śara शर śará m. (fr. √ śṝ ‘to rend’ or ‘destroy’) a sort of reed or grass, Saccharum Sara (used for arrows), [RV.] &c. &c. an arrow, shaft, [MuṇḍUp.]; [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c. N. of the number ‘five’ (from the 5 arrows of the god of love), [VarBṛS.] (in astron.) the versed sine of an arc (accord. to [Āryabh.] also ‘the whole diameter with subtraction of the versed sine’) a partic. configuration of stars (when all the planets are in the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th houses), [VarBṛS.] the upper part of cream or slightly curdled milk (v.l. sara), [ĀpŚr.]; [Car.] mischief, injury, hurt, a wound, [W.] N. of a son of Ṛcatka, [RV.] of an Asura, [Hariv.] (v.l. śuka) śará n. water (see śara-varṣa and °ṣin) śarac शरच् in comp. for śarad. śarad शरद् śarád f. (prob. fr. √ śrā, śṝ) autumn (as the ‘time of ripening’), the autumnal season (the sultry season of two months succeeding the rains; in some parts of India comprising the months Bhādra and Āśvina, in other places Āśvina and Kārttika, fluctuating thus from August to November), [RV.] &c. &c. a year (or pl. poetically for ‘years’, cf. varṣa), [ib.] śaraj शरज् in comp. for śarad. śaran शरन् in comp. for śarad. śaras शरस् śáras n. cream, film on boiled milk, [VS.]; [TS.] &c. (°ro-gṛhīta mfn. covered with a skin or film, [AitBr.]) a thin layer of ashes, [TBr.]; [ĀpŚr.] w.r. for saras, [BhP.] śarat शरत् in comp. for śarad. śarabhā शरभा (ā), f. a girl with withered limbs and therefore unfit for marriage, [GṛS.] (prob.) a kind of wooden machine. [cf. accord. to some, Gk., κίραϕος, κόραϕος.] śarabhū शरभू śara—bhū m. = -janman, [L.] śarabha शरभ śarabhá m. a kind of deer or (in later times) a fabulous animal (supposed to have eight legs and to inhabit the snowy mountains; it is represented as stronger than the lion and the elephant; cf. aṣṭa-pad and mahā-skandhin), [AV.] &c. &c. a young elephant, [L.] a camel, [L.] a grasshopper (= śalabha), [W.] a locust, [ib.] a kind of metre, [Col.] N. of Viṣṇu, [MW.] of an Upaniṣad (cf. śarabhopaniṣad) of an Asura, [MBh.] of two serpent-demons, [ib.] of various men, [RV.]; [MBh.] &c. of a son of Śiśu-pāla, [MBh.] of brother of Śakuni, [ib.] of a prince of the Aśmakas, [Hcar.] of a monkey in Rāma's army, [R.] (pl.) N. of a people, [MBh.] (B. śabara) śaradhi शरधि śara—dhi m. an arrow-case, quiver, [Vikr.]; [Kuval.] śaraṇī शरणी See saraṇi, ṇī. in comp. for śaraṇa. śaraṇa शरण m. (for 2. See p. 1057, col. 1) one of the arrows of Kāma-deva, [Cat.] n. falling asunder, bursting, falling in [Vop.] killing, slaying, [L.] what slays or injures, [MW.] śaraṇá mfn. (fr. √ śṛ for śri; for 1. See p. 1056) protecting, guarding, defending, [RV.]; [AV.] śaraṇá m. N. of a serpent-demon, [MBh.] of a poet, [Gīt.] (cf. -deva) of a king, [Buddh.] śaraṇá f(A and I). N. of various plants &c. (prob. w.r. for saraṇā, °ṇī, q.v.) śaraṇá n. (ifc. f(A). ), shelter, place of shelter or refuge or rest, hut, house, habitation, abode, lair (of an animal), home, asylum, [RV.] &c. &c. śaraṇá n. refuge, protection, refuge with (śaraṇaṃ √ gam or yā or i &c., ‘to go to any one for protection, seek refuge with’ [acc. or gen.]; often ifc.), [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c. water, [L.] (with indrasya) N. of a Sāman, [ĀrṣBr.] śaraṇi शरणि śaráṇi f. (for 2. See under 2. śaraṇa) refractoriness, obstinacy, [RV.]; [AV.] (others ‘hurt, injury, offence’). See saraṇi, ṇī. śaradā शरदा f. autumn, [L.] a year, [L.] N. of a woman, [Rājat.] śarada शरद mfn. (ifc.) = śarad, autumn, [Pāṇ. v, 4, 107] śaraja शरज śara—ja mfn. born in a clump of reeds, [Pāṇ. vi, 3, 16] śara—ja m. = -janman, [L.] śara—ja n. ‘produced from sour cream’, butter, [L.] śaraka शरक mfn. (fr. śara) g. ṛtyādi. śarala शरल &c. See sarala. śaratā शरता śara—tā f. the state of an arrow, [R.] śarava शरव m. pl. N. of a people, [MBh. vi, 2084] (prob. w.r. for śabara, q.v.) śarayu शरयु , śarayū. See sarayu, °yū. śaraṇḍa शरण्ड m. (also written sar°; only, [L.]) a bird (in general) a lizard, chameleon a quadruped (in general) a kind of ornament a rogue, cheat a libertine. śaraṇyā शरण्या f. N. of Durga, [MW.] śaraṇya शरण्य n. (for 2. See [ib.]) injury, hurt, [W.] mf(A)n. affording shelter, yielding help or protection to (gen. or comp.), [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c. needing shelter or protection, seeking refuge with (comp.), [ŚāṅkhGṛ.]; [R.]; [VarBṛS.] &c. n. who or what affords protection or defence, [W.] m. N. of Śiva, [MW.] (with ācārya) N. of a Tāntric teacher, [Cat.] śaraṇyu शरण्यु m. a protector, defender, [W.] wind, air (prob. for saraṇyu), [L.] a cloud, [L.] śarasāt शरसात् śara—sāt ind. (with √ kṛ) to hit with an arrow, [Naiṣ.] śaratva शरत्व śara—tvá n. the state of a reed, [TS.] śaravat शरवत् śara—vat mfn. filled with arrow, [Hariv.] (also used in explaining śalmali and said to be = kaṇṭakair hinasti, [Nir.]) śaravyā शरव्या śaravyā̀ (°vyā̀), f. ‘an arrow-shot’ or ‘a shower of arrows’, [RV.]; [AV.] &c. an arrows, missile, an arrows personified, [MW.] śaravya शरव्य mf(A)n. (fr. śaru below) capable of wounding or injuring, [MW.] n. a butt or mark for arrows, aim, target, [Kāv.] &c. See p. 1056, col. 3. śarabhatā शरभता śarabha—tā f. the condition or nature of a Śarabha, [MBh.] śarabheda शरभेद śara—bheda m. ‘a wound made by an arrow’, and ‘deficiency of cream’, [Vās.] śarabhoji शरभोजि m. N. of a king of Tanjore (he was born in 1778, reigned from 1798-1832 and is the author of various works; cf. śarabha-rāja-vilāsa). śaradhāna शरधान śara—dhāna m. pl. N. of a people, [VarBṛS.] (cf. śava-dh°). śaraghāta शरघात śara—ghāta m. an arrow-shot, [MBh.] śaraphala शरफल śara—phala n. the iron point or barb of an arrow, [W.] śaraṇīkṛ शरणीकृ śaraṇī—√ kṛ Ā. -kurute, to seek the protection of (acc.), [Rājat.] (cf. a-śaraṇīkṛta). śaraṇada शरणद śaraṇa—da ([BhP.]) śaracchrī शरच्छ्री śarac—chrī (for -śrī), f. N. of the wife of Kuṇāla, [HPariś.] śaradeva शरदेव śara—deva m. N. of a poet, [Subh.] śaradija शरदिज śaradi-ja mfn. (loc. of śarad + ja) produced in autumn, autumnal, [Kathās.] śaradvat शरद्वत् śarád—vat (śarád-), mfn. ‘full of years’, aged, [RV.] śarád—vat m. N. of a son or other descendant of Gotama and other men, [MBh.]; [Hariv.]; [Pur.] (cf. [Pāṇ. iv, 1, 102]). śarajāla शरजाल śara—jāla n. ‘net-work of arrows’, a dense mass or multitude of arrow, [R.] (pl.) śarakāra शरकार śara—kāra m. a maker of arrows, [Sāh.] śarakūpa शरकूप śara—kūpa m. N. of a well, [Buddh.] śaraketu शरकेतु śara—ketu m. N. of a man, [Hcar.] śaralaka शरलक n. water, [L.] śaraloma शरलोम śara—loma m. pl. the descendants of Śara-loman, [Pat.] on [Pāṇ. iv, 1, 85], Vārtt. 8 śaramaya शरमय śara—máya mf(I)n. consisting or made of reeds, [Kāṭh.]; [TS.] &c. śaramukha शरमुख śara—mukha n. the point of an arrow, [L.] śarapāta शरपात śara—pāta m. an arrow's fall or flight, [W.] the range of an arrow-shot, [MBh.] śaravāṇi शरवाणि śara—vāṇi m. (only [L.]) the head of an arrow a maker of arrow an archer a foot soldier = pāpiṣṭha (prob. w.r. for padāti). śaravaṇa शरवण śara—vaṇa n. (see -vana) a thicket or clump of reeds, [MBh.]; [R.]; [Kathās.]; [Suśr.] śaravana शरवन śara—vana w.r. for -vaṇa. śaravega शरवेग śara—vega m. ‘swift as an arrow’, N. of a steed, [Kathās.] śarabhaṅga शरभङ्ग śara—bhaṅga m. N. of a Ṛṣi, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] śarabhṛṣṭi शरभृष्टि śará—bhṛṣṭi (śará-), f. the point of a reed, [ŚBr.]; [Kauś.] the point of an arrow, [MW.] śaraṇaiṣin शरणैषिन् mfn. = -śaraṇārthin, [R.] śaraṇyatā शरण्यता śaraṇya—tā f. (the condition of) affording protection, [R.] śaraśayyā शरशय्या śara—śayyā f. ([Kathās.]) = -talpa. śarabandha शरबन्ध śara—bandha m. a continuous line of arrows, [MBh.]; [R.] śaracchāli शरच्छालि śarac—chāli (for -śāli), m. rice ripening in autumn, [Rājat.] śaradghana शरद्घन śarad—ghana m. = -ambu-dhara, [Dhūrtan.] śaradaṇḍā शरदण्डा śara—daṇḍā f. N. of a river, [R.] (v.l. sarad°). śaradaṇḍa शरदण्ड śara—daṇḍa m. a stalk of reed, [MBh.] (pl.) N. of a country belonging to Śālva in Madhyadeśa, [L.] śaradakṣa शरदक्ष śara—dakṣa m. (or śarad-a°?) N. of the author of a law-book, [Cat.] śarad—akṣa See śara-dakṣa, on p. 1056, col. 2. śara-dakṣa , śara-daṇḍa, śara-dhi &c. See p. 1056, col. 2. śaradanta शरदन्त śarad—anta m. the end of autumn, winter, [L.] śaradgata शरद्गत śarad—gata mfn. arising in autumn, autumnal (as clouds), [R.] śaradvīpa शरद्वीप śara—dvīpa m. N. of an island, [Hariv.] śaradvadhū शरद्वधू śarad—vadhū f. autumn compared to a women, [Vcar.] śaradvasu शरद्वसु śarad—vasu m. N. of a Muni, [Cat.] śaragulma शरगुल्म śara—gulma m. a clump of reeds, [MBh.] N. of a monkey, [R.] śarakāṇḍa शरकाण्ड śara—kāṇḍa m. the stem of the Saccharum Sara, [Suśr.] the shaft of an arrow, [W.] śarakṣepa शरक्षेप śara—kṣepa m. the range of an arrow-shot, [Daś.] śaraloman शरलोमन् śara—loman m. N. of a Muni, [Car.]; [Bhpr.] śaramalla शरमल्ल śara—malla m. ‘arrow-fighter’, an archer, [MW.] a kind of bird, [L.] śaranmegha शरन्मेघ śaran—megha m. an autumnal cloud (-vat ind. like an autumnal cloud), [Hit.] śaranmukha शरन्मुख śaran—mukha n. the (face or front i.e.) commencement of autumn, [W.] śaraparṇī शरपर्णी śara—parṇikā ([L.]) or śara—parṇī ([Pāṇ. iv, 1, 64], Sch.), f. a kind of plant. śarapuṅkhā शरपुङ्खा śara—puṅkhā (ā), f. id., [W.] Galega Purpurea, [Bhpr.] śarapuṅkha शरपुङ्ख śara—puṅkha m. the shaft or feathered part of an arrow (see puṅkha), [Suśr.]; [Vāgbh.] śarapuccha शरपुच्छ śara—puccha mf(I)n., [Pāṇ. iv, 1, 55], Vārtt. 2. śaratalpa शरतल्प śara—talpa m. a couch formed of arrow (esp. for a dead or wounded warrior), [MBh.]; [Vās.]; [Gīt.] (cf. -pañjara, -śayana, -śayyā). śaratkāla शरत्काल śarat—kāla m. the time or season of autumn, [Kāv.]; [Pur.] śaravarṣa शरवर्ष śara—varṣa n. a shower of arrows, [MBh.]; [R.] (pl.) a shower of water, rain, [Śiś.] (pl.) śaravṛṣṭi शरवृष्टि śara—vṛṣṭi m. N. of a Marutvat, [Hariv.] śara—vṛṣṭi f. a shower of arrow s, [L.] śaraviddha शरविद्ध śara—viddha mf(A)n. pierced with arrow, [R.] śaravrāta शरव्रात śara—vrāta m. a mass of arrows, [MBh.]; [Hariv.]; [Kāv.] śaravyāya शरव्याय Nom. Ā. °vyāyate, to form a mark or object aimed at, [Daś.] śaravyaka शरव्यक n. = śaravya, an aim, [L.] śaravyatā शरव्यता śaravya—tā f. the condition, of a target, [Kād.] śaravyaya शरव्यय Nom. P. °vyayati, to aim at a mark, take aim at (ati-ś°), [Naiṣ.] śarabhānanā शरभानना f. ‘Ś° faced’, N. of a sorceress, [Kathās.] śarabhaketu शरभकेतु śarabha—ketu m. N. of a man, [Vās., Introd.] śarabhalīla शरभलील śarabha—līla m. (in music) a kind of measure, [Saṃgīt.] śaraṇāgata शरणागत mfn. come for protection, one who comes for refuge or protection, a refugee, fugitive, [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c. śaraṇāgati शरणागति f. approach for protection śaraṇālaya शरणालय m. (place of) refuge or shelter asylum, [MBh.] śaraṇārtham शरणार्थम् ind. for the sake of protection, [MW.]