vahni वह्नि váhni m. any animal that draws or bears along, a draught animal, horse, team, [RV.]; [AV.]; [VS.]; [TBr.] any one who conveys or is borne along (applied to a charioteer or rider, or to various gods, esp. to Agni, Indra, Savitṛ, the Maruts &c.), [RV.]; [AV.] N. of Soma (as ‘the flowing or streaming one’), [RV. ix, 9, 6] &c. the conveyer or bearer of oblations to the gods (esp. said of Agni, ‘fire’, or of the three sacrificial fires See agni), [RV.] partic. fire, [Gṛhyās.] fire (in general or ‘the god of fire’), [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c. (vahninā saṃ-√ skṛ, to hallow by fire, burn solemnly) the fire of digestion, [VarBṛS.] N. of the number ‘three’ (fr. the three sacred fires), [L.] N. of various plants (accord. to [L.] Plumbago Ceylanica; Semecarpus Anacardium; Poa Cynosuroides; and the citron tree), [Suśr.] a mystical N. of the letter r, [Up.] N. of the 8th Kalpa (q.v.), [Cat.] of a Daitya, [MBh.] of a son of Kṛṣṇa, [BhP.] of a son of Turvasu, [ib.] of a son of Kukura, [ib.] &c. See p. 933, col. 3. vahnida वह्निद vahni—da mfn. giving heat (to the body), [Suśr.] vahnika वह्निक m. heat, [L.] mfn. hot, [L.] vahninī वह्निनी vahni—nī f. Nardostachys Jatamansi, [L.] vahnikṛt वह्निकृत् vahni—kṛt mfn. causing a fire, [VarBṛS.] vahnimat वह्निमत् vahni—mat mfn. containing fire, [Tarkas.] vahnivat वह्निवत् vahni—vat mfn. containing the word vahni, [AitBr.] vahnibhaya वह्निभय vahni—bhaya n. danger of fire, conflagration, [VarBṛS.] vahnidhauta वह्निधौत vahni—dhauta mfn. pure like fire, [Siṃhās.] (cf. -śuddha). vahniśālā वह्निशाला vahni—śālā f. a fire-chamber, [MārkP.] vahniśikhā वह्निशिखा vahni—śikhā (ā), f. a flame, [L.] Methonica Superba, [L.] Grislea Tomentosa, [L.] Commelina Salicifolia and other species, [L.] (v.l. for bahu-ś°). vahniśikha वह्निशिख vahni—śikha n. safflower, [L.] saffron, [L.] Echites Dichotoma, [MW.] vahnibīja वह्निबीज vahni—bīja n. ‘fire-seed’, gold, [L.] a citron-tree, [L.] a N. of the mystical syllable ram (repeated as the peculiar Mantra of fire in the Tantra system), [RāmatUp.]; [RTL. 197.] vahnicūḍa वह्निचूड vahni—cūḍa n. = sthūpaka (?), [L.] vahnicaya वह्निचय vahni—caya m. a fire-place, hearth, [Kāty.] vahnigṛha वह्निगृह vahni—gṛha n. a fire-chamber, [VarBṛS.] vahnijāyā वह्निजाया vahni—jāyā f. the wife of Vahni (called Svāhā), [Sarvad.] vahnikarī वह्निकरी vahni—karī f. Grislea Tomentosa, [L.] vahnikara वह्निकर vahni—kara mfn. making fire, igniting, lighting, [W.] promoting digestion, stomachic, [L.] vahnikoṇa वह्निकोण vahni—koṇa m. the south-east quarter, [Pañcar.] vahnikopa वह्निकोप vahni—kopa m. the raging of fire, a conflagration, [VarBṛS.] vahniloha वह्निलोह vahni—loha or vahni—lohaka, n. ‘fire-like iron’, copper, [W.]; (°haka), white brass, [L.] vahniloka वह्निलोक vahni—loka m. the world of Agni, [Cat.] vahnimaya वह्निमय vahni—maya mf(I)n. consisting of fire, [Hcar.]; [Kuval.] vahnirasa वह्निरस vahni—rasa m. a partic. mixture, [Cat.] vahnisakha वह्निसख vahni—sakha m. ‘fire-friend’, the wind, [L.] cumin, [L.] vahnisuta वह्निसुत vahni—suta m. chyle, [L.] vahnitama वह्नितम váhni—tama (váhni-), mfn. carrying or leading best, [VS.] bearing an oblation (to the gods) in the best manner, [PraśnUp.] most luminous, brightest, [MW.] vahnivadhū वह्निवधू vahni—vadhū f. the wife of Agni (Svāhā), [L.] vahniveśa वह्निवेश vahni—veśa m. N. of a physician = agni-v°, [Car.] vahnibhogya वह्निभोग्य vahni—bhogya n. ‘that which is to be consumed by fire’, ghee or clarified butter, [L.] vahniśuddha वह्निशुद्ध vahni—śuddha mfn. pure as fire, [Pañcar.] vahnicakrā वह्निचक्रा vahni—cakrā f. Methonica Superba, [Bhpr.] vahnidagdha वह्निदग्ध vahni—dagdha mfn. burned, [ŚārṅgS.] vahnigandha वह्निगन्ध vahni—gandha m. the resin of Shorea Robusta, [L.] incense, [W.] vahnigarbhā वह्निगर्भा vahni—garbhā f. Mimosa Suma, [L.] vahnigarbha वह्निगर्भ vahni—garbha m. a bamboo, [L.] a partic. Gaṇa of Śiva, [Harav.] vahnijvālā वह्निज्वाला vahni—jvālā f. Grislea Tomentosa, [Bhpr.] vahnijvāla वह्निज्वाल vahni—jvāla m. N. of a hell, [VP.] vahnikārya वह्निकार्य vahni—kārya mfn. to be performed or achieved through fire, [VarYogay.] vahnikāṣṭha वह्निकाष्ठ vahni—kāṣṭha n. a kind of Agallochum used as incense, [L.] vahnikanyā वह्निकन्या vahni—kanyā f. a daughter of the god of fire, [Hariv.] (pl.) vahnikuṇḍa वह्निकुण्ड vahni—kuṇḍa n. a pit in the ground for receiving the sacred fire, [Kathās.] vahnimantha वह्निमन्थ vahni—mantha m. the tree Premna Spinosa (the wood of which when rubbed produces fire), [L.] vahnimitra वह्निमित्र vahni—mitra m. ‘fire-friend’, air, wind, [L.] vahnināman वह्निनामन् vahni—nāman m. ‘called after fire’, the marking-nut plant, [W.] lead-wort, [ib.] vahninetra वह्निनेत्र vahni—netra m. ‘having 3 eyes’, N. of Śiva, [L.] vahnipriyā वह्निप्रिया vahni—priyā f. the wife of Fire (called Svāhā), [Hariv.] vahnipuṣpī वह्निपुष्पी vahni—puṣpī f. Grislea Tomentosa, [L.] vahniretas वह्निरेतस् vahni—retas m. ‘fire-semen’, N. of Śiva, [L.] vahnisātkṛ वह्निसात्कृ vahni-sāt-√ kṛ P. -karoti, to consume with fire, burn, [Veṇīs.] vahnisthāna वह्निस्थान vahni—sthāna n. a fire-place, hearth, [Kāty.] vahnivarṇa वह्निवर्ण vahni—varṇa mfn. fire-coloured vahni—varṇa n. a flower of the red water-lily, [L.] vahnibhayada वह्निभयद vahni—bhaya—da mfn. bringing danger of fire, [ib.] vahniśekhara वह्निशेखर vahni—śekhara n. saffron, [L.] vahniśikhara वह्निशिखर vahni—śikhara m. Celosia Cristata, [L.] vahnidaivata वह्निदैवत vahni—daivata mfn. having Agni for a deity, [MBh.] vahnidīpaka वह्निदीपक vahni—dīpaka m. safflower, [L.] vahnidīpikā वह्निदीपिका vahni—dīpikā f. = aja-modā, [L.] vahnidamanī वह्निदमनी vahni—damanī f. Solanum Jacquini, [L.] vahnikumāra वह्निकुमार vahni—kumāra m. pl. (with Jainas) a partic. class of gods, [L.] vahnilohaka वह्निलोहक vahni—loha or vahni—lohaka, n. ‘fire-like iron’, copper, [W.]; (°haka), white brass, [L.] vahnimāraka वह्निमारक vahni—māraka mfn. destroying fire vahni—māraka n. water, [L.] vahnimattva वह्निमत्त्व vahni—mat-tva n., [ib.] vahnināśana वह्निनाशन vahni—nāśana mfn. extinguishing the heat (of the body), [Suśr.] vahnipatana वह्निपतन vahni—patana n. ‘entering the fire’, self-immolation, [Mālatīm.] vahnipurāṇa वह्निपुराण vahni—purāṇa n. N. of a Purāṇa (= agni-p°). vahnirohiṇī वह्निरोहिणी vahni—rohiṇī f. a kind of disease, [Suśr.]; [ŚārṅgS.] vahnivaktrā वह्निवक्त्रा vahni—vaktrā f. Methonica Superba, [Bhpr.] vahniṣtambha वह्निष्तम्भ vahni—ṣtambha m. the (magical) quenching of fire. vahnilakṣaṇa वह्निलक्षण vahni—lakṣaṇa n. N. of wk. vahnivallabhā वह्निवल्लभा vahni—vallabhā f. the wife of Agni, [Pañcar.] vahnivallabha वह्निवल्लभ vahni—vallabha m. ‘fire-favourite’, resin, [L.] vahnisākṣikam वह्निसाक्षिकम् vahni—sākṣikam ind. so that fire is or was witness, [Kathās.] vahnisphuliṅga वह्निस्फुलिङ्ग vahni—sphuliṅga m. a spark of fire, [Vām.] vahnisaṃjñaka वह्निसंज्ञक vahni—saṃjñaka m. = citraka, q.v., [MW.] vahnisaṃskāra वह्निसंस्कार vahni—saṃskāra m. the religious rite of cremation (of a corpse), [Kathās.] vahnidhūmanyāya वह्निधूमन्याय vahni—dhūma-nyāya m. the rule of fire and smoke (i.e. of invariable concomitance), [A.] vahnidāhasamudbhava वह्निदाहसमुद्भव vahni—dāha-samudbhava mfn. produced by burning, [MW.] vahnitaskarapārthiva वह्नितस्करपार्थिव vahni—taskara-pārthiva m. pl. fire and thieves and the king, [MW.]