matsya मत्स्य mátsya m. (cf. matsa and maccha) a fish, [RV.] &c. &c. (personified as a prince with the patr. sāmmada, [ŚBr.]) a partic. species of fish, [L.] (in astron.) the figure of a figure (= timi), [Sūryas.] a partic. luminous appearance, [VarBṛS.] (du.) the 12th sign of the zodiac (Pisces), [Jyot.] a partic. figure (= svastikamadhyākṛti), [Hcat.] (pl.) N. of a people and country (which accord. to [Mn. ii, 19] forms part of Brahmarṣi), [RV.] &c. &c. a king of the [Matsyas.] (cf. matsa) N. of Virāṭa (as having been found by fishermen, along with his sister Matsyā or Satya-vatī, in the body of the Apsaras Adrikā, metamorphosed into a fish), [MBh.] N. of a pupil of Deva-mitra Śākalya, [Cat.] &c. See p. 776, col. 3. matsyagu मत्स्यगु matsya—gu m. N. of Cyavana, [L.] matsyaka मत्स्यक m. a little fish, [MBh.] matsyaṇḍī मत्स्यण्डी f. id., [Bhpr.] matsyahan मत्स्यहन् matsya—hán m. ‘fish-killer’, a fisherman, [ŚBr.] matsyavid मत्स्यविद् matsya—vid mfn. knowing fish, an ichthyologist, [ŚāṅkhŚr.] matsyadhānī मत्स्यधानी matsya—dhānī f. ‘fish-holder’, a fish-basket or a kind of snare for catching fish, [L.] matsyaghāta मत्स्यघात matsya—ghāta m. the killing or catching of fish, [Mn. x, 45.] matsyadeśa मत्स्यदेश matsya—deśa m. the country of the [Matsyas.] (cf. above), [Cat.] matsyajāla मत्स्यजाल matsya—jāla n. a fishing-net, [L.] matsyanātha मत्स्यनाथ matsya—nātha m. ‘fish-lord’, N. of a man, [Cat.] (cf. matsyāndra). matsyanārī मत्स्यनारी matsya—nārī f. ‘fish-woman i.e. half fish half woman’, N. of Satya-vatī, [Cat.] matsyarāja मत्स्यराज matsya—rāja m. pl. fish-kings, the best of fishes, [Bhpr.] Cyprinus Rohita, [L.] a king of the [Matsyas.]; [MBh.] matsyadhvaja मत्स्यध्वज matsya—dhvaja m. a fish-basket-banner, [Ragh.] N. of a mountain, [KālP.] matsyaghātin मत्स्यघातिन् matsya—ghātin mfn. killing fish matsya—ghātin m. a fisherman, [MBh.] (also with puruṣa, [Kathās.]) matsyaghaṇṭa मत्स्यघण्ट matsya—ghaṇṭa m. a kind of fish-sauce or a dish of fish, [L.] (cf. matsagaṇṭa). matsyaṇḍikā मत्स्यण्डिका f. inspissated juice of the sugar-cane, [Mālav.]; [Car.]; [Suśr.] matsyabandha मत्स्यबन्ध matsya—bandha m. fish-catcher, a fisherman, [MBh.] matsyadvīpa मत्स्यद्वीप matsya—dvīpa m. ‘fish-island’, N. of a Dvīpa, [VP.] matsyagandhā मत्स्यगन्धा matsya—gandhā f. N. of Satya-vatī (mother of Vyāsa, also called Mīna-gandha; see matsya above), [MBh.] Commelina Salicifolia, [L.] matsyagandha मत्स्यगन्ध matsya—gandha mf(A)n. having the smell of fish, [MBh.] matsya—gandha m. (pl.) N. of a race, [Saṃskārak.] matsyajīvat मत्स्यजीवत् matsya—jīvat or matsya—jīvin (v.l.), mfn. living by catching fish. a fisherman, [Pañcat.] matsyajīvin मत्स्यजीविन् matsya—jīvat or matsya—jīvin (v.l.), mfn. living by catching fish. a fisherman, [Pañcat.] matsyamāṃsa मत्स्यमांस matsya—māṃsa n. fish-flesh, [Mn. iii, 268.] matsyapittā मत्स्यपित्ता matsya—pittā f. Helleborus Niger, [L.] matsyaraṅga मत्स्यरङ्ग matsya—raṅka or matsya—raṅga, matsya—raṅ°gaka, m. a halcyon, king-fisher, [L.] matsyaraṅka मत्स्यरङ्क matsya—raṅka or matsya—raṅga, matsya—raṅ°gaka, m. a halcyon, king-fisher, [L.] matsyasūkta मत्स्यसूक्त matsya—sūkta n. N. of wk. matsyavinnā मत्स्यविन्ना matsya—vinnā f. a species of plant, [L.] matsyaśakalā मत्स्यशकला matsya—śakalā f. Helleborus Niger, [Bhpr.] matsyabandhin मत्स्यबन्धिन् matsya—bandhin m. = -bandha, [Pañcat.] matsyamādhava मत्स्यमाधव matsya—mādhava n. N. of a Tīrtha, [Cat.] matsyanāśaka मत्स्यनाशक matsya—nāśaka and matsya—nāśana, m. ‘fish-destroyer’, a sea-eagle, osprey, [L.] matsyanāśana मत्स्यनाशन matsya—nāśaka and matsya—nāśana, m. ‘fish-destroyer’, a sea-eagle, osprey, [L.] matsyapurāṇa मत्स्यपुराण matsya—purāṇa n. ‘fish-Purāṇas’, N. of one of the 18 Purāṇas (so called as communicated by Viṣṇu in the form of a fish to the 7th Manu; cf. matsyā́vatāra and [IW. 512]). matsyatantra मत्स्यतन्त्र matsya—tantra n. N. of wk. (prob. = -silkta). matsyavedhanī मत्स्यवेधनी matsya—vedhanī f. id., [L.] a cormorant, [L.] matsyavedhana मत्स्यवेधन matsya—vedhana n. ‘fish-piercing’, a fish-hook, angle, [L.] matsyavratin मत्स्यव्रतिन् matsya—vratin mfn. one who lives in water, [L.] matsyabandhanī मत्स्यबन्धनी matsya—bandhanī f. a fish-basket, [L.] matsyabandhana मत्स्यबन्धन matsya—bandhana n. a fish-hook, [L.] matsyabandhinī मत्स्यबन्धिनी matsya—bandhinī f. a fish-basket (v.l. for -bandhanī), [L.] matsyadvādaśī मत्स्यद्वादशी matsya—dvādaśikā or matsya—dvā°daśī, f. N. of the 12th day in one of the halves of the month Mārgaśīrṣa, [ib.] matsyaraṅgaka मत्स्यरङ्गक matsya—raṅka or matsya—raṅga, matsya—raṅ°gaka, m. a halcyon, king-fisher, [L.] matsyasaṃghāta मत्स्यसंघात matsya—saṃghāta m. a shoal of young fry or small fish, [L.] matsyasagandhin मत्स्यसगन्धिन् matsya—sagandhin mfn. = -gaudha, [MBh.] matsyadvādaśikā मत्स्यद्वादशिका matsya—dvādaśikā or matsya—dvā°daśī, f. N. of the 12th day in one of the halves of the month Mārgaśīrṣa, [ib.] matsyakaraṇḍikā मत्स्यकरण्डिका matsya—karaṇḍikā f. a fish-basket, any receptacle for fish, [L.] matsyasaṃtānika मत्स्यसंतानिक matsya—saṃtānika m. a partic. dish of fish (eaten with condiments or oil), [L.] matsyaprādurbhāva मत्स्यप्रादुर्भाव matsya—prādur-bhāva m. ‘fish-basket-manifestation’, Viṣṇu's fish incarnation, N. of ch. of the [NarasP.] (cf. matsyāvatāra). matsyakūrmādyavatārin मत्स्यकूर्माद्यवतारिन् matsya—kūrmādy-avatārin m. ‘descending (and become incarnate) as a fish, tortoise &c.’, N. of Viṣṇu, [MW.]