mūla मूल mū́la n. (or m. g. ardharcādi; ifc. f(A or I). ; prob. for 3. mū́ra See above) ‘firmly fixed’, a root (of any plant or tree; but also fig. the foot or lowest part or bottom of anything), [RV.] &c. &c. (mūlaṃ √ kṛ or bandh, to take or strike root) a radish or the root of various other plants (esp. of Arum Campanulatum, of long pepper, and of Costus Speciosus or Arabicus), [L.] the edge (of the horizon), [Megh.] immediate neighbourhood (mama mūlam = to my side), [R.] basis, foundation, cause, origin, commencement, beginning (mūlād ārabhya or ā mūlāt, from the beginning; mūlāt, from the bottom, thoroughly; mūlaṃ kramataś ca, right through from beginning, [Divyāv.]), [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c. (ibc. = chief, principal, cf. below; ifc. = rooted in, based upon, derived from) a chief or principal city, [ib.] capital (as opp. to ‘interest’), [SāmavBr.]; [Prab.] an original text (as opp. to the commentary or gloss), [R.]; [Kathās.]; [Suśr.] a king's original or proper territory, [Mn. vii, 184] a temporary (as opp. to the rightful) owner, [Mn. viii, 202] an old or hereditary servant, a native inhabitant, [MW.] the square root, [Sūryas.] a partic. position of the fingers (= mūta-bandha), [Pañcar.] a copse, thicket, [L.] mū́la n. also m. and f(A). N. of the 17th (or 19th) lunar mansion, [AV.] &c. &c. mū́la m. herbs for horses, food, [Divyāv.] N. of Sadā-śiva, [Cat.] mū́la mfn. original, first, [Cat.] = nija, own, proper, peculiar, [L.] mūlaja मूलज mūla—ja mfn. ‘root-born’, growing from a root, [L.] formed at the roots of trees, [MBh.] mūla—ja m. a plant growing from a root (as a lotus), [W.] mūla—ja n. green ginger, [L.] mūlaka मूलक mf(ikA)n. (ifc.) rooted in, springing from (-tva n.), [MBh.]; [Jaim.], Sch. &c. born under the constellation Mūla, [Pāṇ. iv, 3, 28] m. n. a radish, [Mn.]; [Yājñ.] &c. a sort of yam, [W.] m. a kind of vegetable poison, [L.] N. of a prince (a son of Aśmaka), [Pur.] n. a root, [MBh.]; [Pañcar.] mūlasa मूलस mfn. fr. mūla, g. tṛṇādi. mūlatā मूलता mūla—tā f. = -tva, [Daś.] mūlakṛt मूलकृत् mūla—kṛ́t mfn. preparing root (for magical uses), [AV.] mūlatas मूलतस् mūla—tás ind. on the root, on the lower side, [TBr.]; [Kauś.] &c. ā m° from the root upwards, [Ṛtus.] from the beginning, [Kathās.] mūlatva मूलत्व mūla—tva n. the state of being a root or foundation or source, the having a foundation (tan-mūlatvāt prajānāṃ rājā skandhaḥ, ‘the king is the stem of his subjects through their being his root’; veda-mūlatva, ‘the fact that the Veda is the original source of all knowledge’; śāstra-m°, ‘the being founded upon the Śāstras’), [Kām.] (cf. tan-m°). mūlavat मूलवत् mūla—vat mfn. possessing (edible) roots, [MBh.] standing upright, [R.] mūla—vat m. a Rākṣasa, [R.] (Sch.) mūlabhāga मूलभाग mūla—bhāga m. the lower part, [Mṛcch.] Comm. mūlabhāra मूलभार mūla—bhāra m. a load of roots g. vaṃsādi. mūlabhūta मूलभूत mūla—bhūta mfn. become the root or original, [MW.] mūlabhava मूलभव mūla—bhava mf(A)n. springing or growing from roots, [Suśr.] mūladhātu मूलधातु mūla—dhātu m. lymph, [L.] mūladhana मूलधन mūla—dhana n. = -dravya, [L.] mūlaphala मूलफल mūla—phala n. sg. roots and fruits, [ŚāṅkhGṛ.]; [VarBṛS.] the interest of capital, [Āryabh.] mūladeva मूलदेव mūla—deva m. = mūra-d° (q.v.) N. of Kaṃsa, [L.] (cf. -bhadra) of various men, [Kathās.] mūlaguṇa मूलगुण mūla—guṇa m. ‘root-multiplier’, the co-efficient of a root (in alg.), [MW.] mūlahara मूलहर mūla—hara mfn. taking away the roots of (gen.) i.e. utterly destroying, [Mn.]; [R.] mūlajāti मूलजाति mūla—jāti f. chief or principal origin, [L.] = -guṇa-jāti above, [MW.] mūlakāra मूलकार mūla—kāra m. the author of an original wk. [L.] mūlanāśa मूलनाश mūla—nāśa or mūla—nāśaka, m. N. of a barber, [Dhūrtas.] mūlapāka मूलपाक mūla—pāka m. g. nyaṅkv-ādi mūlapotī मूलपोती mūla—potī f. a species of plant, [L.] mūlarāśi मूलराशि mūla—rāśi m. a cardinal number, [Piṅg., Comm.], mūlarāja मूलराज mūla—rāja m. N. of a king, [Cat.] mūlarasa मूलरस mūla—rasa m. original taste (cf. under rasa) Sanseviera Zeylanica, [L.] mūlavāpa मूलवाप mūla—vāpa m. one who plants (edible) roots, [R.] mūlabhadra मूलभद्र mūla—bhadra m. N. of Kaṃsa, [L.] (cf. -deva). mūlabhṛtya मूलभृत्य mūla—bhṛtya m. an hereditary servant, one whose ancestors were servants before him (opp. to āgantu), [Hit.] mūlaśānti मूलशान्ति mūla—śānti f. mūlabandha मूलबन्ध mūla—bandha mfn. deep-rooted (a sin), [RāmatUp.] mūla—bandha m. a partic. position of the fingers, [Cat.] mūlaccheda मूलच्छेद mūla—ccheda m. cutting away the root, cutting up by the root, [MBh.]; [VarBṛS.] mūladvāra मूलद्वार mūla—dvāra n. a principal door, [VarBṛS.] mūlakatva मूलकत्व mūlaka—tva n. mūlamitra मूलमित्र mūla—mitra m. N. of a man, [L.] mūlaparṇī मूलपर्णी mūla—parṇī f. a species of plant (= maṇḍūka-p°), [L.] mūlasthānī मूलस्थानी mūla—sthānī f. N. of Gaurī, [L.] mūlasthāna मूलस्थान mūla—sthāna n. foundation, base, [Cat.] principal place, [VarBṛS.], Sch. the air, atmosphere, [L.] a god, [L.] Mooltan, [Cat.] &c. mūlasthala मूलस्थल mūla—sthala n. N. of a place, [Cat.] mūlasūtra मूलसूत्र mūla—sūtra n. an initial Sūtra, [Cāṇ.]; [TPrāt.] Comm. a principal S°, [MW.] (with Jainas) a partic. class of works, mūlasaṅgha मूलसङ्घ mūla—saṅgha m. N. of a society or sect (esp. of one of the groups of the Jaina-Siddhānta), [W.] mūlasasya मूलसस्य mūla—sasya n. an esculent root, [L.] mūlavārin मूलवारिन् mūla—vārin m. N. of a man, [Cat.] mūlavāsin मूलवासिन् mūla—vāsin mfn. (said of the Yavanās), [Vīrac.] mūlavidyā मूलविद्या mūla—vidyā f. ‘principal science’, N. of a partic. Mantra (= dvādaśākṣara, q.v. Sch.), [BhP.] mūlavitta मूलवित्त mūla—vitta n. ‘original property’, capital, [L.] mūlavyādhi मूलव्याधि mūla—vyādhi m. a principal disease, [Bhpr.] mūlakhānaka मूलखानक mūla—khānaka m. ‘root-digger’, one who digs for root, a collector of root, [Mn.] mūlaphalada मूलफलद mūla—phala—da m. the Jaka or bread fruit tree, [L.] mūlaśākaṭa मूलशाकट mūla—śākaṭa or mūla—śākina, n. a field planted with (edible) root, [Pāṇ. v, 2, 29], Vārtt. 3, [Pat.], mūlaśākina मूलशाकिन mūla—śākaṭa or mūla—śākina, n. a field planted with (edible) root, [Pāṇ. v, 2, 29], Vārtt. 3, [Pat.], mūlaśakuna मूलशकुन mūla—śakuna m. (in augury) the first bird, [VarBṛS.] mūlacchinna मूलच्छिन्न mūla—cchinna mf(A)n. cut away with the root, i.e. gone, lost (as hope), [Daś.] mūladravya मूलद्रव्य mūla—dravya n. original property, capital, stock, [L.] mūlagrantha मूलग्रन्थ mūla—grantha m. ‘original text’, N. of the very words uttered by Gautama Buddha, [Buddh.] mūlagranthi मूलग्रन्थि mūla—granthi f. a species of Dūrvā grass, [L.] mūlakāraṇa मूलकारण mūla—kāraṇa n. first or original cause, [TPrāt.] Comm. [Śaṃk.] on [BṛĀrUp.]; [Kathās.] mūlakārikā मूलकारिका mūla—kārikā f. a fire-place, furnace, [L.] mūlakamūlā मूलकमूला mūlaka—mūlā f. Lipeocercis Serrata, [L.] mūlakapaṇa मूलकपण mūlaka—paṇa m. a handful or bunch of radishes &c. (for sale), [Pāṇ. iii, 3, 66], Sch. mūlakapotī मूलकपोती mūlaka—potikā ([Suśr.]; [Npr.]; [Bhpr.]) or mūlaka—potī ([Npr.]; [Bhpr.]), f. a radish. mūlakarman मूलकर्मन् mūla—karman n. ‘root-machination’, employment of roots for magical purposes, [Mn. ix, 290] &c. (also °ma-kriyā f., [MBh.]) mūlakesara मूलकेसर mūla—kesara m. a citron, [L.] mūlakṛcchra मूलकृच्छ्र mūla—kṛcchra m. n. ‘root-austerity’, a kind of penance, living solely on root, [Viṣṇ.] mūlamādhava मूलमाधव mūla—mādhava m. or n. (?) N. of a place, [Cat.] mūlamantra मूलमन्त्र mūla—mantra m. a principal or primary or fundamental text, [BhP.]; [Hcat.] &c. a spell, [Kād.] mūlanāśaka मूलनाशक mūla—nāśa or mūla—nāśaka, m. N. of a barber, [Dhūrtas.] mūlanāthīya मूलनाथीय mūla—nāthīya n. N. of wk. mūlanagara मूलनगर mūla—nagara n. the old part of a town (opp. to the suburbs), [L.] mūlapuruṣa मूलपुरुष mūla—puruṣa m. the male representative of a family, the last male of a race, [Śak.] mūlasādhana मूलसाधन mūla—sādhana n. a chief instrument, principal expedient, [Kum.] mūlasthāyin मूलस्थायिन् mūla—sthāyin mfn. existing from the beginning (said of Śiva), [MBh.] mūlasrotas मूलस्रोतस् mūla—srotas n. the fountain-head of a river, principal current, [Rājat.] mūlasvāmin मूलस्वामिन् mūla—svāmin m. du. the temporary and the rightful owner, [Yājñ., Sch.] mūlavacana मूलवचन mūla—vacana n. primary words, a fundamental text, [Cat.] mūlavibhuja मूलविभुज mūla—vibhuja mfn. bending down roots, [Pāṇ. iii, 2, 5], Vārtt. mūla—vibhuja m. a chariot, [W.] mūlavratin मूलव्रतिन् mūla—vratin mfn. living exclusively on roots, [Hariv.] mūlabarhaṇa मूलबर्हण mūla—bárhaṇa mf(I)n. uprooting, [AV.] mūla—bárhaṇa n. and f(I). N. of the Nakṣatra Mūla, [TBr.] mūla—bárhaṇa n. the act of uprooting, [AV.] mūlaharatva मूलहरत्व mūla—hara—tva n. utter ruin, [Daś.] mūlakaparṇī मूलकपर्णी mūlaka—parṇī f. Moringa Pterygosperma, [L.] mūlaprakāśa मूलप्रकाश mūla—prakāśa m. N. of wk. mūlaprakṛti मूलप्रकृति mūla—prakṛti f. (in phil.) the original root or germ out of which matter or all apparent forms are evolved, the primary cause or ‘originant’, [Sāṃkhyak.]; [Pañcar.] &c. ([IW. 82]) pl. the 4 principal kings to be considered in time of war (viz. the Vijigīṣu, Ari, Madhyama and Udāsīna; cf. prakṛti and śākhā-p°), [Mn. vii, 157]; [Kull.]; [Kām.] mūlapuṣkara मूलपुष्कर mūla—puṣkara n. the root of Costus Speciosus or Arabicus, [L.] mūlapuṣpikā मूलपुष्पिका mūla—puṣpikā f. Helianthus Indica, [L.] mūlatrikoṇa मूलत्रिकोण mūla—trikoṇa n. the third astrological house, [VarBṛS.] mūlaphalāśana मूलफलाशन mūla—pha°lāśana n. feeding on roots and fruits, [MW.] mūla-phalāśana mf(A)n., having roots and fruit for food, [Mn.] &c. mūlaguṇajāti मूलगुणजाति mūla—guṇa—jāti f. assimilation and reduction of the root's co-efficient with a fraction, [ib.] mūlakādisuta मूलकादिसुत mūlakādi-suta m. n. and f(A). gruel made of the root of Mūlaka, [L.] mūlakaśākaṭa मूलकशाकट mūlaka—śākaṭa or mūlaka—śākina, m. n. and (ā), f. = mūla-ś°, [L.] mūlakaśākina मूलकशाकिन mūlaka—śākaṭa or mūlaka—śākina, m. n. and (ā), f. = mūla-ś°, [L.] mūlakapotikā मूलकपोतिका mūlaka—potikā ([Suśr.]; [Npr.]; [Bhpr.]) or mūlaka—potī ([Npr.]; [Bhpr.]), f. a radish. mūlamāthurīya मूलमाथुरीय mūla—māthurīya n. N. of wk. mūlaparivāsa मूलपरिवास mūla—parivāsa m. the original period for the continuance of the punishment called ParivĀsa, [Mahāvy.] See mūlāpakarṣa-p°. mūlarāmāyaṇa मूलरामायण mūla—rāmāyaṇa n. the original Rāmāyaṇa i.e. Vālmīki's R°, [Sarvad.] mūlavināśana मूलविनाशन mūla—vināśana n. radical or entire destruction, [R.] mūlavirecana मूलविरेचन mūla—virecana n. a purgative prepared from root, [Śuśr.] mūlaśāntividhi मूलशान्तिविधि mūla—śān°ti-vidhi m. N. of wk. mūladvāravatī मूलद्वारवती mūla—dvāra—vatī f. the original or ancient Dvāravatī, the older part of that city, [Cat.] (cf. laghu-dv°, mūlanagara). mūlajātaśānti मूलजातशान्ति mūla—jāta-śānti f. N. of a Pariśiṣṭa of the Mānava Gṛhya-sūtra.