śubh शुभ् (or śumbh) cl. 1. Ā. or cl. 6. P. ([Dhātup. xviii, 11]; [xxviii, 33]) śóbhate, śumbháti or śúmbhati (ep. also śobhati, and Ved. śúmbhate; 3. sg. śóbhe, [RV.]; pf. śuśobha, śuśubhe, [MBh.] &c.; śuśumbha Gr.; aor., aśubhat, aśobhiṣṭa, aśumbhīt, [ib.]; p. śúmbhāna, śubhāná, [RV.]; fut. śobhitā or śumbhitā Gr.; śobhiṣyati, [MBh.]; śumbhiṣyati Gr.; inf. śubhé, śobhāse, [RV.]; śobhitum Gr.), to beautify, embellish, adorn, beautify one's self. (Ā.) look beautiful or handsome, shine, be bright or splendid; (with iva or yathā, ‘to shine or look like’; with na, ‘to look bad, have a bad appearance, appear to disadvantage’), [RV.] &c. &c.; to prepare, make fit or ready, (Ā.) prepare one's self, [RV.]; [AV.]; (śúmbhate accord. to some) to flash or flit i.e. glide rapidly past or along, [RV.] (cf. śubhāná, śumbhámāna, and pra-√ śumbh); (śumbhati) wrongly for śundhati (to be connected with √ śudh, to purify), [AV. vi, 155, 3]; [xii, 2, 40] &c.; (śumbhati) to harm, injure, [Dhātup. xi, 42] (in this sense rather to be regarded as a second √ śumbh cf. √ 2. śumbh, ni-śumbh) : Pass. aor. aśobhi-tarām, [Inscr.] : Caus. śobhayati (aor. aśūśubhat ; cf. śobhita), to cause to shine, beautify, ornament, decorate, [AV.] &c. &c.; (śubháyati, °te) to ornament, decorate, (Ā.) decorate one's self, [RV.]; [TBr.]; (only pr. p. śubháyat), to fly rapidly along, [RV.] : Desid. śuśobhiṣate (accord. to Gr. also °ti, and śuśubhiṣati, °te), to wish to prepare or make ready, [Nir. viii, 10] : Intens. śośubhyate (Gr. also śośobdhi), to shine brightly or intensely, be very splendid or beautiful, [MBh.] śúbh f. (dat. śubhé as inf.) splendour, beauty, ornament, decoration, [RV.]; [AV.]; [VS.]; [TBr.] flashing or flitting past, gliding along, rapid course or flight, [RV.]; [AV.]; [TS.] readiness (?), [RV.] śubhā शुभा (ā), f. (only [L.]) light, lustre, splendour, beauty desire Prosopis Spicigera or Mimosa Suma white Dūrvā grass = priyaṅgu bamboo manna a cow the yellow pigment Gorocanā an assembly of the gods a kind of metre N. of a female friend and companion of the goddess Umā śubha शुभ mf(A)n. splendid, bright, beautiful, handsome (often f. voc., śubhe, ‘fair one!’ in addressing a beautiful woman), [Mn.]; [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c. pleasant, agreeable, suitable, fit, capable, useful, good (applied to persons and things), [ib.] auspicious, fortunate, prosperous, [ib.] good (in moral sense), righteous, virtuous, honest, [ŚvetUp.]; [Mn.] &c. pure (as an action), [Yājñ., Sch.] eminent, distinguished, [W.] learned, versed in the Vedas, [ib.] m. water, [L.] the Phenila tree (Sapindus Detergens), [L.] a he-goat, [L.] (prob. w.r. for stubha) the 23rd of the astrol. Yogas, [L.] N. of a man (cf. g. tikādi), [Kathās.] of a son of Dharma, [BhP.] of an author, [Cat.] m. (also f(A). ) a city floating in the sky (cf. śaubha = vyomacāri-pura), [MW.] (am), n. anything bright or beautiful &c. beauty, charm, good fortune, auspiciousness, happiness, bliss, welfare, prosperity, [Kauś.]; [Kāv.]; [Kathās.] benefit, service, good or virtuous action, [Kāv.]; [VarBṛS.]; [Kathās.] the wood of Cerasus Puddum, [L.] śubhaṃ शुभं in comp. for śubham (acc. of 2. śubh). śubhrā शुभ्रा (ā), f. (only [L.]) crystal bamboo-manna alum N. of the Ganges śubhra शुभ्र śubhrá mf(A/)n. radiant, shining, beautiful, splendid, [RV.] &c. &c. clear, spotless (as fame), [Pañcat.] bright-coloured, white, [Mn.]; [VarBṛS.] &c. śubhrá m. white (the colour), [L.] sandal, [L.] heaven, [L.] N. of a man g. kurv-ādi of the husband of Vikuṇṭhā and father of Vaikuṇṭha, [BhP.] of a poet, [Cat.] pl. N. of a people, [MārkP.] śubhrá n. (only [L.]) silver talc green vitriol rock or fossil salt the root of Andropogon Muricatus. śubhri शुभ्रि śubhrí mfn. shining, bright, beautiful, [RV.] śubhrí m. the sun, [L.] a Brāhman, [L.] śubhāna शुभान śubhāná mfn. shining bright, brilliant, [RV.] gliding rapidly along, [ib.] śubhāya शुभाय Nom. P. °yate, to be bright or beautiful, become a blessing (see bahu-ś°). śubhīkṛ शुभीकृ śubhī-√ kṛ P. -karoti, to illumine, beautify, [Kautukas.] śubhada शुभद śubha—da mfn. = -kara, [Var.] śubha—da m. the sacred fig-tree, [L.] śubhagā शुभगा śubha—gā (ā), f. N. of a Śakti, [Hcat.] śubhaga शुभग śubha—ga mfn. (prob. w.r. for su-bhaga) going well or beautifully, gracious, elegant, [W.] auspicious, fortunate, [ib.] śubhaka शुभक m. mustard seed, Sinapis Dichotoma, [L.] śubhikā शुभिका f. a garland formed of flowers, [MW.] śubhita शुभित śubhitá mfn. (accord. to [Pat.] on [Pāṇ. iii, 1, 85]) = su-hita, [TS.] śubhvan शुभ्वन् śúbhvan mfn. shining, bright (accord. to others ‘swift’, ‘fleet’, see √ 1. śubh), [RV.] śubhāṅgī शुभाङ्गी (ī), f. a handsome woman, [W.] N. of a Daśārhī (and wife of Kuru), [MBh.] of a Vaidarbhi (the daughter of Rukmin and wife of Pradyumna), [Hariv.] of Rati (wife of Kāma-deva), [A.] of the wife of Kubera (god of wealth), [L.] śubhāṅga शुभाङ्ग mfn. handsome-limbed (applied to Śiva), [Śivag.] m. N. of a Tuṣita-kāyika Deva-putra, [Lalit.] of a lexicographer (v.l. śubhāṅka), [Cat.] śubhāṅka शुभाङ्क m. N. of various authors, [Cat.] (cf. next). śubhāśis शुभाशिस् f. good wishes, benediction, blessing, congratulation, [Pañcar.] (°śīrvacana n. °śīrvāda m. [[Hāsy.]], utterance of blessing or congratulation) mfn. receiving blessing or congratulation (°śiṣaṃ-√ kṛ, with acc. ‘to bless, congratulate’), [ib.] śubhākṣa शुभाक्ष m. ‘auspicious-eyed’, N. of Śiva, [MW.] śubhabhrū शुभभ्रू śubha—bhrū mfn. fair-browed, ib. śubhaṃyā शुभंया śubhaṃ—yā́ mfn. flying swiftly along, [RV.] śubhaṃyu शुभंयु śubhaṃ—yú mfn. loving adornment, [RV.] splendid beautiful, handsome, [Kāv.] happy, [L.] śubhakṛt शुभकृत् śubha—kṛt mfn. = -kara, [VarBṛS.] N. of the 37th (or 36th) year of Jupiter's cycle of 60 years, [ib.] śubhrālu शुभ्रालु m. a partic. bulbous plant, [L.] śubhrībhū शुभ्रीभू śubhrī-√ bhū P. -bhavati (pp. -bhūta), to become white, [Rājat.] śubhratā शुभ्रता śubhra—tā f. śubhrikā शुभ्रिका f., [Vop. iv, 8.] śubhāṅgin शुभाङ्गिन् mfn. = śubhāṅga, [RāmatUp.] śubhāśaya शुभाशय mfn. of virtuous disposition, [Kām.]; [Rājat.] śubhāśubha शुभाशुभ mf(A)n. pleasant and unpleasant, agreeable and disagreeable, prosperous and unfortunate, good and evil, [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c. n. weal and woe, good and evil, [MaitrUp.]; [Bhag.]; [VarBṛS.] śubhācārā शुभाचारा f. N. of a female attendant on Umā, [L.] śubhācāra शुभाचार mfn. pure in practices or observances, virtuous, [MBh.]; [Ragh.]; [MārkP.] śubhāgama शुभागम n. N. of partic. Tāntric works (regarded as especially orthodox), [Cat.] śubhānana शुभानन mfn. handsome-faced, good-looking (ā f. ‘a handsome woman’), [MBh.] śubhārthin शुभार्थिन् mfn. desirous of prosperity or welfare, [R.]; [Rājat.] śubhāsana शुभासन m. N. of a Tāntric teacher, [Cat.] śubhāvaha शुभावह mfn. causing prosperity, conferring happiness, [VarBṛS.]; [Rājat.] śubhadhara शुभधर śubha—dhara m. N. of a man, [Rājat.] śubhaphala शुभफल śubha—phala n. auspicious result, good or happy consequence, [VarBṛS.] śubhaśīla शुभशील śubha—śīla mfn. having a good disposition or character, [W.] śubhadina शुभदिन śubha—dina n. an auspicious or lucky day, [Daś.] śubhajāni शुभजानि śubha—jāni mfn. having a beautiful wife, [Pāṇ. v, 4, 134], Sch. śubhakāma शुभकाम śubha—kāma mfn. desirous of welfare, [Kauś.] śubhakūṭa शुभकूट śubha—kūṭa m. ‘auspicious peak’, N. of Adam's Peak (in Ceylon), [Buddh.] śubhakatha शुभकथ śubha—katha mfn. talking well or agreeably, [MBh.] śubhakarī शुभकरी śubha—karī (ī), f. Prosopis Spicigera, [L.] śubhakara शुभकर śubha—kara mfn. causing welfare, auspicious, fortunate, [VarBṛS.] śubhamālā शुभमाला śubha—mālā f. N. of a Gandharvī, [Kāraṇḍ.] śubhamaya शुभमय śubha—maya mf(I)n. splendid, beautiful, [Subh.] śubhanāmā शुभनामा śubha—nāmā f. (in astron.) ‘of auspicious name’, N. of the 5th and 10th and 15th lunar night śubhanaya शुभनय śubha—naya m. ‘of virtuous conduct’, N. of a Muni, [Kathās.] śubhasāra शुभसार śubha—sāra m. N. of a king, [Buddh.] śubhatāti शुभताति śubha—tā́ti f. welfare, prosperity (-kṛt mfn. causing welfare or prosperity), [Śatr.] śubhatara शुभतर śubha—tara mfn. more (most) auspicious or fortunate, [R.]; [Pañcat.] śubhayoga शुभयोग śubha—yoga m. a partic. astron. Yoga (see śubha), [Cat.] śubhetara शुभेतर mfn. other than auspicious, unlucky, unfortunate, evil, bad, [Śiś.] śubhodaya शुभोदय m. the rising of an auspicious (planet), [Cat.] (in a-śubh°) N. of a Tāntric teacher, [ib.] śubhrāṃśu शुभ्रांशु m. = śubhra-bhānu, [L.] camphor, [L.] śubhrāvat शुभ्रावत् śubhrā́-vat mfn. ([Padap.] śubhrá-vat) splendid, beautiful, [RV. ix, 15, 3.] śubhradat शुभ्रदत् śubhra—dat mf(I/)n. having white teeth, [Pāṇ. v, 4, 145.] śubhrakṛt शुभ्रकृत् śubhra—kṛt w.r. for śubha-kṛt, [L.] śubhratva शुभ्रत्व śubhra—tva n. whiteness, [Kāv.] śubhāṅgada शुभाङ्गद m. N. of a king, [MBh.] śubhāñjana शुभाञ्जन m. = śobhāñjana, [L.] śubhānandā शुभानन्दा f. N. of a goddess (said to be a form of Dākṣāyaṇī), [Cat.] śubhānvita शुभान्वित mfn. endowed with prosperity or good fortune, happy, prosperous, [L.] śubhāpāṅgā शुभापाङ्गा f. ‘having beautiful eye-corners’, a beautiful woman, [R.] śubhārcita शुभार्चित mfn. worshipped in the right manner, [Kṛṣṇaj.] śubhātmaka शुभात्मक mf(ikA)n. pleasant, charming, [L.] benevolent, kind (in a-śubhātmaka), [Kām.] śubhaikadṛś शुभैकदृश् śubhaika-dṛś mfn. seeing only what is good or right, [Pañcar.] śubhaṃcarā शुभंचरा śubha—ṃ-carā f. pl. N. of a class of Apsarasas, [VP.] śubhaṃ—carā &c. See under śubha, p. 1083, col. 2. śubhaṃkarī शुभंकरी śubha—ṃ-karī (ī), f. N. of Pārvatī, [L.] śubhaṃkara शुभंकर śubha—ṃ-kara mfn. = śubha-k°, [L.] śubha—ṃ-kara m. N. of an Asura, [Kathās.] of a poet and various other writers, [Cat.] śubhaṃ—kara &c. See under śubha, p. 1083, col. 2. śubhaṃyikā शुभंयिका f., [Kāś.] on [Pāṇ. vii, 3, 46.] śubhadāyin शुभदायिन् śubha—dāyin mfn. = -da, [VarBṛS.] śubhadantī शुभदन्ती śubha—dantī (ī), f. a woman with good teeth, [L.] the female of Puṣpa-danta (elephant of the north-west quarter), [L.] (v.l. śubha-datī and śubhra-dantī) śubhadanta शुभदन्त śubha—danta mf(I)n. having good teeth, [L.] śubhadarśa शुभदर्श śubha—darśa or śubha—darśana, mfn. of auspicious aspect, beautiful, [R.] śubhadatta शुभदत्त śubha—datta m. N. of a man, [Kathās.] śubhadṛṣṭi शुभदृष्टि śubha—dṛṣṭi mfn. = -darśa, [MW.] śubhagarbha शुभगर्भ śubha—garbha m. N. of a Bodhi-sattva, [Buddh.] śubhagraha शुभग्रह śubha—graha m. an auspicious planet, lucky star (such as Jupiter, Venus, Mercury, and the moon when more than half full), [MW.] śubhakāmyā शुभकाम्या śubha—kāmyā f. desire of welfare, [L.] śubhakṣaṇa शुभक्षण śubha—kṣaṇa n. an auspicious or lucky moment, [MW.] śubhalagna शुभलग्न śubha—lagna m. n. the rising of an auspicious constellation, a lucky moment, [Hit.]; [Kautukas.] śubhamitra शुभमित्र śubha—mitra m. N. of a man, [Buddh.] śubhaprada शुभप्रद śubha—prada mfn. = -kara, [Var.]; [Kathās.] śubhasthalī शुभस्थली śubha—sthalī f. ‘auspicious place’, a room or hall in which sacrifices are offered, [L.] śubhaspati शुभस्पति śubhás-páti m. du. (fr. gen. of 2. śubh + p°) the two lords of splendour (or ‘of the rapid course’, applied to the Aśvins), [RV.] śubhavastu शुभवस्तु śubha—vastu (?), N. of a river (= su-vāstu), [Buddh.] śubhavrata शुभव्रत śubha—vrata n. N. of a partic. religious observance (kept on the 12th day in one of the halves of the month Kārttika), [Cat.] śubha—vrata mf(A)n. virtuous or moral in conduct, [R.]; [MārkP.] śubhavyūha शुभव्यूह śubha—vyūha m. N. of a king, [Buddh.] śubhekṣaṇa शुभेक्षण mfn. having auspicious or fair eyes, [R.] śubhodarka शुभोदर्क mf(A)n. having a prosperous issue or consequence, auspicious, lucky (-tā f.), [Kāv.]; [Kathās.] śubhrabhānu शुभ्रभानु śubhra—bhānu m. ‘white-rayed’, the moon, [Inscr.] śubhrakhādi शुभ्रखादि śubhra—khādi mfn. wearing glittering bracelets or rings (applied to the Maruts), [RV.] śubhramatī शुभ्रमती śubhra—matī (prob.) w.r. for -vatī, q.v.