n. (especiallyin fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound') nature, quality, characteristic mark or attribute (seean-ucchitti--) (seeuñcha--[add.], kṣatra--, phala--, phena-.) (seedasyu--[add.]) (seecid-dh-[add.]) (seevināśa--.).
सधर्मन् a. 1 Having similar properties. -2 Having similar duties. -3 Of the same sect or caste. -4 Like, resembling. -Comp. -चारिणी a legal wife, a legally married wife.
n. (C. only --°ree;) sup port; settled order, law, usage, manner; law of a thing's being, characteristic, property; right conduct; duty towards (lc.): in. in order, duly.
m. lawful pro tector; -nitya, a. persistent in duty; -pati, m. lord of order; -patnî, f. lawful wife; -patha, m. path of duty or virtue; -para, -parâyana, a. devoted to duty, righteous; -pâthaka, m. teacher of law, jurist; -pîdâ, f. violation of duty; -pûta, pp. of unsullied virtue; -pratibhû, a. for which justice is surety; -pravaktri, m. teacher of law, jurist; -pravritti, f. practice of virtue, virtuous con duct; -buddhi, a. righteous-minded; N.; -bhaginî, f. woman admitted to the rights of a sister; sister in faith (Pr.); -bhâgin, a. possessed of virtue, virtuous; -bhikshu-ka, m. beggar for virtuous reasons; -bhrit, a. maintaining the law, just (king); -bhrâtri, m. brother in the sacred law, co-religionist; -máya, a. consisting of virtue; -mâtra, n. the manner only; a. relating to attributes only; only attributive; -mârga, m. path of virtue; -mûla, n.source of the sacred law or of justice; -yukta, pp. endowed with virtue, virtuous, just; harmonizing with the law; -yuddha, n. fair contest; -rakshitâ, f. N.; -rata, pp. delighting in virtue; -rati, a. id.; -râg, m. king of justice, ep. of Yama; -râga, m. just king, ep. of Yama; -râgan, m. ep. of Yudhishthira; -ruki, a. delighting in virtue; N. of a Dânava; -lopa, m. neglect of duty; absence of an attribute (rh.); -vat, a. virtuous, just: -î, f. N.; -vardhana, a. increasing virtue (Siva); m. N.; -vâda, m. discourse on virtue or duty; -vâdin, a. discoursing on duty; -vahikâ, f. vehicle of religious merit = account-book of charitable gifts; -vigaya, m. triumph of virtue orjustice; -vid, a. knowing the sacred law or one's duty; versed in customary law; -viplava, m. violation of the law; -vi vekana, n. discussion of the law or of duty; -vriddha, pp. rich in virtue; -vyatikrama, m. transgression of the law; -vyavasthâ, f. judicial decision; -vyâdha, m. N. of a virtuous hunter.
noun (neuter) (esp. ifc.) nature (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
any arrangement or disposition (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
characteristic mark or attribute (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
custom (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
duty (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
established order of things (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
hold (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
law (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
manner (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
mode (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
pleasure (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
practice (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
prop (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
quality (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
rule (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
steadfast decree (of a god) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
support (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
will (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) name of Agastya
name of a grandson of Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Haihaya (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Suvrata (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Taṃsu and father of Duṣmanta (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
adjective equal to (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
having the same duties (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
having the same nature or similar properties (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
like (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
resembling (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) name of a being reckoned among the Viśve Devāḥ (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a king of the Daśarathas (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Citraka (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Dṛḍhanemi (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of various classes of gods under various Manus (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the assembly hall of the gods (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the maintainer of a family (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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