m. "a stork in relation to a mouse", (metaphorically) a man who behaves as an oppressor towards a weak person, (gaRapātresamitādi-and yuktārohy-ādi-q.v)
ind. (fr. natchanad-iti-) onomatopoetic (i.e. formed from imitation of sounds) (imitative of the noise of drops falling on anything hot) (varia lectiochamaccham-iti-,whence the author of the verse is called cchamikā-ratna-).
अध्यावाहनिकम् [अध्यावाहनं पितृगृहात्पतिगृहगमनम्, तत्काले लब्धम्; लब्धार्थे ठन्] One of the six kinds of स्त्रीधन or woman's property, the property which she receives when leaving her father's house for her husband's; Ms.9.194. यत् पुनर्लभते नारी नीयमाना तु पैतृकात् (गृहात्) । अध्यावाहनिकं नाम स्त्रीधनं परिकीर्तितम् ॥
धनिक a. [धनमादेयत्वेनास्त्यस्य-ठन्] 1 Rich, wealthy. -2 Virtuous. -कः 1 A rich or wealthy man. -2 A moneylender, creditor; दापयेद्धनिकस्यार्थम् Ms.8.51; Y.2.55. -3 A husband. -4 The Vaisya class; मुखजा ब्राह्मणास्तात बाहुजाः क्षत्रियाः स्मृताः । ऊरुजा धनिनो राजन् पादजाः परिचारकाः ॥ Mb.12.296.6. -5 An honest trader. -6 The प्रियङ्गु tree. -कः, -कम् coriander (Mar. धणे, कोथींबीर). -का 1 A virtuous woman. -2 A wife, young woman. -3 N. of a tree (प्रियङ्गु).
धनिन् a. (-नी f.) Rich, opulent, wealthy. -m. 1 A wealthy man; धनिनः श्रोत्रियो राजा नदी वैद्यश्च पञ्चमः Chāṇakya śatakam. -2 A creditor; Y.2.18; गृहीतानुक्रमाद् दाप्यो धनिनामधमर्णिकः 41; Ms.8.61. -3 The possessor of anything.
a. rich; m. rich man; creditor; N.; -ín, a. wealthy; m. rich man; creditor; -ishtha, spv. extremely rich: â, f. sg. & pl. N. of a lunar mansion (Sravishthâ).
a. (fr. samnah ana) relating to preparation for battle, call ing to arms; -nây-yá, n. [*sam-nâya, min gling] oblation of fresh and sour milk mixed; -nâh-ika, a. [sam-nâha] relating to prepara tion for battle, calling to arms; capable of bearing arms; -uka, a. id. (Br.); -nidh-ya, n. [sam-nidhi] nearness, vicinity, presence, close attendance: -m kri, be present, show oneself to (g.), -pakshe gan, appear in the place of (g.); -nipât-ika, a. [sam-ni-pâta] coalescing; produced by disorder of the bodily humours.
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