Monier-Williams Sanskrit English Dictionary

ag

ag cl. 1. P. agati, to move tortuously, wind L.: Caus. agayati L. ; √.aṅg

≫ aga 1

aga m. a snake in this sense perhaps rather a-ga L

• the sun L

• a water-jar L

aga 2

a-ga mfn. (√gam). unable to walk Pāṇ. 6-3, 77 Sch

• m. a mountain

• a tree

• the number seven

⋙ agaja

○ja mfn. produced on a mountain, or from a tree

• (ā), f. N. of Pārvati, daughter of Himālaya

• (am), n. bitumen

⋙ agātmajā

agâtma-jā f. = aga-jā Kir

⋙ agāvaha

agâvaha m. N. of a son of Vasudeva, and of others Hariv

⋙ agāukas

agâukas m. 'mountain-dweller', a lion

• 'tree-dweller', a bird

• the Sarabha, q.v

≫ agaccha

a-gaccha mfn. not going L

• m. a tree L

agaṇita

a-gaṇita mfn. uncounted

• inconsiderable VP

⋙ agaṇitapratiyāta

○pratiyāta mfn. returned without (or because of not) having been noticed Śiś

⋙ agaṇitalajja

○lajja mfn. disregarding shame

agata

á-gata mfn. not gone

• (am), n. not yet frequented, the dominion of death AV

≫ agati

a-gati mfn. not going, halting, without resource, helpless, (is), f. stoppage R

• want of resort or resource, unsuccessfulness Vikr., not cohabiting with a woman

≫ agatika

a-gatika mf(ā)n. without resort or resources Kathās

⋙ agatikagati

○gati f. the resort of one who has no resort, a last resource Yājñ. i, 345

≫ agatika

a-gatika mf(ā)n. not to be walked on (as an evil path) MBh

agada

a-gadá mfn. free from disease healthy RV. &c

• free from affliction, m. free dom from disease Mn

• a medicine, drug, (especially) antidote Mn

⋙ agadaṃkāra

agadaṃ-kāra m. a physician Naish

⋙ agadaveda

agada-veda m. medical science Car

≫ agadya

a-gadya Nom. P. agadyati, to have good health, (g. kaṇḍv-ādi, q.v.)

• to heal ib

agadita

a-gadita mfn. untold

agandhā

a-gandhā mfn. without smell

agama

a-gama mfn. not going, unable to go, m. a mountain L.: a tree [ef. a-ga]

≫ agamya

a-gamya mfn. unfit to be walked in, or to be approached

• not to be approached (sexually)

• inaccessible

• unattainable [Page 4, Column 3]

• unintelligible

• unsuitable

⋙ agamyagā

○gā f. a woman who has illicit intercourse with a man VarBṛ

⋙ agamyarūpa

○rūpa mfn. of unsurpassed form

≫ agamyā

a-gamyā f. a woman with whom cohabitation is forbidden

⋙ agamyāgamana

○gamana n. illicit intercourse with a woman

⋙ agamyāgamanīya

○gamanīya mfn. relating to it Mn. xi, 169

⋙ agamyāgāmin

○gāmin mfn. practising it Gaut

agarī

a-garī f. a kind of grass (Deotar, Andropogon Serratus) L

• [cf. garī.]

agaru

aga-ru us, u, mṇ. Agallochum, Amyris Agallocha

• cf. aguru

agartamit

á-garta-mit (cf. garta-mít), mfn. not buried in a hole ŚBr

≫ agartaskandya

a-garta-skandya mfn. 'not having holes to be lept over', not offering hindrances ŚāṅkhBr

agarva

a-garva mfn. free from pride

agarhita

a-garhita mfn. undespised, unreproached, blameless

agavyūti

a-gavyūtí mfn. without good pasturage for cattle, barren RV. vi, 47, 20

agasti

agásti m. (according to Uṇ. iv, 179 fr. 2. a-ga, a mountain, and asti, thrower, √2. as). N. of a Ṛishi (author of several Vedic hymns

• said to have been the son of both Mitra and Varuṇa by Urvaśī

• to have been born in a water-jar

• to have been of short stature

• to have swallowed the ocean, and compelled the Vindhya mountains to prostrate themselves before him

• to have conquered and civilized the South

• to have written on medicine, &c.)

• the star Canopus (of which Agastya is the regent, said to be the 'cleanser of water', because of turbid waters becoming clean at its rising Ragh. xiii, 36)

• Agasti Grandiflora Suśr. [also -dru f. L.]

• (ayas), m. pl. the descendants of Agastya

• (ī), f. a female descendant of Agastya Pāṇ. 6-4, 149 Sch

≫ agastīya

agastīya mfn. relating to Agasti Pāṇ. 6-4, 149 Comm

≫ agastya

agástya (3, 4), m. = agásti

• N. of Śiva L

⋙ agastyagītā

○gītā ās f. pl. Agastya's hymns, forming part of the Ādi-vārāha-Purāṇa

⋙ agastyacāra

○cāra m. the path of Canopus

⋙ agastyamārga

○mārga m. the path of Agastya (Canopus), i.e. the South

⋙ agastyasaṃhitā

○saṃhitā f. N. of an old compendium of the Tantra literature

⋙ agastyodaya

agastyôdaya m. the rising of Canopus

• the seventh day of the second half of Bhādra

agā

a-gā ās mf. (Ved.) not going Pāṇ. 3-2, 67 Sch

agātṛ

a-gātṛ tā m. a bad singer TāṇḍyaBr

agādha

a-gādha mf(ā)n. not shallow, deep, unfathomable, m. a hole, chasm L

• N. of one of the five fires at the Svadhākāra Hariv

⋙ agādhajala

○jala mfn. having deep water, (am), n. deep water

⋙ agādharudhira

○rudhira n. a vast quantity of blood Daś

≫ agādhitva

a-gādhi-tva n. depth Comm. on Śiś. i, 55

agāra

agāra (rarely as, m.), n. house, apartment [cf. āgāra]

⋙ agāradāhin

○dāhin m. 'house-burner an incendiary Gaut

≫ agārin

agārin mfn. possessing a house, (ī), m. a house holder, layman (cf an-agārin) Jain

agira

agira m. (√ag), the sun L., fire L

• a Rākshasa L

agiraukas

á-girâukas mfn. (girā instr. of gir, and okas), not to be kept back by hymns, N. of the Maruts RV. i, 135, 9

agu

á-gu mfn. (fr. go with a), destitute of cows, poor RV. viii, 2, 14

• (us), m. 'destitute of rays', N. of Rāhu the ascending node

≫ ago

a-go f. not a cow PārGṛ

⋙ agotā

○tā (a gó), f. want of cows RV. AV

aguṇa

a-guṇa mfn. destitute of qualities or attributes (said of the supreme Being, cf. nirguṇa)

• destitute of good qualities

• m. a fault

⋙ aguṇatā

○tā f. or absence of qualities or of good qualities

⋙ aguṇatva

○tva n. absence of qualities or of good qualities

⋙ aguṇavat

○vat mfn. destitute of qualities

• without good qualities

⋙ aguṇavādin

○vādin mfn. fault-finding, censorious,

⋙ aguṇaśila

○śila mfn. of a worthless character

agupta

a-gupta mfn. unhidden, unconcealed

• unprotected

• not keeping a secret

aguru

a-guru mfn. not heavy, light

• (in prosody) short as a short vowel alone or before a single consonant [Page 5, Column 1]

• (us, u), mṇ. the fragrant Aloe wood and tree, Aquilaria Agallocha

agūḍha

a-gūḍha mfn. unconcealed, manifest

⋙ agūḍhagandha

○gandha n. Asa Foetida

⋙ agūḍhabhāva

○bhāva mfn. having a transparent disposition

agṛbhīta

á-gṛbhīta mfn. not seized or taken unsubdued RV. viii, 79, 1 TBr

⋙ agṛbhītaśocis

○śocis (ágṛbhīta-), mfn. 'having unsubdued splendour', N. of Agni and the Maruts RV. v, 54, 5 and 12 ; viii, 23, 1

• ('having inconceivable splendour' BR.)

agṛha

a-gṛha mfn. houseless

⋙ agṛhatā

○tā f. houselessness TāṇḍyaBr

agocara

a-gocara mfn. not within range, unattainable, inaccessible (cf. driṣṭy-agocara), impeceptible by the senses

• (am), n. anything that is beyond the cognizance of the senses

• Brahma

• the not being seen, absence

• (eṇa), instr. ind. out of the sight of any one (gen.), behind one's back Hit

agopā

á-gopā mfn. without a cowherd, not tended by one RV

agorudha

á-go-rudha mfn. not driving away the cow RV. viii, 24, 20

• ('not repelling or disdaining praise' Sāy.)

agohya

á-gohya (4), mfn. not to be concealed or covered, bright RV

agaukas

agaukas 2. a-ga

agdhād

agdhâd mfn. (fr. a+ gdha p.p.p. fr √ghas + ad), eating food which is not yet eaten TS., (Comm.= dagdhâd.)

agnā

agnā (for agni in the following comp.)

⋙ agnāmarutau

○marutau m. du. Agni and Marut Pāṇ. 6-3, 28 Sch

⋙ agnāviṣṇū

○viṣṇū voc. m. du. Agni and Vishṇu AV

≫ agnāyī

agnā́yī f. the wife of Agni, one of the deva-patnyaḥ RV. i, 22, 12 and v, 46, 8

• the Tretā yuga L

agni

agní m. (√ag Uṇ.) fire, sacrificial fire (of three kinds, Gārhapatya, Āhavanīya, and Dakshiṇa)

• the number three Sūryas

• the god of fire, the fire of the stomach, digestive faculty, gastric fluid

• bile L

• gold L

• N. of various plants Semicarpus Anacardium Suśr., Plumbago Zeylanica and Rosea, Citrus Acida

• mystical substitute for the letter r

• in the Kātantra grammar N. of noun-stems ending in i and u [Lat. igni-s ; Lith. ugni-s ; Slav. ognj]

⋙ agnikaṇa

○kaṇa m. 'fire-particle', a spark

⋙ agnikarman

○karman n. 'fire-act', piling up the wood &c. ŚBr

• action of Agni Nir

• cauterization Suśr

⋙ agnikalpa

○kalpa (agní-), mfn. having the nature of fire ŚBr

⋙ agnikārikā

○kārikā ḻ., f. and kindling or feeding the sacrificial fire with clarified butter &c

⋙ agnikārya

○kārya [Mn. &c.], n. kindling or feeding the sacrificial fire with clarified butter &c

• the prayers said while doing so Kathās., cauterization

⋙ agnikāṣṭha

○kāṣṭha n. Agallochum L

⋙ agnikukkuṭa

○kukkuṭa m. a lighted wisp of straw, firebrand L

⋙ agnikuṇḍa

○kuṇḍa n. a pan with live coals R

• a hole or enclosed space for the consecrated fire Kathās

⋙ agnikumāra

○kumāra m. a particular preparation of various drugs. N. of a class of Bhavanavāsin deities Jain

⋙ agnikṛta

○kṛta mfn. made by fire

⋙ agniketu

○ketu (agni-), mfn. having fire as an emblem or characteristic mark (Ushas) TS

• (us), m. N. of a Rakshas R

⋙ agnikoṇa

○koṇa m. the south-east quarter, ruled over by Agni L

⋙ agnikriḍā

○kriḍā f. 'fire sport', fire works, illuminations, &c

⋙ agnikhadā

○khadā f. an infernal pan or stove Kāraṇḍ

⋙ agnigarbha

○garbha mf(ā) n. pregnant with fire BṛĀrUp

• m. a gem supposed to contain and give out solar heat (= sūrya-kānta) L

• N. of a frothy substance on the sea, engendered by the submarine, fire L

• N. of a man

• (ā), f. the plant Mahājyotishmatī

⋙ agnigṛha

○gṛha n. house or place for keeping the sacred fire MBh

• a room fitted 'with hot-baths Car

⋙ agnigrantha

○grantha m. N. of wk

⋙ agnighaṭa

○ghaṭa m. N. of a hell Kāraṇḍ

⋙ agnicaya

○caya "ṣulb., m. or f. arranging to preparing the sacred or sacrificial fire-place

⋙ agnicayana

○cayana n. or arranging to preparing the sacred or sacrificial fire-place

⋙ agniciti

○citi f. or arranging to preparing the sacred or sacrificial fire-place

⋙ agnicityā

○cityā́ "ṣBr., f. arranging to preparing the sacred or sacrificial fire-place

• agni-caya, a heap or mass of fire R

⋙ agnicit

○cít mfn. arranging the sacrificial fire, or one who has arranged it ŚBr. &c

• án- (neg.) ŚBr

⋙ agnicitvat

○cit-vat mfn. possessing house holders that have prepared a sacred fire-place Pāṇ. 8-2, 10 Sch

⋙ agnija

○já mfn. 'fire-born', produced by or in fire AV. MaitrS

• m. N. of Vishṇu Hariv

• of a frothy substance on the sea (cf.-garbha) L

⋙ agnijanman

○janman m. 'fire-born', Skanda, god of war

⋙ agnijāra

○jāra or m. N. of a frothy substance on the sea (cf. -garbha and -já) L

⋙ agnijāla

○jāla m. N. of a frothy substance on the sea (cf. -garbha and -já) L

⋙ agnijihva

○jihvá mfn. 'having Agni for tongue', consuming the sacrifice through Agni RV. [Page 5, Column 2]

• (ā́), f. tongue or flame of fire AV. MuṇḍUp

• the plant Methonica Superba (Lāṅgalī)

⋙ agnijvalitatejana

○jvalita-tejana mfn. having a point hardened in fire Mn. vii, 90

⋙ agnijvāla

○jvāla m. N. of Śiva

• (ā), f. flame of fire

• a Plant with red blossoms, used by dyers, Grislea Tomentosa

• Jalapippalī

⋙ agnitap

○táp mfn. enjoying the warmth of fire RV. v, 61, 4

⋙ agnitapas

○tápas mfn. hot as fire, glowing RV. x, 68, 6

⋙ agnitapta

○taptá mfn. fire-heated, glowing RV. vii, 104, 5

⋙ agnitā

○tā (agní), f. the state of fire ŚBr

⋙ agnitejas

○tejas (agní-), mfn. having the energy of fire or of Agni AV

• (ās), m. one of the seven Ṛishis of the eleventh Manvantara Hariv

⋙ agnitraya

○traya n. or the three sacred fires, called respectively Gārhapatya, Āhavanīya, and Dakshiṇa

⋙ agnitretā

○tretā ṃn. ṃBh., f. the three sacred fires, called respectively Gārhapatya, Āhavanīya, and Dakshiṇa

⋙ agnitrā

○trā mfn. án-agnitrā

⋙ agnida

○da m. 'fire-giver', incendiary Mn. Yājñ

• stomachic. 1

⋙ agnidagdha

○dagdha (agní-), mfn. burnt with fire RV. x, 103, additional verses ŚBr

• cauterized Suśr

• (am), n. a cautery. 2

⋙ agnidagdha

○dagdhá mfn. burnt on a funeral pile RV. x, 15, 14 TBr

• (ās), m. pl. a class of Pitṛis who, when on earth, maintained a sacred fire Mn. iii, 199

⋙ agnidatta

○datta m. N. of a prince

• of a Brahman Kathās

⋙ agnidamanī

○damanī f. a narcotic plant, Solanum Jacquini

⋙ agnidāyaka

○dāyaka m. = -da, q.v

⋙ agnidāha

○dāha m. a particular disease

• a fiery glow (in the sky) Hariv

⋙ agnidiś

○diś f. Agni's quarter, the south-east

⋙ agnidīpana

○dīpana mf(ī)n. stomachic Suśr

⋙ agnidīpta

○dīpta mfn. blazing, glowing

• (ā), f. the plant Mahājyotishmatī

⋙ agnidīpti

○dīpti f. active state of digestion Suśr

⋙ agnidūta

○dūta (agní-), mfn. having Agni for a messenger, brought by Agni RV. x, 14, 13 AV

⋙ agnidūṣita

○dūṣita mfn. 'fire-marked', branded

⋙ agnideva

○deva m. Agni, (ā), f. = - nakṣatrá, q.v. L

⋙ agnidevata

○devata (agní-), mfn. having Agni for deity ŚBr

⋙ agnidaivata

○daivata n. -nakṣatrá, q.v. VarBṛS

⋙ agnidh

○dh (agní-dh, dh for ídh, cf. agnī74dh), m. the priest who kindles the sacred fire RV. ii 1, 2 ; x, 41, 3 ; 91, 10

⋙ agnidhāna

○dhā́na n. receptacle for the sacred fire RV. x, 165, 3 AV

⋙ agninakṣatra

○nakṣatrá n. the third lunar mansion the Pleiades (Kṛittikā) ŚBr

⋙ agninayana

○nayana n. the act of bringing out the sacrificial fire

⋙ agniniryāsa

○niryāsa m. = -jāra

⋙ agninunna

○nunna (agní), mfn. struck by fire or lightning SV

⋙ agninetra

○netra (agní-), mfn. having Agni for a guide VS

⋙ agnipakva

○pakva mfn. cooked on the fire Mn

⋙ agnipada

○pada m. whose foot has stepped on the sacrificial fire place', N. of a horse Lāṭy. Vait

⋙ agniparikriyā

○parikriyā f. care of the sacred fire Mn. ii, 67

⋙ agniparicchada

○paricchada m. the whole apparatus of a fire-sacrifice Mn. vi, 4

⋙ agniparidhāna

○paridhāna n. enclosing the sacrificial fire with a kind of screen

⋙ agniparikṣā

○parikṣā f. ordeal by fire

⋙ agniparvata

○parvata m. 'fire-mountain', a volcano R

⋙ agnipuccha

○puccha n. tail or extreme point of, a sacrificial fire (arranged in the shape of a bird) ĀśvŚr

⋙ agnipurā

○purā́ f. the castle of Agni ŚBr

⋙ agnipurāṇa

○purāṇa n. N. of a Purāṇa

⋙ agnipurogama

○purogama mfn. having Agni for a leader

⋙ agnipraṇayana

○praṇayana n. = -nayana, q.v

⋙ agnipraṇayanīya

○praṇayanīya mfn. referring to the -praṇayana

⋙ agnipratiṣṭhā

○pratiṣṭhā f. consecration of fire, especially of the nuptial fire

⋙ agniprabhā

○prabhā f. a venomous insect Suśr

⋙ agnipraveśa

○praveśa m. or entering the fire, self immolation of a widow on her husband's funeral pile

⋙ agnipraveśana

○praveśana n. entering the fire, self immolation of a widow on her husband's funeral pile

⋙ agniprastara

○prastara m. a fire-producing stone

• flint L

⋙ agniprāyaścitta

○prāyaścitta n. or an expiatory act during the preparation of the sacrificial fire

⋙ agniprāyaścitti

○prāyaścittí "ṣBr., f. an expiatory act during the preparation of the sacrificial fire

⋙ agnibāhu

○bāhu m. smoke [cf. -vāha] L., N. of a son of the first Manu Hariv

• N. of a son of Priyavrata and Kāmyā VP

⋙ agnibīja

○bīja n. gold L

• N. of the letter r RāmatUp

⋙ agnibha

○bha n. 'shining like fire, gold L

⋙ agnibhu

○bhu n. 'fire produced', water L

⋙ agnibhū

○bhū m. Skanda L

• N. of a Vedic teacher, with the patron. Kāśyapa VBr

• (in arithm.) six

⋙ agnibhūti

○bhūti m. N. of one of the eleven chief pupils (gaṇadharas) of the last Tirthakara

⋙ agnibhrājas

○bhrājas (agní-), mfn. possessing fiery splendour RV. v, 54, 11

⋙ agnimaṇi

○maṇi m. the sun-stone (= surya-kānta)

⋙ agnimat

○mát mfn. being near the fire AV. (RV. has vát)

• having or maintaining a sacrificial fire Mn. &c

• having a good digestion Suśr

⋙ agnimantha

○mantha mfn. producing fire by friction

• m. Premna Spinosa Suśr

⋙ agnimanthana

○manthana n. production of fire by friction ĀśvŚr

⋙ agnimanthanīya

○manthanīya mfn. relating to such friction ib

⋙ agnimaya

○máya mf(ī) n. fiery ŚBr. AitBr

⋙ agnimāṭhara

○māṭhara m. N. of an expounder of the Ṛig-veda VP

⋙ agnimāndya

○māndya n. slowness of digestion, dyspepsia

⋙ agnimāruti

○māruti m. N. of Agastya L

• cf. āgnimāruta

⋙ agnimitra

○mitra m. N. of a prince of the Suṅga, dynasty, son of Pushyamitra VP

⋙ agnimindha

○m-indhá (agnim-indhá), m. the priest who kindles the fire RV. i, 162, 5

⋙ agnimukha

○mukha (agni-), mfn. having Agni for the mouth ŚBr

• m. a deity, a Brāhmaṇa, a tonic medicine L. [Page 5, Column 3]

• Semicarpus Anacardium

• Plumbago Zeylanica L

• N. of a bug Pañcat

• (ī), f. Semicarpus Anacardium

• Gloriosa (or Methonica) Superba

⋙ agnimūḍha

○mūḍha (agní-), mfn. made insane by Agni RV. x, 103, additional verses AV

⋙ agniyuta

○yuta m. N. of the author of the hymn x, 116 in the Ṛig-veda

⋙ agniyojana

○yojana n. the act of stirring the sacrificial fire (to make it blaze up)

⋙ agnirakṣaṇa

○rakṣaṇa n. maintenance of the sacred domestic fire

⋙ agniraja

○raja or m. a scarlet insect L

⋙ agnirajas

○rajas m. a scarlet insect L

⋙ agnirahasya

○rahasya n. 'mystery of Agni', title of the tenth book of the Śatapatha-Brāhmaṇa

⋙ agnirājan

○rājan mfn. pl. 'having Agni as king', N. of the Vastus ŚāṅkhŚr

⋙ agnirāśi

○rā́śi m. a heap or mass of fire, a burning pile

⋙ agniruhā

○ruhā f. the plant Māṃsarohiṇl

⋙ agnirūpa

○rūpa (agní-), mfn. fire-shaped RV. x, 84, 1

• (agni-rū́pa), n. a shape of fire ŚBr

⋙ agniretasa

○retasá mfn. sprung from Agni's seed ŚBr

⋙ agnirohiṇī

○rohiṇī f. a hard inflammatory swelling in the arm-pit Suśr

⋙ agniloka

○loka m. the world of Agni KaushUp

⋙ agnivat

○vát mfn. being near the fire RV. vii, 104, 2 (= -mát, q.v.)

• 'joined to (another) fire', N. of Agni TS

⋙ agnivarcas

○varcas m. N. of a teacher of the Purāṇas VP

⋙ agnivarṇa

○varṇa mf(ā)n. having the colour of fire

• hot, fiery (said of liquors) Mn. xi, 90 and 91

• m. N. of a prince, son of Sudarśana

⋙ agnivardhaka

○vardhaka or mfn. promoting digestion, stomachic

⋙ agnivardhana

○vardhana mfn. promoting digestion, stomachic

⋙ agnivallabha

○vallabha m. the tree Ṣorea Robusta

• its resinous juice

⋙ agnivāṇa

○vāṇa m. a fiery arrow

⋙ agnivādin

○vādin m. 'fire-asserter', worshipper of fire

⋙ agnivārtta

○vārtta mfn. gaining a livelihood by fire [as a blacksmith &c.] VarBṛS

⋙ agnivāsas

○vāsas (agní-), mfn. wearing a fiery or red garment AV

⋙ agnivāha

○vāha m. the vehicle of fire, i.e. smoke L

⋙ agnividhā

○vidhā́ f. manner or fashion of fire ŚBr

⋙ agnivimocana

○vimocana n. the act of lowering the sacrificial fire (by spreading it out)

⋙ agnivisarpa

○visarpa m. spread of inflammation (in a tumour)

⋙ agnivikaraṇa

○vikaraṇa n. removing the sacrificial fire from the Āgnidhra to the Sadas Maṇḍapa

⋙ agnivirya

○virya n. gold L

⋙ agnivṛddhi

○vṛddhi f. improvement of digestion

⋙ agnivetāla

○vetāla m. N. of a Vetāla (connected with the story of king Vikramāditya)

⋙ agnivela

○vela f. the time at which the fire is kindled, afternoon ĀśvGṛ

⋙ agniveśa

○veśa m. N. of an ancient medical authority

• also of other persons

⋙ agniveśman

○veśman m. the fourteenth day of the Karma-māsa Sūryapr

⋙ agniveśya

○veśya m. N. of a teacher MBh

• N. of the 22nd muhūrta Sūryapr

⋙ agnisaraṇa

○saraṇa or f. house or place for keeping, the sacrificial fire

⋙ agniśāla

○śā́la āV., n. or house or place for keeping, the sacrificial fire

⋙ agniśālā

○śālā f. house or place for keeping, the sacrificial fire

⋙ agniśarman

○śarman m. N. of a man

⋙ agnisikha

○sikha mfn. having a point like fire (an arrow) R

• m. an arrow

• a lamp

• a safflower plant L

• saffron L

• N. of Vararuci's father Kathās

• of a Vetāla Kathās

• (am), n. saffron L., gold L

⋙ agnisikhā

○sikhā f. a flame ŚBr. &c., the plants Gloriosa Superba and Menispermum Cordifolium

⋙ agniśuśrūṣā

○śuśrūṣā f. attention to the sacrificial fire Mn. ii, 248

⋙ agnisekhara

○sekhara n. saffron

⋙ agniśeṣa

○śeṣa m. appendix to the chapter on Agni in the Taittiriya-Saṃhitā

⋙ agniśra

○śra m(nom. pl. -sríyas)fn. having the brightness of Agni RV. iii, 26, 5 ['approaching the fire (of lightning)' Sāy.]

⋙ agnisroṇi

○sroṇi f. leg of the sacrificial altar KātySr

⋙ agniṣṭut

○ṣṭut m. 'laudatory of Agni', the first day of the Agnishṭoma sacrifice, one day of the Sattra Pañcadasarātra ŚBr. &c

• N. of a son of the sixth Manu, Cākshusha (by Naḍvalā) VP. Hariv. [vḷ. -ṣṭubh]

⋙ agniṣṭoma

○ṣṭomá m. 'praise of Agni', N. of a protracted ceremony or sacrifice (forming one of the chief modifications, [saṃsthās] of the Jyotishṭoma offered by one who is desirous of obtaining heaven ; the performer is a Brahman who maintains the sacred fire, the offering is the Soma, the deities to whom, the offering is made are Indra &c., the number of priests required is 16, the ceremonies continue for five, days)

• a mantra or kalpa connected with the Agnishṭoma L

• (agni ṣṭoma) -yājin mfn. one who has performed the Agnishṭoma

• -sád mfn. performing the Agnishṭoma

• -sádya n. the performance of Agnishṭoma ŚBr

• -sāmá m. and -samán n. the passage of the Sāma-veda chanted at the Agnishṭoma

• -hotra n. title of a Vedic text

⋙ agniṣṭha

○ṣṭhá mfn. placed in, or over, near the fire

• m. a pan, fire-pan R. [cf. -ṣṭhikā]

• a vehicle carrying the fire ĀpŚr

• (in the Aśvamedha sacrifice) the eleventh Yūpa or sacrificial post, which (of all the twenty-one) is nearest the fire ŚBr

• (ā́), f. that corner of the sacrificial post which (of all the eight) is nearest the fire ŚBr

⋙ agniṣṭhikā

○ṣṭhikā f. a fire-pan [cf. -ṣṭha]

⋙ agniṣvātta

○ṣvāttá [in Epic and later texts -svātta], ās, m. pl. 'tasted by the funeral fire', the Manes RV. x, 15, 11 VS. ŚBr

• in later texts N. of a class of Manes (who on earth neglected the sacrificial fire) MBh. &c. [Page 6, Column 1]

⋙ agnisaṃskāra

○saṃskāra m. the consecration of fire

• performance of any rite in which the application of fire is essential, as the burning of a dead body Mn. Ragh

⋙ agnisakha

○sakha m. 'friend of fire', the wind L

⋙ agnisaṃkāśa

○saṃkāśa (agní-), mfn. resplendent like fire ŚBr

⋙ agnisajjā

○sajjā f.? indigestion Suśr

⋙ agnisaṃcaya

○saṃcaya m. preparing the sacrificial fire-place

• -cayana

⋙ agnisambhava

○sambhava mfn. produced from fire

• m. wild safflower L

• = -jāra

• 'the result of digestion, chyme or chyle L

⋙ agnisaras

○saras n. N. of a Tirtha VārP

⋙ agnisava

○savá m. consecration of the fire TS. ŚBr

⋙ agnisahāya

○sahāya m. 'friend of fire', the wind

• a wild pigeon L

⋙ agnisākṣika

○sākṣika mfn. taking Agni or the domestic or nuptial fire for a witness R. &c. -sākṣika-maryāda mfn. one who taking Agni for a witness gives a solemn promise of conjugal fidelity

⋙ agnisāda

○sāda m. weakness of digestion Suśr

⋙ agnisāra

○sāra n. a medicine for the eyes, a collyrium L

⋙ agnisāvarṇi

○sāvarṇi m. N. of a Manu L

⋙ agnisiṃha

○siṃha m. N. of the father of the seventh black Vāsudeva Jain

⋙ agnisūtra

○sūtra n. thread of fire

• a girdle of sacrificial grass put upon a young Brāhman at his investiture L

⋙ agnistambha

○stambha m.or

⋙ agnistambhana

○stambhana n. the (magical) quenching of fire

⋙ agnistoka

○stoka m. a particle of fire, spark

⋙ agnisvātta

○svātta -ṣvāttá

⋙ agnihavana

○havana n. a sacrificial libation Gaut

⋙ agnihut

○hút Vṣ. or mfn. sacrificed by fire

⋙ agnihuta

○huta mfn. sacrificed by fire

⋙ agnihotṛ

○hotṛ (agní), m. having Agni for a priest RV. x, 66, 8. 1

⋙ agnihotra

○hotra (agní-), mfn. sacrificing to Agni AV. vi, 97, 1

• (ī́) f. the cow destined for the Agnihotra ŚBr. AitBr

• (agni, hotri) -vatsá m. her calf. ŚBr. 2

⋙ agnihotra

○hotrá n. AV. &c. oblation to Agni (chiefly of milk, oil, and sour gruel

• there are two kinds of Agnihotra, one is nitya i.e. of constant obligation, the other kāmya i.e. optional)

• the sacred fire Mn. Yājñ. &c

• (agnihotra) -devatā f. the deity of the Agnihotra

• tvá n. the state of the Agnihotra MaitrS

• -sthālī́ f. a pot used at the Agnihotra ŚBr

• -hávanī f. a spoon used at the Agnihotra ŚBr. ĀśvGṛ

• -hút, offering the Agnihotra AV

• -homa m. a libation at the Agnihotra KātySr

• agnihotrāyaṇin mfn. one who offers only the Agnihotra KātyŚr

• agnihotra9vṛt f. ( āvṛt) the mere Agnihotra without recitation of Vedic formulas KātyŚr

• agnihotrâhutí [ŚBr., cf. āhuti] and agniḥotre9ṣṭi [KātyŚr., cf. iṣṭi], f. a libation or offering at the Agnihotra

• agnihotrôcchiṣṭá "ṣBr. and agnihotrôccheṣaṇá ṭṣ., n. the remains of the Agnihotra

⋙ agnihotrin

○hotrín mfn. practising the Agnihotra, maintaining the sacrificial fire ŚBr. &c

⋙ agnihoma

○homa m. oblation put into the fire KātyŚr

⋙ agnihvara

○hvará mfn.? making a mistake in the fire-ceremonial MaitrS

⋙ agnīdh

agnī74dh m. the priest who kindles the fire VS. ŚBr. AitBr. [cf. agnidh]

⋙ agnīdhra

agnī7dhra m. (= agni-bāhu), N. of two men

⋙ agnīndrau

agnī7ndraú m. du. Agni and Indra VS

⋙ agnīndhana

agnī7ndhana n. kindling or feeding the fire Mn. &c

⋙ agnīparjanyau

agnī-parjanyau Voc. m. du. Agni and Parjanya RV. vi, 52, 16

⋙ agnīvaruṇau

agnī-váruṇau m. du. Agni and Varuṇa ŚBr

⋙ agnīṣomā

agnī-ṣómā or m. du. Agni and Soma RV. AV. VS

⋙ agnīṣomau

agnī-ṣómau m. du. Agni and Soma RV. AV. VS

• (agnīṣoma) -praṇayana n. bringing out the fire and the Soma, a ceremony in the Jyotishṭoma sacrifice

⋙ agnīṣomiya

agnīṣomiya mfn. related or sacred to Agni and Soma AV. &c., (agniṣomiya) -nirvāpa m. making libations with the cake sacred to Agni and Soma, a ceremony in the Darśapūrṇamāsa sacrifice

• -paśu m. a victim, generally a sheep or goat, sacred to Agni and Soma -paśv-anuṣṭhāna n. the rite connected with that victim at the Jyotishṭoma sacrifice

• -puroḍāśa m. cake sacred to Agni and Soma (baked in eleven bowls)

• -yāga m. one of the three sacrifices of the Pūrṇamāsa

• agniṣomiyâikādasa-kapāta m. cake sacred to Agni and Soma, above

⋙ agnyagāra

agny-agārá [ŚBr. &c.] or m. house or place for keeping the sacred fire

⋙ agnyāgāra

agny-āgāra m. house or place for keeping the sacred fire

⋙ agnyabhāva

agny-abhāva m. absence or want of the sacred fire

• loss of appetite

⋙ agnyarcis

agny-arcís f. or n. flame ŚBr

⋙ agnyāgāra

agny-āgāra agny-agārá

⋙ agnyātmaka

agny-ātmaka mf(ikā) n. having Agni's nature

⋙ agnyādhāna

agny-ādhāna KaushBr. or n. placing the fire on the sacrificial fire-place

⋙ agnyādheya

agny-ādheya [AV. Mn. &c.], n. placing the fire on the sacrificial fire-place

• the ceremony of preparing the three sacred fires Āhavaniya &c

• (agnyādheya) -devatā f. the deity of the Agnyādheya ceremony PārGṛ

• -rūpá n. form or shape of the Agnyādheya ŚBr

• -śarkarā́, ā́s f. pl. (figuratively) bad performance of the Agnyādheya ŚBr

• -havis n. an oblation at the Agnyādheya ŚBr

⋙ agnyālaya

agny-ālaya m. = agny-agārá

⋙ agnyāhita

agny-āhita m. one who has performed the Agnyādhāna R. &c

⋙ agnyutpāta

agny-utpāta m. a fiery portent Car

• a conflagration PārGṛ

⋙ agnyutsādin

agny-utsādin mfn. one who lets the sacred fire go out

⋙ agnyuddharaṇa

agny-uddharaṇa n. taking the sacred fire from its usual place (previous to a sacrifice). [Page 6, Column 2]

⋙ agnyupasthāna

agny-upasthāná n. worship of Agni at the conclusion of the Agnihotra &c. ŚBr

⋙ agnyedha

agny-edhá m. one who kindles the fire VS

≫ agnika

agnika m. a plant, probably Semecarpus Anacardium

• a kind of serpent Suśr

• an insect of scarlet colour, Coccinella

• (am), u. the Acayou-nut Suśr

≫ agnisāt

agnísāt ind. to the state of fire (used in comp. with √1. kṛ and √bhū e.g. agnisāt kṛ, to reduce to fire, to consume by fire), cf. bhasmasāt

agman

agman a n. conflict, battle L

• (connected with ajman, q.v.)

agra

ágra mfn. (fr. √aṅg Uṇ.), foremost, anterior, first, prominent, projecting, chief, best L

• supernumerary L

• (ā), f. [scil. rekhā] measure of amplitude (i.e. the distance from the extremity of the gnomon-shadow to the line of the equinoctial shadow) Sūryas

• (am), n. foremost point or part

• tip

• front

• uppermost part, top, summit, surface

• point

• and hence, figuratively, sharpness

• the nearest end, the beginning

• the climax or best part

• goal, aim

• multitude L

• a weight, equal to a pala L

• a measure of food given as alms L

• (in astron.) the sun's amplitude

• (am), ind. in front, before, ahead of

• (ágreṇa), ind. in front, before (without or with acc.) ŚBr

• (ágre), ind. in front, ahead of, in the beginning, first

• further on, subsequently, below (in a book)

• from - up to (ā) ŚBr., before (in time) AitUp. &c. [Gk. ?]

⋙ agrakara

○kara m. the fore [6, 2] part of the hand, finger

• first ray Śiś

⋙ agrakāya

○kāya m. the fore part of the body

⋙ agraga

○ga m. a leader

⋙ agragaṇya

○gaṇya mfn. to be counted or regarded as the foremost, principal

⋙ agragāmin

○gāmin mfn. preceding, taking the lead

⋙ agragrāsikā

○grāsikā f. the claim or right to the first morsel Pāṇ. 3-3, iii, Kāś

⋙ agraja

○ja (cf. jā́), mfn. born first or earlier, m. the first-born, an elder brother Mn. &c

• a Brahman VarBṛS. &c

• (ā), f. an elder sister

⋙ agrajaṅghā

○jaṅghā f. the fore part of the leg, the shin-bone L

⋙ agrajanman

○janman m. the first-born, an elder brother, a Brahman Mn. Yājñ. &c

• a member of one of the three highest castes L

• Brahmā

⋙ agrajā

○jā́ mfn. first-born RV. ix, 5, 9

⋙ agrajātaka

○jātaka or m. a Brahman L

⋙ agrajāti

○jāti m. a Brahman L

⋙ agrajihva

○jihvá n. tip of the tongue VS

⋙ agrajyā

○jyā f. sine of the amplitude Sūryas

⋙ agraṇī

○ṇī mfn. taking the lead, foremost

• N. of an Agni MBh

⋙ agraṇīti

○ṇīti (ágra-), f. the first offering RV. ii, 11, 14

⋙ agratas

○tás ind

• col. 3

⋙ agratirtha

○tirtha m. N. of a prince MBh

⋙ agradātṛ

○dātṛ mfn. offering the best bits (to the gods) MBh

⋙ agradānin

○dānin m. a degraded Brāhman who receives presents from Sūdras, or takes things previously offered to the dead BrahmaP

⋙ agradidhiṣu

○didhiṣú m. = agre-didhiṣu TBr

⋙ agranakha

○nakha m. tip of a nail R

• cf. nakhâgra

⋙ agranāsikā

○nāsikā f. tip of the nose R

• cf. nāsikâgra

⋙ agranirūpaṇa

○nirūpaṇa n. determining beforehand, prophecy

⋙ agraparṇī

○parṇī f. cowage, Carpopogon Pruriens

⋙ agrapā

○pā mfn. drinking first MBh

⋙ agrapāṇi

○pāṇi m. fore part of the hand

• the right hand L

⋙ agrapāda

○pāda m. fore part of the foot Śiś

⋙ agrapūjā

○pūjā f. highest act of reverence R

⋙ agrapeya

○peya n. precedence in drinking AitBr

⋙ agrapradāyin

○pradāyin mfn. offering first MBh

⋙ agrapraśirṇa

○praśirṇá mfn. broken at the top ŚBr

⋙ agrabīja

○bīja mfn. (said of plants) propagated by cuttings, m. a viviparous plant

⋙ agrabhāga

○bhāga (or agrâṃśa), m. fore part, (in astron.) degree of amplitude L

⋙ agrabhuj

○bhuj mfn. having the precedence in eating TĀr

• N. of the sun MBh

⋙ agrabhū

○bhū mfn. being at the top, at the head of

⋙ agrabhūmi

○bhūmi f. a goal L

• the top-floor (of a house) Megh

⋙ agramahiṣī

○mahiṣī f. the principal queen R. Jain

⋙ agramāṃsa

○māṃsa n. the heart L

• morbid protuberance of the liver

⋙ agrayāna

○yāna n. stepping in front to defy the enemy

⋙ agrayāyin

○yāyin mfn. going before, taking the lead, (ī), m. a Ieader, Sāk

⋙ agrayāvan

○yā́van mfn. going before RV. x, 70, 2

⋙ agrayodhin

○yodhin m. the foremost man or leader in a fight

• a champion

⋙ agralohitā

○lohitā f. a kind of vegetable, similar to the spinage

⋙ agravaktra

○vaktra n. N. of a surgical instrument Suśr

⋙ agravat

○vat (ágra-), mfn. being at the top TS

⋙ agraśas

○śás ind. from the beginning AV

⋙ agrasaṃdhānī

○saṃdhānī f. the register of human actions (kept by Yama) L

⋙ agrasandhyā

○sandhyā f. early down

⋙ agrasara

○sara mf(ī)n. going in front, taking the lead

⋙ agrasānu

○sānu m. the front part of a table-land L

⋙ agrasārā

○sārā f. a short method of counting immense numbers

⋙ agrasūcī

○sūcī f. point of a needle, Naish

⋙ agrasena

○sena m. N. of Janamejaya's son

⋙ agrahasta

○hasta m. = -pāṇi

• the tip of an elephant's trunk Vikr

• finger R

⋙ agrahāyaṇa

○hāyaṇa m. 'commencement of the year', N. of a Hindū month (mārgaśīrṣa, beginning about the 12th of November). [Page 6, Column 3]

⋙ agrahāra

○hāra m. royal donation of land to Brāhmans

• land or village thus given MBh

⋙ agrāṃśa

agrâṃśa = agrabhāga

⋙ agrāṃśu

agrâṃśu m. the end of a ray of light, the focal point

⋙ agrākṣan

agrâkṣan n. a side-look R

⋙ agrāṅguli

agrâṅguli m. the finger-tip

⋙ agrādvan

agrâdvan mfn. having precedence in eating RV. vi, 69, 6

⋙ agrānīka

agrânīka n. the front of an army, vanguard Mn. &c

⋙ agrāyaṇīya

agrâyaṇīya n. title of the second of the fourteen oldest (but lost) Jaina books, called Pūrvas

⋙ agrāśana

agrâśana mfn. eating before another (abl.) MārkP

⋙ agrāsana

agrâsana n. seat of honour

⋙ agrega

agre-gá &c

• ágre below

⋙ agretvan

agré7tvan mf(arī)n. going in front AV

⋙ agropaharaṇīya

agrôpaharaṇīya mfn. that which has to be first or principally supplied Suśr

≫ agratas

agratás ind. in front, before

• in the beginning, first RV. x, 90, 7 VS

• (with gen.) before, in presence of

⋙ agrataḥkṛ

agrataḥ-kṛ to place in front or at the head, to consider most important

⋙ agrataḥsara

agrataḥ-sara mf(ī)n. going in front, taking the lead

≫ agrima

agrimá mfn. being in front, preceding, prior, furthest advanced

• occurring further on or below (in a book, cf. ágre)

• the foremost RV. v, 44, 9

• eldest, principal L

• (ā), f. the fruit Annona Reticulata

≫ agriya

agriyá mfn. foremost, principal RV

• oldest, first-born RV. i, 13, 10

• m. elder brother L

• (ám), n. the first-fruits, the best part RV. iv, 37, 4 and probably ix, 71, 4

⋙ agriyavat

○vat mfn

• f. vatī (scil. ṛc), N. of the hymn Ṛig-veda ix, 62, 25, quoted in Lāṭy

≫ agrīya

agrīya mfn. best L

• m. elder brother L

≫ agre

ágre ind. (loc.), ágra

⋙ agrega

○gá [RV. ix, 86, 45] or mfn. going in front or before

⋙ agregā

○gā́ [TBr. &c.], mfn. going in front or before

⋙ agregū

○gū́ mfn. (said of the waters) moving forwards VS. ŚBr

⋙ agreṇī

○ṇī́ m. a leader VS

⋙ agretana

○tana mfn. occurring further on, subsequently (in a book)

⋙ agredadhus

○dadhús ṃaitrṣ. or m. a man who at his first marriage takes a wife that was married before, (agre-didhiṣu or -didhiṣu), f. a married woman whose elder sister is still unmarried

⋙ agredadhiṣu

○dadhiṣu Kapṣ. or m. a man who at his first marriage takes a wife that was married before, (agre-didhiṣu or -didhiṣu), f. a married woman whose elder sister is still unmarried

⋙ agredidhiṣu

○didhiṣu ṃBh. ṅaut., m. a man who at his first marriage takes a wife that was married before, (agre-didhiṣu or -didhiṣu), f. a married woman whose elder sister is still unmarried

⋙ agrepā

○pā́ [RV. iv, 34, 7 and 10] or mfn. having the precedence in drinking

⋙ agrepū

○pū Vṣ. "ṣBr., mfn. having the precedence in drinking

⋙ agrebhrū

○bhrū (√bhram), m. wandering in front Pāṇ. 4, 40 Comm

⋙ agrevaṇa

○vaṇa n. the border of a forest (g. rājadantâdi, q.v.)

⋙ agrevadha

○vadhá m. hitting or killing whatever is in front VS

⋙ agresara

○sara mf(ī) n. going in front, preceding, best L

⋙ agresarika

○sarika m. a leader L

≫ agrya

agryá mf(ā)n. foremost, topmost, principal, best

• proficient, well versed in (with loc.)

• intent closely attentive, m. an elder or eldest brother L

• (ā), f. = tri-phalā, q.v

• (am), n. roof L

⋙ agryatapas

○tapas m. N. of a Muni Kathās

agrabhaṇa

a-grabhaṇá mfn. (√grabh = √grah), having nothing which can be grasped RV. i, 116, 5

≫ agraha

a-graha mfn. = mukhya (Comm.) MBh. iii, 14189 BR. propose to read agra-ha, destroying the best part, m. non acceptance, a houseless man i.e. a Vānaprastha a Brāhman of the third class L

≫ agrāhin

a-grāhin mfn. not taking, not holding (said of a leech and of tools) Suśr

≫ agrāhya

a-grāhya mfn. not to be conceived or perceived or obtained or admitted or trusted, to be rejected

≫ agrāhyaka

a-grāhyaka mfn. not to be perceived, impalpable MBh

agrāmya

a-grāmya mfn. not rustic, townmade

• not tame, wild

agrī

agrī m. a word invented for the explanation of agní ŚBr

agru

ágru m. unmarried RV. v, 44, 7 and vii, 96, 4 AV

• (ū́), f. a virgin RV. AV

• nom. pl. agrúvas, poetical N. of the ten fingers RV

• and also of the seven rivers RV. i, 191, 14 and iv, 19, 7

• Zend. aghru

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