siṃha सिंह siṃhá m. (ifc. f(A). ; prob. fr. √ sah) ‘the powerful one’, a lion (also identified with ātman), [RV.] &c. &c. the zodiacal sign Leo or its Lagna, [VarBṛS.]; [MārkP.] a hero or eminent person (ifc. = ‘chief or lord of’, to express excellence of any kind; cf. puruṣa-s°, rāja-s°, and the similar use of ṛṣabha, vyāghra &c.; sometimes also = ‘prince, king’ e.g. nāga-pura-s°, the king of N°; cf. siṃhadvār and siṃhāsana), [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c. a partic. form of temple, [VarBṛS.] a partic. place prepared for the building of a house, [Jyot.] a Moringa with red flowers (= rakta-śigru), [L.] (in music) a kind of tune, [Saṃgīt.] the symbol or emblem of the 24th Arhat of the present Avasarpiṇī, [MW.] N. of a son of Kṛṣṇa, [BhP.] of a king of the Vidyā-dharas, [Kathās.] of a king (the father of Sāhi-deva), [Cat.] of the Veṅkaṭa mountain, [L.] (with ācārya) of an astronomer, [VarBṛS.], Sch. of various other persons, [Buddh.]; [Rājat.] a partic. mythical bird, [R.] siṃhaga सिंहग siṃha—ga m. ‘going like a lion’, N. of Śiva, [MBh.] siṃhaka सिंहक m. endearing form of siṃha, [Divyāv.] of siṃhājina, [Pāṇ. v, 3, 81] seq. Sch. siṃhalā सिंहला (ā), f. the island of Ceylon (see -sthāna) siṃhala सिंहल m. the island of Ceylon (perhaps so called as once abounding in lions), [BhP.]; [Rājat.] &c. N. of a man, [Buddh.] pl. the people of Ceylon, [AV.Pariś.]; [MBh.]; [VarBṛS.] &c. n. id., [W.] tin, [L.] brass (more correctly siṃhalaka), [L.] bark, rind, [MW.] Cassia bark (more correctly saiṃhala), [L.] siṃhatā सिंहता siṃha—tā f. the being a lion, leonine state, [MBh.]; [Kathās.] siṃhaśrī सिंहश्री siṃha—śrī f. N. of a woman, [Kathās.] siṃharāj सिंहराज् siṃha—rāj m. N. of a grammarian MS. siṃhastha सिंहस्थ siṃha—stha m. ‘being in the constellation Leo’, the planet Jupiter when so situated, (also) the festival celebrated at that time (called Siṃhasth), [MW.] siṃhatva सिंहत्व siṃha—tva n. the state of a lion, [MBh.]; [Ragh.] &c. siṃhabhaṭa सिंहभट siṃha—bhaṭa m. N. of an Asura, [Kathās.] siṃhaghoṣa सिंहघोष siṃha—ghoṣa m. N. of a Buddha, [Buddh.] of various other men, [Daś.] siṃhaśāva सिंहशाव siṃha—śāva ([Hariv.]) or siṃha—śiśu ([Śak.]), m. a lion's cub. siṃhaśiśu सिंहशिशु siṃha—śāva ([Hariv.]) or siṃha—śiśu ([Śak.]), m. a lion's cub. siṃhabāhu सिंहबाहु siṃha—bāhu m. N. of the father of Vijaya (the founder of the first Buddhist dynasty in Ceylon), [Buddh.] siṃhabala सिंहबल siṃha—bala m. N. of a king, [Kathās.] siṃhadeva सिंहदेव siṃha—deva m. N. of a king, [Rājat.] of an author, [Cat.] siṃhadvār सिंहद्वार् siṃha—dvār f. a palace-gate, [Kathās.] siṃhagiri सिंहगिरि siṃha—giri m. (with Jainas) N. of a Sthavira, [HPariś.] siṃhahanu सिंहहनु siṃhá—hanu mfn. having the jaws of a lion, [Buddh.] (-tā f. one of the 32 signs of perfection, [Dharmas. 83]) siṃhá—hanu m. N. of the grandfather of Gautama Buddha, [ib.] siṃhajaṭi सिंहजटि siṃha—jaṭi m. N. of a king, [Buddh.] siṃhakeli सिंहकेलि siṃha—keli m. N. of a celebrated Bodhi-sattva (= Mañju-śrī), [L.] siṃhaketu सिंहकेतु siṃha—ketu m. N. of a Bodhi-sattva, [Lalit.] of another man, [ib.] siṃhakośa सिंहकोश siṃha—kośa m. N. of a king, [ib.] siṃhalīla सिंहलील siṃha—līla m. (in music) a kind of time, [Saṃgīt.] a partic. kind of sexual union, [L.] siṃhalaka सिंहलक mfn. relating to Ceylon (with dvīpa m. ‘Ceylon’, [Cat.]), [VarBṛS.] n. Ceylon, [MW.] brass, [L.] siṃhamāyā सिंहमाया siṃha—māyā f. an illusory form shaped like a lion, [Hariv.] siṃhamala सिंहमल siṃha—mala n. a kind of brass (= pañca-loha), [L.] siṃhamati सिंहमति siṃha—mati m. N. of a Māra-putra, [Lalit.] siṃhamukhī सिंहमुखी siṃha—mukhī (ī), f. Glycine Debilis, [L.] Gendarussa Vulgaris, [ib.] siṃhamukha सिंहमुख siṃha—mukha mfn. lion-faced siṃha—mukha m. N. of one of Śiva's attendants, [Hariv.] of a scholar, [Buddh.] siṃhanāda सिंहनाद siṃha—nāda m. a lion's roar, [R.]; [Hariv.]; [Kathās.] &c. a war-cry, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c. a confident assertion, [Pañcat.] recital of the Buddhist doctrine, [Buddh.] a kind of bird, [VarBṛS.] a kind of metre, [Col.] (in music), a kind of time, [Saṃgīt.] N. of Śiva, [MBh.] of an Asura, [Kathās.] of a son of Rāvaṇa, [Bālar.] of a Śākya, [Buddh.] of a king of Malaya, [Mudr.] of the general of an army, [Vās., Introd.] of a Buddhist saint, [Buddh.] siṃhanṛpa सिंहनृप siṃha—nṛpa m. N. of a king, [Cat.] siṃhapura सिंहपुर siṃha—pura n. N. of a town (Singapur), [MBh.]; [Buddh.] &c. siṃharāja सिंहराज siṃha—rāja m. N. of a king, [Rājat.] of a grammarian MS. siṃharathā सिंहरथा siṃha—rathā (ā), f. N. of Durgā, [Hariv.] siṃharatha सिंहरथ siṃha—ratha mf(A)n. having a car drawn by lion, [L.] siṃha—ratha m. N. of a man, [Rājat.] siṃharava सिंहरव siṃha—rava m. a lion's roar, [Kāv.] a war-cry, [MBh.] siṃhasāhi सिंहसाहि siṃha—sāhi m. N. of a king, [Inscr.] siṃhasena सिंहसेन siṃha—sena m. N. of various men, [MBh.]; [L.] siṃhatāla सिंहताल siṃha—tāla or siṃha—tā°lākhya, m. = -tala, [L.] siṃhatala सिंहतल siṃha—tala m. the open hands joined, [L.] (cf. saṃha-t°). siṃhavāha सिंहवाह siṃha—vāha mfn. riding on a lion, [BhP.] siṃhayānā सिंहयाना siṃha—yānā f. ‘having a car drawn by lions’, N. of Durgā, [L.] siṃhabhūbhṛt सिंहभूभृत् siṃha—bhūbhṛt m. N. of a king, [Rājat.] siṃhabhadra सिंहभद्र siṃha—bhadra m. N. of a teacher, [Buddh.] siṃhadhvaja सिंहध्वज siṃha—dhvaja m. N. of a Buddha, [ib.] siṃhadhvani सिंहध्वनि siṃha—dhvani m. the roar of a lion, [W.] a sound like the roar of a lion, [MW.] a cry challenging to battle, war-cry, [Kum.] siṃhadarpa सिंहदर्प siṃha—darpa mfn. having a lion's pride, [MW.] siṃhadatta सिंहदत्त siṃha—datta m. ‘lion-given’, N. of an Asura, [ib.] of a poet, [Cat.] siṃhadvāra सिंहद्वार siṃha—dvāra n. id., [ib.]; [Rājat.] a principal or chief gate, any gate or entrance, [W.] siṃhadvīpa सिंहद्वीप siṃha—dvīpa m. N. of an island, [Buddh.] siṃhagrīva सिंहग्रीव siṃha—grīva mfn. lion-necked, [MBh.] siṃhagupta सिंहगुप्त siṃha—gupta m. N. of a king, [Kathās.] of the father of Vāg-bhaṭa, [Cat.] (v.l. saṃgha-g°). siṃhakalpā सिंहकल्पा siṃha—kalpā f. N. of a (prob. imaginary) town, [Divyāv.] siṃhakarṇī सिंहकर्णी siṃha—karṇī (ī), f. a partic. position of the right hand in shooting an arrow, [ŚārṅgP.] siṃhakarṇa सिंहकर्ण siṃha—karṇa m. (prob.) N. of a place g. takṣaśilādi siṃhalagna सिंहलग्न siṃha—lagna n. the Lagna (q.v.) of the sign Leo, [MW.] siṃhalamba सिंहलम्ब siṃha—lamba m. N. of a place, [Cat.] siṃhalasthā सिंहलस्था siṃhala—sthā (ā), f. a species of pepper, [L.] siṃhalastha सिंहलस्थ siṃhala—stha mfn. being or dwelling in Ceylon, [MW.] siṃhaloman सिंहलोमन् siṃha—lomán n. a lion's hair, [ŚBr.] siṃhamalla सिंहमल्ल siṃha—malla m. N. of an author, [Cat.] siṃhanādin सिंहनादिन् siṃha—nādin m. N. of a Māra-putra, [Lalit.] siṃhaparṇī सिंहपर्णी siṃha—parṇī f. Justicia Ganderussa, [L.] siṃhapucchī सिंहपुच्छी siṃha—pucchī f. id., [ib.] Glycine Debilis, [ib.] siṃhapuṣpī सिंहपुष्पी siṃha—puṣpī f. Hemionitis Cordifolia, [L.] siṃharaśmi सिंहरश्मि siṃha—raśmi (?) m. N. of a man, [Buddh.] siṃharṣabha सिंहर्षभ siṃha—rṣabha (°ha + ṛṣ°) m. a noble lion, [R.] siṃhatuṇḍa सिंहतुण्ड siṃha—tuṇḍa m. ‘lion-faced’, a kind of fish, [Mn. v, 16] Euphorbia Ligularia, [Bhpr.] siṃhavāhin सिंहवाहिन् siṃha—vāhin mfn. = -vāha siṃhavatsa सिंहवत्स siṃha—vatsa m. N. of a serpent-demon, [ib.] siṃhavinnā सिंहविन्ना siṃha—vinnā f. Glycine. Debilis, [L.] siṃhabhūpāla सिंहभूपाल siṃha—bhūpāla m. N. of an author, [Cat.] siṃhacandrā सिंहचन्द्रा siṃha—candrā (ā), f. N. of a woman, [Buddh.] siṃhacandra सिंहचन्द्र siṃha—candra m. N. of various men, [MBh.]; [Buddh.] siṃhacarman सिंहचर्मन् siṃha—carman n. a lion's skin, [ĀpŚr.] siṃhagāminī सिंहगामिनी siṃha—gāminī f. N. of a Gandharva maiden, [Kāraṇḍ.] siṃhahanutā सिंहहनुता siṃhá—hanu—tā f., one of the 32 signs of perfection, [Dharmas. 83] siṃhakāraka सिंहकारक siṃha—kāraka m. a creator of lions, [Pañcat.] siṃhakarman सिंहकर्मन् siṃha—karman mfn. acting like a lion, achieving lion-like deeds, [Viddh.] siṃhakesara सिंहकेसर siṃha—kesara m. (less correctly -keś°) a lion's mane, [W.] Mimusops Elengi, [L.] a kind of sweetmeat, [Śīl.] siṃhanādaka सिंहनादक siṃha—nādaka m. a lion's roar, [L.] a war-cry, [W.] siṃhanādikā सिंहनादिका siṃha—nādikā (ikā), f. Alhagi Maurorum, [L.] siṃhanardin सिंहनर्दिन् siṃha—nardin mfn. roaring like a lion, [MW.] siṃhapuraka सिंहपुरक siṃha—puraka m. an inhabitant of that town, [VarBṛS.] siṃhasaṃvat सिंहसंवत् siṃha-saṃvat a year of the Siṃha era (used in Gujarāt and converted into the corresponding, A.D. year by the addition of 1113-14; e.g. the Siṃha year 96 corresponds to, A.D. 1209-10). siṃhaskandha सिंहस्कन्ध siṃha—skandha mfn. having the shoulders of a lion, [MBh.]; [R.]; [VarBṛS.] siṃhasvāmin सिंहस्वामिन् siṃha—svāmin m. N. of a temple erected in honour of Siṃha-rāja, [Rājat.] siṃhavāhanā सिंहवाहना siṃha—vāhanā (ā), f. N. of Durgā, [L.] siṃhavāhana सिंहवाहन siṃha—vāhana mfn. id. siṃha—vāhana m. N. of Śiva, [MBh.] siṃhavāhinī सिंहवाहिनी siṃha—vāhinī (inī), f. N. of Durgā, [DevībhP.] siṃhavaktra सिंहवक्त्र siṃha—vaktra m. N. of a Rākṣasa, [R.] siṃha—vaktra n. a lion's face, [Cat.] N. of a town, [Buddh.] (w.r. -vakta) siṃhavarman सिंहवर्मन् siṃha—varman m. N. of a man, [Inscr.]; [Kathās.]; [Daś.] siṃhavyāghrī सिंहव्याघ्री siṃha—vyāghrī (ī), f. N. of various works. siṃhavyāghra सिंहव्याघ्र siṃha—vyāghra m. ‘lion and tiger’, a partic. philosophical term, [Cat.] siṃhadaṃṣṭra सिंहदंष्ट्र siṃha—daṃṣṭra mfn. lion-toothed, [R.] siṃha—daṃṣṭra m. a kind of arrow, [ib.] N. of Śiva, [MW.] of an Asura, [Kathās.] of a king of the Śabaras, [ib.] siṃhakesarin सिंहकेसरिन् siṃha—kesarin (less correctly -keśar°) m. N. of a king, [Buddh.] siṃhalāsthāna सिंहलास्थान siṃhalā-sthāna m. a kind of palm tree, [L.] siṃhaladvīpa सिंहलद्वीप siṃhala—dvīpa m. the island of Ceylon, [Buddh.]; [Kathās.] &c.