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दी(cf. √ ḍi) cl. 4. P. Ā. dī́yati, °te, to soar, fly, [RV.]; [SV.] : Intens. inf. dédīyitavaí, to fly away, [ŚBr.][cf. ḍī; Gk. δίεμαι, δίνη, δινεύω, δῖνος.]
(dīdī or dīdi). cl. 3. P. 3. pl. dīdyati (Impv. dīdihi and didīhí, [RV.]; impf. ádīdet, [ib.]; pf. dīdāya or ([ŚBr.]) dīdaya; dīdétha, didiyus, [ib.]; Subj. dīdáyati, °yat, [ib.]; dī́dayat, [RV. x, 30, 4]; [95, 12]; dīdāyat, [AV. iii, 8, 3]; dīdayante, [ib.] [xviii, 3, 23]; Prec. dīdyāsam, [TBr.]; p. Pres. P. dī́diat Ā. dī́diāna, p. pf. dīvás), [RV.] to shine, be bright; to shine forth, excel, please, be admired, [RV.]; [AV.]; [Br.] ; bestow upon (loc. or dat.) by shining, [RV. ii, 2, 6]; [i, 93, 10.] [Cf. δέατο, δέελος, δῆλος.]
cl. 4. Ā. dīyate, to decay, perish ([Dhātup. xxvi, 25]; didīye; dāsyate, dātā; adāsta, [Pāṇ. vi, 4, 63]; [1, 50]) : Caus. dāpayati, [Vop.] : Desid. didiṣate and didāsate, [ib.]
f. decay, ruin.
dīpदीप्cl. 4. Ā. dīpyate (dīpyáte, [TBr.], dīpyati, [MBh.] pf. didīpe, [Ragh. v, 47]; fut. dīpiṣyate, dīpitā; aor. adīpi, adīpiṣṭa inf. dīpitum, [Pāṇ. vii, 2, 8], Sch.; [iii, 1, 61]) to blaze, flare, shine, be luminous or illustrious, [AV.]; [Br.]; [Mn.]; [MBh.]; [Kālid.] &c.; glow, burn (also with anger, [Bhaṭṭ.]) : Caus. dīpáyati, °te aor. adīdipat or adidīpat ([Pāṇ. vii, 4, 3]) to kindle, set on fire, inflame, [TāṇḍyaBr. xvi, 1]; [ĀśvGṛ. iv, 6]; [Kauś. 60] &c.; illuminate, make illustrious, [MBh.]; [Hariv.] &c.; excite, rouse, [ib.] : Desid. didīpiṣate: Intens. dedīpyate, to blaze fiercely, shine intensely, be very bright, [MBh.]; [BhP.]; p. dedīpyantī, [MBh. vii, 8138.]
dīvदीव्dī́v f. (only dat. dīvé loc. dīví, [RV.]; acc. dyúvam dat. dyuvé, [AV.]) gambling, playing with dice.
dīvi, dīvyat See under √ 2. div.
dīdhīदीधी(connected with √ 2. dī) cl. 2. Ā. didhīte, to shine, be bright, [Dhātup. xxiv, 68]; P. ádīdhet, 3. pl. adīdhayur, to appear as, resemble (nom.), [RV. v, 40, 5]; [x, 98, 7.]
(cf. √ 1. dhī and √ dhyai) cl. 2. Ā. didhīte, 1. sg. dīdhye ([RV. v, 33, 1]), p. Pres. dī́dhyat ([RV. ii, 20, 1]) and dī́dhyānā ([RV.], often with manasā) to perceive, think, be intent upon; to wish, desire.
dīdīदीदीor dīdi. See √ 2. dī.
dīdaदीदdī—da mfn. causing ruin, destroying, [W.]
dīdiदीदिmfn. shining, bright
only in dīdyagni
dīdī or . See √ 2. dī.
dīkṣदीक्ष्(Desid. of √ dakṣ?) cl. 1. Ā. dīkṣate, [Dhātup. xvi, 8] (pf. didīkṣé; fut. dīkṣiṣyáte; aor. adidīkṣas and adīkṣiṣṭa, [Br.]; ind.p. dīkṣitvā, [ChUp.]) to consecrate or dedicate one's self (esp. for the performance of the Soma-sacrifice), [Br.]; [Up.]; [Pur.]; to dedicate one's self to a monastic order, [Buddh.] : Caus. dīkṣayati, °te, to consecrate, initiate, [TS.]; [Br.]; pf. didīkṣur, [TāṇḍyaBr. xxiv, 18]; to consecrate as a king, [MBh.]; [Hariv.]; to make ready, prepare, [MBh.] : Desid. didīkṣiṣate, to wish to be consecrated, [AitBr. iv, 25.]
dīnāदीना(ā), f. the female of a mouse or shrew, [L.]
dīnaदीनdīná mfn. (fr. √ 3. dī?) scarce, scanty, [RV.]
depressed, afflicted, timid, sad
miserable, wretched, [Mn.]; [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.
dīná n. distress, wretchedness, [Hariv.]; [Pañc.]
Tabernaemontana Coronaria, [L.]
dīná mfn. See under √ 3. dī.
dīpaदीपm. a light, lamp, lantern, [ĀśvGṛ.]; [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.
dītiदीतिf. splendour, brightness (see su-).
dīviदीविm. the blue jay, [L.] (cf. divi).
dīkṣāदीक्षाdīkṣā́ f. preparation or consecration for a religious ceremony, undertaking religious observances for a partic. purpose and the observances themselves, [AV.]; [VS.]; [Br.]; [ŚrS.] &c.
dedication, initiation (personified as the wife of Soma, [RV. 25, 26], of Rudra Ugra or R° Vāmadeva, [Pur.])
any serious preparation (as for battle), [MBh.]; [Hariv.]; [Kāv.]
self-devotion to a person or god, complete resignation or restriction to, exclusive occupation with (comp.; cf. viraha-, śāka-, śṛṅgāra.).
dīnamदीनम्(am), ind. sadly, miserably, [Śikṣ. 35]
dīpinदीपिन्mfn. kindling, inflaming, exciting (ifc. [Kathās. lxxxii, 29])
dīpraदीप्रmfn. flaming, shining, radiant, [Kathās. xxv, 135]
m. fire, [L.]
dīptaदीप्तmfn. blazing, flaming, hot, shining, bright, brilliant, splendid, [MuṇḍUp. ii, 1, 1]; [MBh.]; [R.] &c.
excited, agitated (krodha-, [MBh. v, 7207])
(in augury) exposed to the sun (also āditya-, [MBh. iii, 15669])
being on the wrong side, inauspicious (opp. to śānta), [Hariv.]; [Suśr.]; [VarBṛS.]
clear, shrill (? applied to the inauspicious voice of an animal and opp. to pūrṇa), [VarBṛS. lxxxviii, 11]
[xci, 1]; [Suśr.]
m. a lion (from his bright colour), [L.]
the citron tree, [L.]
inflammation of the nose, [Suśr.]
(ā), Methonica Superba, [L.]
Cardiospermum Halicacabum, [L.]
= sātalā, [L.]
red arsenic, [L.]
(in music) a partic. tone
a partic. Śakti, [Hcat. i, 5]
n. Asa Foetida, [L.]
gold, [L.]
dīptiदीप्तिdī́pti f. brightness, light, splendour, beauty, [ŚBr.]; [Mn.] (cf. gṛha-) &c.
the flash-like flight of an arrow, [L.]
lac, [L.]
brass, [L.]
dī́pti m. N. of one of the Viśve Devās.
dīpyaदीप्यmfn. to be kindled or inflamed or stimulated, [W.]
promoting digestion, [L.]
m. Celosia Cristata
Ptychotis Ajowan
cumin-seed, [L.]
n. white cumin-seed, [L.]
dīrghāदीर्घा(ā), f. an oblong tank (cf. °ghikā), [R. v, 16, 27]
a kind of plant = -pattrā, [L.]
a mystical N. of the letter n, [Up.]
dīrghīदीर्घीind. in comp. for °gha.
dīrghaदीर्घdīrghá mf(A)n. (compar. drā́ghīyas, superl. drā́ghiṣṭha [qq.vv.]; rarely dīrghatara [[Pañc. iv, 13/14]] and °tama [[BhP. vii, 5, 44]]) long (in space and time), lofty, high, tall
deep, [RV.]; [AV.]; [Br.] &c.
long (in prosody), [Prāt.]; [Mn.] &c.
dīrghá m. a long vowel, [Gobh. ii, 8, 15]; [KātyŚr.] &c.
a camel, [L.]
Saccharum Sara
Shorea Robusta = utkaṭa, rāma-śara &c., [L.]
a mystical N. of the letter a, [Up.]
the 5th or 6th or 7th or 8th sign of the zodiac, [Jyot.]
N. of a prince of Magadha, [MBh. i, 4451]
of Śiva, [MBh. xiii, 1158]
dīrghá n. a species of grass, [L.]
N. of a Sāman, [ĀrṣBr.]
[From √ drāgh; cf. also Gk. δολιχός; Sl. dlǔgǔ.]
dīrṇaदीर्णmfn. (√ dṝ) torn, rent, sundered, [ŚāṅkhŚr. xiii, 12, 1]; [R. ii, 39, 29]
scattered, dispersed (army), [MBh. vi, 144], [146]
frightened, afraid, [MBh. v, 4622], [4627.]
dīdhitiदीधितिdī́dhiti f. brightness, splendour, light, a ray, [Naigh. i, 5]; [MBh.]; [Kālid.] &c.
majesty, power, [Bhartṛ. ii, 2]
N. of works., esp. ifc.
dī́dhiti f. religious reflection, devotion, inspiration, [RV. i, 186, 11] &c.
dīditiदीदितिf. = dīti (see su-dī́diti).
dīdiviदीदिविdī́divi mfn. shining, bright, [RV. i, 1, 8]
risen (as a star), [L.]
dī́divi m. a N. of Bṛhas-pati, the planet Jupiter, [L.]
heaven, final emancipation (cf. didivi), [L.]
dī́divi m. n. boiled rice, food, [L.] (cf. didīvi)
= artha, [L.]
dīkṣinदीक्षिन्mfn. (ifc.) one who has been initiated (cf. gaṇa-).
dīnāraदीनारm. (fr. δηνάριον, denarius) a gold coin or a certain weight of gold (variously stated as 2 Kāṣṭhas, 1 Pala of 32 Rettis or the large Pala of 108 Suvarṇas), [Pañc.]; [Rājat. iv]
a gold ornament, [L.]
a seal, [L.]
dīnadhīदीनधीdīna—dhī mfn. = -citta, [MW.]
dīnakaदीनकmfn. very miserable or dejected
dīnatāदीनताdīná—tā (°ná-), f. scarcity, weakness, [RV. vii, 89, 3.]
dīpālīदीपालीf. ‘a row of lamp’, a festival with illuminations on the day of new moon in the month Āśvina or Kārttika (Dīwālī), [RTL. 432]
dīpadaदीपदdīpa—da mfn. one who gives a lamp, [Mn. iv, 229.]
dīpakaदीपकmfn. kindling, inflaming, illuminating, [Pañc. iii, 27, 221/222]
exciting, stimulating (digestion), [Suśr.]
skilful in managing a lamp (g. ākarṣādi)
m. a light, lamp, [Hariv.]; [Bhartṛ.]; [BhP.]
the shining body, [Līlāv.]
N. of two plants having digestive properties, Ptychotis Ajowan or Celosia cristata, [L.]
a bird of prey, [L.]
(in music) N. of a Rāga
a kind of measure
N. of Kāma (the inflamer), [L.]
of a son of Garuḍa ([MBh. v, 3596]) &c.
m. or n. saffron, [L.]
n. a partic. class of rhet. figures (throwing light upon an idea), [Sāh.]; [Kuval.]
N. of a metre
dīpanīदीपनीf. Trigonella Foenum Graecum, [Bhpr.]
Ptychotis Ajowan
Clypea Hernandifolia, [L.]
a mystical formula described in the Tantra-sāra
(in music) a kind of composition
N. of a female attendant of Devī, [W.]
dīpanaदीपनmf(I)n. kindling, inflaming, setting on fire, [MBh.]; [Hariv.]; [Kālid.]
digestive, stimulating (cf. agni- and anala-), [Suśr.]
m. N. of certain digestive plants (= mayūra-śikha, śāliñca-śāka or kāsa-marda), [L.]
an onion, [L.]
n. the act of kindling &c., [R.]; [Pañc.]; [Daś.]
promoting digestion, [Suśr.]
a digestive or tonic, [Suśr.]
the root of Tabernaemontana Coronaria (cf. dīna), [L.]
a partic. process to which minerals are subjected, [Sarvad.]
a partic. procedure with a magic formula, [ib.]
dīpikāदीपिकाf. a light, lamp, lantern, [Hariv.]; [Kāv.] &c.
moonlight, [W.]
‘illustrator’ or ‘illustration’ at the end of titles of books (cf. kula-, gūḍhārtha-, trailokya-) and also alone, N. of works. (see below)
Ptychotis Ajowan or the root of Calamus, [L.]
(in music) N. of a Rāgiṇī
f. of dīpaka, q.v.
dīpinīदीपिनीf. a mystical formula (cf. dīpana f.).
dīpitaदीपितmfn. set on fire, inflamed, excited, illuminated, manifested, [MBh.]; [R.] &c.
dīpitṛदीपितृm. an illuminator, enlightener, [Pāṇ. iii, 2, 153.]
dīrghamदीर्घम्dīrghám (ám), ind. long, for a long time (superl. °atamam, [BhP. iii, 1, 37])
dīvanaदीवनdī́°vana n. id. (cf. devana).
dīvyatदीव्यत्dī́vyat mfn. playing, gambling
dī́vyat m. a gambler by profession, [Sāh.]
dīkṣaṇāदीक्षणाf. id., [VarBṛS. xcviii, 14.]
dīkṣaṇaदीक्षणn. consecrating one's self or causing one's self to be consecrated, consecration, initiation, [ŚrS.]; [MBh.]
dīkṣakaदीक्षकm. a priest, spiritual guide
N. of a king, [Vīrac.]
dīkṣitaदीक्षितdīkṣitá mf(I, GopBr. i, 5, 24)n. consecrated, initiated into (dat. loc. instr., or comp.), [AV.]; [TS.]; [Br.]; [ŚrS.]; [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.
prepared, ready for (dat. instr. or comp.), [MBh.]; [R.] (°taṃ-√ kṛ, to initiate, instruct, [Kathās. xx, 198])
performed (as the Dīkṣā ceremony), [W.]
dīkṣitá m. a priest engaged in a D° (-tva n., [Jaim.])
dīkṣitá m. a pupil of (affixed, and rarely prefixed to the N. of a teacher, and given as a N. to a Brāhman to denote his being a pupil of that teacher, e.g. bhaṭṭoji-, śaṃ-kara-; sometimes the teacher's N. is dropped and D° is used alone).
dīkṣitṛदीक्षितृm. a consecrator, [Pāṇ. iii, 2, 153.]
dīnāsyaदीनास्यmfn. = °na-vadana, [Bhartṛ. iii, 22.]
dīnakamदीनकम्ind. very miserably, [MBh. iii, 12260.]
dīnnāraदीन्नारdīnā°raka, m., dīnā°rikā, f. ([Hariv.]) and , m. ([Rājat.]) id.
dīpavatदीपवत्dīpa—vat mfn. ‘containing lights’, illuminating
dīpayatदीपयत्mfn. illuminating, inflaming, [W.]
dīptakaदीप्तकm. or n. a kind of disease of the nose, [L.]
n. gold, [L.]
dīptikaदीप्तिकmfn. (ifc.) = dī́pti
m. a species of plant, [L.]
dīptodaदीप्तोदn. ‘having brilliant water’, N. of a Tīrtha, [MBh. iii, 8685.]
dīpyakaदीप्यकm. a species of plant, [Suśr.]
Celosia Cristata
m. n. Ptychotis Ajowan
n. Apium Involucratum, [L.]
a figure of rhetoric, [L.]
dīrghādhīदीर्घाधीdīrghā́-dhī mfn. having a far-seeing mind, [RV. ii, 27, 4.]
dīrghāyuदीर्घायुmfn. long-lived, [viii, 70, 7]
dīrghībhūदीर्घीभूdīrghī—√ bhū to become lengthen
dīrghīkṛदीर्घीकृdīrghī—√ kṛ to lengthen, prolong, [Kālid.] √
dīrghatāदीर्घताdīrgha—tā, f. ([Suśr.]; [Var.]) and dīrgha—tva, n. ([BhP.]) length, longness.
dīrghayaदीर्घयNom. P. °yati, to be long, tarry, procrastinate, [R.]
dīrghikāदीर्घिकाf. an oblong lake or pond, [MBh.]; [Suśr.]; [Kāv.]
dīdyagniदीद्यग्निdī́dy-agni mfn. having bright fires (said of the Aśvins), [RV. i, 15, 11]; [viii, 57, 2.]
dīkṣāntaदीक्षान्तdīkṣā°nta (°kṣtān°) m. the end of a D° = avabhṛtha, [L.]
dīnārakaदीनारकdīnā°raka, m., dīnā°rikā, f. ([Hariv.]) and dīnnāra, m. ([Rājat.]) id.
dīnārikāदीनारिकाdīnā°raka, m., dīnā°rikā, f. ([Hariv.]) and dīnnāra, m. ([Rājat.]) id.
dīnadāsaदीनदासdīna—dāsa m. a N. applied to a Śūdra, [Kull.]
dīnadīnaदीनदीनdīna—dīna mfn. very wretched or miserable, [Bhām.]
dīnamukhaदीनमुखdīna—mukha mf(I)n. ‘sad-faced’, looking melancholy, [W.]
dīnanāthaदीननाथdīna—nātha and dīna—nā°tha-sūri, m. N. of author, [Cat.]
dīnarūpaदीनरूपdīna—rūpa mfn. of melancholy aspect, dejected, [MBh. i, 1817.]
dīpālokaदीपालोकm. lamp-light, a burning lamp or torch, [ŚārṅgP.]
dīpāsuraदीपासुरm. N. of an Asura, [Vīrac. xvi.]
dīpāvaliदीपावलिf. a row of lights, nocturnal illumination, [BhP. iv, 21, 4], also = dīpālī
dīpakhorīदीपखोरीdīpa—khorī f. the wick of a lamp, [L.]
dīpaśikhāदीपशिखाdīpa—śikhā f. the flame of a lamp-foe, [Kathās. xviii, 77]
the point of a shining body, [Līl. 95]
lamp-black, soot, [L.]
dīpadānaदीपदानdīpa—dāna n. ‘giving light’, N. of a ch. of the [PSarv.]
dīpakūpīदीपकूपीdīpa—kūpī f. the wick of a lamp, [L.]
dīpamālāदीपमालाdīpa—mālā f. a row of lamp, an illumination, [MBh. xiii, 4727]; [Caurap. 18.]
dīpanīyaदीपनीयmfn. to be kindled or lighted or excited or stimulated
relating to tonic medicines
promoting digestion, [Suśr.]; [Car.]
m. Ptychotis Ajowan, [L.]
n. a digestive, [Suśr.]
dīpapūjāदीपपूजाdīpa—pūjā f. N. of wk.
dīpasāraदीपसारdīpa—sāra m. N. of wk.
dīpavatīदीपवतीdīpa—vatī f. N. of a river, [KālP.]
dīpavidhiदीपविधिdīpa—vidhi m. N. of wk.
dīptāṃśuदीप्तांशुm. ‘hot-rayed’, the sun.
dīptāṅgaदीप्ताङ्गm. ‘having a brilliant body’, a peacock, [L.]
dīptāgniदीप्ताग्निm. blazing fire, [MBh. iii, 706]
N. of Agastya, [L.] (cf. dahrāgni and satyāgni)
mfn. having the gastric fire well kindled i.e. digesting well, [Suśr.]; [Hcat.]
dīptāgraदीप्ताग्रdīp—°tāgra mfn. flame-pointed, [JaimUp.]
dīptākṣaदीप्ताक्षmf(I)n. having bright or glittering eyes, [MBh. iii, 16138]
m. a cat, [L.]
a peacock, [W.]
N. of an owl, [Pañc.]
m. pl. N. of a people, [MBh. v.]
dīptāsyaदीप्तास्यmfn. ‘having fiery jaws’, a serpent, [ib.] [7169.]
dīptaujasदीप्तौजस्mfn. glowing with energy, [VarBṛS. xxxii, 15.]
dīptatvaदीप्तत्वdīpta—tva n. flaming, shining, [Sāh.]
dīptimatदीप्तिमत्dīpti—mat mfn. bright, splendid, brilliant, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.
dīpti—mat m. N. of a son of Kṛṣṇa, [Hit.]
dīrghādhvaदीर्घाध्वm. a long way or journey, [AitBr. vi, 23]
dīrghāṅgīदीर्घाङ्गीf. ([Bhpr.]) and dīrghā°ṅghri m. ([L.]) = °ṃhri.
dīrghāhanदीर्घाहन्mf(hnI)n. having long days, [Pāṇ. viii, 2, 69], Vārtt. 1, [Pat.]; [viii, 4, 7], id.
dīrghākṣaदीर्घाक्षmf(I)n. long-eyed, [Mālav. ii, 3.]