serenity
cheerfulness


कण्ठ

throat, neck
the narrowest part of something
voice box
voice
guttural sound


मिथ्या

illusion
a lie
falsedom, fallacy
trickery, deceit


अनुस्वार

anusvara, the "after-sound" (a nasal consonant following a vowel; denoted by a dot or circle in various scripts and by ṃ in IAST)


संजय

conquest, victory
a kind of military array


संजय

Sanjaya, the advisor and charioteer of Dhritarashtra


सञ्जय

pronunciation spelling of संजय (saṃjaya)


लिपि

writing
inscription
written document
painting, drawing


कामुक

wishing for, desiring, longing after
loving, enamored or in love with


काली

a worm or animalcule generated in the acetous fermentation of milk


काली

Kali (the most terrifying goddess, wife of Shiva, identified as Parvati in her benevolent aspect)

one of the seven tongues or flames of fire

name of a female evil spirit (mother of the Kalakeyas)


लज्जा

shame, embarrassment, modesty
sensitivity, bashfulness
the sensitive plant (Mimosa pudica)


ज्ञ

In Sanskrit an irregular ligature of ज (ja) and ञ (ña)


ज्ञ

A wise and learned man
The sentient soul
The planet Mercury
The planet Mars
An epithet of Brahmā


मार्ग

belonging to, or coming from, wild game (such as deer)


मार्ग

way, road, route, path
track of a wild animal
reach, range
way, manner, method, custom, usage
mark, scar
ground for litigation


वर्ग

a separate division, class, set, or multitude of similar things or people; group; company; family; ilk; lot etc.

party; side (group of people forming a cohesive unit)


वर्णमाला

order or series of letters (esp. rows of letters written on a board or in a diagram), the alphabet (L.)


सुलभ

easy to be obtained or effected, easily accessible or attainable, feasible, easy, common, trivial

fit or suitable for, answering to (mostly comp.), useful, advantageous


सम

same, equal, alike
equivalent to, like, identical to
even, smooth, flat, plain, level


अ-

Used in the formation of imperfect, aorist and conditional tenses.


करण

doing, making, effecting, causing
clever, skillful


करण

helper, companion
a man of a mixed class
writer, scribe
a kind of time


करण

the act of making, doing, producing, effecting

the special business of any tribe or caste

calculation, especially an astronomical one

a sound or word as an independent part of speech

the means or instrument by which an action is effected, the idea expressed by the instrumental case, instrumentality


लिख

present imperative active third-person singular of लिखति (likhati, “to scratch”)


लिखते

present indicative middle third-person singular of लिखति (likhati, “to scratch”)


लिखे

present indicative middle first-person singular of लिखति (likhati, “to scratch”)


शुभ

pleasant, agreeable, suitable, fit, capable, useful, good (applied to persons and things)

good (in moral sense), righteous, virtuous, honest


शुभ

beauty, charm, good fortune, auspiciousness, happiness, bliss, welfare, prosperity

benefit, service, good or virtuous action


चतुरङ्ग

comprising (4 parts, viz.) elephants, chariots, cavalry, and infantry (MBh. III, 790, R. II, 51, 7)


चतुरङ्ग

name of a son of रोमपाद (romapāda) or लोमपाद (lomapāda) (Hariv. 1697 f., BhP. IX, 23, 10)

= चतुरङ्गबल (cátur-aṅga-bala) (AV., Pariś. ??, MBh. IX, 446)

a kind of chess (played by 4 parties) (Tithyād.)


आकाशगङ्गा

A name for a component of the river Ganga in lore, the component which flows in the heavens.


बोधि

(Buddhism, Jainism) bodhi: perfect knowledge or wisdom (by which a man becomes a buddha or jina), the illuminated or enlightened intellect (of a Buddha or jina) (Kathās., Rājat., Śatr., Lalit.)

the tree of wisdom under which perfect wisdom is attained or under which a man becomes a buddha, the sacred fig-tree: Ficus religiosa (Hcat.)

name of a man (= Buddha in a former birth) (Jātakam.)


बोधि

second-person singular aorist active imperative of भू (bhū, “to be, become”)


बोधि

second-person singular aorist active imperative of बुध् (budh)


व्याघ्र

a tiger (not in RV., but in AV., often mentioned with the lion; according to R. III, 30, 26, शार्दूली (śārdūlī) is the mythical mother of tigers; but in वह्निपुराण (vahni-purāṇa) they are said to be the offspring of कश्यप (kaśyapa)'s wife दंष्ट्रा (daṃṣṭrā); compare चित्रव्याघ्र (citra-vyāghra)) (AV. etc.)

any pre-eminently strong or noble person, "a tiger among men" (compare ऋषभ (ṛṣabha), सिंह (siṃha))

a red variety of the castor-oil plant (L.)

name of various authors (also abridged from व्याघ्रपद् (vyāghra-pad)) (Cat.)


विष्णु

the name of the month चैत्र (caitra) (VarBṛS.)

the name of a son of Manu Sāvarṇa and Manu Bhautya (MārkP.)

the name of the father of the 11th अर्हत् (arhat) of the present अवसर्पिणी (avasarpiṇī) (L.)

the name of various authors and others (Inscr., Cat.)


विष्णु

name of the mother of the 11th अर्हत् (arhat) of the present अवसर्पिणी (avasarpiṇī) (L.)


व्याकरण

grammatical correctness, polished or accurate language


गृणाति

to call, call out to, invoke (RV., AV., ŚBr. IV, Bhag. XI, 21)

to mention with praise, praise, extol (RV., BhP. XI, 13, 41, Bhaṭṭ. VIII, 77)

to pronounce, recite (MBh., VII, 1754, Ragh. BhP. I, 1, 14)

to relate; to teach in verses (Gaṇit. i, 4, 5)


राज्ञी

name of the western quarter or that which contains the Soul of the Universe (ChUp. ?? III, 15 ,2)

deep-coloured or yellowish-red brass (consisting of three parts of copper to one of zinc or tin) (L.)


देवराज

king of the gods name of Indra (MBh., R. etc.)

the father of शार्ङ्गधर (śārṅgadhara), and several authors (Cat.)


पुरी

fortress, castle, town (TĀr., MBh. etc.)

name of a town (the capital of Kaliṅga, noted for the adoration of जगन्नाथ (jagan-nātha) or Kṛṣṇa) (IW., 244 n. 1)

the sanctuary or adytum of a temple (Inscr.)


श्याम

black, dark-coloured, dark blue or brown or grey or green, sable, having a dark or swarthy complexion (considered a mark of beauty)


श्याम

a black bull (TS.)
a particular राग (rāga) (Saṃgīt.)


विमान

measuring out, traversing (RV., AV., MBh.)


विमान

a car or chariot of the gods, any mythical self-moving aerial car (sometimes serving as a seat or throne, sometimes self-moving and carrying its occupant through the air; other descriptions make the vimāna more like a house or palace, and one kind is said to be 7 stories high; that of रावण (rāvaṇa) was called पुष्पक (puṣpaka); the नौविमान (nau-vi-māna) [Ragh. XVO, 68] is thought to resemble a ship) (MBh., (Kāv. etc.)


विमान

any car or vehicle (especially a bier) (Rājat. VII, 446)

the palace of an emperor or supreme monarch (especially one with 7 stories) (MBh., Kāv. etc.)

a temple or shrine of a particular form (VarBṛS.)


विमान

the science of (right) measure or proportion (e.g. of the right relation between the humours of the body, of medicines and remedies etc.) (Car.)


वर

environing, enclosing, circumference, space, room


वर

"chooser", one who solicits a girl in marriage, suitor, lover, bridegroom, husband (rarely "son-in-law")


वर

"select", choicest, valuable, precious, best, most excellent or eminent among (genitive, locative, ablative, or compound) or for

better, preferable, better than [with ablative, rarely genitive] or among


वर

boon, gift, reward, benefit, blessing, favour

saffron (in compounds not always separable from the homographic word meaning "enclosing, etc")


यद्

who, which, what, whichever, whatever, that (RV. etc.)


कर्पर

cup, pot, bowl (Pañcat., Kathās. etc.)
skull, cranium (L.)
tortoise shell
a kind of weapon (L.)
Ficus glomerata (L.)
name of a thief (Kathās. lxiv, 43 ff.)


राजि

Baccharoides anthelmintica (syn. Vernonia anthelminthica) (L.) (compare राजी (rājī))


राजि

name of a son of āyu (MBh.) (B. रजि (raji) (L.)


राशि

a heap, mass, pile, group, multitude, quantity, number (RV.)

a sum or the figure or figures put down for an operation (such as multiplying, dividing) (Col.)

a measure of quantity (= द्रोण (droṇa)) (ŚārṅgS.)

a sign of the zodiac (as being a certain sum or quantity of degrees), one-twelfth part of the ecliptic, an astrological house (MBh., VarBṛS. etc.) (compare IW. 178)


नक्षत्र

an asterism or constellation through which the moon passes, a lunar mansion


श्रमण

making effort or exertion, toiling, labouring, (esp.) following a toilsome or menial business (W.)


श्रमण

one who performs acts of mortification or austerity, an ascetic, monk, devotee, religious mendicant (ŚBr. etc.)

a Buddhist monk or mendicant (also applied to Buddha himself compare MWB. 23 etc.; also applied to a Jain ascetic now commonly called yati) (MBh., R. etc.)


श्रम

exertion, labour, toil, exercise, effort either bodily or mental, hard work of any kind (as in performing acts of bodily mortification, religious exercises and austerity, pains or trouble bestowed on (locative or compound) (AV. etc.)


उदाहरण

the act of relating, saying, declaring; a declaration


ऐतिहासिक

derived from ancient legends; legendary; historical; traditional


प्रमुख

first, foremost, chief, principal, most excellent

having as foremost or chief, headed or preceded by, accompanied by or with


प्रमुख

chief, respectable man, sage
a heap, multitude
Rottleria tinctoria L.


प्रमुख

before the face of, in front of, before, opposite to (with gen. or comp.) MBh. Kāv.


परिचय

acquaintance, intimacy, familiarity with, knowledge of


घटना

exertion, motion, acting, manner of acting

striving after, being occupied or busy with

taking effect, answering, accomplishment

happening, occurring, occurrence, event, incident, phenomenon


शाब्दिक

sonorous, uttering a sound
relating to sounds or words, verbal


शाब्दिक

conversant with words, a grammarian, lexicographer


शासन

order, edict, command
a shastra, scripture
government, ruling


उपसर्ग

A nipāta (particle) with prepositional and/or adverbial force canonically prefixable to verbs or nouns, of which there are formally twenty or so, and in contrast to gati and cvi prefixes.


लैङ्गिक

based upon a characteristic mark or evidence or proof


शारीरिक

relating to the body, corporeal, personal, material, contained in the body


रहस्य

secret, private, clandestine, concealed, mysterious


रहस्य

a secret, any secret doctrine or mystery, any subtle or recondite point, mystical or esoteric teaching


कविता

poetry, ornate style (whether of verse or prose)


व्यक्ति

visible appearance or manifestation, becoming evident or known or public

specific appearance, distinctness, individuality

case, inflection, the proper form of any inflected word


भण्टाकी

brinjal, aubergine, eggplant (Solanum melongena)


समाचार

procedure, practice, conduct, behavior in (compound)

"doings", news, report, information, tradition


समाचार

equal or similar in practice or in virtuous conduct


चीन

the Cīna or China (name of a people attested in classical literature, often identified as the Chinese)


अद्भुत

extraordinary, supernatural, wonderful, marvelous


अद्भुत

name of the Indra of the ninth Manvantara


राष्ट्र

a kingdom, realm, empire, dominion, district, country

public calamity such as plague, famine, etc.


ध्वज

a distiller or vendor of spirituous liquors


रक्षा

the act of protecting or guarding, protection, care, preservation, security Mn. MBh. &c.

any preservative, (esp.) a sort of bracelet or amulet, any mysterious token used as a charm BhP. Suṡr.

a piece of thread or silk bound round the wrist on partic. occasions (esp. on the full moon of श्रावण, either as an amulet and preservative against misfortune, or as a symbol of mutual dependence, or as a mark of respect) MW.


पर्याय

method, arrangement
way, manner
stratagem
synonym


लेख

a writing, letter, manuscript, written document of any kind, Hariv. ; Kāv. ; VarBṛS. &c.


स्खलन

stumbling, tottering, tripping unsteady gait Suṡr. Kām. BhP.

faltering, stammering (in वाक्-स्ख्°) g. खण्ड्व्-आदि

rubbing, friction, touch, contact, collision Ṡiṡ.

discharge, emission (of semen) Kull. on Mn. v, 63


संज्ञा

to agree together, be of the same opinion, be in harmony with

to appoint, assign, intend (for any purpose), destine

to acknowledge or claim as one's own, take possession of

to cause to be of the same opinion or agree together

to cause to acquiesce or agree in (euphemistically said of a sacrificial victim, which ought not to be led forcibly to its death but made to resign itself)

to make to be understood or known, cause to understand

to make signs to, communicate or make anything known by signs


संज्ञा

agreement, mutual understanding, harmony

consciousness, clear knowledge, understanding, notion, conception

a name, appellation, title, technical term

the name of anything thought of as standing by itself, any noun having a special meaning


संज्ञा

name of a daughter of tvaṣṭṛ or viśvakarman (the wife of sūrya and mother of manu, yama and yamī)


प्राथमिक

belonging or relating to the first, occurring or happening for the first time, primary, initial, previous


हिंसा

injury, mischief, wrong, harm, hurt (said to be of three kinds: personal, verbal and mental)


विश्पति

the chief of a settlement or tribe, lord of the house or of the people (also applied to Agni and Indra) (RV., AV., TS.)


मर्मन्

mortal spot, vulnerable point, any open or exposed or weak or sensitive part of the body

the joint of a limb, any joint or articulation

anything which requires to be kept concealed, secret quality, hidden meaning, any secret or mystery


नड

tropical reed (Phragmites karka, syns. Arundo tibialis, A. karka) (RV. AV., ŚBr.)

name of a prince with the patronymic Naishidha (ŚBr.) (= nala naiṣadha Sch.)

name of a particular tribe whose employment is making a sort of glass bracelet (W.) (compare नल (nala))


मेथि

a pillar, post (especially a pillar in the middle of a threshing-floor to which oxen are bound, but also any central point or centre) (AV. etc.)

a prop for supporting carriage-shafts (AV. etc.)


शस्ति

praise, a hymn (RV.)
a praiser, singer (ib.)
= शस्मन् (śasman, “invocation, praise”)


रजस्

atmosphere; space between heaven and earth

darkness, dimness, anything that obscures vision such as dust, or mist

one of the three innate qualities described in Hindu philosophy, the tendency that drives energetic passion, the other two being सत्त्व (sattva) and तमस् (tamas)


उक्ति

sentence, proclamation, speech, expression, word (Mn., Pañcat., Kathās. etc.)


उक्त

a stanza of four lines (with one syllabic instant or one long or two short syllables in each)


संदेश

communication of intelligence, message, information, errand, direction, command, order to (genitive or locative; -tas with genitive "by order of") (Kauś., MBh. etc.)


कृप्

to mourn
to lament
to pity
to be compassionate


द्वेष्टि

to hate, show hatred against (+ accusative; rarely dative or genitive), to be hostile or unfriendly (RV., AV., ŚBr., Mn., MBh., Kāv. etc.)

to be a rival or a match for (Kāvya7d. II, 61)


बर्हिस्

a bed, cushion, or layer of Kuśa grass, strewn over the place where the Yajña is performed, to serve as a sacred surface on which to present the oblations, and as a seat for the gods and for the worshippers


भनति

to sound, resound, call aloud, speak, declare


अर्हत्

deserving, entitled to (+ accusative) (RV.)

worthy, venerable, respectable (ŚBr., AitBr. etc.)


अर्हत्

arhat; a buddha who is still a candidate for nirvana

an arhat or superior divinity with the Jains

the highest rank in the Buddhist hierarchy (L.)


तूष्णीम्

silently, quietly (RV. II, 43, 3, TS. etc.)


डमरु

a sacred drum, shaped like an hourglass, used by the god Shiva and by Buddhist mendicant monks for a musical accompaniment in chanting


वज्र

a diamond (thought to be as hard as the thunderbolt or of the same substance with it), (ShaḍvBr., Mn., MBh. etc.)

a kind of penance (feeding for a month on only barley prepared with cow's urine) (L.)

a form of military array (Mn., MBh., etc.) (compare वज्रव्यूह (vajra-vyūha))

a kind of hard mortar or cement (कल्क (kalka)) (VarBṛS.) (compare वज्रलेप (vajra-lepa))

name of the 15th of the 27 yogas or astronomical divisions of time (ib.)

Euphorbia antiquorum and another species (L.)

name of a son of अनिरुद्ध (aniruddha) (MBh., Hariv., Pur.)

name of a son of विश्वामित्र (viśvāmitra) (MBh.)

name of a rishi (VarBṛS.) (compare वात्स्य (vātsya))

name of a minister of नरेन्द्रादित्य (narendrāditya) (Rājat.)


वज्र

denunciation in strong language (compared to thunder) (R., Sāh., Pratāp.) (compare वाक्यवज्र (vākya-vajra) and वाग्वज्र (vāg-vajra))

a particular posture in sitting (Cat.) (compare वज्रासन (vajrā*sana))

name of a particular configurations of the planets and stars (in which favourable planets are situated in the 1st and 7th houses and unfavourable in the 4th and 10th) (VarBṛS.)

the blossom of the sesamum or of any plant called vajra (L.)

vetiver, Chrysopogon zizanioides, formerly Andropogon muricatus (L.)


वज्र

shaped like a kind of cross (compare above ), forked, zigzag (ib.)


वेदी

name of Saraswati (L.)
alternative spelling of वेदि (vedi)


सुरति

to rule, possess supreme or superhuman power (Dhātup. XXVIII, 50)


चैत्य

the individual soul (BhP. III, 26; 28, 28; 31, 19; Sarvad. II, 198f.)


चैत्य

a funeral monument or स्तूप (stūpa) or pyramidal column containing the ashes of deceased persons, sacred tree (especially a religious fig-tree) growing on a mound, hall or temple or place of worship (especially in Buddhism and Jainism and generally containing a monument), a sanctuary near a village (ĀśvGṛ. I, 12, Parāś., MBh. etc.)


रत्न

gift, present, goods, wealth, riches (RV., AV., ŚBr.)

jewel, gem, treasure, precious stone (the nine jewel are pearl, ruby, topaz, diamond, emerald, lapis lazuli, coral, sapphire, गोमेद (gomeda); hence ratna is a name for the number 9; but according to some 14) (Mn. MBh. etc.)

anything valuable or best of its kind (e. g. पुत्ररत्न (putra-ratna, “an excellent son”))

magnet, loadstone (Kap., Sch.) (compare मणि (maṇi))


कोटि

the curved end of a bow or of claws, end or top of anything, edge or point (of a sword), horns or cusps (of the moon)

the highest point, eminence, excellence, end, extremity

‘a point or side in an argument or disputation’, (if there are two) ‘alternative’

the perpendicular side of a right-angled triangle

the highest number in the older system of numbers; a krore, ten million (10,000,000), or 100 lakhs (1,00,00,000) in the South Asian numeral system


यज्ञ

act of worship or devotion, offering, oblation, sacrifice


यजुर्वेद

Yajurveda, second of the four Vedas, and one of the most important Ancient Hindu scriptures containing a collection of sacrificial formulas and prayers.


सत्संग

A company of pious people seeking truth, such as honorable companions or a guru who are listening to or reading scriptures, and reflection, discussion, application and meditation.


वृत्त

Having continued, lasted for a certain time


वृत्त

tortoise
a kind of grass
round temple
serpent-demon


वृत्त

procedure, practice, action, mode of life, conduct, behaviour

the rhythm at the end of a verse, final rhythm

any metre containing a fixed number of syllables


अपोहति

to strip off, push away, drive off, frighten away


मद

hilarity, rapture, excitement, inspiration, intoxication (RV. etc.)


केतक

screw pine (Pandanus fascicularis or odoratissimus) (MBh., R., Megh. etc.)


क्षितिज

Name of the demon Naraka killed by Viṣṇu


ष्ठीवति

to spit, expectorate; to spit upon (with locative case)


कर्म

nominative/accusative singular of कर्मन् (kárman)


नायक

guide, leader, chief, lord, principal
the hero or lover


ईर्ष्या

envy or impatience over another's success, jealousy


पुर्

stronghold, fortress
city, town
rampart, wall
castle


वर्ण

outward appearance, exterior, figure, form, shape, color

color of the face, (esp. good color or complexion), luster, beauty

the order or arrangement of a song or poem


वर्ण

a musical sound or note (also applied to the voice of animals)


गविष्टि

desire, eagerness, ardor, fervor
desire for battle
battle


इन्दु

a drop, especially of Soma (Vedic), a bright drop, a spark (Vedic)

the moon; time of moonlight, night (Vedic); (in the plural) the periodic changes of the moon

a point, the point on a die (AV 7.109.6), a symbolic expression for the number "one"; designation of the Anusvara


श्रद्धा

faith, trust, confidence, loyalty, belief in


श्रद्धा

the personification of faith as a goddess


धातृ

the god who is responsible for the creation and maintenance of existence


प्रजापति

Prajapati, a deity later identified with Brahma.


अदिति

freedom, safety
boundlessness, infinity
perfection
infinity personified as a goddess


अदिति

unbound
infinite. boundless
unbroken, whole
happy


अदिति

Aditi, wife of Kashyapa and the mother of the Adityas.


ओषधि

an herb, plant, especially a medicinal herb

an annual plant or herb (which dies after becoming ripe)


सुर

god, divine, deity
idol
thirty-three
sage, learned man
the image of a god, an idol
sun


दास

demon
barbarian, infidel
servant
Shudra
devotee (of a god)


पुरंधि

personification of generosity and abundance as a goddess


ब्रह्मोद्य

theological contest
discussion of theological problems


सूक्त

good speech
wise saying
song of praise
a Vedic hymn


असत्

non-existent, unreal
fake, false
untrue, wrong
bad


असत्

third-person singular present subjunctive of अस्ति (ásti, “to be”)


विराज्

to rule, govern
to shine, gleam, radiate


विराज्

ruler, chief, sovereign
eminent, splendid


विराज्

excellence, majesty, dignity
a Vedic meter


विराज्

born from purusha, and from whom Purusha was born. RV.

produced from Brahman who in turn produced Manu Svayambhuva. Mn.


पारग

master, one possessing complete knowledge of a subject (subject in gen., loc., or comp.)


हिमवत्

a snowy mountain
the Himalayas
Mount Kailasa


हिमवत्

Himavat, son of Brahma and Sarasvati, father of Parvati, Ganga and Mainaka


यव

name for island of Java, whence perhaps came the English "Java"

a unit of measurement of weight or length


अश्वत्थ

ashvattha, sacred fig (a tree of species Ficus religiosa)

the upper अरणि (araṇi) made of ashvattha wood

synonym of श्रोणा (śroṇā, “name of a नक्षत्र (nakṣatra)”)


अश्वत्थ

relating to the नक्षत्र (nakṣatra) of the same name


न्यग्रोध

banyan, Ficus benghalensis, formerly Ficus indica

Senegalia polyacantha, formerly Acacia polyacantha, white thorn


पिप्पल

berry (especially of the sacred fig)
the sacred fig, Ficus religiosa
a kind of bird
nipple
sleeve of a jacket or coat
a son of Mitra and Revati


पिप्पल

pleasure
water
sleeve of a jacket or coat


वराह

a formation of troops in the shape of a boar


कपि

ape, monkey
elephant
Indian gooseberry (Phyllanthus emblica)
a species of the Indian beech tree
frankincense
sun
proper name of men
epithet of Vishnu or Krishna


वानर

belonging to an ape or monkey, monkey-like


क्रुञ्च्

to curve or make curved
to be crooked, move crookedly
to shrink
to make small, lessen
to go towards, approach


चक्रवाक

the चक्र bird (Anas casarca; the couples are supposed to be separated and to mourn during night)


चक्रवाक

the female of the चक्र bird (ruddy shelduck, Anas casarca)


मयूरी

peahen (RV. etc.)
a species of potherb (L.)


शुक

synonym of ग्रन्थिपर्ण (granthiparṇa, “a kind of perfume”)


अनार्य

not honorable or respectable, vulgar, inferior

someone who is not learnt in the summary of Vedic scriptures (e.g., Bhagavad Gita)


समिति

committee, coming together, meeting, assembly, council (RV., AV., MBh., BhP.)

association and society personified as a goddess, the daughter of Prajāpati (BhP.)

the five rules of life or conduct (Sarvad.)


ग्राम

an inhabited place, village, hamlet, settlement

the collective inhabitants of place, community, race

any number of men associated together, multitude, troop (especially of soldiers)


ऋण

anything due, obligation, duty, debt
the obligations of a Brahman
anything wanted or missed
a debt of money, money owed
guilt
a negative quality, minus
water
fort, stronghold


ऋण

guilty, having gone against or transgressed


निष्क

a golden ornament for the neck or breast (RV., etc.)

a particular coin varying in value through time


सभास्थाणु

frequenter of the gambling table, a regular gambler (VS.)


कितव

gambler (RV., VS., AV., etc.)
cheater in gambling (Megh., Amar.)
insane person (L.)
Datura stramonium (L.)
a kind of perfume (Bhpr.)


कितव

name of a man (MBh.)
name of a people (ĀśvGṛ.)


धूर्त

cunning, crafty, fraudulent, subtle, mischievous


धूर्त

rogue, cheater, trickster, gambler (Yājñ., MBh., Kāv., etc.)


धूर्त

rust, iron fillings (L.)
kala namak (L.)


दुन्दुभि

a kind of large kettledrum (RV., Br., MBh., Kāv.)


दुन्दुभि

name of the 56th year in the 60 year Jupiter cycle (Var., Sūryas.)

a name of various Asuras, a Rakṣas, a Yakṣa, etc. (R., Hariv., Katās.)


वाण

music (especially of flutes, harps, etc.)

a harp with 100 strings (TS., Br., ŚrS.)


वाण

the sound of a particular small hand drum (L.)


प्रपाठक

lecture, as a subdivision of a book (TS., Br., etc.)


रसा

Rasa, a western tributary of the Indus river

a mythical, divine, primordial river or sea which is said to encircle the world (or underworld) and the skies


रसा

synonym of रस (rása), found as a member in compounds


बालक

child, boy, youth
minor
the young of an animal
a young elephant aged five years old
fool, simpleton
a kind of fish


මම

Sinhala script form of mama, genitive singular of අහම් (aham, “me”)


-इक

forms adjectives from nouns.
-er (one who does or makes)


धार्मिक

resting on right , conformable to justice


काण्ड

a joint of the stalk of a cane or bamboo

department of knowledge, subject (AV., TS., ŚBr., R.)

multitude, abundance, quantity (Pāṇ., Kāś., Vcar.)


अध्याय

lesson, lecture
chapter, reading
the time for a lesson or reading


खिल

an epithet of Vishnu or Shiva equivalent to वेधस् (L.)


ईशान

ruler, lord (AV., VS., ŚBr., MBh., Kum., etc.)

northeast (the direction of Rudra-Shiva)


महादव

great god
great god
great god
name of various authors (Cat.)
name of a mountain (Vās.)


ब्रह्म

nominative/vocative/accusative singular of ब्रह्मन् (brahman)


आथर्वण

of or relating to Atharvan or the Atharvanas (AV., Āp., etc.)


आथर्वण

a descendant of Atharvan (RV., AV., TS., etc.)

an Atharvan priest, a priest who performs the rites described in the Atharvaveda (MBh.)

name of a text belonging to the Atharvaveda


आथर्वण

the room at which a sacrificer is informed of the completion of sacrificial rites by the officiating priest (L.)


भेषज

healing magic, particularly from the Atharvaveda (ŚrS.)


यातु

witchcraft, black magic
a kind of evil spirit, demon


यातु

third-person singular imperative active of याति (yāti, “to go”)


बह्वृच

a person knowledgeable of the Rigveda, a priest of the Rigveda, a hotṛ priest (Br., etc.)


सवन

ritual pressing of soma juice (RV., etc.)

the three periods of day (at which soma pressing is preformed) (Gaut., Mn., BhP.)

ritual bathing, ablution (preformed at the three periods of the day) (Kir.)


सवन

a name of various historical and mythological figures


विधान

disposing, arranging, regulating (Vait.)


विधान

performance, execution, action (Mn., MBh., etc.)


पुरोहित

placed in front, appointed, commissioned


पुरोहित

one commissioned or charged, agent
priest of domestic rites (RV. etc.)


ब्रह्मवेद

Atharvaveda (AV., Anukr., ŚāṅkhGṛ., etc.)


ब्रह्मविद्या

knowledge of Brahman, the all-spirit, sacred knowledge (ŚBr., etc.)


तक्मन्

a disease or class of diseases characterized by skin eruptions (AV.)


विधि

a prescribed rite, act, or ceremony (Mn., Kālid., Pañcat.)

means, expedient (Hariv., Kāv., Pur., Hit.)

action, work, business, accomplishment (Yāñj., Śak., etc.)


विधि

appellation of various gods
appellation of various gods
appellation of various gods


अर्थवाद

explanation of the meaning of a precept (KātyŚr., Nyāyad., etc.)


ধার্মিক

Bengali script form of धार्मिक (“righteous”)


ધાર્મિક

Gujarati script form of धार्मिक (“righteous”)


उपनिषद्

an esoteric or secret doctrine, mystical meaning, words of mystery

true knowledge regarding the supreme spirit


उप

towards, near
under, below
at, on, upon
up to
in
at the time of; at the same time as
with
according to


उप

therefore, moreover (RV., AV., ŚBr., PārGṛ.)


नि

alternative form of नी (nī́, “leading, guide, leader”)


नि

abbreviation of निषाध (niṣādha, “the 7th musical note”)


सद्

to sit down
to sink down, despair, perish


अग्निष्टोम

a ritual, variation of the ज्योतिष्टोम (jyotiṣṭoma), lasting for five days, conducted by 16 priests, in which soma is offered to the gods through the sacred fire

a mantra or kalpa connected to the agniṣṭoma


सीदामि

first-person singular present indicative of सीदति (sīdati)


अग्निहोत्र

a sacrifice to Agni (AV., etc.)
the sacred fire (Mn., Yāñj., etc.)


अग्न्याधान

the placing of the fire on the altar (KaushBr.)

the ceremony of preparing the three sacred fires for oblation


नाचिकेत

of or relating to नचिकेत (Naciketa) or नचिकेतस् (Naciketas) (KaṭhUp., TĀr.)


मध्यम

superlative degree of मध्य (madhya), middlemost

of or relating to the meridian (Sūryas.)


मध्यम

a prince whose territory lies between two enemies


मध्यम

the twelfth काण्ड (kāṇḍa) of the Shatapatha Brahmana


प्रतिबुद्ध

one who has attained perfect knowledge (ŚBr.)


ज्ञानकाण्ड

department of Vedic knowledge which relates to understanding of the world-spirit


कर्मकाण्ड

department of Vedic knowledge which relates to sacrifices and ceremonies (Kāś., Prab.)


आत्मन्

a person as a whole, as opposed to their parts (VS., ŚBr.)


आत्मन्

a person in the predicate who is also the subject of the sentence


मायिन्

deceptive, guileful, illusory, skilled in enchantment (RV., AV., ŚvetUp.)


मायिन्

magician, juggler (Kathās.)
trickster, cheat (W.)


मायिन्

an epithet of various gods (L.)
an epithet of various gods (L.)
an epithet of various gods (L.)
an epithet of various gods (L.)


अन्तर्यामिन्

inner guide, regulator; soul (ŚBr., MuṇḍUp.)


देवयान

leading to the gods, going to the gods (RV., AV., VS., Br., Up., MBh.)


देवयान

path leading to the gods (MBh., BhP.)
vehicle of a god (L.)


पितृयाण

leading to the fathers (RV., AV., ChUp.)


पितृयाण

the path leading to the fathers, a spiritual journey to an afterlife (RV., AV., MBh., etc.)


पितृयाण

the vehicle of the fathers, on which virtuous people are taken to heaven (W.)


चण्डाल

outcast, one born from a shudra father and a brahmin mother (ŚāṅkhGṛ., ChUp., Mn., etc.)


प्रज्ञा

wisdom, intelligence, knowledge, judgement (ŚBr.)

Wisdom personified as a goddess, Saraswati (L.)

one of the enumerated शक्ति (śakti, “energy”)


प्रज्ञा

feminine nominative singular of प्रज्ञ (prajña)


प्रज्ञा

to know, understand (esp. a way or mode of action), discern, distinguish, know about, be acquainted with


उक्थ

a kind of recitation or group of verses recited in this manner in rituals (AitBr., TS., ŚBr., ChUp., etc.)


उक्थ

a form of Agni (MBh.)
name of a prince (VP.)
name of a divine being (Hariv.)


उद्गीथ

chanting of the Samaveda, especially as the office of the उद्गातृ (udgātṛ) (AV., TS., ŚBr., Lāṭy., etc.)


उद्गीथ

name of a commentator of Vedic texts (Sāy.)


विकार

change from natural state, transformation

the seven resultant products of प्रकृति (prakṛti, “the basic material of the universe”), and the sixteen resultant products of these (IW., etc.)

defection of allegiance, hostility (MBh., Rājat.)


शिवलिङ्ग

lingam, Shivalinga: an aniconic representation of the Hindu deity Shiva used for worship in temples


भूमन्

world (RV., AV.)
territory, country, region (ĀśvGṛ.)


भूमन्

multitude, plenty, amount, majority (RV., etc.)


व्याहृति

utterance, speech, statement (MBh., Kālid., VarBṛS.)

names of the seven upper worlds as a series of mystical utterances, the first three of which are considered chief and play a significant role in prayer; namely, भूर् (bhūr, “earth”), भुवर् (bhuvar, “air”), स्वर् (svar, “heaven”); महर् (mahar, “abode of the saints”), जनर् (janar, “abode of the sons of Brahma”), तपर् (tapar, “abode of the devoted and of the seers”), सत्य (satya, “abode of truth and purity”) (TS., Br., RTL.)


भूर्

earth, as the first of the व्याहृति (vyāhṛti, “names of the upper worlds used as mystical utterance”) (VS., etc.)


भुवस्

air, as the second of the व्याहृति (vyāhṛti, “names of the upper worlds used as mystical utterance”) (VS., Br., etc.)


भुवस्

one of the mind-born sons of Brahma (Hariv.)

name of the 2nd and 11th kalpas (VāyuP.)


भुवर्

alternative spelling of भुवस् (bhuvas, “air”)


स्वर्

space between the sun and the polar star, as the third of the व्याहृति (vyāhṛti, “names of the upper worlds used as mystical utterance”)


स्वर्

to sound, resound, utter a sound
to sing praises of


वंश

the upper timber or beam of a house, roofing beam, roofing lath or rafter

a measure of length (10 हस्त (hasta)) (Līl.)


वंश

race, lineage, clan, stock, pedigree, of genealogical descent or otherwise (ŚBr.)

collection, multitude (MBh., Kāv., etc.)


मधुकाण्ड

the first section of the Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upanishad, treating of the relation of the self and the आत्मन् (ātman, “universal spirit”)


मुण्ड

name of Shiva
name of Rahu
name of a dynasty
name of a king
name of a Daitya


मुण्ड

a man with a shaven head, bald-headed man


मुण्ड

shaved, bald, having the head shaved or the hair shorn

having no horns, hornless (as a cow or goat)

stripped of top leaves or branches, lopped (as a tree)


चरण

acting, managing, performance, observance (AV., ŚBr. ŚāṅkhŚr. VP.)


वैतान

of or relating to the three sacred fires (GṛŚrS., Mn., MBh.)


वैतान

a ceremony preformed with the three sacred fires (PārGṛ., Mn., etc.)


यजमान

present middle participle of यजति (yájati): worshipping, sacrificing


यजमान

one who commissions a sacrifice, the person paying the cost of a yajna, the patron of the yajna


वेदि

raised ground used for a sacrificial altar (RV., etc.)

veranda shaped as an altar ground and used for weddings etc. (Kāv., Kathās.)

pedestal, stand, base (MBh., Kāv., etc.)


अग्न्याधेय

placing of the fire on the fire pit (AV., Mn., etc.)

ceremony of preparing the three sacred fires


हविस्

oblation, offering; anything offered as an oblation


दर्शपूर्णमास

days of the new and full moon
rituals conducted on those days


चातुर्मास्य

of or relating to the four-month rituals


चातुर्मास्य

beginning of a season consisting of four months

rituals held on the beginning day (ŚBr., ĀśvŚr., KātyŚr., Mn., etc.)


सत्त्र

sacrifice, sacrificial session
gift, oblation, offering
virtue
liberality, munificence
residence, house


उखा

any saucepan, pot, or vessel which can be placed over fire (RV., AV., etc.)

a particular part of the upper leg (Pāṇ., Car.)


आवसथ्य

in a house, relating to a house, domestic


आवसथ्य

domestic fire, fire used for household rituals (MBh., Vait.)

lodging for a night, boarding for students (L.)


वैवाहिक

nuptial, treating of wedding ceremonies (of texts) (Mn., MBh., Hariv., etc.)


वैवाहिक

wedding preparations, pre-wedding festivities (MBh., R.)


पाकयज्ञ

sacrifice of a cooked food, a simple sacrifice (TS., Br., GṛŚrS.)


जातकर्मन्

birth ceremony in which ghee is placed on the newborn's tongue three times with prayers (ŚāṅkhGṛ., Gṛhyās.)


नामकरण

ceremony in which a child is given a name (Kauś.), etc.)


शर्मन्

joy, happiness, bliss (as frequently used as suffix to names of Brahmans) (Yājñ., MBh., Kāv., etc.)

name of some particular formulas (VarYogay.)


वर्मन्

protection, shelter (as frequently used as suffix to names of Kshatriyas)

name of particular formulas or prayers for protection (especially हुम् (hum)) (BhP.)


गुप्त

the era named after the Gupta dynasty, beginning ~320 AD


गोदान

equivalent to गोदानमङ्गल (godānamaṅgala), a ceremony in which a youth's beard is shaved (ĀśvGṛ., Kauś., ŚāṅkhGṛ., Gobh., Gaut., R.)


स्नातक

a person who has preformed the ceremonial ablution which concludes the apprenticeship period of a Brahman (ŚBr., GṛS., Gaut., Mn., etc.)


परिणय

leading the bride over fire in the wedding ceremony, marriage (Gṛhyās.)


ब्रह्मयज्ञ

recitation from the Vedas performed at morning, noon, and evening (ŚBr., ĀśvGṛ., etc.)


देवयज्ञ

sacrifice to the gods, particularly the burnt offering, as one of the five great sacrifices (ŚBr., ĀśvGṛ., Mn.)


तर्पण

something refreshing or satiating, a libation to the gods or dead (Sarvad.)


बलि

offering, gift, oblation
tax (Br., Mn., MBh., etc.)
propitiatory sacrifice
scraps (W.)
animal sacrificed to Durga (MW.)
the handle of a chowrie (Megh.)
a name of Indra (Pur.)
name of a मुनि (muni) (MBh.)
name of a king (Pañcat.)
name of a son of Sutapas (Hariv., Pur.)


बलि

Mahabali, King of the daityas, grandson of Prahlada, one of the Chiranjeevis.


बलि

neuter nominative singular of बलिन् (balín, “powerful”)


भूतयज्ञ

a sacrificial offering of food to all living beings (ŚBr., ĀśvGṛ.)


मनुष्ययज्ञ

offering of devotion to men, hospitality (ŚBr., ĀśvGṛ., etc.)


पुरोडाश

a prayer recited while offering sacrifices


एकोद्दिष्ट

a funerary ceremony performed for one person rather than for all ancestors collectively


सपिण्ड

deceased relative who is connected to the greater body of ancestors by the sharing of a sacrificial offering (GṛŚrS., Gaut., Mn., MBh., etc.)


पितृमेध

sacrifice to the ancestors (ŚrS., Mn., MBh., etc.)


पार्वण

relating to or at time or of the span between the new and full moon


पार्वण

sacrifices offered at the new and full moons (GṛS.)


पिण्ड

any round or roundish mass or heap, ball, lump, piece (RV., TS., ŚBr., etc.)

a roundish lump of food, a bite (of food), morsel, mouthful

food, daily bread, livelihood, subsistence, sustenance (MBh., Kāv., etc.)

any solid mass or material object, the body, bodily frame (Ragh., Śaṃk., Vajracch.)

fleshy parts of the shoulder above the clavicle (MBh.)

protrusion on the upper forehead of an elephant (L.)

embryo at an early stage of development (L.)


सामयाचारिक

relating to conventional practice or usage (Gaut., Āpast.)


गृह्य

to be grasped or taken
perceptible
being in close relation with
to be acknowledged or admitted (W.)
to be adopted or trusted (W.)


गृह्य

domestic, of a house (particularly of family ceremonies) (TS., MaitrS., AitBr., Gobh., etc.)