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pṛthu

pṛthú mf(vI/ or u)n. broad, wide, expansive, extensive, spacious, large


great, important


ample, abundant


copious, numerous, manifold, [RV.] &c. &c. (°u ind.)


prolix, detailed, [Var.]


smart, clever, dexterous, [L.]


pṛthú m. a partic. measure of length (= pṛtha), [L.]


fire, [L.]


N. of Śiva, [MBh.]


of one of the Viśve Devās, [VP.]


of a Dānava, [Hariv.]


of a son of An-enas, [MBh.]; [Hariv.]


of a Vṛṣṇi and son of Citraka, [ib.]


of a son of Citra-ratha, [BhP.]


of a descendant of Ikṣvāku (son of An-araṇya and father of Tri-śaṅku), [R.]


of a son of Para, [Hariv.]


of a son of Prastāra, [VP.]


of a son of Rucaka, [BhP.]


of a son of one of the Manus, [Hariv.]


of one of the Saptarṣis, [ib.]


of a son of Vaṭeśvara (father of Viśākha-datta), [Cat.]


of a son of Veṇa, [MWB. 423]


of a monkey, [R.]


(u), f. Nigella Indica, [L.]


= hiṅgu-pattrī, [L.]


opium, [L.]


[cf. Gk. πλατύς; Germ. platt; Eng. plate.]


pṛthú ind.