krīḍ क्रीड् cl. 1. P. krī́ḍati (or krī́ḻati, [RV.]; ep. also Ā.; perf. cikrīḍa, [MBh.]; fut. p. krīḍiṣyat, [BhP. iii, 17, 24] ; aor. akrīḍīt, [Bhaṭṭ.]), to play, sport, amuse one's self, frolic, gambol, dally (used of men, animals, the wind and waves, &c.), [RV.]; [VS.]; [AV.] &c.; to jest, joke with (instr. or instr. with saha or sārdham; once acc. [Mṛcch.]), [Mn.]; [Yājñ.]; [MBh.] &c.: Caus. krīḍayati, to cause to play, allow to play, [MBh. i, 6440]; [iv, 329]; [BhP.] krīḍā क्रीडा krīḍā́ (ā́), f. sport, play, pastime, amusement, amorous sport (often in comp., e.g. krīḍā-mudaḥ f. pl. the pleasures of playing or of amorous sport, [Gīt. ix, 9]; kṛṣṇa-k°, sport with Kṛṣṇa, [BhP. ii, 3, 15]; jala-k°, playing about in water, [MBh.]; [Pañcat.]; [BhP.]; toya-k° id., [Megh.]), [VS. xviii, 5]; [R.]; [Suśr.] &c. working miracles for one's amusement, [Lalit.] disrespect shown by jest or joke, [L.] a play-ground, [MBh. iii, 12318] (in music) a kind of measure. (f. of °ḍá, q.v.) krīḍa क्रीड krīḍá mfn. playing, sporting (said of the winds), [RV. i, 37, 1] and [5]; [166, 2] krīḍá (as), m. sport, play, [L.] krīḍi क्रीडि krīḍí or krīḻí, mfn. playing, sporting, [RV.]; [MaitrS. i, 10, 6]; (said of the winds), [RV. i, 87, 3.] krīḍu क्रीडु krīḍú or krīḻú, mfn. playing (Soma), [RV. ix, 20, 7.] krīḍat क्रीडत् krī́ḍat mfn. playing, sportive, [RV.]; [AV.] &c. krīḍin क्रीडिन् krīḍín mfn. playing, sporting (said of the winds), [VS.]; [TS. i, 6, 7, 5]; [ŚBr. ii, 5, 3, 20] (cf. śva-k°) krīḍín m. N. of a man, [Pravar.] krīḍaka क्रीडक m. one who sports, player, [L.] krīḍana क्रीडन m. ‘playing’, N. of the wind, [Gal.] n. playing, play, sporting, &c., [R.]; [BhP.]; [Hit.] krīḍita क्रीडित mfn. having played, [Pañcat.] n. sport, play, [MBh. iii, 11067]; [R. v, 13, 23] and [55.] krīḍitṛ क्रीडितृ m. one who sports, player, [BhP. i, 13, 40.] krīḍāvat क्रीडावत् krīḍā—vat mfn. sportive, playful. krīḍitva क्रीडित्व krīḍi-tvá n. the state of one who is sporting, [TBr. i, 6, 7, 5.] krīḍumat क्रीडुमत् krīḍu—mát mfn. id. (flames), [x, 3, 5.] krīḍāśaila क्रीडाशैल krīḍā—śaila m. = -parvata, [Megh.]; [Hcat. i, 6.] krīḍāgṛha क्रीडागृह krīḍā—gṛha m. n. a pleasure-house, [R.]; [Sāh. 675], Sch. krīḍākūṭa क्रीडाकूट krīḍā°kūṭa (krīḍāk°) n. sportive or wanton purpose or desire, [W.] krīḍākopa क्रीडाकोप krīḍā—kopa m. anger in sport, assumed anger, [Amar.] krīḍāmaya क्रीडामय krīḍā—maya mf(I)n. consisting of play or sport, [MBh. xiv, 1486.] krīḍāmṛga क्रीडामृग krīḍā—mṛga m. an animal kept for pleasure, toy-deer, [R. v, 20, 12]; [BhP. vi, 2, 37.] krīḍānārī क्रीडानारी krīḍā—nārī f. a harlot, courtezan, [Hariv. 8309.] krīḍāpura क्रीडापुर krīḍā—pura n. a town visited for amusement. krīḍāratha क्रीडारथ krīḍā—ratha m. a pleasure-chariot, carriage used for amusement (opposed to a war-chariot), [MBh. xiii, 2782.] krīḍārasa क्रीडारस krīḍā—rasa m. enjoying sport, [Ratnāv. i] krīḍātāla क्रीडाताल krīḍā—tāla m. (in music) a kind of measure. krīḍāvāpī क्रीडावापी krīḍā—vāpī f. a pleasure-pond (in which turtles, fishes, &c. are kept for pleasure), [VarBṛS.] krīḍāvana क्रीडावन krīḍā—vana n. a pleasure-grove, park. krīḍāyoga क्रीडायोग krīḍā—yoga m. arrangement of games or sports, [Mālatīm.] krīḍamāna क्रीडमान mfn. (ep.) sporting, [MBh.]; [R.] krīḍanīya क्रीडनीय n. a plaything, toy, [MBh. xiii, 4206]; [Kād.] krīḍanaka क्रीडनक mf(ikA)n. playing, jesting, [L.] m. a plaything, [MBh.]; [Śak.]; [BhP.] &c. krīḍanikā क्रीडनिका f. a nurse who entertains children with plays, [Divyāv.] krīḍitaka क्रीडितक See māṇavaka-k°. krīḍākhaṇḍa क्रीडाखण्ड krīḍā—khaṇḍa n. N. of [GaṇP. ii] krīḍāratna क्रीडारत्न krīḍā—ratna n. ‘gem of sports’, copulation, [L.] krīḍāsthāna क्रीडास्थान krīḍā—sthāna n. a play-ground, [R. vi, 83, 48]; [Pañcad.] krīḍāsaras क्रीडासरस् krīḍā—saras n. a pleasure-pond, [Hit.] krīḍoddeśa क्रीडोद्देश m. id., [R. ii, 94, 12.] krīḍācandra क्रीडाचन्द्र krīḍā—candra a metre of 4 × 18 syllables krīḍā—candra m. N. of a poet. krīḍākānana क्रीडाकानन krīḍā—kānana n. a pleasure-grove, [Bhartṛ. iii, 15.] krīḍākāsāra क्रीडाकासार krīḍā—kāsāra a pleasure-pond, [Daś. p. v.] krīḍākauśala क्रीडाकौशल krīḍā—kauśala n. the art of joking, [Daś.] krīḍākautuka क्रीडाकौतुक krīḍā—kautuka n. wanton curiosity, [Kathās. xviii, 153] sport, pastime, enjoyment, [W.] lasciviousness, [W.] krīḍāketana क्रीडाकेतन krīḍā—ketana n. a pleasure-house, [Kathās. cxiv, 57.] krīḍākumāra क्रीडाकुमार krīḍā—kumāra m. N. of a Gandharva, [Bālar. iv, 8.] krīḍāmayūra क्रीडामयूर krīḍā—mayūra m. a peacock kept for amusement, [Ragh. xvi, 14.] krīḍāpanikā क्रीडापनिका f. = °danikā, [Divyāv. xxxii.] krīḍāveśman क्रीडावेश्मन् krīḍā—veśman n. a pleasure-house, [Vikr. ii, 22.] krīḍanīyaka क्रीडनीयक m. id., [Kathās. li], [lxxi.] krīḍanakatā क्रीडनकता krīḍanaka—tā f. ‘the state of a plaything’ krīḍāśakunta क्रीडाशकुन्त krīḍā—śakunta m. a bird kept for amusement, [Pañcat. i, 155.] krīḍākapitva क्रीडाकपित्व krīḍā—kapi-tva n. imitating an ape for amusement or in jest, [Mcar.] krīḍāmahīdhra क्रीडामहीध्र krīḍā—mahīdhra m. = -parvata, [Ratnāv. iv, 14.] krīḍāparvata क्रीडापर्वत krīḍā—parvata m. a play-hill or pleasure-hill, pleasure-mound or hillock in a garden, [Kād.] krīḍāpradeśa क्रीडाप्रदेश krīḍā—pradeśa m. a play-ground, [MBh. iii, 164, 6.] krīḍārudrāya क्रीडारुद्राय krīḍā—rudrāya Nom. Ā. °yate, to resemble Rudra while playing. krīḍābiḍālikā क्रीडाबिडालिका krīḍā—biḍālikā f. a cat to play with, [Rājat.] krīḍārasātala क्रीडारसातल krīḍā—rasātala n. N. of wk. [Sāh. 550], Sch. krīḍārasamaya क्रीडारसमय krīḍā—rasa—maya mfn. consisting of pleasure-water, [Kathās. xxviii, 99.] krīḍanakatayā क्रीडनकतया krīḍanaka—°tayā ind. instr. after the manner of a plaything, [BhP. v, 26, 32.] krīḍāparicchada क्रीडापरिच्छद krīḍā—paricchada m. plaything, toy, [BhP. vii, 5, 56.] krīḍāparvataka क्रीडापर्वतक krīḍā—parvataka m. id., [ib.] krīḍācaṅkramaṇa क्रीडाचङ्क्रमण krīḍā—caṅkramaṇa N. of a locality, [Rājat. vi, 308.] krīḍāmarkaṭapota क्रीडामर्कटपोत krīḍā—markaṭa-pota m. a young monkey serving as a plaything, [Kathās. lxxv, 26.] krīḍanīyakasaṃnibha क्रीडनीयकसंनिभ krīḍanīyaka—saṃnibha mfn. like a toy or doll, [Kathās. xii, 74.] krīḍārājatasudhāpātra क्रीडाराजतसुधापात्र krīḍā—rājata-sudhā-pātra Nom. P. °trati, to represent a silver liquor-cup used as an object of amusement, [Prasannar.]