ahi अहि áhi m. (√ aṃh), a snake, [RV.] &c. the serpent of the sky, the demon Vṛtra, [RV.] (see also áhirbudhnyás below) a cloud, [Naigh.] water, [ib.] the sun, [L.] a N. of Rāhu, [L.] a traveller, [L.] the navel, [L.] lead, [L.] (in arithm.) the number eight N. of a Ṛṣi (with the patron. auśanasa) and of another (with the patron. paidva). [Zd. aži; Lat. angui-s; Gk. ἔχι-ς, ἔχιδνα, ἔγχελυς, and ὄϕις; Lith. ungury-s; Russ. ûgorj; Armen. ôz; Germ. unc.] ahikā अहिका f. the silk-cotton tree (Salmalia Malabarica), [L.] ahima अहिम á-hima mf(A)n. without cold, not cold, [ŚBr. xiv.] ahina अहिन ahína = 1. áhīna, [MaitrS.] ahitā अहिता á-hitā f. N. of a river, [MBh. vi, 328] N. of certain veins (cf. also hitā́), [Yājñ. iii, 108.] ahita अहित á-hita mfn. unfit, improper, [RV. viii, 62, 3] unadvantageous, [ŚBr.]; [KātyŚr.]; [Mn. iii, 20], &c. noxious, hostile, [Kathās.] á-hita m. an enemy, [Bhag. ii, 36]; [Ragh.] á-hita n. damage, disadvantage, evil, [Āp.]; [R.] &c. ahibhṛt अहिभृत् ahi—bhṛt m. ‘carrying serpents’, Śiva, [L.] ahibhuj अहिभुज् ahi—bhuj m. ‘eating snakes’, a peacock, [L.] the ichneumon plant, [L.] a N. of Garuḍa, [L.] ahighna अहिघ्न áhi—ghna (áhi-), n. the slaying of the serpent or demon Vṛtra, [RV. vi, 18, 14] (loc. -ghne) (see -hán below.) ahiṃsā अहिंसा á-hiṃsā f. not injuring anything, harmlessness (one of the cardinal virtues of most Hindū sects, but particularly of the Buddhists and Jains; also personified as the wife of Dharma, [VāmP.]), [ChUp.]; [Nir.]; [Mn.] &c. security, safeness, [ŚBr.]; [AitBr.] ahidat अहिदत् ahi—dat or ahi—danta, mfn. having the teeth of a serpent, [Pāṇ. v, 4, 145], Sch. ahihan अहिहन् ahi—hán m. (dat. -ghné) f(GnI/). n. killing serpents or Vṛtra, [RV.]; [AV. x, 4, 7.] ahijit अहिजित् ahi—jit m. ‘conquering the serpent’, N. of Kṛṣṇa, [L.] of Indra, [L.] ahimat अहिमत् ahi—mat mfn. ‘possessed of snakes’, the base of āhimata, q.v. ahinas अहिनस् ahi—nas mfn. having a nose like a snake, [Pāṇ. v, 4, 118] Comm. ahibhānu अहिभानु ahi—bhānu mfn. shining like serpents (N. of the Maruts), [RV. i, 172, 1] (voc.) ahibhaya अहिभय ahi—bhaya n. ‘fear of a lurking snake’, a king's apprehension of treachery, [L.] ahiṃsat अहिंसत् á-hiṃsat mfn. not hurting, [RV. x, 22, 13]; [VS.]; [AV.] ahiṃsrā अहिंस्रा a-hiṃsrā f. the plant Momordica Cochinchinensis Spreng. (commonly called Kūrkavāli), [L.] the plant Capparis Sepiaria, [L.] Cactus Opuntia, [Bhpr.] ahiṃsra अहिंस्र a-hiṃsra mfn. innocuous, harmless, [Kauś.]; [KātyŚr.] &c. a-hiṃsra n. harmless behaviour, [Mn. i, 29] ahiṃsya अहिंस्य a-hiṃsya mfn. not to be hurt, [MBh. xii, 13088]; [Ragh. ii, 57.] ahiphena अहिफेन ahi—phena n. (= a-phena, q.v.) ‘the saliva or venom of a snake’, opium, [L.] ahideva अहिदेव ahi—deva or ahi—daivata, n. ‘having serpents as deities’, N. of the Nakṣatra Aśleṣā, [VarBṛS.] ahidviṣ अहिद्विष् ahi—dviṣ m. ‘enemy of serpents’, an ichneumon, [L.] a peacock, [L.] ‘enemy of Vṛtra’, Garuḍa, [L.] Indra, [L.] (cf. -jit above). ahigopā अहिगोपा áhi—gopā (áhi-), mfn. guarded by a serpent, [RV. i, 32, 11.] ahikośa अहिकोश ahi—kośa m. the slough or cast-off skin of a snake, [L.] ahilatā अहिलता ahi—latā f. = -mardanī, [L.] the plant Betel, [L.] ahimāra अहिमार ahi—māra or ahi—māraka, m. (= asi-meda, q.v.) the plant Vachellia Farnesiana, [L.] ahimāya अहिमाय áhi—māya (áhi-), mfn. multiform or versatile like a snake, showing the same variety of colour and shape, [RV.] ahimeda अहिमेद ahi—meda or ahi—medaka, m. id., [L.] ahipati अहिपति ahi—pati m. ‘sovereign of the snakes’, N. of Śeṣa, Vāsuki, and others, [L.] ahiripu अहिरिपु ahi—ripu m. (= -aviṣ, q.v.) a peacock, [L.] ahiṃkāra अहिंकार a-hiṃkāra or a-hiṃkṛti, mfn. not accompanied by the exclamation hiṅ. ahiṃkṛti अहिंकृति a-hiṃkāra or a-hiṃkṛti, mfn. not accompanied by the exclamation hiṅ. ahiṃsāna अहिंसान á-hiṃsāna mfn. not hurting, [RV. v, 64, 3.] ahiṃsaka अहिंसक a-hiṃsaka mfn. not hurting, harmless, innocuous, [Mn. v, 45]; [MBh.]; [R.] ahiṇḍukā अहिण्डुका a-hiṇḍukā f. a kind of small venomous animal, [Suśr.] ahicakra अहिचक्र ahi—cakra n. a certain Tāntric diagram. ahidanta अहिदन्त ahi—dat or ahi—danta, mfn. having the teeth of a serpent, [Pāṇ. v, 4, 145], Sch. ahihatya अहिहत्य ahi—hátya n. = -ghna above, [RV.] ahihrada अहिह्रद ahi—hrada m. N. of a mythical lake (named in connection with Śālivāhana). ahikānta अहिकान्त ahi—kānta m. ‘liked by snakes (which are supposed to feed upon air)’, wind, air, [L.] ahimāṃśu अहिमांशु m. id., [Kir. xii, 15.] ahimanyu अहिमन्यु áhi—manyu (áhi-), mfn. enraged like serpents (N. of the Maruts), [RV. i, 64, 8] and [9.] ahināman अहिनामन् áhi—nāman (áhi), n. any animal named snake, [RV. ix, 88, 4] ahipṛṣṭha अहिपृष्ठ ahi—pṛṣṭha n. an iron machine like a snake's backbone, [L.] ahipuṣpa अहिपुष्प ahi—puṣpa m. the plant Mesua Roxburghii, [L.] ahiraṇya अहिरण्य a-hiraṇya mfn. without gold, [Āp.] ahitecchu अहितेच्छु mfn. wishing evil, malevolent. ahivallī अहिवल्ली ahi—vallī f. the plant Betel, [L.] ahibhayadā अहिभयदा ahi—bhaya—dā f. the plant Flacourtia Cataphracta Roxb., [L.] ahibradhna अहिब्रध्न ahi—bradhna m. (corrupted for ahirbudhnya See below) N. of Śiva, [L.] one of the Rudras, [L.] ahidaivata अहिदैवत ahi—deva or ahi—daivata, n. ‘having serpents as deities’, N. of the Nakṣatra Aśleṣā, [VarBṛS.] ahikṣatra अहिक्षत्र ahi—kṣatra m. (= -cchattra, q.v.) N. of a country, [MBh. iii, 15244.] ahilocana अहिलोचन ahi—locana m. N. of a servant of Śiva, [L.] ahilolikā अहिलोलिका ahi—lolikā f. = ahibhaya-dā above, [L.] ahimāraka अहिमारक ahi—māra or ahi—māraka, m. (= asi-meda, q.v.) the plant Vachellia Farnesiana, [L.] ahimakara अहिमकर a-hima—kara m. ‘having hot rays’, the sun, [L.] ahimaruci अहिमरुचि a-hima—ruci m. id. ahimatviṣ अहिमत्विष् a-hima—tviṣ m. id. ahimedaka अहिमेदक ahi—meda or ahi—medaka, m. id., [L.] ahipūtanā अहिपूतना ahi—pūtana, m. or ahi—pūtanā, f. sores on the hinder part of the body (of children), [Suśr.] ahipūtana अहिपूतन ahi—pūtana, m. or ahi—pūtanā, f. sores on the hinder part of the body (of children), [Suśr.] ahipatāka अहिपताक ahi—patāka m. a kind of snake (not venomous), [Suśr.] ahividviṣ अहिविद्विष् ahi—vidviṣ m. (= -dviṣ, q.v.) Garuḍa, [L.] Indra, [L.] ahi—vidviṣ m. N. of Indra, [Kir.] ahivratin अहिव्रतिन् ahi—vratin mfn. one who lives like a snake (only on air), [L.] ahicchattrā अहिच्छत्त्रा ahi—cchattrā f. sugar, [L.] the city of Ahicchattra, [MBh. i, 5516]; [Kathās.] ahicchattra अहिच्छत्त्र ahi—cchattra m. a kind of vegetable poison, [L.] the plant Odina Pennata, [L.] N. of a country, [MBh. i, 5515]; [Hariv.] &c. ahicumbaka अहिचुम्बक ahi—cumbaka m. N. of a man, and ahicumbakāyani m. a descendant of his, [Pat.] ahijambhana अहिजम्भन ahi—jambhana n. a means of destroying snakes, [MantraBr.] ahikañcuka अहिकञ्चुक ahi—kañcuka m. a snake's skin, [Svapnac.] ahimaraśmi अहिमरश्मि a-hima—raśmi m. id., [Śiś. xi, 64.] ahimardanī अहिमर्दनी ahi—mardanī f. ‘killing snakes’, the ichneumon plant, [L.] ahimarocis अहिमरोचिस् a-hima-rocis m. ‘hot-rayed’, the sun, [Śiś.] ahināmabhṛt अहिनामभृत् ahi—nā°ma-bhṛt m. ‘bearing the name snake’, N. of Baladeva (as identified with Śeṣa), [L.] ahiputraka अहिपुत्रक ahi—putraka m. a kind of boat, [L.] ahiraṇyava अहिरण्यव a-hiraṇyava mfn. possessing no golden ornaments, [ŚāṅkhŚr.] ahirbudhnya अहिर्बुध्न्य ahir-budhnya m. (considered as one word and therefore declinable as follows dat. ahir-budhnyāya, [PārGṛ.]; instr. pl. ahir-budhnyaiḥ, [MBh. v, 3899]; often incorrectly written ahir-budhna or -bradhna) N. of a Rudra, [PārGṛ.]; [MBh.]; [Hariv.] N. of the Rudras, [MBh. v, 3899] (see before) ahir-budhnya n. N. of a hymn of the [RV.] ([i, 186, 5] or [vi, 50, 14]), [KauṣBr.] ahir-budhnya See áhi. ahitakārin अहितकारिन् a-hita—kārin mfn. adverse, inimical, noxious, [Sāh.] ahitamanas अहितमनस् a-hita—manas mfn. not friendly-minded, inimical. ahitanāman अहितनामन् á-hita—nāman (á-hita-), mfn. having as yet no name, [ŚBr.] ahituṇḍika अहितुण्डिक ahi—tuṇḍika m. (= āhituṇḍika, q.v.) a snake-catcher, snake-exhibitor, [L.] ahiṃsyamāna अहिंस्यमान á-hiṃsyamāna mfn. being unharmed, [RV. i, 141, 5.] ahimadīdhiti अहिमदीधिति a-hima—dīdhiti m. id., [Śiś. vi, 41.] ahimakiraṇa अहिमकिरण a-hima—kiraṇa m. id., [VarBṛS.] ahimamayūkha अहिममयूख a-hima—mayūkha m. id., [Kir. vii, 9.] ahinakulikā अहिनकुलिका ahi—nakulikā f. the natural enmity between a snake and an ichneumon, [Pat.] ahiraṇyavat अहिरण्यवत् a-hiraṇya—vat (á-h°) mfn. having no gold, [AV. xx, 128, 6.] ahirbudhnyas अहिर्बुध्न्यस् áhir budhnyàs nom. sg. m. (instr. áhinā budhnyéna, [RV. iv, 55, 6]) = ὄϕις Πύθων, the serpent of the deep (enumerated in [Naigh. v, 4] and [Nir. x, 44] among the divinities of the middle region, the abyss in which he lives being that of the region of mist), [RV.]; [VS. x, 19] nom. sg. allegorically identified with Agni Gārhapatya, [VS. v, 33]; [TBr.]; [AitBr.] nom. sg. in later times: ahiviṣāpahā अहिविषापहा ahi—viṣāpahā f. ‘neutralizing the poison of snakes’, the ichneumon plant, [L.] ahiṃsānirata अहिंसानिरत a-hiṃsā—nirata mfn. devoted to harmlessness or gentleness, [MBh. iii, 2248.] ahicchattraka अहिच्छत्त्रक ahi—cchattraka n. a mushroom, [Nir. v, 16.] ahinilvayanī अहिनिल्वयनी ahi—nilvayanī f. (cf. -nirvlayanī́) a snake's skin, [L.] ahinirvlayanī अहिनिर्व्लयनी ahi—nirvlayanī́ f. the cast-off skin of a snake, [ŚBr. xiv] ([BṛĀrUp.]) ahiśuṣmasatvan अहिशुष्मसत्वन् ahi—śuṣma-sátvan m. one whose attendants (the Maruts) hiss like serpents (N. of Indra), [RV. v, 33, 5] [the Pada as well as the Saṃhitā Text takes ahiśuṣma as a voc. by itself, and [Sāy.] translates accordingly]. ahicumbakāyani अहिचुम्बकायनि m., a descendant of ahicumbaka, [Pat.] ahirbudhnyadevatā अहिर्बुध्न्यदेवता ahir-budhnya—devatā, ās, f. pl. or ahir-budhnya—devatya,n. ‘having Ahirbudhnya as deity’, the Nakṣatra Uttara-Bhadrapadā, [L.] ahirbudhnyadevatya अहिर्बुध्न्यदेवत्य ahir-budhnya—devatā, ās, f. pl. or ahir-budhnya—devatya,n. ‘having Ahirbudhnya as deity’, the Nakṣatra Uttara-Bhadrapadā, [L.]