dīrgha दीर्घ dīrghá 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.] dīrgham दीर्घम् dīrghám (ám), ind. long, for a long time (superl. °atamam, [BhP. iii, 1, 37]) dīrghatā दीर्घता dīrgha—tā, f. ([Suśr.]; [Var.]) and dīrgha—tva, n. ([BhP.]) length, longness. dīrghaya दीर्घय Nom. P. °yati, to be long, tarry, procrastinate, [R.] dīrghadru दीर्घद्रु dīrgha—dru m. = -taru, [L.] dīrghapād दीर्घपाद् dīrgha—pad or dīrgha—pād, mfn. ‘long-legged’; m. a heron, [L.] dīrghapad दीर्घपद् dīrgha—pad or dīrgha—pād, mfn. ‘long-legged’; m. a heron, [L.] dīrghatva दीर्घत्व dīrgha—tā, f. ([Suśr.]; [Var.]) and dīrgha—tva, n. ([BhP.]) length, longness. dīrghavat दीर्घवत् dīrgha—vat ind. like a long vowel, [W.] dīrghabhuja दीर्घभुज dīrgha—bhuja mfn. ‘long armed’ dīrgha—bhuja m. N. of one of the attendants on Śiva, [L.] dīrghaphalā दीर्घफला dīrgha—phalā f. a red-colouring Oldenlandia a vine with reddish grapes Odina Pennata a kind of cucumber, [L.] = dīrghaphala दीर्घफल dīrgha—phala mfn. having long fruit dīrgha—phala m. N. of plants (Cathartocarpus Fistula, Butea Frondosa, Asclepias Gigantea), [L.] dīrghaśākha दीर्घशाख dīrgha—śākha mfn. having long branches dīrgha—śākha m. Shorea Robusta, [L.] dīrghaśūka दीर्घशूक dīrgha—śūka m. ‘having long awns or beards’, a sort of rice, [L.] dīrghaśara दीर्घशर dīrgha—śara m. ‘having a long reed’, Andropogon Bicolor, [L.] dīrghaśira दीर्घशिर dīrgha—śira m. ‘having a long head or beak’, a kind of bird, [L.] dīrghaśrut दीर्घश्रुत् dīrgha—śrút mfn. hearing from afar, [RV. x, 114, 2] heard or renowned far and wide (superl. °tama), [RV.]; [TS.] dīrghabāhu दीर्घबाहु dīrgha—bāhu mfn. long-armed, [MBh. iii, 2454]; [R. ii, 42, 18] &c. dīrgha—bāhu m. N. of one of the attendants on Śiva, [Hariv.] of a Dānava, [ib.] (v.l. -kaṇṭha) of a son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, [MBh. i] of a son or grandson of Dilīpa, [Pur.] dīrghabījā दीर्घबीजा dīrgha—bījā f. ‘having long seed’, N. of a plant, [Gal.] dīrghagati दीर्घगति dīrgha—gati m. ‘making long journeys’, a camel, [L.] dīrghakāla दीर्घकाल dīrgha—kāla m. a long time, [Mn. viii, 145]; [MBh.] dīrghakāya दीर्घकाय dīrgha—kāya mfn. ‘long-bodied’, tall, [MW.] dīrghakīla दीर्घकील dīrgha—kīla or dīrgha—kī°laka, m. ‘long-stemmed’, Alangium Hexapetalum (= aṅkoṭa), [L.] = dīrghakaṇā दीर्घकणा dīrgha—kaṇā f. white cumin, [L.] dīrghakeśa दीर्घकेश dīrgha—keśa mf(I)n. ‘long-haired’ dīrgha—keśa m. a bear, [L.] dīrgha—keśa m. pl. N. of a people. dīrghakośā दीर्घकोशा dīrgha—kośā, dīrgha—ko°śikā and dīrgha—ko°śī, f. a kind of muscle shell, a cockle, [L.] dīrghakośī दीर्घकोशी dīrgha—kośā, dīrgha—ko°śikā and dīrgha—ko°śī, f. a kind of muscle shell, a cockle, [L.] dīrghamūlā दीर्घमूला dīrgha—mūlā f. Desmodium Gangeticum or Ichnocarpus Frutescens, [Suśr.] dīrghamūlī दीर्घमूली dīrgha—mūlī f. Alhagi Maurorum, Leea Hirta, Solanum Indicum, [L.] dīrghamūla दीर्घमूल dīrgha—mūla n. ‘long-root’, the root of Andropogon Muricatus dīrgha—mūla mf(A and I)n. having long roots dīrgha—mūla m. a kind of Bilva or creeper, [L.] dīrghamukhī दीर्घमुखी dīrgha—mukhī f. Parra Jacana or Goensis, [ĀpŚr. xv, 19, 4], Sch. the musk-rat, [L.] dīrghamukha दीर्घमुख dīrgha—mukha mf(I)n. long-mouthed, long-beaked, long-faced, [TĀr. iv, 32, 1] dīrgha—mukha m. N. of a Yakṣa (?), [Buddh.] dīrghanāda दीर्घनाद dīrgha—nāda mfn. long-sounding dīrgha—nāda m. a dog, [L.] a cock, [L.] a conch-shell, [L.] dīrghanāla दीर्घनाल dīrgha—nāla m. ‘long-stalked’, N. of several kinds of grass (= vṛtta-guṇḍa and yāvanāla) dīrgha—nāla n. = -rohiṣaka, [L.] dīrghanītha दीर्घनीथ dīrghá—nītha (°ghá-), m. N. of a man, [RV. viii, 50, 10.] dīrghanakhī दीर्घनखी dīrgha—nakhī f. Diospyros Embryopteris, [L.] dīrghanakha दीर्घनख dīrgha—nakha mf(I)n. having long nails, [MBh. ix, 2649] dīrgha—nakha m. N. of a man, [Buddh.] dīrghapāṭha दीर्घपाठ dīrgha—pāṭha m. ‘the long reading’, a kind of recitation of the [VS.] in which the consonants are often doubled, [Cat.] dīrghapāda दीर्घपाद dīrgha—pāda = -pad, [L.] dīrgharāgā दीर्घरागा dīrgha—rāgā f. = -raṅgā, [L.] dīrgharāva दीर्घराव dīrgha—rāva m. ‘making a prolonged noise or yell’, N. of a jackal, [Hit.] dīrgharūpa दीर्घरूप dīrgha—rūpa mfn. having a long form, having the form of a long vowel, [MW.] dīrgharada दीर्घरद dīrgha—rada m. ‘long-tusked’, a hog, [L.] dīrgharata दीर्घरत dīrgha—rata m. ‘long in copulation’, a dog, [W.] (cf. -surata). dīrgharoma दीर्घरोम dīrgha—roma m. ‘= next’ N. of a son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, [MBh.] dīrgharoṣa दीर्घरोष dīrgha—roṣa mfn. long in anger, bearing a grudge, [ŚārṅgP.] dīrghatama दीर्घतम dīrgha—tama mfn. longest. dīrghatanu दीर्घतनु dīrgha—tanu mf(vI)n. ‘having a long body’, tall dīrghatara दीर्घतर dīrgha—tara mfn. longer. dīrghataru दीर्घतरु dīrgha—taru m. ‘the lofty tree’, the Tāl or palm tree, [L.] dīrghatṛṇa दीर्घतृण dīrgha—tṛṇa n. a kind of grass (= palli-vāha), [L.] dīrghavālā दीर्घवाला dīrgha—vālā f. ‘long-tailed’, the Bos grunniens, [L.] dīrghaveṇu दीर्घवेणु dīrgha—veṇu m. pl. N. of a people, [MBh. ii.] dīrghayātha दीर्घयाथ dīrgha—yāthá m. or n. a long course or journey, [RV. ii, 15, 3]; [v, 45, 9] dīrghayāma दीर्घयाम dīrgha—yāma mfn. having long watches (as the night), [Megh.] dīrghaśṛṅga दीर्घशृङ्ग dīrgha—śṛṅga mfn. long-horned, [Kāv.] dīrghacchada दीर्घच्छद dīrgha—cchada mfn. ‘long-leaved’ dīrgha—cchada m. Tectonia Grandis or sugar-cane, [L.] dīrghacañcu दीर्घचञ्चु dīrgha—cañcu m. ‘long-beaked’, a kind of bird, [L.] dīrghadaṇḍī दीर्घदण्डी dīrgha—daṇḍī f. a kind of small shrub (= go-rakṣī), [L.] dīrghadaṇḍa दीर्घदण्ड dīrgha—daṇḍa mf(I)n. long-stemmed, [Kauś. 15] dīrgha—daṇḍa m. Ricinus Communis, [Bhpr.] the palm tree, [L.] dīrghadanta दीर्घदन्त dīrgha—danta mf(I)n. ‘long-toothed’, [MBh. ix, 2649.] dīrghadṛṣṭi दीर्घदृष्टि dīrgha—darśivas ([MBh. v, 4380]), dīrgha—dṛśvan ([Kathās. lxi, 131]) and dīrgha—dṛṣṭi ([L.]), mfn. = -darśana. dīrghadruma दीर्घद्रुम dīrgha—druma m. ‘the lofty tree’, Salmalia Malabarica, [L.] dīrghagāmin दीर्घगामिन् dīrgha—gāmin mfn. going or flying far, [MBh. vii, 3672.] dīrghagrīva दीर्घग्रीव dīrgha—grīva mfn. ‘long-necked’ dīrgha—grīva m. a camel, [L.] a kind of curlew, [L.] pl. N. of a people, [VarBṛS. xiv, 23.] dīrghajīvin दीर्घजीविन् dīrgha—jīvin mfn. long-lived, [Cāṇ. 9.] dīrghajaṅgha दीर्घजङ्घ dīrgha—jaṅgha m. ‘long-legged’, a camel, [L.] Ardea Nivea, [L.] N. of a Yakṣa, [Kathās. ii, 20.] dīrghajihvā दीर्घजिह्वा dīrgha—jihvā f. N. of a Rākṣasī, [MBh.]; [R.] of one of the mothers attending on Skanda, [MBh. ix, 2641] dīrghajihvī दीर्घजिह्वी dīrgha—jihvī́ (ī́), f. ([Pāṇ. iv, 1, 59]) N. of an evil spirit, [Br.] dīrghajihva दीर्घजिह्व dīrgha—jihva mfn. ‘long-tongued’ dīrgha—jihva m. a snake, [L.] N. of a Dānava, [MBh. i]; [Hariv.] dīrghakāṇḍā दीर्घकाण्डा dīrgha—kāṇḍā f. a sort of creeper, [L.] dīrghakāṇḍa दीर्घकाण्ड dīrgha—kāṇḍa m. ‘having long joints’, the root of Scirpus Kysoor, [L.] dīrghakāṣṭha दीर्घकाष्ठ dīrgha—kāṣṭha n. a long piece of timber, spar, beam, [W.] dīrghakūrca दीर्घकूर्च dīrgha—kūrca mfn. ‘long-bearded’, [MBh. vii, 4749.] dīrghakaṇṭha दीर्घकण्ठ dīrgha—kaṇṭha m. ‘long-necked’, N. of a Dānava, [Hār.] (v.l. -bāhu). dīrghakaṇṭa दीर्घकण्ट dīrgha—kaṇṭa m. ‘long-thorned’, N. of a plant (= varvūra), [L.] dīrghakarṇa दीर्घकर्ण dīrgha—karṇa m. ‘long-ear’, N. of a cat, [Hit.] dīrghanidrā दीर्घनिद्रा dīrgha—nidrā f. long sleep, [Ragh. xii, 81] death, [Hcar.] dīrghapādyā दीर्घपाद्या dīrgha—pādyā f. a kind of brick, [Śulbas. iii, 177.] dīrghapakṣa दीर्घपक्ष dīrgha—pakṣa m. ‘long-winged’, the fork-tailed shrike, [L.] dīrghaparṇī दीर्घपर्णी dīrgha—parṇī f. a species of plant related to the Hemionitis Cordifolia, [L.] dīrghaparṇa दीर्घपर्ण dīrgha—parṇa mfn. long-leaved dīrghapṛṣṭha दीर्घपृष्ठ dīrgha—pṛṣṭha mfn. ‘long-backed’ dīrgha—pṛṣṭha m. a snake, [L.] dīrghaprāṇa दीर्घप्राण dīrgha—prāṇa mfn. having long breath, [ĀpŚr. vi, 20, 2.] dīrghapuṣpa दीर्घपुष्प dīrgha—puṣpa m. ‘having long flowers’, Michelia Champaka or Calotropis Gigantea, [L.] dīrgharaṅgā दीर्घरङ्गा dīrgha—raṅgā f. ‘having a lasting colour’, turmeric, [L.] dīrgharogin दीर्घरोगिन् dīrgha—rogin mfn. long ill or sick, [W.] dīrgharoman दीर्घरोमन् dīrgha—roman mfn. ‘long-haired’ dīrgha—roman m. a bear, [L.] N. of one of the attendants on Śiva, [Hariv.] dīrghasūtra दीर्घसूत्र dīrgha—sūtra mfn. ‘spinning a long yarn’, slow, dilatory, procrastinating, [MBh.]; [R.] &c. dīrghasaktha दीर्घसक्थ dīrgha—saktha mf(I)n. having long thighs, [Pāṇ. v, 4, 113], [Kāś.] dīrghasakthi दीर्घसक्थि dīrgha—sak°thi mfn. having long shafts, [ib.] dīrghasasya दीर्घसस्य dīrgha—sasya m. ‘having long fruit’, Diospyros Embryopteris, [L.] dīrghasvara दीर्घस्वर dīrgha—svara m. = -varṇa, [W.] dīrghatamas दीर्घतमस् dīrghá—tamas (°ghá-), m. N. of a Ṛṣi with the patron. Aucathya and the metron. Māmateya, [RV. i, 158, 1]; [6] (author of the hymns, [RV. i, 140]-[164]; father of Kakṣīvat, [Sāy.] on [RV. i, 125, 1]; through Bṛhas-pati's curse born blind, [MBh. i, 4192] &c.; [xii, 13182]; father of Dhanvan-tari, [Pur.]; has by Su-deṣṇā, Bali's wife, five sons, Aṅga, Bhaṅga, Kaliṅga, Puṇḍra, and Suhma, [MBh.]; [Pur.]); pl. his descendants dīrghatantu दीर्घतन्तु dīrghá—tantu (°ghá-), mfn. forming a long thread or row, [RV. x, 69, 7.] dīrghatanvī दीर्घतन्वी dīrgha—tanvī f. a kind of Aroidea, [L.] dīrghatapas दीर्घतपस् dīrgha—tapas mfn. performing long penances, [R.]; [Hariv.] dīrgha—tapas m. N. of several Ṛṣis (also v.l. for °tamas), [Hariv.]; [Pur.] dīrghatuṇḍā दीर्घतुण्डा dīrgha—tuṇḍā f. the musk-rat, [L.] dīrghatuṇḍa दीर्घतुण्ड dīrgha—tuṇḍa mf(I and A)n. ‘long-snouted’, [MBh. ix, 2649] dīrghavaṃśa दीर्घवंश dīrgha—vaṃśa mfn. having a long reed being of an ancient family, [W.] dīrgha—vaṃśa m. Amphidonax Karka, [L.]