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narīनरीnárī (ī), f. a woman (= nārī), [L.]
in comp. for °ra.
naraनरnára m. (cf. nṛ) a man, a male, a person (pl. men, people), [TS.] &c. &c.
husband, [Mn. ix, 76]
hero, [VarBṛS. iv, 31]; [Bālar. viii, 56]
a man or piece at chess or draughts &c., [L.]
the pin or gnomon of a sun-dial, [Sūryas.] (cf. -yantra)
person, personal termination, [Kāś.] on [Pāṇ. iii, 1, 85] (cf. puruṣa)
the primeval Man or eternal Spirit pervading the universe (always associated with Nārāyaṇa, ‘son of the primeval man’ ; both are considered either as gods or sages and accordingly called devau, ṛṣī, tāpasau &c.; in ep. poetry they are the sons of Dharma by Mūrti or A-hiṃsā and emanations of Viṣṇu, Arjuna being identified with Nara, and Kṛṣṇa with Nārāyaṇa), [Mn.] (cf. -sūnu), [MBh.]; [Hariv.]; [Pur.]
(pl.) a class of myth. beings allied to the Gandharvas and Kiṃ-naras, [MBh.]; [Pur.]
N. of a son of Manu Tāmasa, [BhP.]
of a son of Viśvāmitra, [Hariv.]
of a son of Gaya and father of Virāj, [VP.]
of a son of Su-dhṛti and father of Kevala, [Pur.]
of a son of Bhavan-manyu (Manyu) and father of Saṃkṛti, [ib.]
of Bhāradvāja (author of [RV. vi, 35] and [36]), [Anukr.]
of 2 kings of Kaśmīra, [Rājat.]
of one of the 10 horses of the Moon, [L.]
nára n. a kind of fragrant grass.
narbनर्ब्cl. 1. P. narbati, to go, move, [Dhātup. xi, 34] (cf. namb).
nardनर्द्cl. 1. P. ([Dhātup. iii, 19]) nardati (ep. also °te; pf. nanarda, [MBh.]; aor. anardīt Gr.; anardiṣur, [Bhaṭṭ.]; fut. nardiṣyati, °ditā Gr.; inf. narditum, [ib.]; ind.p. -nardam, [MBh.]) to bellow, roar, shriek, sound, [Br.] &c. &c.; to go, move Gr.: Caus. -nardayati, [GopBr.]
nardaनर्दmfn. bellowing, roaring (cf. go-n°).
narkaनर्कn. the nose, [Gal.]
narmaनर्मnarmá m. sport, pastime, [VS.] (cf. narman, naríṣṭā).
in comp. for °man.
nartūनर्तूf. actress, dancing girl, [L.]
nartaनर्तmfn. (√ nṛt) dancing (cf. nitya-)
m. dance g. chedādi.
&c. See s.v.
naryaनर्यnárya mfn. manly, human
strong, powerful, heroic (as Indra, the Maruts &c.)
suitable or agreeable to men (as food, riches &c.), [RV.]; [AV.]; [VS.]; [Br.]
nárya m. a man, a person, [RV.] (cf. [Nir. xi, 36])
N. of a man, [RV. i, 54, 6]; [112, 9] ([Sāy.])
nárya n. a manly or heroic deed (with or scil. ápas), [RV.]
a gift for men, [ib.]
narāśaनराशm. ‘man-eater’, a Rakṣas or demon, [Bhaṭṭ.]
narācīनराचीnarācī́ (ī́), f. a species of plant (?), [AV.]
N. of a wife of Kṛṣṇa, [Hariv.]
narācī́ (accord. to some, ‘personal possession’).
narācaनराचm. (√ añc) a kind of metre, [Col.] (v.l. nār°)
narībhūनरीभूnarī—√ bhū to become a man, [HPariś.]
narīyaनरीयm. N. of a son of Bhaṅgakāra, [Hariv.] (v.l. nāreya, tāreya).
narabhūनरभूnara—bhū or nara—bhūmi, f. ‘land of men’, N. of Bhārata-varṣa, [L.]
naradaनरदnara—da See .
m. N. of a Brāhman, [Lalit.]
m. or n. (prob.) = nálada, g. kiśarādi.
narakaनरकnáraka m. n. ([Nir.]; naráka, [TĀr.]) hell, place of torment, [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.
(distinguished from pātāla, q.v.; personified as a son of Anṛta and Nirṛti or Nirkṛti, [MārkP.]; there are many different hells, generally 21 [Mn. iv, 88]-[90]; [Yājñ.]; [Pur.] &c.)
náraka m. N. of a demon (son of Viṣṇu and Bhūmi or the Earth, and therefore called Bhauma, haunting Prāg-jyotiṣa and slain by Kṛṣṇa), [MBh.]; [Pur.]; [Rājat.] &c.
of a son of Vipra-citti, [VP.]
= deva-rātriprabheda (?), [L.]
náraka m. n. N. of a place of pilgrimage, [MBh.] (v.l. anaraka)
narapaनरपnara—pa m. ‘man-protector’, a king, [Dhūrtan.]
naratāनरताnara—tā f.
nardatनर्दत्nar°dat mf(antI)n. roaring, sounding, praising, proclaiming, [MBh.] &c.
nardinनर्दिन्nar°din mfn. roaring, sounding (cf. gehe-n°).
nareśaनरेशm. ‘lord of men’, king, [MBh.]
narikāनरिकाnárikā (ikā), f. [Pāṇ. vii, 3, 44], Vārtt. 4, [Pat.]
narmanनर्मन्n. sport, play, amusement, pleasure, pastime, pleasantry, dallying, jest, joke, wit, humour, (°māṇi-√ kṛ, to joke; °maṇā ind. in jest, for sport), [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.
narogaनरोगna—roga mf(A)n. not ill, well, [Hcat.]
nartinनर्तिन्mfn. dancing (cf. vaṃśa-n°).
naruṇaनरुणnarúṇa m. (√ nṝ?) leader (said of Pūṣan), [TĀr.]
narāṅgaनराङ्गm. n. ‘man-member’, the penis, [L.]
m. eruption on the face, [L.] (cf. naraṅga)
mf(I)n. having a human body (also -ka), [Hcat.]
narāntaनरान्तm. N. of a son of Hṛdika, [Hariv.]
narabhujनरभुज्nara—bhuj mfn. man-eating, cannibal, [MW.]
naraṅgaनरङ्गw.r. for narāṅga, [L.]
naratvaनरत्वnara—tva n. manhood, humanity, human condition, [Pur.]
naravatनरवत्nara—vat ind. like a man, [MW.]
nardanaनर्दनnar°dana m. ‘roarer’, N. of a Nāga-rāja, [L.]
nar°dana n. sounding, roaring, [Var.]
celebrating, praising aloud, [W.]
narditaनर्दितnar°dita mfn. roared, bellowed &c.
nar°dita n. bellowing, roaring, sounding, [R.]; [Hit.]
nar°dita m. a kind of die or a throw at dice, [Mṛcch. ii, 7] (= nādī or nāndī. Sch.; prob. the chief die; cf. vṛṣa, [Nal. vii, 6]).
nariṣṭhāनरिष्ठाnaríṣṭā ([AV.]), naríṣṭhā ([VS.]), f. joking, chattering, pastime (cf. narma, °man).
nariṣṭāनरिष्टाnaríṣṭā ([AV.]), naríṣṭhā ([VS.]), f. joking, chattering, pastime (cf. narma, °man).
narkuṭaनर्कुटn. id., [ib.] (cf. nakuṭa)
narmaṇāनर्मणाind., in jest, for sport
narmaṭhaनर्मठm. (only [L.]) a jester
a libertine
sport
coition
the nipple
the chin.
narmadāनर्मदाnarma—dā f. See .
narma-dā f. of -da (above), ‘pleasure-giver’, N. of a river (the modern Nerbudda), [MBh.] &c. (she is personified as the wife of Puru-kutsa and mother of Trasa-dasyu, or as a sister of the Ura-gas i.e. serpents, or as a daughter of the Soma-pas)
of a Gandharvī, [R.]
a kind of plant, [L.]
narmadaनर्मदnarma—da mfn. causing mirth or pleasure, delightful, [Naiṣ.]
narma—da m. a jester, the companion of a person's sports or amusements, [L.]
N. of a man, [Cat.]
narmarāनर्मराf. ([L.]) cavity or valley
a bellows
an old woman past menstruation
a kind of plant.
narmaṭaनर्मटm. a potsherd
the sun, [L.]
narmayaनर्मयNom. P. °yati, to gladden or exhilarate by jests or sports, [Kām.]
nartakīनर्तकीf. (cf. [Pāṇ. iii, 1, 145], [Kāś.]) a female dancer, actress, singing girl, [Kāv.]; [Pur.] &c. (-tva n., [Vcar.])
a female elephant, [L.]
a peahen, [W.]
a kind of perfume, [L.]
nartakaनर्तकmfn. causing to dance (fr. Caus.), Sāh
m. dancer, singer, actor (often with naṭa), [MBh.]; [Var.]; [Kāv.]; [Pur.] &c.
a dancing-master (fr. Caus.), [MBh.]
a bard, herald, [W.]
an elephant, [L.]
a peacock, [W.]
a kind of reed, [L.]
n. a partic. myth. weapon, [MBh.]
nar°taka &c. See s.v.
nartanaनर्तनm. (initial n not changeable to ṇ, g. kṣubhnādi) dancer, [MBh.]; [Hariv.]
n. dancing, acting (metric. also f(A). ; cf. °nā-gṛha, below).
nartitaनर्तितmfn. made to dance, dandled, [Kāv.]
n. dance, [MBh.]
narādhārāनराधारा(ā), f. the earth, [L.]
narādhāraनराधारm. ‘asylum or receptacle of men’, N. of Śiva, [L.]
narādhamaनराधमm. a low or vile man, a wretch, [Bhag.]
narādhipaनराधिपm. = next, [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.
Cathartocarpus Fistula, [Suśr.]
narāṅghriनराङ्घ्रिmfn. having human feet, [ib.]
narāśanaनराशनm. = narāśa, [R.]
narāyaṇaनरायणw.r. for nār°.
narabhūmiनरभूमिnara—bhū or nara—bhūmi, f. ‘land of men’, N. of Bhārata-varṣa, [L.]
narabaliनरबलिnara—bali m. a human sacrifice, [Siṃhās.]
naradevaनरदेवnara—deva m. ‘man-god’, a king, [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c. (-tva n., [BhP.])
N. of an author, [Cat.]
naradikaनरदिकnara°dika mfn. dealing in the substance called Narada, [ib.]
naradviṣनरद्विष्nara—dviṣ m. ‘man-hater’, a Rakṣas, [Bhaṭṭ.]
narahariनरहरिnara—hari m. N. of Viṣṇu as ‘man-lion’ (cf. -siṃha), [Gīt.]; [BhP.]
of sev. authors (also -tīrtha, -bhaṭṭa, -śāstrin, -sūri; °ry-upādhyāya), [Cat.]
of another man, [Kṣitīś.]
narahayaनरहयnara—haya v.l. for nāra-h°.
narakākaनरकाकnara—kāka m. a crow-like man, [Daś.]
narakāriनरकारिm. = °ka-ripu, [L.]
narakāyaनरकायNom. Ā. °yate, to resemble or be similar to hell, [MārkP.]
naralokaनरलोकnara—loka m. ‘men's world’, the earth
mortals, men, [BhP.]
naramālāनरमालाnara—mālā f. a string or girdle of human skulls, [Devīm.]
naramedhaनरमेधnara—medha m. = -bali, [MBh.]; [R.]
naranāthaनरनाथnara—nātha m. ‘man-protector’, a king, [R.]; [Pur.] &c.
narapālaनरपालnara—pāla m. = -pa, [Pañc.]
narapaśuनरपशुnara—paśu m. ‘man-beast’, a brute in human form, [BhP.]
a man as sacrificial victim, [Jātakam.]
narapatiनरपतिnara—pati m. ‘man-lord’, a king, [Var.]; [Kāv.] &c.
N. of one of the 4 myth. kings of Jambu-dvīpa, [L.]
of an author, [Cat.]
nararājaनरराजnara—rāja m. ‘king of man’, a king, [R.]
nararūpaनररूपnara—rūpa n. human form
nara—rūpa mf(I)n. man-like (also °pin), [W.]
nararathaनररथnara—ratha w.r. for nava-r°.
narasāraनरसारnara—sāra m. sal ammoniac, [L.]
narasakhaनरसखnara—sakha m. ‘Nara's friend’, N. of Nārāyaṇa, [Vikr.]
naravīraनरवीरnara—vīra m. an heroic or excellent man, [MBh.]
naravaraनरवरnara—vara m. an excellent man
narayāṇaनरयाणnara—yāṇa or nara—yāna, n. a carriage drawn by men, [MBh.]; [Pañc.]; [BhP.]
narayānaनरयानnara—yāṇa or nara—yāna, n. a carriage drawn by men, [MBh.]; [Pañc.]; [BhP.]
narendraनरेन्द्रm. ‘man-lord’, king, prince, [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.
a physician, master of charms or antidotes, [Daś.] (cf. dur-n°)
= narendra-druma, [Suśr.] (cf. narādhipa)
= vārttika or rājika, [L.]
N. of a poet, [Cat.]
of another man, [Kṣitīś.]
a kind of metre, [Col.]
na—°rendra (and -rāja) m. N. of Tathāgatas, [Sukh. i].
naretaraनरेतरm. ‘different from men’, a god, [BhP. iv, 6, 9]
a beast or beast-like man, [ib.] [iii, 13, 49.]
nariṣyatनरिष्यत्na—riṣyat m. N. of a son of Manu Vaivasvata, [MBh.]; [Hariv.]; [Pur.]
na-riṣyat °ṣyanta &c. See under 2. ná.
narmoktiनर्मोक्तिf. a facetious expression, [Rājat.]
naryāpasनर्यापस्náryāpas mfn. performing manly deeds, [RV.]; [VS.]
narāśaṃsaनराशंसnárāśáṃsa m. (°rāś°?) ‘the desire or praise of men (?)’, a mystic. N. of Agni (esp. in the Āprī hymns, besides or instead of Tanū́-nápāt q.v.), [RV.]; [VS.]; [TS.]; [Br.]
(rarely) of Pūṣan, e.g. [RV. i, 164, 3]; [x, 64, 3]
nárā-śáṃsa See under nara.
narāntakaनरान्तकm. ‘man-destroyer’, death
N. of a Rakṣas, [R.]; [Pur.]
naraṃdhiṣaनरंधिषnará—ṃ-dhiṣa m. (naráṃ-) ‘watching or heeding men (?)’, N. of Viṣṇu, [VS.]; [ŚBr.]
of Pūṣan, [VS.]; [TĀr.]
naraśṛṅgaनरशृङ्गnara—śṛṅga n. = -viṣāṇa, [W.]
naracihnaनरचिह्नnara—cihna n. ‘murdered-sign’, moustaches, [Gal.]
naradantaनरदन्तnara—danta m. a man's tooth, [Kathās.]
naradattāनरदत्ताnara—dattā f. N. of a goddess executing the commands of the 20th Arhat of present Ava-sarpiṇī, [L.]
of one of the 16 Vidyā-devīs, [L.]
naradattaनरदत्तnara—datta m. N. of a Brāhman (nephew of the Ṛṣi Asita), [Lalit.]
naragrāhaनरग्राहnara—grāha m. ‘murdered-crocodile’, N. of a kind of Kirāta, [R.]
narakaukasनरकौकस्m. = °kāvāsa, [MārkP.]
narakajitनरकजित्naraka—jit m. ‘vanquisher of the demon N°’, N. of Viṣṇu-Kṛṣṇa, [Hcar.]
narakasthāनरकस्थाnaraka—sthā (ā), f. the river of hell Vaitaraṇi, [L.]