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hanहन्cl. 2. P. ([Dhātup. xxiv, 2]) hanti (3. du. hatáḥ, 3. pl. ghnanti; rarely Ā. hate, 3. pl. ghnate; and cl. 1. hanati, Ved. also jighnate, °ti; Pot. hanyāt, [Br.] also hánīta, ghnīta; Impv. jahí, [TĀr.] handhí; impf. áhan, Ved. and ep. also ahanat, ahanan, aghnanta; p. jaghnat, ghnamāna, [MBh.]; pf. jaghā́na, jaghnúḥ, [Br.] and ep. also jaghne, °nire, Subj. jaghánat, [RV.]; p. jaghnivás, Ved. also jaghanvas; aor. ahānīt, [JaimBr.] [cf. √ vadh]; fut. hantā, [MBh.]; haṃsyati, [ib.]; haniṣyáti, °te, [AV.] &c.; inf. hántum, Ved. also hántave, °tavaí, °toḥ; ind.p. hatvā́, Ved. also °tvī́, °tvāya, -hatya; -hanya, [MBh.]; -ghā́tam, [Br.] &c.), to strike, beat (also a drum), pound, hammer (acc.), strike &c. upon (loc.), [RV.] &c. &c.; to smite, slay, hit, kill, mar, destroy, [ib.]; to put to death, cause to be executed, [Mn.]; [Hit.]; to strike off, [Kathās.]; to ward off, avert, [MBh.]; to hurt, wound (the heart), [R.]; to hurl (a dart) upon (gen.), [RV.]; (in astron.) to touch, come into contact, [VarBṛS.]; to obstruct, hinder, [Rājat.]; to repress, give up, abandon (anger, sorrow &c.), [Kāv.]; [BhP.]; (?) to go, move, [Naigh. ii, 14] : Pass. hanyáte (ep. also °ti; aor. avadhi or aghāni), to be struck or killed, [RV.] &c. &c.: Caus. ghātayati, °te (properly a Nom. fr. ghāta, q.v.; aor. ajīghatat or ajīghanat), to cause to be slain or killed, kill, slay, put to death, punish, [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.; to notify a person's death (kaṃsaṃ ghātayati = kaṃsa-vadham ācaṣṭe), [Pāṇ. iii, 1, 26], Vārtt. 6 [Pat.]; to mar, destroy, [MBh.]; [Pañcat.] (v.l.) : Desid. jíghāṃsati, °te (Pot. jighāṃsīyat, [MBh.]; impf. ajighāṃsīḥ, [ŚBr.]), to wish to kill or destroy, [RV.] &c. &c.: Intens. jáṅghanti ([RV.]; p. jaṅghanat, jáṅghnat or ghánighnat), jaṅghanyate (with pass. sense, [MuṇḍUp.]), jeghnīyate ([Pāṇ. vii, 4, 31]), to strike = tread upon (loc. or acc.), [RV.]; to slay, kill, [ib.]; to dispel (darkness), destroy (evil, harm), [ib.]; to hurt, injure, wound, [MuṇḍUp.]
[cf. Gk. θείνω, θάνατος; ϕόνος, ἔπεϕνον πέϕαται; Lat. de-fendere, of-fendere; Lit. genu, gíti; Slav. gǔnati.]
mf(GnI)n. killing, a killer, slayer (only ifc.; see ari-, tamo-han &c.)
hanāहनाf. (see dur-háṇā).
hanaहनmf(I)n. id. (see vīra-haṇa)
m. killing, slaughter (see su-hana)
haniहनिm. or f. a weapon, [L.]
hanuहनुf. (only [L.]) ‘anything which destroys or injures life’, a weapon
death
disease
various kinds of drugs
a wanton woman, prostitute
m. N. of a partic. mixed tribe, [L.]
hánu f. (accord. to [L.] also m.; not fr. √ han See cognate words below) a jaw (also hánū), [RV.] &c. &c.
hánu n. ‘cheek’, a partic. part of a spearhead, [ŚBr.]
[cf. Gk. γένυς, γένειον, γενείας, γνάθος; Lat. gena, genuīnus; Goth. kinnus; Germ. Kinn; Eng. chin.]
hannaहन्नmfn. evacuated (as excrement), [L.]
hantaहन्तhánta ind. an exclamation or inceptive particle (expressive of an exhortation to do anything or asking attention, and often translatable by ‘come on!’ ‘here!’ ‘look!’ ‘see!’ in later language also expressive of grief, joy, pity, haste, benediction &c. and translatable by ‘alas!’ ‘ah!’ ‘oh!’ &c.; often repeated or joined with other particles, e.g. hā hanta, hanta hanta, hanta tarhi), [RV.]; &c.
hantṛहन्तृhantṛ́ or hántṛ, mf(trI)n. (the former with gen., the latter with acc.) slaying, killing, a slayer, killer, murderer, robber, disturber, destroyer (-tva n.), [RV.] &c. &c.
hantṛ́ m. a partic. measure of food, [W.]
hantiहन्तिf. the root or verb han, [Nyāyam.]
hantuहन्तुm. killing, slaying (cf. su-h° and root), [BhP.]
m. a bull, [L.]
hanīlaहनीलm. Pandanus Odoratissimus, [L.]
hanūṣaहनूषm. a Rākṣasa, [L.]
hananaहननmf(I)n. killing, a killer, slayer, [Hariv.]
m. (prob.) a drum-stick, [ŚāṅkhŚr.]
a kind of worm, [L.]
n. the act of striking or hitting, [Nir. i, 1]; [7]
striking off, [Mālatīm.]
killing, destroying, removing, dispelling, [Hariv.]; [Kāv.]; [BhP.]
multiplication, [Āryabh.], Sch.
hanmanहन्मन्hánman m. or n. a stroke, blow, thrust, [RV.]
hantrīहन्त्री(trī), f., see next.
hantvaहन्त्वhántva mfn. to be killed or slain, [RV.]
hanukāहनुकाf. a jaw, [VarBṛS.]
hanulaहनुलmfn. having strong jaws g. sidhmādi.
hanuṣaहनुषm. anger, wrath, [L.]
a Rākṣasa, [L.]
hanīyasहनीयस्hánīyas mfn. more or most destructive, [MaitrS.]
hanūmatहनूमत्hanū-mat m. &c. = hanu-mat.
hanavyaहनव्यhanavyà mf(A)n. relating to the jaws, [AV.]
hantavaiहन्तवैhan°tavai See root, p. 1287, col. 2.
hantaveहन्तवेSee root, p. 1287, col. 2.
hanumacहनुमच्in comp. for °mat.
hanumadहनुमद्in comp. for °mat.
hanumajहनुमज्in comp. for °mat.
hanumanहनुमन्m.c. for °mat (in hanumādi), [R.]
in comp. for °mat.
hanumatहनुमत्hanu—mat &c. See below.
hanu-mat m. ‘having (large) jaws’, N. of a monkey-chief (one of the most celebrated of a host of semi-divine monkey-like beings, who, according to [R. i, 16], were created to become the allies of Rāma-candra in his war with Rāvaṇa; Hanumat was held to be a son of Pavana or Māruta, ‘the Wind’; and is fabled to have assumed any form at will, wielded rocks, removed mountains, mounted the air, seized the clouds, and rivalled Garuḍa in swiftness of flight; according to other legends, Hanumat was son of Śiva; his mother's name was Añjanā q.v.; in modern times Han° is a very common village god in the Dekhan, Central and Upper India, cf. [RTL. 220]), [MBh.]; [R.] &c.
a particular sort of monkey, Simia Sinica, [W.]
hananīyaहननीयmfn. to be struck or beaten or killed, worthy of death, [W.]
Nom. P. °yati = hananam icchati (Desid. jihananīyiṣati), [Pāṇ. vii, 3, 55], Vārtt. 1, [Pat.]
hantavyaहन्तव्यmfn. to be slain or killed, to be punished with death, [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.
to be violated (as justice), [Mn. viii, 15]
to be refuted, [Hcat.]
hantṛtvaहन्तृत्वhantṛ—tva n.
hantoktiहन्तोक्तिf. ‘saying alas!’ tenderness, compassion, [MW.]
hanubhedaहनुभेदhanu—bheda m. the gaping or parting asunder of the jaws, [BhP.]
N. of a partic. form of the end of an eclipse, [VarBṛS.]
hantakāraहन्तकारhanta—kārá m. the exclamation hanta (a partic. formula of benediction or salutation; also explained as 16 mouthfuls of alms, in [ŚBr.] among the four teats of the cow, Vāc.), [ŚBr.]; [PārGṛ.]; [Pur.]
hantukāmaहन्तुकामhantu—kāma mf(A)n. (hantu for °tum) desirous of killing, [Kathās.]
hanugrahaहनुग्रहhanu—graha m. ‘jaw-seizure’, lock-jaw, [Suśr.]
hanumantaहनुमन्तin comp. for °mat.
hanumokṣaहनुमोक्षhanu—mokṣa m. relaxation of the jaws, [Suśr.]
hanusvanaहनुस्वनhanu—svana m. sound made with the jaws, [Bcar.]
hanyamānaहन्यमानmfn. (pr. p. Pass.) being killed or slain &c.
m. pl. N. of a people (v.l. haṃsa-mārga), [MBh.]
hananīyakaहननीयकmfn. (fr. prec.), [Pat.]
hananaśīlaहननशीलhanana—śīla mfn. of a murderous disposition, cruel, [MW.]
hantrīmukhaहन्त्रीमुखhantrī-mukha m. N. of a partic. demon hostile to children, [PārGṛ.]
hantumanasहन्तुमनस्hantu—manas mfn. intending to kill, [MW.]
hanumadīyaहनुमदीयmfn. written or composed by Hanumat, [Cat.]
n. N. of wk.
hanustambhaहनुस्तम्भhanu—stambha m. = -graha, [L.]
hanuṣkambhaहनुष्कम्भhanu—ṣkambha m. = -graha, [Car.]
hanumacchataहनुमच्छतhanumac—chata (for -śata) n. N. of wk. on Bhakti by Śrī-nivāsācārya.
hanumadbaliहनुमद्बलिhanumad—bali m. N. of wk.
hanumaddīpaहनुमद्दीपhanumad—dīpa m. N. of wk.
hanusaṃhatiहनुसंहतिhanu—saṃhati f. ([Bhpr.]) a partic. form of lock-jaw.
hanumadbhāṣyaहनुमद्भाष्यhanumad—bhāṣya n. N. of wk.
hanumaddurgaहनुमद्दुर्गhanumad—durga n. N. of wk.
hanumatkāvyaहनुमत्काव्यhanu-mat—kāvya n. N. of wk.
hanumatkalpaहनुमत्कल्पhanu-mat—kalpa m. N. of a ch. of the Sudarśana-saṃhitā.
hanumadaṣṭakaहनुमदष्टकhanumad—aṣṭaka n.
hanumadbāhukaहनुमद्बाहुकhanumad—bāhuka m. N. of wk.
hanumannāṭakaहनुमन्नाटकhanuman—nāṭaka n. N. of a drama (containing the story of the Rāmāyaṇa dramatized = mahā-n°, q.v.)
hanumatkavacaहनुमत्कवचhanu-mat—kavaca n. ‘Hanumat's breast-plate’, N. of various hymns (addressed to the five-headed Han° in various Purāṇas).
hanumatpaṭalaहनुमत्पटलhanu-mat—paṭala m. n. N. of wk.
hanumatstotraहनुमत्स्तोत्रhanu-mat—stotra n. N. of wk.
hanusaṃhananaहनुसंहननhanu—saṃhanana n. ([Suśr.]) a partic. form of lock-jaw.
hanumaddaṇḍakaहनुमद्दण्डकhanumad—daṇḍaka m. or n. N. of wk.
hanumadgahvaraहनुमद्गह्वरhanumad—gahvara n. (= °man-mantra-g°) N. of wk.
hanumajjayantīहनुमज्जयन्तीhanumaj—jayantī f. the day of full moon of the month Caitra (being the supposed birthday of Hanumat), [MW.]
hanumannighaṇṭuहनुमन्निघण्टुhanuman—nighaṇṭu m.
hanumanteśvaraहनुमन्तेश्वरand hanumanteśva°ra-tīrtha, n. N. of a Tīrtha, [Cat.]
hanumatkīrtanaहनुमत्कीर्तनhanu-mat—kīrtana n. N. of wk.
hanumatpaddhatiहनुमत्पद्धतिhanu-mat—paddhati f. N. of wk. in 5 chapters (four of which are taken from the Sudarśana-saṃhitā and the last from the Rāmāyaṇa) describing the rites to be observed in the worship of Hanumat.
hanumatsaṃhitāहनुमत्संहिताhanu-mat—saṃhitā f. N. of a poem describing the festivities on the occasion of the presence of Rāma and Sītā at a pastoral dance (rāsotsava) on the banks of the Sarayū.
hanumadrāmāyaṇaहनुमद्रामायणhanumad—rāmāyaṇa n. N. of wk.
hanumadupaniṣadहनुमदुपनिषद्hanumad—upaniṣad f.
hanumatpañcāṅgaहनुमत्पञ्चाङ्गhanu-mat—pañcāṅga n. N. of wk.
hanumatprabandhaहनुमत्प्रबन्धhanu-mat—prabandha m. N. of wk.
hanumatpratiṣṭhāहनुमत्प्रतिष्ठाhanu-mat—pratiṣṭhā f. N. of wk.
hanumattailavidhiहनुमत्तैलविधिhanu-mat—taila-vidhi m. N. of wk.
hanumantabhaṭṭīyaहनुमन्तभट्टीयhanumanta—bhaṭṭīya n. N. of a poem.
hanumadvratakalpaहनुमद्व्रतकल्पhanumad—vrata-kalpa m. N. of wk.
hanumanmālāmantraहनुमन्मालामन्त्रhanuman—mālā-mantra m. N. of wk.
hanumanmantroddhāraहनुमन्मन्त्रोद्धारhanuman—mantroddhāra m. N. of wk.
hanumaddvādaśanāmanहनुमद्द्वादशनामन्hanumad—dvādaśa-nāman n. N. of wk.
hanumadviṣayamantraहनुमद्विषयमन्त्रhanumad—viṣaya-mantra m. N. of wk.
hanumanteśvaratīrthaहनुमन्तेश्वरतीर्थhanumanteśvara and hanumanteśva°ra-tīrtha, n. N. of a Tīrtha, [Cat.]
hanumatprātaḥstotraहनुमत्प्रातःस्तोत्रhanu-mat—prātaḥ-stotra n. N. of wk.
hanumatsahasranāmanहनुमत्सहस्रनामन्hanu-mat—sahasra-nāman n. N. of wk.
hanumadaṅgadasaṃvādaहनुमदङ्गदसंवादhanumad—aṅgada-saṃvāda m.
hanumadekamukhakavacaहनुमदेकमुखकवचhanumad—eka-mukha-kavaca n.
hanumanmantragahvaraहनुमन्मन्त्रगह्वरhanuman—mantra-gahvara n. (= °mad-gahvara) N. of wk.
hanumatpratiṣṭhākalpaहनुमत्प्रतिष्ठाकल्पhanu-mat—pratiṣṭhā-kalpa m. N. of wk.
hanumadaṣṭottaraśatanāmanहनुमदष्टोत्तरशतनामन्hanumad—aṣṭottara-śata-nāman n.