jāra जार jā́ra mfn. (√ jṝ) becoming old, [RV. x, 106, 7] jārá (°rá), m. (= jarayitṛ, ‘a consumer’, [Nir. v], [x]; [Pāṇ. iii, 3, 20], Vārtt. 4) a paramour, lover, [RV.] (Agni is called ‘paramour of the dawn’; also ‘of the waters’, [i, 46, 4]; ‘of his parents’, [x, 11, 6]; &c.), [VS.]; [TBr. i]; [Lāṭy. i, 4, 4] a confidential friend, [RV. x, 7, 5] and [42, 2] a paramour of a married woman, [ŚBr. xiv]; [Lāṭy. i]; [Yājñ.] &c. (ifc. f(A). , [Rājat. vi, 321]; [Hit.]) m. (fr. jara) patr. of Vṛśa, [RAnukr.] jāraṇā जारणा f. id., [Sarvad. ix, 33] jāraṇī जारणी f. a kind of cumin-seed, [L.] jāraṇa जारण n. causing decay, [W.] condiment, a digester, [W.] oxydizing of metals jāraja जारज jāra—ja m. = -garbha, [Pañcat. Introd. 6]; [Mn. iii, 158/159.] jāraka जारक mfn. causing decay, [W.] digestive, [W.] jāratā जारता jāra—tā f. a love-affair with (in comp.), [Daś. vii, 64.] jāraya जारय Nom. (aor. Pass. °yā́yi) to cherish, [RV. vi, 12, 4.] jāraghnī जारघ्नी jāra—ghnī f. (a woman) who has killed her paramour, [ŚāṅkhGṛ. i, 16, 4]; [PārGṛ. i, 11, 3.] jārabharā जारभरा jāra—bharā f. (g. pacādi) an adulteress, [W.] jārajāta जारजात jāra—jāta m. id., [VarYogay. iv, 47] a plagiarist. jāramāṇa जारमाण n. a kind of dance. jāradgava जारद्गव mf(I)n. with vīthi = jaradgava-v°, [VarBṛS. ix, 3.] jāradvaya जारद्वय jāra—dvaya n. a couple of paramours. jāragarbhā जारगर्भा jāra—garbhā f. (a woman) pregnant by a paramour, [ib.] (v.l.) jāragarbha जारगर्भ jāra—garbha m. a child by a paramour, bastard, [Nār.] ([Parāś. i, 38/39, 1, 31]) jāramaṇya जारमण्य m. patr. fr. jar°, g. gargādi. jāradvṛkṣa जारद्वृक्ष mfn. fr. jar°, [Pāṇ. iv, 3, 156], Vārtt. 3, [Pat.] jārajātaka जारजातक jāra—jātaka mfn. begotten by a paramour, [Mn. ix, 143] jāra—jātaka m. a plagiarist. jārajanman जारजन्मन् jāra—janman m. id., [Bhām. iv, 46.] jāratineya जारतिनेय m. patr. fr. Jaratin g. śubhrādi metron. fr. Jaratin g. kalyāṇy-ādi. jāratkārava जारत्कारव jāratkāravá m. (g. śivādi) patr. fr. Jaratkāru, [ŚBr. xiv, 6, 2.] jārayanmakha जारयन्मख jārayán-makha mfn. ? performing sacrifices ([Sāy.]; ‘m. N. of a man’, [Gmn.]), [x, 172, 2.]