dhanu धनु m. or ([Uṇ. i, 82]) 2. dhanū f. (fr. √ 2. dhan?) a bow, [Hit.]; [Śāntiś.] a measure of 4 Hastas or cubits, [L.] (cf. dhanv-antara below) the sign of the zodiac Sagittarius, [Priy. i, 5] Buchanania Latifolia, [L.] Semecarpus Anacardium, [L.] accord. to some also, ‘water, juice &c.’; cf. √ dhanv, dhanutṛ. (dhánu, or dhanū́) f. a dry sandbank, a sandy shore [cf. Eng. bight, Germ. Bucht], [RV.]; [AV. i, 17] (nom. °nū́s). dhanuḥ धनुः in comp. for °nus. dhanur धनुर् in comp. for °nus. dhanus धनुस् dhánus n. (m. g. ardharcādi; cf. dhanu) a bow, [RV.] &c. &c. a measure of length = 4 Hastas or 1/2000 Gavyūti, [Mn.]; [Yājñ.] &c. (geom.) an arc or part of a circle (astron.) an arc or quadrant for ascertaining the sun's altitude and zenith-distance a fiddlestick the sign of the zodiac Sagittarius, [Sūryas.]; [Var.] Buchanania Latifolia, [L.] N. of Śiva, [MBh. vii, 9536] (armed with a bow, [L.], or = dhanuḥsvarūpa, [Nīlak.]) a desert, arid land (cf. °nur-durga). dhanuṣ धनुष् in comp. for °nus. dhanutṛ धनुतृ dhánutṛ mfn. running, moving quickly, [RV.] dhanuṣa धनुष m. N. of a Ṛṣi (°ṣākhya, [MBh. xii, 12758]). dhanuṣka धनुष्क mfn. ifc. = dhanus See sa- n. a small bow, [Lāṭy. viii, 6, 8.] dhanurāśi धनुराशि dhanu—rāśi m. the sign of the zodiac Sagittarius, [L.] dhanurāja धनुराज dhanu—rāja m. N. of one of the ancestors of Śakya-muni, [L.] dhanurbhṛt धनुर्भृत् dhanur—bhṛt ([Ragh.]) m. bow-man, archer. dhanurjyā धनुर्ज्या dhanur—jyā f. a bowstring, [ĀśvGṛ.]; [Hariv.] dhanuṣkṛt धनुष्कृत् dhanuṣ—kā́ra and dhanuṣ—kṛ́t, m. a bow-maker, [VS.] dhanuṣmat धनुष्मत् dhanuṣ—mat mfn. armed with a bow, an archer, [MBh.]; [R.] &c. dhanuṣ—mat m. N. of a mountain to the north of Madhya-deśa, [Var.] dhanuḥśākhā धनुःशाखा dhanuḥ—śākhā f. = °nur-guṇā (below), [L.] dhanuḥśālā धनुःशाला dhanuḥ—śālā f. bow-room, [Hariv.] dhanuḥśata धनुःशत dhanuḥ—śata n. 100 Dhanus or 400 Hastas or cubits, [Mn. viii, 237.] dhanuḥpaṭa धनुःपट dhanuḥ—paṭa = dhanuṣ-k°, -kh°, -p° (below). dhanuśreṇī धनुश्रेणी dhanu—śreṇī f. Sanseviera Zeylanica, [L.] dhanugupta धनुगुप्त dhanu—gupta m. N. of a man, [L.] dhanuhastā धनुहस्ता dhanu—hastā f. N. of a being attendant on Devī, [W.] dhanurdhara धनुर्धर dhanur—dhara m. = -graha, [Mn.]; [MBh.]; [R.] &c. (also as N. of Śiva) the sign of the zodiac Sagittarius, [Var.] N. of a son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, [MBh.] dhanurguṇā धनुर्गुणा dhanur—guṇā f. Sanseviera Zeylanica (from the leaves of which a tough thread is extracted of which bow-strings were made), [L.] dhanurguṇa धनुर्गुण dhanur—guṇa m. a bow-string, [W.] dhanurlatā धनुर्लता dhanur—latā f. a bow (lit. bow-creeper), [Kathās.] = soma-vallī, [L.] dhanurmālā धनुर्माला dhanur—mālā f. = -guṇā, [L.] dhanurmakha धनुर्मख dhanur—makha v.l. for -maha. dhanurmaha धनुर्मह dhanur—maha m. the consecration of a b, [Hariv.] dhanurvāta धनुर्वात dhanur—vāta m. a kind of disease, [Cat.] dhanurveda धनुर्वेद dhanur-veda m. the science of archery, an archery treatise (regarded as an Upa-veda connected with the Yajur-veda, and derived from Viśvāmitra or Bhṛgu), [MBh.]; [Hariv.] &c. N. of wk. by Śārṅga-datta, [Cat.] dhanuryāsa धनुर्यास dhanur—yāsa m. Alhagi Maurorum, [L.] dhanuṣākṣa धनुषाक्ष (or °ṣākṣa?) id., [iii, 10741]. dhanuṣkhātā धनुष्खाता dhanuṣ—khātā f. N. of a river, [Kāś.] on [Pāṇ. vi, 2, 146.] dhanuṣkāra धनुष्कार dhanuṣ—kā́ra and dhanuṣ—kṛ́t, m. a bow-maker, [VS.] dhanuṣkarī धनुष्करी dhanuṣ—karī f. a kind of flower, [L.] dhanuṣkara धनुष्कर dhanuṣ—kara m. a bow-maker, [L.] dhanuṣ—kara mfn. bow in hand, armed with a bow, [L.] dhanuṣkoṭī धनुष्कोटी dhanuṣ—koṭi or dhanuṣ—ko°ṭī, f. the curved end of a bow, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] etc. dhanuṣkoṭi धनुष्कोटि dhanuṣ—koṭi or dhanuṣ—ko°ṭī, f. the curved end of a bow, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] etc. dhanuṣmatī धनुष्मती dhanuṣ—matī f. N. of the tutelary deity in the family of Vyāghra-pād, [BrahmaP.] dhanuṣpāṇi धनुष्पाणि dhanuṣ—pāṇi mfn. bow in hand, armed with a bow, [MBh.]; [R.] dhanuṣpaṭa धनुष्पट dhanuṣ—paṭa m. Buchanania Latifolia, [L.] dhanuḥkhaṇḍa धनुःखण्ड dhanuḥ—khaṇḍa = dhanuṣ-k°, -kh°, -p° (below). dhanuḥśreṇī धनुःश्रेणी dhanuḥ—śreṇī f. = dhanu-ś° or = mahendra-vāruṇī. dhanuḥkāṇḍa धनुःकाण्ड dhanuḥ—kāṇḍa = dhanuṣ-k°, -kh°, -p° (below). dhanuketakī धनुकेतकी dhanu—ketakī f. a kind of flower, [L.] dhanurākāra धनुराकार dhanur—ākāra or dhanur—ākṛti, mfn. bow-shaped, curved, bent, [W.] dhanurākṛti धनुराकृति dhanur—ākāra or dhanur—ākṛti, mfn. bow-shaped, curved, bent, [W.] dhanurārtnī धनुरार्त्नी dhanur—ārtnī́ f. the end of a bow (where the string is fastened), [ŚBr.] dhanurāsana धनुरासन dhanur—āsana n. a partic. mode of sitting, [Cat.] dhanurdhārin धनुर्धारिन् dhanur—dhārin ([R.]) m. bow-man, archer. dhanurdruma धनुर्द्रुम dhanur—druma m. ‘bow tree’, the bamboo (used for bows), [L.] dhanurdurga धनुर्दुर्ग dhanur—durga mfn. made inaccessible or protected by a desert dhanur—durga n. a place so protected, [MBh. xii, 3332]; [Mn. vii, 70] (v.l. dhanva-). dhanurgrāha धनुर्ग्राह dhanur—grāha ([MBh.]) m. an archer. dhanurgraha धनुर्ग्रह dhanur—graha m. bearing a bow, an archer, [R.] the art of managing a bow, [MBh.] N. of a son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, [ib.] dhanurhasta धनुर्हस्त dhanur—hasta mfn. bow in hand, having a bow, [W.] dhanurmārga धनुर्मार्ग dhanur—mārga m., ‘bow line’, curve, [L.] dhanurmadhya धनुर्मध्य dhanur—madhya n. the middle part of a bow (= lastaka), [L.] dhanurvakra धनुर्वक्र dhanur—vakra mfn. crooked like a bow, [Suśr.] dhanurvedin धनुर्वेदिन् dhanur—vedin mfn. versed in archery dhanur—vedin m. N. of Śiva, [Śivag.] dhanurvṛkṣa धनुर्वृक्ष dhanur—vṛkṣa m. ‘bow-plant’, the bamboo Ficus Religiosa Semecarpus Anacardium Isora Corylifolia, [L.] a measure of 4 cubits, [L.] (geom.) an arc, [W.] dhanurvidyā धनुर्विद्या dhanur—vidyā f. ‘bow-science’, archery, [Vet.] dhanuryaṣṭi धनुर्यष्टि dhanur—yaṣṭi f. ([Daś.]) a bow (lit. bow-instrument, bow stick). dhanuryogyā धनुर्योग्या dhanur—yogyā f. bow-exercise, archery, [Bālar.] dhanustambha धनुस्तम्भ dhanu—stambha See dhanuḥ-st°. See °nuḥ-st°. dhanuṣkhaṇḍa धनुष्खण्ड dhanuṣ—khaṇḍa n. a portion of a bow, [Megh. 15.] dhanuṣkāṇḍa धनुष्काण्ड dhanuṣ—kāṇḍa n. sg. bow and arrow, [Hit.] dhanuṣmattā धनुष्मत्ता dhanuṣ—mattā f. archery, [Bhartṛ. i, 13.] dhanuḥsaṃstha धनुःसंस्थ dhanuḥ—saṃstha mfn. shaped like a bow, [MBh.] dhanuḥstambha धनुःस्तम्भ dhanuḥ—stambha m. a kind of spasmodic contraction of the body, [Suśr.] dhanurgrāhin धनुर्ग्राहिन् dhanur—grā°hin ([Śak.]) m. an archer. dhanurvaktra धनुर्वक्त्र dhanur—vaktra m. ‘bow-mouth’, N. of one of Skanda's attendants, [MBh.] dhanuryantra धनुर्यन्त्र dhanur—yantra n. ([Bālar.]) a bow (lit. bow-instrument, bow stick). dhanuṣkapāla धनुष्कपाल dhanuṣ—kapāla n. g. kaskādi. dhanurdvitīya धनुर्द्वितीय dhanur—dvitīya mfn. furnished with a bow, [MW.] dhanuṣkarṣaṇa धनुष्कर्षण dhanuṣ—karṣaṇa n. bending a bow, [Ragh. vii.] sq. dhanurvedapara धनुर्वेदपर dhanur—veda—para mfn. devoted to archery dhanurvedasāra धनुर्वेदसार dhanur—veda—sāra m. N. of wk. dhanurvidyādīpikā धनुर्विद्यादीपिका dhanur—vidyā—dīpikā f. N. of wk. dhanurjyātalaśabda धनुर्ज्यातलशब्द dhanur—jyā—tala-śabda m. the mere twanging noise of the bow-string, [MW.] dhanurmāsamāhātmya धनुर्मासमाहात्म्य dhanur—māsa-māhātmya n. N. of wk. dhanurvedaparāyaṇa धनुर्वेदपरायण dhanur—veda—parāyaṇa mfn. devoted to archery dhanurvedacintāmaṇi धनुर्वेदचिन्तामणि dhanur—veda—cintā-maṇi m. N. of wk. dhanurvedaprakaraṇa धनुर्वेदप्रकरण dhanur—veda—prakaraṇa n. N. of wk. dhanurvidyārambhaprayoga धनुर्विद्यारम्भप्रयोग dhanur—vi°dyārambha-prayoga m. N. of wk.