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Word (IAST)Word (Devanagari)Overview
girगिर्gír mfn. (√ gṝ) addressing, invoking, praising, [RV.]
gír f. (ī́r) invocation, addressing with praise, praise, verse, song, [RV.] (the Maruts are called ‘sons of praise’, sūnávo gíraḥ, [i, 37, 10]), [AV.]
speech, speaking, language, voice, words (e.g. mānuṣīṃ giraṃ √ 1. kṛ, to assume a human voice, [Nal. i, 25]; girāṃ prabhaviṣṇuḥ [[VarBṛS.]] or pati [[VarYogay.]] = gir-īśa, q.v.; tad-girā, on his advice, [Kathās. lxxv]), [ChUp.]; [Mn.]; [Yājñ.]; [MBh.] &c.
= gīr-devī, fame, celebrity, [W.]
a kind of mystical syllable, [RāmatUp.];
[cf. Hib. gair, ‘an outcry, shout’; Gk. γῆρυς.]
mfn. (√ gṝ) ifc. ‘swallowing’, see gara- and muhur-gír.
gír m. = girí, a mountain, [RV. v, 41, 14] and [vii, 39, 5]; [Śiś. iv, 59.]
girāगिराf. (g. ajādi, [Gaṇar. 41], Sch.) id., [L.]
instr. of 1. gír.
giraगिरifc. = gír, speech, voice, [VarBṛS. xxxii, 5];
mfn. id., [Vop. xxvi, 32.]
ifc. = °rí (e.g. anu-giram), [Pāṇ. v, 4, 112.]
giriगिरिloc. of gír.
f. id. g. kṛṣy-ādi.
girí m. (for gari, Zd. gairi cf. gurú, gárīyas; ifc. [Pāṇ. vi, 2, 94]) a mountain, hill, rock, elevation, rising-ground (often connected with párvata, ‘a mountain having many parts’ [cf. párvan] [RV.]; [AV.]), [RV.] &c.
the number ‘eight’ (there being 8 mountains which surround mount Meru), [Śrut.]
a cloud, [Naigh. i, 10]; [Nir.]; [Sāy.]
a particular disease of the eyes, [Pāṇ. vi, 2, 2], Sch. (kiri, [Kāś.]), [Uṇ.]
= -guḍa, [L.]
a peculiar defect in mercury, [L.]
= gairīyaka, [L.]
a honorific N. given to one of the ten orders of the Daś-nāmī Gosains (founded by ten pupils of Śaṃkarācārya; the word is added to the name of each member; cf. gairika)
N. of a son of Śvaphalka, [VP.]
girí f. (= girikā) a mouse, [L.], Sch.
girí mfn. coming from the mountains, [RV. vi, 66, 11]
girí f. venerable, [L.] ([R. iv, 37, 2], Sch.);
[cf. Slav. gora; Afghan. ghur.]
girīśāगिरीशाf. N. of Durgā, [Hariv. 9424] (cf. giri-śā).
girīśaगिरीशgir—īśa m. ‘lord of speech’, N. of Bṛhaspati (regent of the planet Jupiter), [L.]
m. (= °rīndra) a high mountain
N. of the Himavat, [L.]
‘mountain-lord’, Śiva, [MBh. xiii, 6348]; [Kum.]
one of the 11 Rudras, [Yājñ. ii, 102/103, 34]
gir-īśa & 2. . See gír & 3. girí.
girīkṛगिरीकृgirī-√ kṛ to heap up so as to form a mountain, [HPariś.]
giraṇaगिरणn. (= gilana) swallowing, [W.]
giribhūगिरिभूgiri—bhū f. (= -jā) the plant kṣudrapāṣāṇa-bhedā, [L.]
N. of Pārvatī, [W.]
giriśāगिरिशाgiri—śā f. = -śāyikā, [Suśr. i, 46, 2, 14]
N. of Durgā, [Hariv. 9423] (v.l. guhasya jananī).
giriśaगिरिशgiri—śa m. (g. lomādi) ‘inhabiting mountains’, N. of Rudra-Śiva, [VS. xvi, 4] (voc.), [MBh.]; [Ragh.]; [Kum.] &c.
N. of a Rudra, [RāmatUp.]
giri-śa &c. See s.v. 3. girí.
girijāगिरिजाgiri—jā́ See s.v. 3. girí.
giri—jā f. N. of several plants (a kind of lemon tree; kārī; kṣudra-pāṣāṇa-bhedā; giri-kadalī; trāyamāṇā; śveta-buhvā), [L.]
N. of the goddess Pārvatī (as the daughter of the personified Himālaya mountain), [BhP. i], [x]; [Kathās.]; [Ānand.]
giri—jā́ mfn. proceeding from the mountains [[NBD.]; ‘proceeding from the voice’ (giri loc. fr. 1. gír), [Sāy.]], [RV. v, 87, 1.]
girijaगिरिजgiri—ja m. ‘mountain-born’, the Mahwa tree (Bassia), [L.]
Bauhinia variegata, [L.]
N. of a Bābhravya, [AitBr. vii, 1, 7]
giri—ja n. talc, [L.]
red chalk, ruddle, [L.]
iron, [L.]
benzoin or gum benjamin, [W.]
girikāगिरिका(ā), f. ‘making hills (?)’, a mouse, [L.]
N. of the wife of Vasu (daughter of the mountain Kolāhala and of the river Śaktimatī), [MBh. i, 2371]; [Hariv. 1805] (cf. caṇḍa-g°.)
girikaगिरिकgiriká mfn. ? (said of the hearts of the gods), [MaitrS. ii, 9, 9]
(kir°, [VS.])
giriká m. Śiva, [MBh. xii, 10414]
(g. yāvādi, [Gaṇar. 189], Sch.) = giri-guḍa, [L.]
N. of a chief of the Nāgas, [Buddh.]
of an attendant of Śiva
giritaगिरितmfn. swallowed, [L.], Sch.
See 2. gir.
girvanगिर्वन्gír—van mfn. (gír-), id., [ŚBr. iii] (Indra)
girāvṛdhगिरावृध्girā—vṛ́dh mfn. delighting in or thriving by praise (Soma), [RV. ix, 26, 6.]
giraukasगिरौकस्See á-g°.
giribhidगिरिभिद्giri—bhid mfn. breaking through mountains (a river), [KātyŚr.]; [ĀpŚr.]
giri—bhid f. Plectranthus scutellarioides, [Bhpr.]
girihvāगिरिह्वाgiri—hvā f. ‘called after a mountain’ = -karṇā, [Suśr. iv f.]
girimṛdगिरिमृद्giri—mṛd f. (= -ja) ‘mountain-soil’, red chalk, [L.]
girirājगिरिराज्giri—rāj m. ‘mountain-king’, N. of the Himavat, [MBh. vi, 3419]; [BhP. vi], [viii.]
giritraगिरित्रgiri—trá mfn. protecting mountains (Rudra-Śiva), [VS. xvi, 3]; [BhP. ii], [iv], [viii.]
giriṣṭhāगिरिष्ठाgiri—ṣṭhā́ mfn. ([Nir. i, 20]) inhabiting mountains (said of deer and the Maruts), [RV.]
coming from the mountains (Soma), [RV.]
giriṣadगिरिषद्giri—ṣad mfn. sitting on mountains (Rudra), [PārGṛ.]
girīndraगिरीन्द्रm. ‘prince among mountains’, a high mountain, [Kām. i, 42]
(= °ri) the number ‘eight’.
girapuraगिरपुरgira—pura n. N. of a town MS. (A.D. 1511).
giribhrajगिरिभ्रज्giri—bhráj mfn. breaking forth from mountains, [RV. x, 68, 1.]
giridhātuगिरिधातुgiri—dhātu m. (= -ja) red chalk, [R. ii, 96, 19]
giri—dhātu m. pl. mountain-minerals, [63, 18.]
giridharaगिरिधरgiri—dhara m. N. of a copyist of the 17th century.
giriṇakhaगिरिणखgiri—ṇakha g. girinady-ādi.
giriṇadīगिरिणदीgiri—ṇadī f. (g. girinady-ādi) a mountain-torrent, [Śāntiś.]
giriśayaगिरिशयgiri—śayá mfn. id., 29.
giricaraगिरिचरgiri—cará mfn. living in mountains, [VS. xvi, 22]
(as elephants), [Śak. ii, 4]
giri—cará m. a wild elephant, [Kād.]
giriguhāगिरिगुहाgiri—guhā f. = -kandara, [W.]
giriguḍaगिरिगुडgiri—guḍa m. a ball for playing with, [L.]
girijālaगिरिजालgiri—jāla n. a range of mountains, [R. iv, 43, 11] and [25.]
girikāṇaगिरिकाणgiri—kāṇa mfn. one-eyed from the disease called giri, [Pāṇ. vi, 2, 2], Sch. (kiri-k°, [Kāś.])
girikūṭaगिरिकूटgiri—kūṭa n. the summit of a mountain, [BhP. v.]
girikṣitगिरिक्षित्giri—kṣít mfn. living in mountains or on high (Viṣṇu), [RV. i, 154, 3]
N. of an Auccāmanyava, [TāṇḍyaBr. x, 5, 7] (cf. gairikṣitá).
girimālaगिरिमालgiri—māla m. N. of a tree, [KātyŚr. xxii, 3, 9], Sch.
girimānaगिरिमानgiri—māna m. ‘= -mātrá’, a large elephant, [L.]
girimedaगिरिमेदgiri—meda m. Vachellia farnesiana, [L.]
girinakhaगिरिनखgiri—nakha g. girinady-ādi.
girinadīगिरिनदीgiri—nadī f. = -ṇadī, [MBh. i, 6066]; [Nal.]; [Pañcat.]; [Hit.]
N. of a torrent g. 2. kṣubhnādi
giripīluगिरिपीलुgiri—pīlu m. the mountain Pīlu tree (Grewia asiatica), [L.]
giriparaगिरिपरgiri—pára mfn. following after girí (as a N. of Rudra), [MaitrS. i], [iv.]
giripatiगिरिपतिgiri—pati m. ‘mountain-chief’, a great rock, [Bālar. vii, 29.]
giripuraगिरिपुरgiri—pura n. mountain-town (perhaps N. of a town), [Hariv. 5161.]
girirūpaगिरिरूपgirí—rūpa (°rí-), mfn. mountain-shaped, [TBr. iii.]
girisānuगिरिसानुgiri—sānu n. = -prastha, [L.]
girisāraगिरिसारgiri—sāra m. iron, [L.]
tin, [L.]
N. of the Malaya mountains (in the south of India), [L.]
girisenaगिरिसेनgiri—sena m. N. of a man, [Buddh.]
girisutāगिरिसुताgiri—sutā f. (= -jā) N. of Pārvatī, [VarBṛS.]; [Pañcat.]
(gireḥ sutā, [VāmP.])
girisutaगिरिसुतgiri—sutá m. ‘mountain-son’, N. of a divine being, [MaitrS. ii, 9, 1]
giriyākaगिरियाकgiri°yāka m. = giri-guḍa, [L.]
giriyakaगिरियकm. = giri-guḍa, [L.]
girvāhasगिर्वाहस्gír—vāhas (gír-), mfn. one to whom invocations are addressed, praised in song (Indra), [RV.]
girvaṇasगिर्वणस्gír—vaṇas (gír-), mfn. (fr. vanas), ‘delighting in invocations’, fond of praise (Indra, Agni), [RV.] (once said of Soma, [ix, 64, 14]).
gír-vaṇas &c. See 1. gír.
girvavahगिर्ववह्girva—°váh mfn. (nom. pl. -vā́has) bearing one who is fond of hymns, [SV.] (gir-vāhas, [RV. vi, 24, 6]).
giryāhvāगिर्याह्वाgiry-āhvā f. = giri-hvā, [Suśr. v, 2, 50.]
giridhvajaगिरिध्वजgiri—dhvaja m. = -jvara, [W.]
giriṇaddhaगिरिणद्धgiri—ṇaddha mfn. enclosed by mountains g. girinady-ādi.
giriśantaगिरिशन्तgiri—śanta mfn. (= -śa) inhabiting mountains (Rudra-Śiva), [VS. xvi, 2 f.]
giriśṛṅgaगिरिशृङ्गgiri—śṛṅga n. the peak of a mountain, [W.]
N. of a place, [AV.Pariś. li, 4]
of a Gaṇeśa, [L.]
giribudhnaगिरिबुध्नgirí—budhna (°rí-), mf(A)n. = ádri-b°, [ŚBr. vii, 5, 2, 18.]
giricārinगिरिचारिन्giri—cārin mfn. living in mountains (as elephants), [VarBṛS.]
giridurgaगिरिदुर्गgiri—durga n. ‘of difficult access as being surrounded by mountains’, a hill-fort, [Mn. vii, 70 f.]; [MBh.]
N. of a locality, [Romakas.]
giridvāraगिरिद्वारgiri—dvāra n. a mountain-pass, [MBh. vii, 349.]
girigaṅgāगिरिगङ्गाgiri—gaṅgā f. ‘the mountain Gaṅgā’, N. of a river.
girijvaraगिरिज्वरgiri—jvara m. = -kaṇṭaka, [L.]
girikarṇāगिरिकर्णाgiri—karṇā f. Clitoria Ternatea, [L.]
girikarṇīगिरिकर्णीgiri—karṇī f. = °ṇā, [L.]
Alhagi Maurorum, [L.]
girikṣipaगिरिक्षिपgiri—kṣipa m. N. of a son of Śvaphalka, [Hariv. 2084] (v.l. -rakṣa).
girimātraगिरिमात्रgiri—mātrá mfn. having the size or dimensions of a mountain, [ŚBr. i.]
girinaddhaगिरिनद्धgiri—naddha = -ṇaddha, g. girinady-ādi.
girinimbaगिरिनिम्बgiri—nimba m. the mountain Nimba tree, [L.]
giripṛṣṭhaगिरिपृष्ठgiri—pṛṣṭha n. the top of a hill, [Mn. vii, 147.]
giripriyāगिरिप्रियाgiri—priyā f. ‘fond of mountains’, the female of Bos grunniens, [L.]
girirakṣaगिरिरक्षgiri—rakṣa m. v.l. for -kṣipa, q.v.
girisarpaगिरिसर्पgiri—sarpa m. a kind of snake, [Suśr. v, 4, 32.]
girisravāगिरिस्रवाgiri—sravā f. = -ṇadī, [MBh. xiii, 6362.]
giristanīगिरिस्तनीgiri—stanī f. ‘mountain-breasted’, the earth, [L.]
girivāsinगिरिवासिन्giri—vāsin m. ‘living or growing on or in mountains’, a kind of bulbous plant (hasti-kanda), [L.]
girivrajaगिरिव्रजgiri—vraja m. ‘mountain-fenced’, N. of the capital of Magadha, [MBh.]; [Hariv. 6598]; [R. i], [ii]; [VarBṛS.]
giriśālinīगिरिशालिनीgiri—śālinī f. = -karṇā, [VāmP.]
giriśāyikāगिरिशायिकाgiri—śāyikā f. (= -śā) a kind of bird, [Gal.]
giriśarmanगिरिशर्मन्giri—śarman m. N. of a teacher, [VBr.]
giriśikharaगिरिशिखरgiri—śikhara m. n. = -kūṭa, [BhP. v] : [Nāg. iv, 7/8.]
giriduhitṛगिरिदुहितृgiri—duhitṛ f. (= -jā) N. of Pārvatī, [Bālar. iv, 26.]
girijādhavaगिरिजाधवgiri—jā—dhava m. ‘lord of Girijā or Pārvatī’, N. of a Śiva, [Kathās. lii, 403]
girijādevīगिरिजादेवीgiri—jā-devī f. N. of a queen of Pūna-pākṣa, [Inscr.]
girijāmalaगिरिजामलgiri—jāmala n. talc, [L.], Sch.
girijāpatiगिरिजापतिgiri—jā—pati m. id., [vii], [lix], [cvii]
girikānanaगिरिकाननgiri—kānana n. a mountain-grove, [W.]
girikadalīगिरिकदलीgiri—kadalī f. the mountain or wild Kadalī, [L.]
girikuharaगिरिकुहरgiri—kuhara n. = -kandara.
girimālakaगिरिमालकgiri—mā°laka m. N. of a tree, [KātyŚr. xxii, 3, 9], Sch.
girinadikāगिरिनदिकाgiri—nadikā f. a small mountain-torrent, [Kād.]