m. (for 2. See p. 968, col. 1) a worshipper, one who does homage, [AitBr.]
m. (for 1. See p. 967, col. 2) a rule, formula, injunction, ordinance, statute, precept, law, direction (esp. for the performance of a rite as given in the Brāhmaṇa portion of the Veda, which accord. to [Sāy.] consists of two parts, 1. Vidhi, ‘precepts or commandments’ e.g. yajeta, ‘he ought to sacrifice’, kuryāt, ‘he ought to perform’; 2. Artha-vāda, ‘explanatory statements’ as to the origin of rites and use of the Mantras, mixed up with legends and illustrations), [GṛŚrS.]; [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c. (cf. [IW. 24])
a grammatical rule or precept, [Pāṇ. i, 1, 57]; [72]
any prescribed act or rite or ceremony, [Mn.]; [Kālid.]; [Pañcat.]
use, employment, application, [Car.]
method, manner or way of acting, mode of life, conduct, behaviour, [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.
a means, expedient for (dat. loc., or comp.; adhvavidhinā, by means of i.e. along the road), [Hariv.]; [Kāv.]; [Pur.]; [Hit.]
any act or action, performance, accomplishment, contrivance, work, business (ifc. often pleonastically, e.g. mathana-vidhi, the [act of] disturbing), [Yājñ.]; [Śak.] &c.
creation (also pl.), [Kum.]; [Kir.]
fate, destiny, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.
the creator, [Pañcar.]
N. of Brahmā, [Śak.]; [Naiṣ.]
of Viṣṇu, [L.]
of Agni at the Prāyaścitta, [Gṛhyās.]
a physician, [L.] time, [L.]
fodder, food for elephants or horses, [L.]
f. N. of a goddess, [Cat.]