viśās विशास् vi-√ śās P. -śāsti, to give different directions (‘concerning’ acc.), [ĀpŚr.] viśākhā विशाखा ví—śākhā (ā), f. a species of plant, [KātyŚr.] (Dūrvā grass Comm.; = kaṭhillaka, [L.]) (also du. or pl.) the 14th (later 16th) lunar asterism (figured by a decorated arch and containing four or originally two stars under the regency of a dual divinity, Indra and Agni; it is probably to be connected with the quadrangle of stars ι, α, β, γ Librae; see nakṣatra), [AV.] &c. &c. N. of a woman, [Buddh.] viśākhī विशाखी ví—śākhī (ī), f. a forked stick, [ŚrS.] viśākha विशाख ví—śākha (ví-; once vi-sā́kha, [AV. xix, 7, 3]), mf(A)n. branched, forked, [AV.]; [TS.]; [GṛŚrS.] branchless, [Hariv.] handless, [ib.] born under the constellation Viśākhā, [Pāṇ. iv, 3, 34] ví—śākha m. a beggar, [L.] a spindle, [L.] a partic. attitude in shooting, [L.] Boerhavia Procumbens, [L.] N. of Skanda, [MBh.] a manifestation of Skanda (regarded as his son), [ib.]; [Hariv.]; [VarBṛS.] &c. N. of a demon dangerous to, children (held to be a manifestation of Sk°), [Suśr.]; [ŚārṅgS.]; [Hcat.] of Śiva, [MBh.] of a Devarṣi, [ib.] of a Dānava, [Kathās.] of a Daśa-pūrvin and other persons, [Bhadrab.]; [Rājat.] &c. = viśākha-datta below, [L.] ví—śākha n. a fork, ramification, [Gobh.] viśālā विशाला (ā), f. colocynth, [Suśr.] Basella Cordifolia, [L.] Portulaca Quadrifida, [L.] = °-mahendravāruṇī, [L.] (in music) a partic. Mūrchanā, [Saṃgīt.] N. of the city Ujjayinī or Oujein, [R.]; [Megh.]; [Kathās.] of another town (see vaiśālī, vaiśalī) of a river and a hermitage situated on it, [MBh.]; [R.]; [BhP.] = sarasvatī, [L.] N. of an Apsaras, [VP.] of the wife of Aja-mīḍha, [MBh.] of the wife of Ariṣṭa-nemi (and daughter of Dakṣa), [GāruḍaP.] viśālī विशाली (ī), f. a kind of plant, [L.] viśāla विशाल viśālá mf(A accord. to g. bahvAdi also I)n. (prob. fr. √ viś; accord. to others, fr. vi-√ śṛ) spacious, extensive, broad, wide, large, [TS.] &c. &c. (am ind. extensively, [PañcavBr.]) great, important, powerful, mighty, illustrious, eminent, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c. (ifc.) abundant in, full of [Kap.] viśālá m. a kind of beast or bird or plant, [L.] a partic. Ṣaḍ-aha, [ŚrS.] N. of the father of Takṣaka, [ŚāṅkhGṛ.] of an Asura, [Kathās.] of a son of Ikṣvāku (founder of the city Viśālā), [R.] of a son of Tṛṇabindu, [Pur.] of a king of Vaidiśa, [MārkP.] of a mountain, [ib.] viśālá n. N. of a place of pilgrimage, [Bh.] viśālá n. du. (with viṣṇoḥ) N. of two Sāmans, [ĀrṣBr.] viśāpa विशाप vi—śāpa mfn. freed from a curse, [BhP.] vi—śāpa m. N. of a Muni, [Cat.] viśāya विशाय vi-śāya m. sleeping and watching alternately, [W.] (cf. [Pāṇ. iii, 3, 39]). viśālam विशालम् viśālám ind., extensively, [PañcavBr.] viśāstṛ विशास्तृ vi-°śāstṛ m. id., [PañcavBr.] viśāyin विशायिन् vi-°śāyín mfn. g. grahādi. viśākhaja विशाखज vi—śākha—ja m. the orange-tree, [L.] viśākhaka विशाखक vi—śākhaka mf(ikA)n. branched, forked, [Hcat.] viśākhala विशाखल vi—śākhala n. a partic. attitude in shooting, [L.] (cf. viśākha). viśākhikā विशाखिका vi—śākhikā (ikā), f. a forked pole, [Kād.] viśākhila विशाखिल vi—śākhila m. N. of an author, [Vām.]; [Kāv.] of a merchant, [Kathās.] viśālīya विशालीय mfn. (fr. viśāla) g. utkarādi. viśāladā विशालदा viśāla—dā f. Alhagi Maurorum, [L.] viśālaka विशालक m. Feronia Elephantum, [L.] N. of Garuḍa, [L.] of a Yakṣa, [MBh.] viśālatā विशालता viśāla—tā f. great extent, greatness, [Śiś.] eminence, distinction, [W.] viśālaya विशालय Nom. P. °yati, to enlarge, magnify, [Subh.] viśālikā विशालिका f. Odina Pinnata, [L.] viśālika विशालिक m. endearing forms of names beginning with viśāla, [Pāṇ. v, 3, 84.] viśālila विशालिल viśā°lila m. endearing forms of names beginning with viśāla, [Pāṇ. v, 3, 84.] viśāliya विशालिय viśā°liya m. endearing forms of names beginning with viśāla, [Pāṇ. v, 3, 84.] viśāraṇa विशारण vi-°śāraṇa n. killing, slaughter, [L.] viśāradā विशारदा vi—śāradā (ā), f. a kind of Alhagi, [L.] viśārada विशारद vi—śārada mf(A)n. experienced, skilled or proficient in, conversant with (loc. or comp.; -tva n., [Pañcad.]), [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c. learned, wise, [W.] clever (as a speech), [BhP.] of a clear or serene mind, [Lalit.] famous, celebrated, [W.] beautifully autumnal, [Vās.] lacking the gift of speech, [ib.] bold, impudent, [ib.] = śreṣṭha, [L.] vi—śārada m. Mimusops Elengi, [Kir.], Sch. N. of an author and of another person, [Cat.] vi-śārada See p. 952, col. 3. viśātana विशातन vi-śātana mf(I)n. (√ 2. śad, Caus.) causing to fall to pieces, destroying, [MBh.]; [BhP.] setting free, delivering, [MW.] vi-śātana m. N. of Viṣṇu, [MBh.] (= saṃhartṛ, [Nīlak.]) vi-śātana n. cutting off, [VP.] hewing in pieces, destroying, [MBh.] viśātaya विशातय vi-śātaya Nom. P. °yati, to hew in pieces, cut down or off, [MBh.]; [R.]; to knock out (an eye), [R.]; to scatter, dispel, remove, destroy, [MBh.]; [R.] viśāyaka विशायक biśāyaka (or viś°), m. a species of Euphorbia, [L.] (cf. bisākara). See biśāyaka. viśākhavat विशाखवत् vi—śākha—vat m. N. of a mountain, [MārkP.] viśālākṣī विशालाक्षी f. Tiaridium Indicum, [L.] a form of Durgā, [Cat.] (°kṣī-māhātmya n. N. of wk.) N. of one of the Mātṛs attendant on Skanda, [MBh.] of a Yoginī, [Hcat.] of a daughter of Śāṇḍilya, [Cat.] viśālākṣa विशालाक्ष mf(I)n. large-eyed, [MBh.]; [R.] m. a screech-owl, [L.] N. of Śiva (also as author of a Śāstra), [MBh.]; [Kām.]; [Daś.] of Garuḍa, [L.] of a son of Garuḍa, [MBh.] of a serpent-demon, [Hariv.] of a son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, [ib.] n. N. of the Śāstra composed by Śiva Viśālākṣa, [MBh. xii, 2203.] viśālatva विशालत्व viśāla—tva n. = -tā, [MW.] viśākhadeva विशाखदेव vi—śākha—deva m. N. of a poet, [Subh.] of another man, [Buddh.] viśākhayūpa विशाखयूप vi—śākha—yūpa m. N. of a king, [Pur.] vi—śākha—yūpa m. n. (?) N. of a place, [MBh.] viśālakula विशालकुल viśāla—kula n. a great or illustrious family, [MW.] viśāla—kula mfn. of noble family, [ib.] viśālapurī विशालपुरी viśāla—purī f. N. of a town, [Cat.] viśālatvac विशालत्वच् viśāla—tvac m. Bauhinia Variegata or Alstonia Scholaris, [L.] viśākhadatta विशाखदत्त vi—śākha—datta m. N. of the author of the Mudrā-rākṣasa (he was the son of Pṛthu and lived probably in the 9th century), [IW. 507] viśāladatta विशालदत्त viśāla—datta m. N. of a man, [Pāṇ. v, 3, 84], Sch. viśālagrāma विशालग्राम viśāla—grāma m. N. of a village, [MārkP.] viśālanetrī विशालनेत्री viśāla—netrī f. of a supernatural being, [ib.] viśālanetra विशालनेत्र viśāla—netra m. ‘large-eyed’, N. of a Bodhi-sattva, [Buddh.] viśāradatva विशारदत्व vi—śārada—tva n., [Pañcad.] viśāradiman विशारदिमन् ví—śāra°di-man m. skill, proficiency, conversancy, [Harav.] viśālaphalaka विशालफलक viśāla—phalaka mf(ikA)n. bearing large fruits, [L.] viśālalocanā विशाललोचना viśāla—locanā f. a large-eyed woman, [Daś.] viśālanagara विशालनगर viśāla—nagara n. N. of a town, [Cat.] viśālapattra विशालपत्त्र viśāla—pattra m. a species of bulbous plant, [L.] a tree resembling the wine-palm, [L.] viśālavarman विशालवर्मन् viśāla—varman m. N. of a man, [ib.] viśālavijaya विशालविजय viśāla—vijaya m. a kind of military array, [Kām.] viśākhikādaṇḍa विशाखिकादण्ड vi—śā°khikā-daṇḍa m. id., [Hcar.] viśākhamāhātmya विशाखमाहात्म्य vi—śākha—māhātmya n. N. of wk. viśālanayanatā विशालनयनता viśāla—nayana-tā f. having large eyes (one of the minor marks of a Buddha), [Dharmaś. 84.] viśālatailagarbha विशालतैलगर्भ viśāla—taila-garbha m. Alangium Hexapetalum, [L.] viśālākṣīmāhātmya विशालाक्षीमाहात्म्य viśālākṣī-māhātmya n. N. of wk. viśālakulasambhava विशालकुलसम्भव viśāla—kula—sambhava mfn. sprung from an illustrious race, [ib.] viśālanetrīsādhana विशालनेत्रीसाधन viśāla—ne°trī-sādhana n. N. of wk.