abhra अभ्र abhrá n. (sometimes spelt abbhra, according to the derivation ab-bhra, ‘water-bearer’; cf. Comm. on [ChUp. ii, 15, 1]) (rarely m., [AV. ix, 6, 47] and [TS.]) cloud, thunder-cloud, rainy weather, [RV.] &c. sky, atmosphere, [Śiś. ix, 3] (in arithmetic) a cypher [[NBD.]] dust, [AV. xi, 3, 6] (in med.) talc, mica gold, [L.] camphor, [L.] the ratan (Calamus Rotang), [L.] Cyperus Rotundus, [L.]; [cf. Gk. ὄμβρος & Lat. imber.] abhraga अभ्रग abhra—ga m. ‘cloud-goer’, a bird, [AgP.] abhrajā अभ्रजा abhra—jā́ mfn. ‘born from clouds’, caused by rainy weather, [AV. i, 12, 3.] abhraka अभ्रक n. talc, mica, [Bhpr.] &c. abhrama अभ्रम a-bhrama mfn. not blundering steady, clear a-bhrama m. not erring, steadiness, composure, [BhP.] abhramu अभ्रमु a-bhramu f. the female elephant of the east (the mate of Airāvata). abhraṃga अभ्रंग abhra—ṃ-ga mfn. cloud-going, [JaimUp.] abhraghana अभ्रघन abhra—ghana mfn. thickly covered with clouds, [Ragh.] abhragiri अभ्रगिरि abhra—giri m. N. of a mountain, [Hcat.] abhrakūṭa अभ्रकूट abhra—kūṭa m. n. the top of a cloud, [Bcar.]; [Śak.] abhramālā अभ्रमाला abhra—mālā f. a line or succession of clouds, [L.] abhramaya अभ्रमय abhra—maya mf(I)n. hidden in clouds, [HPariś.] abhranāga अभ्रनाग abhra—nāga m. pl. N. of the eight elephants supporting the globe, [L.] abhrapatha अभ्रपथ abhra—patha m. sky, atmosphere, [L.] abhrapruṣ अभ्रप्रुष् abhra—prúṣ f. the sprinkling of the clouds, rain, [RV. x, 77, 1.] abhraroha अभ्ररोह abhra—roha n. lapis lazuli, [L.] abhrasani अभ्रसनि abhra—sáni mfn. procuring clouds, [TS.] abhrataru अभ्रतरु abhra—taru m. N. of a certain phenomenon, [VarBṛS.] abhrakhaṇḍa अभ्रखण्ड abhra—khaṇḍa m. n. a portion of a cloud, [Mṛcch.] abhraṃkaṣa अभ्रंकष abhra—ṃ-kaṣa mfn. (abhraṃ-k°) [[Pāṇ. iii, 2, 42]] ‘grazing (hurting) the clouds’, very high, [Kād.] abhra—ṃ-kaṣa m. wind, [Pāṇ. iii, 2, 42], Sch. abhraṃliha अभ्रंलिह abhra—ṃ-liha mfn. (abhraṃ-l°) [[Pāṇ. iii, 2, 32]] ‘cloud-licking’, what touches the clouds, high, lofty, [Ragh. xiv, 29], &c. abhra—ṃ-liha m. wind, [Pāṇ. iii, 2, 32], Sch.; [Sāh.] abhraśiras अभ्रशिरस् abhra—śiras n. a head formed of the sky, [Śiś.] abhragaṅgā अभ्रगङ्गा abhra—gaṅgā f. the celestial Gaṅgā, [Kād.] abhralipta अभ्रलिप्त abhra—lipta mf(I)n. partly overspread with clouds, [Pāṇ. iv, 1, 51], Sch. abhramāṃsī अभ्रमांसी abhra—māṃsī f. the plant Valeriana Jaṭāmāṃsī, [L.] abhrapuṣpa अभ्रपुष्प abhra—puṣpa m. the cane Calamus Rotang, [L.] abhra—puṣpa n. ‘a flower in the clouds’, castle in the air, anything impossible, [Naiṣ.] (cf. ambara-puṣpa.) abhravarṣa अभ्रवर्ष abhrá—varṣa (abhrá-) mfn. dripping or raining from the clouds, [RV. ix, 88, 6.] abhravṛkṣa अभ्रवृक्ष abhra—vṛkṣa m. = -taru, q.v., [VarBṛS.] abhrayantī अभ्रयन्ती abhráyantī f. (pr. p. fr. abhraya Nom. P.) ‘forming clouds, bringing rainy weather’, N. of one of the seven Kṛttikās, [TS.]; [TBr.] abhramūpati अभ्रमूपति abhramū-pati ([Vcar.]), m. N. of Indra's elephant. abhrapiśāca अभ्रपिशाच abhra—piśāca or abhra—piśācaka, m. ‘sky-demon’, N. of Rāhu (the descending node personified), [L.] abhravāṭika अभ्रवाटिक abhra—vāṭika for āmra-vāṭika, q.v. abhraphullaka अभ्रफुल्लक abhra—phullaka m. an actor, [L.] abhramātaṅga अभ्रमातङ्ग abhra—mātaṅga m. Airāvata, Indra's elephant, [L.] abhramupriya अभ्रमुप्रिय a-bhramu—priya [[Vcar.]] or a-bhramu—vallabha [[L.]], m. the male elephant of the east or Airāvata. abhravilipta अभ्रविलिप्त abhra—vilipta mf(I)n. = -lipta, q.v., [Pāṇ. iv, 1, 51], [Kāś.] abhrakabhasman अभ्रकभस्मन् abhraka—bhasman n. calx of talc, [L.] abhrakasattva अभ्रकसत्त्व abhraka—sattva n. steel, [L.] abhrapiśācaka अभ्रपिशाचक abhra—piśāca or abhra—piśācaka, m. ‘sky-demon’, N. of Rāhu (the descending node personified), [L.] abhramuvallabha अभ्रमुवल्लभ a-bhramu—priya [[Vcar.]] or a-bhramu—vallabha [[L.]], m. the male elephant of the east or Airāvata. abhramujīviteśa अभ्रमुजीवितेश abhramu-jīviteśa m. N. of Indra's elephant, [Dharmaś.]