dvār द्वार् dvā́r (fr. √ dvṛ?), gate, door, entrance or issue, fig. expedient, means, opportunity (instr. °rā ifc. by means of, by), [RV.]; [AV.]; [ŚBr.]; [Mn.]; [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c. [cf. 1. dur, 1. dura and dvāra; Gk. θύρα; Lat. fores; Slav. dvǐrǐ; Lit. dùrys; Got. daur; Old Sax. dor &c.] dvārī द्वारी dvā́rī (ī), f. door, [ŚāṅkhŚr.] dvāra द्वार dvā́ra n. door, gate, passage, entrance, [ŚBr.]; [ĀśvGṛ.]; [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c. opening, aperture (esp. of the human body, cf. nava-), [Up.]; [Suśr.] &c. a way, means, medium (instr. °reṇa ifc. by means of, with regard or according to), [MBh.]; [Kāv.]; [Pañc.] &c. (the Māheśvaras hold that there are 6 Dvāras or means of obtaining religious ecstasy, [Sarvad.]) dvā́ra m. N. of a Gandharva, [R.] dvārin द्वारिन् dvā°rin m. door-keeper, [MBh. i, 4906.] dvāryā द्वार्या dvā°ryā f. (scil. sthūṇā) door-post, [ib.] dvārya द्वार्य dvā°rya mfn. belonging to or being at a door, [GṛS.]; [ŚrS.] dvārīkṛ द्वारीकृ dvārī-√ kṛ to employ as a medium or means or mediator, [Mudr. iv, 7/8.] dvārakā द्वारका f. ‘many-gated’, N. of the capital of Kṛṣṇa (on the western point of Gūjarāt, supposed to have been submerged by the sea), [MBh.]; [Hariv.]; [Pur.] &c. (f(ikA). id., [L.]; [RTL. 55, 1]; [113]; [400, 2]) f. of prec. dvāraka द्वारक n. door, gate, [MBh.] mfn. ifc. occasioned or caused by, [Śaṃk.] dvārapa द्वारप dvāra—pa m. id., [AitBr.]; [ChUp.] dvāratā द्वारता dvāra—tā f. the being the way to or the occasion of (comp.), [Ragh.]; [Kād.] a door, gate an entrance, way, access, [MW.] dvārika द्वारिक m. door-keeper, warder, [Pañc. iii, 85] N. of one of the Sun's 18 attendants, [L.] (f(ikA). See dvāraka). dvārvat द्वार्वत् dvār—vat mfn. having many doors dvārastha द्वारस्थ dvāra—stha mfn. standing at the door dvāra—stha m. door-keeper, porter, [MBh.]; [Hariv.] &c. dvāratva द्वारत्व dvāra—tva n. the being caused or produced by (comp.), [Śaṃk.] dvāravat द्वारवत् dvāra—vat mfn. ‘many-gated’ dvārbāhu द्वार्बाहु dvār—bāhu m. door-post, [ĀpŚr.] dvārvatī द्वार्वती dvār—vatī f. = dvāra-vatī, [BhP.] dvārādhipa द्वाराधिप ([Rājat.]) & dvā°rādhyakṣa ([MBh.]), m. = °ra-rakṣin. dvārārari द्वाराररि m. leaf of a door, [Rājat.] dvārāvatī द्वारावती dvārā-vatī f. = °ra-v°, [VarP.] N. of Bangkok, [Inscr.] dvāraśākhā द्वारशाखा dvāra—śākhā f. door-post, [L.] dvāraśobhā द्वारशोभा dvāra—śobhā f. a beautiful portal, [Mṛcch. iv, 26/27.] dvārabāhu द्वारबाहु dvāra—bāhu m. door-post, [Lāṭy.] (ifc. -ka, [Hariv.]) dvāradāru द्वारदारु dvāra—dātu & dvāra—dāru, m. Tectona Grandis, [Bhpr.] dvāradātu द्वारदातु dvāra—dātu & dvāra—dāru, m. Tectona Grandis, [Bhpr.] dvārakeśa द्वारकेश m. ‘lord of D°’, N. of Kṛṣṇa, [L.] dvāramukha द्वारमुख dvāra—mukha n. ‘door-mouth’, opening, [Mṛcch. iv, 25/26.] dvārapāla द्वारपाल dvāra—pāla m. id., [MBh.]; [Hariv.] &c. (f(I). g. revaty-ādi) N. of various Yakṣas and of sacred places connected with them, [MBh.] dvārapati द्वारपति dvāra—pati m. = -pa, [MBh.] dvāravatī द्वारवती dvāra—vatī f. N. of the capital of Kṛṣṇa, [MBh.]; [Hariv.] dvārapakṣa द्वारपक्ष dvāra—pakṣa ([ĀśvGṛ.]) m. door-panel dvārapaṭṭa द्वारपट्ट dvāra—paṭṭa m. id., [Kathās.] dvārapiṇḍī द्वारपिण्डी dvāra—piṇḍī f. the threshold of a door, [L.] dvārasthūṇā द्वारस्थूणा dvāra—sthūṇā f. door-post, [ĀpŚr.] dvārasthita द्वारस्थित dvāra—sthita mfn. id., [Pañcad.] dvāravaṃśa द्वारवंश dvāra—vaṃśa m. the cross-beam of a door, [MānGṛ.] dvāravṛtta द्वारवृत्त dvāra—vṛtta n. black pepper, [L.] dvārādhyakṣa द्वाराध्यक्ष dvārādhipa ([Rājat.]) & dvā°rādhyakṣa ([MBh.]), m. = °ra-rakṣin. dvārāpidhāna द्वारापिधान (Sch.) = °ra-p°. dvāraphalaka द्वारफलक dvāra—phalaka n. = kapāṭa, [ŚāṅkhGṛ.] dvāradarśin द्वारदर्शिन् dvāra—darśin m. a door-watcher, door-keeper, [R.] dvārakādāsa द्वारकादास dvārakā—dāsa m. ‘slave of Dvārakā’, N. of a man, [Cat.] dvārakānātha द्वारकानाथ dvārakā-nātha m. ‘lord of Dvārakā’, N. of Kṛṣṇa, [RTL.] dvārakapāṭa द्वारकपाट dvāra—kapāṭa m. or n. the leaf of a door, [L.] dvāranāyaka द्वारनायक dvāra—nāyaka m. door-keeper, porter, warder, [Rājat.] dvārapālaka द्वारपालक dvāra—pālaka m. door-keeper dvārapālikā द्वारपालिका dvāra—pā°likā f., [Kād.] dvārapālika द्वारपालिक dvāra—pālika m. metron. fr. -pālī (g. revaty-ādi). dvārapidhāna द्वारपिधान dvāra—pidhā́na n. (m., [ŚBr.]) door-bolt closure, end, [Mālav. ii, 11.] dvārarakṣin द्वाररक्षिन् dvāra—rakṣaka ([Kālid.]) & dvāra—rakṣin ([Kathās.]), m. door-keeper. dvārastambha द्वारस्तम्भ dvāra—stambha m. = -śākhā, [L.] dvārayantra द्वारयन्त्र dvāra—yantra n. door-bolt, [L.] dvārābhimānin द्वाराभिमानिन् mfn. assuming the character of (sacrificial) doors, [MW.] dvārabalibhuj द्वारबलिभुज् dvāra—bali-bhuj m., ‘eater of offering at door’, Ardea nivea a crow or a sparrow, [L.] dvārakārambha द्वारकारम्भ m. ‘commencement of D°’, N. of ch. 102 of [BrahmavP. iv.] dvārakaṇṭaka द्वारकण्टक dvāra—kaṇṭaka m. ‘door-thorn’, the bolt of a door, [L.] a door or gate, [L.] dvārakoṣṭaka द्वारकोष्टक dvāra—koṣṭaka m. gate-chamber, [Divyāv.] dvārapakṣaka द्वारपक्षक dvāra—pa°kṣaka m. ([Kād.]) door-panel door, gate. dvārarakṣaka द्वाररक्षक dvāra—rakṣaka ([Kālid.]) & dvāra—rakṣin ([Kathās.]), m. door-keeper. dvāravartman द्वारवर्त्मन् dvāra—vartman n. gateway, [MW.] dvārajapasūkta द्वारजपसूक्त dvāra—japa-sūkta n. pl. N. of partic. hymns. dvārakāpraveśa द्वारकाप्रवेश dvārakā—praveśa m. ‘entrance into D°’, N. of ch. 103, of [BrahmaP. iv.] dvārayātrāvidhi द्वारयात्राविधि dvāra—yātrā-vidhi m. N. of wk. dvārakāmāhātmya द्वारकामाहात्म्य dvārakā—māhātmya n. ‘glory of D°’, N. of wk. (= dvāravatī-m°). dvārapālamantra द्वारपालमन्त्र dvāra—pāla—mantra m. a kind of hymn. dvārabandhāvaraṇa द्वारबन्धावरण dvāra—bandhāvaraṇa mfn. one who hides himself behind a bolted door, [Hariv.] dvāravatīnirmāṇa द्वारवतीनिर्माण dvāra—va°tī-nirmāṇa n. N. of wk. dvārāvatīmāhātmya द्वारावतीमाहात्म्य dvārā-vatī—māhātmya n. N. of wk. (= dvārakā-m°). dvārakānāthayajvan द्वारकानाथयज्वन् dvārakā—nātha-yajvan m. ‘worshipper of the lord of D°’, N. of Sch. on [Śulbas.] dvāravatīmāhātmya द्वारवतीमाहात्म्य dvāra—va°tī-māhātmya n. N. of wk. dvāralakṣaṇapaṭala द्वारलक्षणपटल dvāra—lakṣaṇa-paṭala m. or n. N. of wk. dvāramahimavarṇana द्वारमहिमवर्णन dvāra—mahima-varṇana n. N. of ch. 127 of [GaṇP. ii.]