lī ली (cf. √ rī) cl. 9. P. ([Dhātup. xxxi, 31]) lināti, to adhere, obtain (not usually found); cl. 1. P. layati ([xxxiv, 6]), to melt, liquefy, dissolve (not usually found); cl. 4. Ā. ([xxvi, 30]) lī́yate (Ved. also lāyate; pf. lilye, lilyuḥ, [Br.] &c.; lilāya, lalau Gr.; aor. aleṣṭa, [ŚBr.]; alaiṣīt, alāsīt, alāsta Gr.; fut. letā, lātā; leṣyati or lāsyati, °te, [ib.]; inf. letum or lātum, [ib.]; ind.p. -lāyam, [AV.]; [Br.]; līya, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.), to cling or press closely, stick or adhere to (loc.), [MBh.]; [R.] &c.; to remain sticking, [Suśr.]; to lie, recline, alight or settle on, hide or cower down in (loc.), disappear, vanish, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.: Caus. P. lāpayati or lāyayati, to cause to cling &c., [Br.] &c.; Ā. lāpayate, to deceive; to obtain honour; to humble, [Pāṇ. i, 3, 70] : Desid. lilīṣati, °te Gr.: Intens. lelīyate, lelayīti, leleti, [ib.] (cf. lelāya). f. clinging to, adhering &c., [L.] = capala, [L.] līḍha लीढ mfn. licked, tasted, eaten, devoured, consumed, destroyed, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c. līkā लीका f. pl. N. of partic. evil spirits, [MārkP.] līlā लीला f. (derivation doubtful) play, sport, diversion, amusement, pastime, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c. mere sport or play, child's play, ease or facility in doing anything, [ib.] mere appearance, semblance, pretence, disguise, sham, [Kāv.]; [Kathās.]; [Pur.] (ibc. sportively, easily, in sport, as a mere joke ; also = līlayā ind. for mere diversion, feignedly) grace, charm, beauty, elegance, loveliness, [Kālid.]; [Kathās.]; [Rājat.] (in rhet.) a maiden's playful imitation of her lover, [Daśar.]; [Sāh.]; [Pratāp.] a kind of metre (4 times ¯ ˘ ˘ ¯ ˘ ˘ ¯ ˘ ˘ ¯ ˘ ˘ ¯ ˘ ˘ ¯), [Col.] N. of a Yoginī, [HPariś.] līna लीन mfn. clung or pressed closely together, attached or devoted to, merged in (loc. or comp.), [R.]; [Sarvad.] sticking, [Mahīdh.] lying or resting on, staying in, lurking, hiding, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c. dissolved, absorbed in (loc. or comp.), disappeared, vanished, [ŚvetUp.]; [MBh.] &c. n. the clinging to, being dissolved or absorbed in, disappearance, [Pañcar.] līkkā लीक्का or līkṣā f. = likṣā, [L.] līkṣā लीक्षा līkkā or f. = likṣā, [L.] līlāya लीलाय Nom. P. Ā. °yati, °te, to play, sport, dally, amuse one's self, [R.]; [Hariv.] &c. līnāli लीनालि mfn. having bees adhering (to anything), embraced or clung to by bees, [MW.] līnatā लीनता līna—tā f. = prec. n. (ifc.) concealment in [Śak.] complete retirement or seclusion, [HYog.] līnaya लीनय Nom. P. °yati, to dissolve, melt (trans.), [Pāṇ. vii, 3, 39], Sch. līsuṣa लीसुष m. a partic. taste (bitter, sweet, sour and pungent) mfn. so tasting, [L.] līlāṅga लीलाङ्ग līlā°ṅga (lāṅga) mfn. (accord. to [Nīlak.]) = vilacitānga, having playful limbs (said of a bull; but prob.) w.r. for nīlāṅga, q.v., [MBh.] līlābja लीलाब्ज līlā°bja (°lābja) n. = -kamala above, [Kuval.] līlādri लीलाद्रि līlā°dri (°lādri) m. = līlācala above, [Cat.] līlāvat लीलावत् līlā—vat mfn. possessed of grace or beauty, graceful, charming, [Hcat.] (only f.), [Col.] līnatva लीनत्व līna—tva n. (ifc.) sticking or concealment in [Suśr.] līlākhela लीलाखेल līlā—khela mfn. moving or sporting playfully, [Ragh.] līlā—khela n. a kind of metre, [Col.] līlāśuka लीलाशुक līlā—śuka m. ‘pleasure-parrot’, a parrot kept for pleasure, [A.] N. of the poet Bilva-maṅgala, [Cat.] līlācala लीलाचल līlā°cala (°āc°) m. N. of a district, [Cat.] līlādevī लीलादेवी līlā—devī f. N. of a princess, [Inscr.] līlāgāra लीलागार līlā°gāra (°lāg°; [Ragh.]) or līlā—gṛha ([Kathās.]; [Naiṣ.]) or līlā—geha ([Kathās.]), n. a pleasure-house, place of amusement or sport. līlāgeha लीलागेह līlā°gāra (°lāg°; [Ragh.]) or līlā—gṛha ([Kathās.]; [Naiṣ.]) or līlā—geha ([Kathās.]), n. a pleasure-house, place of amusement or sport. līlāgṛha लीलागृह līlā°gāra (°lāg°; [Ragh.]) or līlā—gṛha ([Kathās.]; [Naiṣ.]) or līlā—geha ([Kathās.]), n. a pleasure-house, place of amusement or sport. līlākara लीलाकर līlā—kara m. a partic. metre, [VarBṛS.], Sch. līlāmaya लीलामय līlā—maya mfn. consisting of or relating to play or amusement (comp.), [Cat.] līlāpura लीलापुर līlā—pura n. N. of a town, [Inscr.] līlārati लीलारति līlā—rati f. sportive amusement, amusement with (loc.), [Kāv.] līlātāla लीलाताल līlā—tāla m. (in music) a kind of measure, [Saṃgīt.] līlātanu लीलातनु līlā—tanu f. a form assumed for mere sport or pleasure, [BhP.] līlāvāpī लीलावापी līlā—vāpī f. a pleasure-tank or lake, [Kathās.] līlāvatī लीलावती līlā—vatī f. a beautiful and charming woman, [Bhartṛ.]; [Hit.] &c. N. of Durgā, [Cat.] of the wife of the Asura Maya, [Kathās.] of a Surāṅganā, [Siṃhās.] of a wife of Avīkṣita, [MārkP.] of a merchant's daughter, [Hit.] a kind of metre, [Col.] N. of various works (esp. of a well-known treatise on arithmetic, algebra, and geometry by Bhāskarācārya, [Col.]; [IW. 176, 183]; also abbreviated for nyāya-l°) līlāyita लीलायित mfn. sporting, dallying, rejoicing, [Bālar.] (ifc.) pretending to be, representing, resembling, [Bhojapr.] n. sport, amusement, [Siṃhās.] an exploit easily accomplished, [Bālar.] līlāyudha लीलायुध līlā°yudha (°lāy°) m. pl. N. of a people, [MBh.] (v.l. nīlāy°). līḍhamukta लीढमुक्त līḍha—mukta mfn. rejected after being tasted, [W.] līlādagdha लीलादग्ध līlā—dagdha mfn. burnt or consumed without effort, [Bhartṛ.] līlāmbuja लीलाम्बुज līlā°mbuja (°lām°) n. = -kamala above, [Kathās.] līlānṛtya लीलानृत्य līlā—nṛtya n. id., [Kāvyād.] līlāpadma लीलापद्म līlā—padma n. = -kamala above, [Sāh.]; [Kāvyād.] līlāsādhya लीलासाध्य līlā—sādhya mfn. to be effected with ease, [Kathās.] līlāvajra लीलावज्र līlā—vajra n. an implement or instrument shaped like a thunderbolt, [Kathās.] līlodyāna लीलोद्यान n. a pleasure-garden, [Kathās.] the garden of gods, Indra's paradise, [A.] līlābharaṇa लीलाभरण līlā°bharaṇa (°labh°) n. an ornament worn for mere pleasure (of no intrinsic value, as a bracelet of lotuses), [Śak.] līlācandra लीलाचन्द्र līlā—candra m. N. of a poet, [Subh.] līlācatura लीलाचतुर līlā—catura mfn. sportively charming, [Kum.] līlākalaha लीलाकलह līlā—kalaha m. a quarrel or dispute in play, sham-fight, [Śṛṅgār.] līlākamala लीलाकमल līlā—kamala n. a woman's toy-lotus, a lotus-flower held in the hands as a plaything, [Kāv.] līlānaṭana लीलानटन līlā—naṭana n. a sportive dance, [MW.] a sham or pretended dance, [Pañcat.] līlāvadhūta लीलावधूत līlā°vadhūta (°lāv°) mfn. gracefully waved about, [Megh.] līlāvatāra लीलावतार līlā°vatāra (°lāv°) m. the descent (of Viṣṇu on the earth) for his own amusement, [BhP.] līlāveśman लीलावेश्मन् līlā—veśman n. a pleasure-house, [Rājat.] līlopavatī लीलोपवती (?) f. a kind of metre, [Col.] līpsitavya लीप्सितव्य mfn. worthy to be acquired, desirable, [AitBr.] līlāmātreṇa लीलामात्रेण līlā—mātreṇa ind. out of mere sport, in mere play, without the least effort, [Pañcar.] līlāmandira लीलामन्दिर līlā—mandira n. a pleasure-house, [Daś.] līlāmanuṣya लीलामनुष्य līlā—manuṣya m. a sham man, one not really a man, [BhP.] līlāparvata लीलापर्वत līlā—parvata m. N. of a mountain, [Kathās.] līlāravinda लीलारविन्द līlā°ravinda (°lār°) n. = -kamala above, [Ragh.]; [Kathās.] līlāmadhukara लीलामधुकर līlā—madhu-kara m. N. of a drama ([IW. 471]). līlātāmarasa लीलातामरस līlā—tāmarasa n. = -kamala above, [Kāv.] līlāvatīsāra लीलावतीसार līlā—va°tī-sāra m. N. of wk. līlādharabhaṭṭa लीलाधरभट्ट līlā—dhara-bhaṭṭa m. N. of an author, [Cat.] līleśvaradeva लीलेश्वरदेव līleśvara-deva m. N. of a sanctuary, [Inscr.] līlāvatīvyākhyā लीलावतीव्याख्या līlā—va°tī-vyākhyā f. N. of wk. līlāsvātmapriya लीलास्वात्मप्रिय līlā—svātma-priya m. N. of an author held in esteem by the Tāntrikas, [Cat.] līlāvatīprakāśa लीलावतीप्रकाश līlā—va°tī-prakāśa m. N. of wk. līlāvatīrahasya लीलावतीरहस्य līlā—va°tī-rahasya n. N. of wk. līlāmānuṣavigraha लीलामानुषविग्रह līlā—mānuṣa-vigraha mfn. having or taking a human form merely for amusement or in mere semblance (said of Kṛṣṇa), [ib.] līlāsampādanakrama लीलासम्पादनक्रम līlā—sampādana-krama m. N. of wk. līlātāṇḍavapaṇḍita लीलाताण्डवपण्डित līlā—tāṇḍava-paṇḍita mfn. skilled in sportive dances (said of Śiva), [MW.] līlārasakramastotra लीलारसक्रमस्तोत्र līlā—rasa-krama-stotra n. N. of wk.