haṃsa हंस haṃsá m. (ifc. f(A). ; accord. to [Uṇ. iii, 62] fr. √ han, ‘to go?’) a goose, gander, swan, flamingo (or other aquatic bird, considered as a bird of passage; sometimes a mere poetical or mythical bird, said in [RV.] to be able to separate Soma from water, when these two fluids are mixed, and in later literature, milk from water when these two are mixed; also forming in [RV.] the vehicle of the Aśvins, and in later literature that of Brahmā; ifc. also = ‘best or chief among’), [RV.] &c. &c. the soul or spirit (typified by the pure white colour of a goose or swan, and migratory like a goose; sometimes ‘the Universal Soul or Supreme Spirit’, identified with Virāj, Nārāyaṇa, Viṣṇu, Śiva, Kāma, and the Sun; du. ‘the universal and the individual Spirit’; accord. to [Sāy.] resolvable into ahaṃ sa, ‘I am that’), [Up.]; [MBh.]; [Hariv.] &c. one of the vital airs, [L.] a kind of ascetic, [MBh.]; [Hariv.]; [BhP.] a man of supernatural qualities born under a partic. constellation, [VarBṛS.] an unambitious monarch, [L.] a horse, [Naigh. i, 14] an excellent draught-ox (accord. to some, ‘a buffalo’), [VarBṛS.] a mountain, [L.] a temple of a partic. form, [VarBṛS.] a kind of Mantra or mystical text, [Cat.] silver, [L.] envy, malice, [L.] N. of two metres, [Col.] (in music) a kind of measure, [Saṃgīt.] a mystical N. of the letter h, [Cat.] a spiritual preceptor, [W.] N. of a Deva-gandharva, [Hariv.] of a Dānava, [ib.] of a son of Brahmā, [BhP.] of a son of Vasu-deva, [ib.] of a son of A-riṣṭā, [MBh.] of a son of Brahma-datta and general of Jarā-saṃdha, [ib.] of various authors &c., [Cat.] of one of the Moon's horses, [VP.] of a mountain, [Pur.] pl. N. of the Brāhmans in Plakṣa-dvīpa, [BhP.] [cf. Gk. χήν; Lat. anser for hanser; Lit. żąsìs; Germ. Gans; Angl.Sax. gôs; Eng. goose.] Nom. P. °sati, to act or behave like a swan, [Subh.] haṃsaga हंसग haṃsa—ga m. ‘going or riding on a swan’, N. of Brahmā, [L.] haṃsaja हंसज haṃsa—ja m. ‘swan-born’, N. of one of Skanda's attendants, [MBh.] haṃsaka हंसक m. a goose, gander, swan, flamingo (also ‘a little or poor goose &c.’), [Kāv.]; [BhP.] (in music) a kind of measure, [Saṃgīt.] N. of a son of Brahma-datta, [Hariv.] m. n. an ornament for the feet or ankles (said to be formed like a goose's foot), [Śiś. vii, 23] haṃsatā हंसता haṃsa—tā f. the being a goose, [Kathās.] haṃsatva हंसत्व haṃsa—tva n. = -tā, [Kathās.] haṃsavat हंसवत् haṃsa—vat mfn. possessing geese &c. containing the word haṃsa, [AitBr.] haṃsabīja हंसबीज haṃsa—bīja n. a goose's egg, [L.] haṃsacūḍa हंसचूड haṃsa—cūḍa m. N. of a Yakṣa, [MBh.] haṃsadūta हंसदूत haṃsa—dūta m. n. N. of two poems (by Kavīndrācārya Sarasvatī and by Rūpa Gosvāmin). haṃsagati हंसगति haṃsa—gati mfn. having a swan's gait, [Vikr.] haṃsakūṭa हंसकूट haṃsa—kūṭa m. ‘swan's peak’, N. of one of the peaks of the Himālaya, [MBh.]; [Hariv.] the hump on the shoulder of the Indian ox, [L.] haṃsalīla हंसलील haṃsa—līla m. (in music) a kind of measure, [Saṃgīt.] haṃsalipi हंसलिपि haṃsa—lipi f. a partic. mode of writing, [Jain.] haṃsamālā हंसमाला haṃsa—mālā f. a line or flight of Haṃsas, flock of wild geese &c., [Kum.] a kind of goose or duck (with dark grey wings), [L.] a kind of metre, [Col.] haṃsamāṣā हंसमाषा haṃsa—māṣā f. Glycine Debilis, [L.] haṃsamauna हंसमौन haṃsa—mauna n. N. of wk. haṃsamukha हंसमुख haṃsa—mukha mf(I)n. formed like a goose's beak, [ŚrS.] haṃsanābha हंसनाभ haṃsa—nābha m. N. of a mountain, [MārkP.] haṃsanāda हंसनाद haṃsa—nāda m. the cackling or cry of a goose or swan (thought to have something of a sacred character) (in music) a kind of measure, [Saṃgīt.] N. of a Vidyā-dhara, [Bālar.] haṃsapādā हंसपादा haṃsa—pādā (ā), f. N. of an Apsaras, [VP.] w.r. for haṃsa-padā haṃsapādī हंसपादी haṃsa—pādī (ī), f. N. of a plant = (or w.r. for) haṃsa-padī haṃsapāda हंसपाद haṃsa—pāda m. the foot of a goose, [MW.] haṃsa—pāda (am), n. vermilion, [L.] quicksilver, [L.] haṃsapāla हंसपाल haṃsa—pāla m. N. of a king, [Inscr.] haṃsapatha हंसपथ haṃsa—patha m. pl. N. of a people (v.l. -pada), [MBh.] haṃsapadā हंसपदा haṃsa—padā (ā), f. a kind of Svara-bhakti, [MāṇḍŚ.] haṃsapadī हंसपदी haṃsa—padī (ī), f. N. of various plants (accord. to [L.] ‘a species of Mimosa and Cissus Pedata’), [Car.] a kind of metre, [Col.] N. of an Apsaras, [VP.] haṃsapada हंसपद haṃsa—pada n. goose-foot (as a mark), [Nār.] a partic. weight (= karṣa), [ŚārṅgS.] haṃsa—pada m. pl. See prec. haṃsapura हंसपुर haṃsa—pura n. N. of a town, [L.] haṃsarāja हंसराज haṃsa—rāja m. ‘king of geese’, a large gander, [Hit.] N. of a man, [Rājat.] of various authors, [Cat.] haṃsaratha हंसरथ haṃsa—ratha m. ‘whose vehicle is a Haṃsa’, N. of Brahmā, [L.] of a man, [Rājat.] haṃsaruta हंसरुत haṃsa—ruta n. the cackling of geese, [Suśr.] a kind of metre, [Col.] haṃsasāci हंससाचि haṃsa—sā́ci m. a kind of bird, [TS.] haṃsatūla हंसतूल haṃsa—tūla n. ([L.]) ‘goose-cotton’, the soft feathers or down of a goose. haṃsavāha हंसवाह haṃsa—vāha mfn. riding on a Haṃsa, [BhP.] haṃsavatī हंसवती haṃsa—vatī (atī), f. a verse containing the word haṃsa (applied to, [RV. iv, 40, 5], in which the sun in the form of Dadhi-krā, here called Haṃsa, is identified with Para-brahman or the Supreme Being; this verse is also found in [VS. x, 24]; [xii, 14] &c.), [ĀpŚr.] Cissus Pedata, [L.] N. of the first wife of Duṣyanta (v.l. for -padikā), [Śak.] of the murderess of Vīra-sena, [Hcar.] of a town and district (= Pegu), [Buddh.] haṃsavega हंसवेग haṃsa—vega m. N. of a man, [Hcar.] haṃsayāna हंसयान haṃsa—yāna n. a goose or swan as a vehicle, a car drawn by swans, [Kathās.]; [BhP.] haṃsa—yāna mf(I)n. riding on a swan, [Cat.] haṃsadhvaja हंसध्वज haṃsa—dhvaja m. N. of a king, [Cat.] haṃsaśreṇī हंसश्रेणी haṃsa—śreṇī f. a line or row of geese, [Ragh.] haṃsaśyeta हंसश्येत haṃsa—śyeta mf(enI)n. white like a swan, [Kir.] haṃsadvāra हंसद्वार haṃsa—dvāra n. N. of a pass near Lake Mānasa. haṃsadvīpa हंसद्वीप haṃsa—dvīpa m. n. N. of an island, [Kathās.] haṃsaguhya हंसगुह्य haṃsa—guhya n. ‘the mystery of the Universal Soul’, N. of a partic. hymn, [BhP.] haṃsajihva हंसजिह्व haṃsa—jihva m. ‘goose-tongued’, N. of a man, pl. his family, [Saṃskārak.] haṃsakāntā हंसकान्ता haṃsa—kāntā f. ‘gander-loved’, a female goose, [L.] haṃsamārga हंसमार्ग haṃsa—mārga m. pl. N. of a people (B. hanyamāna), [MBh.] haṃsanādin हंसनादिन् haṃsa—nādin mfn. making a noise like a goose or swan, cackling haṃsapakṣa हंसपक्ष haṃsa—pakṣa m. a partic. position of the hand, [Cat.] haṃsaroman हंसरोमन् haṃsa—roman n. = -tūla, [HPariś.] haṃsatīrtha हंसतीर्थ haṃsa—tīrtha n. N. of a Tīrtha, [Cat.] haṃsayukta हंसयुक्त haṃsa—yukta mfn. drawn by swans (said of the chariot of Brahmā), [MW.] haṃsayuvan हंसयुवन् haṃsa—yuvan m. a young goose or swan, [ib.] haṃsabhūpāla हंसभूपाल haṃsa—bhūpāla m. N. of an author, [Cat.] haṃsadāhana हंसदाहन haṃsa—dāhana n. aloe wood, [L.] haṃsagāminī हंसगामिनी haṃsa—gāminī f. ‘walking like a swan’, a graceful woman, [Mn. iii, 10.] haṃsagamanā हंसगमना haṃsa—gamanā (ā), f. N. of a Surāṅganā, [Siṃhās.] haṃsagamana हंसगमन haṃsa—gamana n. the gait of a swan or goose, [MW.] haṃsajātīya हंसजातीय haṃsa—jātīya mfn. belonging to the tribe of birds called Haṃsa, anserine, [Pañcat.] haṃsakākīya हंसकाकीय haṃsa—kākīya mfn. (fr. haṃsa-kāka) relating to a goose and a crow (as a partic. fable), [MBh.] haṃsakāyana हंसकायन m. pl. N. of a people (cf. hāṃs°), [MBh.] haṃsakīlaka हंसकीलक haṃsa—kīlaka m. a partic. form of sexual union (v.l. -nīlaka), [L.] haṃsakavatī हंसकवती haṃsaka—vatī f. a proper N. g. ajirādi (v.l.) haṃsalohaka हंसलोहक haṃsa—lohaka n. brass, [L.] haṃsalomaśa हंसलोमश haṃsa—lomaśa n. green sulphate of iron, [L.] haṃsanādinī हंसनादिनी haṃsa—nādinī (inī), f. a graceful woman (one of the various classes into which women are divided), [L.] haṃsanīlaka हंसनीलक haṃsa—nīlaka See -kīlaka. haṃsanidāna हंसनिदान haṃsa—nidāna n. N. of a med. wk. haṃsapādikā हंसपादिका haṃsa—pādikā f. a kind of plant (= -padī), [L.] haṃsapadikā हंसपदिका haṃsa—padikā f. N. of the first wife of Duṣyanta (v.l. haṃsa-vatī), [Śak.] haṃsatūlikā हंसतूलिका haṃsa—tūlikā f. ([Nalac.]) ‘goose-cotton’, the soft feathers or down of a goose. haṃsavāhana हंसवाहन haṃsa—vāhana m. ‘id.’, N. of Brahmā, [ib.] haṃsavaktra हंसवक्त्र haṃsa—vaktra m. ‘swan-beaked’, N. of one of Skanda'a attendants, [MBh.] haṃsaviveka हंसविवेक haṃsa—viveka m. N. of wk. haṃsacchattra हंसच्छत्त्र haṃsa—cchattra n. dry ginger, [L.] haṃsagadgadā हंसगद्गदा haṃsa—gadgadā f. ‘prattling like a swan’, a sweetly speaking woman, [L.] haṃsapoṭṭalī हंसपोट्टली haṃsa—poṭṭalī f. a partic. mixture, [Rasendrac.] haṃsaprabodhā हंसप्रबोधा haṃsa—prabodhā f. N. of a Surāṅganā, [Siṃhās.] haṃsasaṃdeśa हंससंदेश haṃsa—saṃdeśa m. N. of a poem by Vedāntācārya. haṃsacandrāṃśu हंसचन्द्रांशु haṃsa—candrāṃśu m. pl. the rays of the sun and the moon, [MBh.] haṃsamāheśvara हंसमाहेश्वर haṃsa—māheśvara m. N. of a Tantra wk. (cf. -paraṃeśv°) haṃsamaṇḍūraka हंसमण्डूरक haṃsa—maṇḍūraka n. a partic. mixture, [Cat.] haṃsaprapatana हंसप्रपतन haṃsa—prapatana n. N. of a Tīrtha, [MBh.] haṃsasaṃghārāma हंससंघाराम haṃsa—saṃghārāma m. N. of a temple, [Buddh.] haṃsakālītanaya हंसकालीतनय haṃsa—kālī-tanaya m. a buffalo (see kālī-t°), [L.] haṃsarāmapraśna हंसरामप्रश्न haṃsa—rāma-praśna m. N. of a treatise on augury (cf. cakra-pr°). haṃsacakrapraśna हंसचक्रप्रश्न haṃsa—cakra-praśna m. N. of wk. haṃsanādopaniṣad हंसनादोपनिषद् haṃsa—nā°dopaniṣad f. N. of an Upaniṣad (= haṃsop°). haṃsaparameśvara हंसपरमेश्वर haṃsa—parameśvara m. N. of a Tantra wk. haṃsavāraṇagāminī हंसवारणगामिनी haṃsa—vāraṇa-gāminī f. a woman who walks like a swan and young elephant, [MW.] haṃsacarasvārodaya हंसचरस्वारोदय haṃsa—cara-svārodaya m. N. of works. haṃsacihnadukūlavat हंसचिह्नदुकूलवत् haṃsa—cihna-dukūla-vat mfn. clad in a garment woven with representations of geese, [Ragh.] haṃsavikrāntagāmitā हंसविक्रान्तगामिता haṃsa—vikrānta-gāmitā f. having a walk like the gait of a swan (one of the 80 minor marks of a Buddha), [Dharmas. 84.]