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śṛṅgaशृङ्गn. (perhaps connected with śiras, śīrṣan; ifc. f(A or I). ) the horn of an animal, a horn used for various purposes (as in drinking, for blowing, drawing blood from the skin &c.), [RV.] &c. &c.
the tusk of an elephant, [R.]; [Kām.]
the top or summit of a mountain, a peak, crag, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.
the summit of a building, pinnacle, turret, [ib.]
any peak or projection or lofty object, elevation, point, end, extremity, [AV.]; [Kum.]; [Gīt.]
a cusp or horn of the moon, [R.]; [Hariv.]; [VarBṛS.]
highest point, acme, height or perfection of anything, [Hariv. 6424]
the horn as a symbol of self reliance or strength or haughtiness, [Ragh.]
the rising of desire, excess of love or passion (cf. śṛṅgāra), [Sāh.]
a partic. military array in the form of a horn or crescent, [MBh. vi, 2413]
a syringe, water-engine, [Ragh.]; [Śiś.]
the female breast, [BhP.]
a lotus, [L.]
Agallochum, [L.]
a mark, token, sign, [L.]
= śaśaśṛṅga, ‘hare's horn’, anything impossible or extra ordinary, [Kusum.]
m. a kind of medicinal or poisonous plant, [L.]
N. of a Muni (of whom, in some parts of India, on occasions of drought, earthen images are said to be made and worshipped for rain), [MW.]
[cf. Lat. cornu; Goth. háurn; Germ., Eng. horn.]
śṛṅgajaशृङ्गजśṛṅga—ja mfn. horn-produced, made from horn, [Saṃgīt.]
śṛṅga—ja m. an arrow, shaft, [MW.]
śṛṅga—ja n. aloe wood, [L.]
śṛṅgakaशृङ्गकm. n. (ifc. f(ikA). ) a horn or anything pointed like a horn, [MBh.]; [Kathās.]; [Hcat.]
a syringe, [Ratnāv.]
a cusp or horn of the moon, [Cat.]
m. a kind of plant (= jīvaka), [L.]
śṛṅgalāशृङ्गलाf. Odina Pinnata, [L.]
śṛṅgavatशृङ्गवत्śṛṅga—vat mfn. horned, [MBh.]
having (many) peaks, peaked (as a mountain), [R.]
śṛṅga—vat m. N. of a mythical mountain forming one of the boundaries of the earth, [MBh.]; [Pur.]
śṛṅgavṛṣशृङ्गवृष्śṛṅga—vṛṣ m. N. of a man, [RV. viii, 17, 13.]
śṛṅgabhujaशृङ्गभुजśṛṅga—bhuja m. N. of a man, [Kathās.]
śṛṅgadharaशृङ्गधरśṛṅga—dhara m. N. of a man, [Buddh.]
śṛṅgaśataशृङ्गशतśṛṅga—śata n. a hundred peaks, [MW.]
śṛṅgagiriशृङ्गगिरिśṛṅga—giri m. N. of a hill and town in Mysore (see śṛṅgeri), [Cat.]
śṛṅgajāhaशृङ्गजाहśṛṅga—jāha n. the root of a horn, [L.]
śṛṅgakūṭaशृङ्गकूटśṛṅga—kūṭa m. N. of a mountain, [Pañcar.]
śṛṅgakośaशृङ्गकोशśṛṅga—kośa m. a horn as a receptacle (of liquids), [SāmavBr.]
śṛṅgamūlaशृङ्गमूलśṛṅga—mūla m. Trapa Bispinosa, [L.]
śṛṅgamayaशृङ्गमयśṛṅga—maya mf(I)n. (in. kanaka-śṛṅga-maya) furnished with (golden) horns, [MBh.]
śṛṅgapuraशृङ्गपुरśṛṅga—pura n. N. of a town (cf. śṛṅgeri-p°), [Cat.]
śṛṅgarohaशृङ्गरोहśṛṅga—roha v.l. for śuṇḍ-r°, [L.]
śṛṅgaruhaशृङ्गरुहśṛṅga—ruha m. Trapa Bispinosa, [L.]
śṛṅgasukhaशृङ्गसुखśṛṅga—sukha n. (prob.) horn-music, [L.]
śṛṅgaveraशृङ्गवेरśṛṅga—vera m. N. of a serpent-demon, [MBh.]
ginger (undried or dry), [Suśr.] (also °raka, [L.])
N. of a town (see -pura)
śṛṅgakandaशृङ्गकन्दśṛṅga—kanda m. Trapa Bispinosa, [L.]
śṛṅgamohinशृङ्गमोहिन्śṛṅga—mohin m. Michelia Champaka, [L.]
śṛṅgapriyaशृङ्गप्रियśṛṅga—priya m. ‘fond of horn-blowing’, N. of Śiva (cf. śṛṅga-vādya-priya), [MBh.]
śṛṅgavādyaशृङ्गवाद्यśṛṅga—vādya n. a horn for blowing, [L.]
śṛṅgagrāhikāशृङ्गग्राहिकाśṛṅga—grāhikā f. ‘taking by the horns’ i.e. in a direct manner (instr. ‘directly’, ‘without any intervening agent’)
(in logic) taking singly (all the particulars included under a general term) Sch. on [ŚāṅkhBr.], Sch. on [KātyŚr.] &c.
śṛṅgavarjitaशृङ्गवर्जितśṛṅga—varjita m. a hornless quadruped, [L.]
śṛṅgaprahārinशृङ्गप्रहारिन्śṛṅga—prahārin mfn. horn-striking, butting or fighting with the horns, [MW.]
śṛṅgaverapuraशृङ्गवेरपुरśṛṅga—vera—pura n. N. of a town (situated on the Ganges), [MBh.]; [R.] &c.
śṛṅgaveracūrṇaशृङ्गवेरचूर्णśṛṅga—vera—cūrṇa n. ginger-powder, [ib.]
śṛṅgaverakalkaशृङ्गवेरकल्कśṛṅga—vera—kalka m. sediment of ginger, [Suśr.]
śṛṅgavādyapriyaशृङ्गवाद्यप्रियśṛṅga—vādya—priya m. ‘fond of blowing his horn’, N. of Kṛṣṇa (cf. śṛṅga-priya), [Pañcar.]
śṛṅgaverābhamūlakaशृङ्गवेराभमूलकśṛṅga—ve°rābha-mūlaka m. ‘having a root like that of ginger’, Typha Angustifolia, [L.]
śṛṅgaveramāhātmyaशृङ्गवेरमाहात्म्यśṛṅga—vera—māhātmya n. (N. of a ch. of the [SkandaP.])