m. n. (2. or 3. pad?) a lotus (esp. the flower of the lotus-plant Nelumbium Speciosum which closes towards evening; often confounded with the water-lily or Nymphaea Alba), [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c. (ifc. f(A). )
the form or figure of a lotus, [R.]; [MārkP.] (a N. given by the Tāntrikas to the 6 divisions of the upper part of the body called Cakras q.v.)
a partic. mark or mole on the human body, [R.]
red or coloured marks on the face or trunk of an elephant, [L.]
a partic. part of a column or pillar, [Var.]
a kind of temple, [ib.]
an army arrayed in the form of a lotus, [Mn.]; [MBh.]
a partic. posture of the body in religious meditation, [Vedānt.] (cf. padmāsana)
a kind of coitus, [L.]
one of the 9 treasures of Kubera (also personified), [R.]
one of the 8 treasures connected with the magical art called Padminī, [MBh.]; [Hariv.] &c.
a partic. high number (1000 millions or billions), [MBh.]; [R.] &c.
a partic. constellation, [Var.]
N. of a partic. cold hell, [Buddh.]
a partic. fragrant substance, [MBh.] (v.l. °maka)
the root of Nelumbium Speciosum, [L.]
a species of bdellium, [L.]
lead, [L.]
m. a species of plant, [L.]
an elephant, [L.]
a species of serpent, [Suśr.]
N. of Rāma (son of Daśa-ratha), [Śatr.]
of two serpent-demons, [MBh.]; [R.] &c.
of one of the attendants of Skanda, [MBh.]
of a mythical Buddha, [MWB. 136 n. 1.]
(with Jainas) N. of the 9th Cakra-vartin in Bhārata and of one of the 9 white Balas
N. of a king, [MBh.]
of a prince of Kaśmīra (founder of Padma-pura and of a temple; see padma-svāmin), [Rājat.]
of another man, [ib.]
of a Brāhman, [Lalit.]
of a mythical elephant, [R.] (cf. mahā-padma)
of a monkey, [R.]
of a mountain, [Var.]
mfn. lotus-hued, being of the colour of a lotus, [ṢaḍvBr.]