m. "the mountain frequented by troops of demi-gods", Name of the kailāsa- (this mountain being the residence of śiva-'s attendants as well as of the kiṃnara-s and yakṣa-s, attendants of kubera-)
m. one of the mountainous ranges supposed to separate the varṣa-s or divisions of the earth from each other (6 in number, viz. himavat-, hema-kūṭa-, niṣadha-, nīla-, śveta- and śṛṅgin- or śṛṅga-vat-; meru- constitutes a 7th, and others are given)
पर्वतः [पर्व्-अतच्; पर्वाणि भागाः सन्त्यस्य वा; cf. P.V.2.122 Vārt.] 1 A mountain, hill; परगुणपरमाणून् पर्वतीकृत्य नित्यम् Bh.2.78; न पर्वताग्रे नलिनी प्ररोहति Mk.4.17. -2 A rock. -3 An artificial mountain or heap. -4 The number 'seven'. -5 A tree. -6 A kind of vegetable. -7 A cloud (mountain-like) -8 N. of a Ṛiṣi (associated with Nārada). -Comp. -अरिः an epithet of Indra. -आत्मजः an epithet of the mountain Maināka. -आत्मजा an epithet of Pārvatī. -आधारा the earth. -आशयः a cloud. -आश्रयः a fabulous animal called Śarabha, q. v. -आश्रयिन् m., -आश्रयः a mountaineer. -उपत्यका a land at the foot of a mountain. -कन्दरः a mountain-cave. -काकः a raven. -कीला the earth. -जा a river. -पतिः an epithet of the Himālaya mountain. -मोचा a kind of plantain. -राज् m., -राजः 1 a large mountain. -2 'the lord of mountains', the Himālaya mountain. -रोधस् n. mountain-slope. -वासिन् a. living in mountains. (-m.) a mountaineer. (-नी) 1 N. of Durgā. -2 of Gāyatrī. -3 N. of a plant, nard (Mar. आकाशमांसी). -स्थ a. situated on a hill or mountain.
a. consisting of knots or ragged masses (with ádri or girí); m. moun tain, hill; rock, boulder; cloud; N. of a Rishi and of a minister of Purûravas: -ka, m. N.; -kandara, n. mountain-cave; -dur ga, n. impenetrable mountain; -râg: -a, m. king of mountains, ep. of the Himâlaya; -si khara, m. n. hill-top, mountain-peak; -sre shtha, spv. best of mountains; -½agra, n. id.; î-kri, turn into a mountain; &isharp;-ya, a.belong ing to mountains; -½îsvara, m. N.; -½upa-tyakâ, f. mountain-lowland, land at the foot of a mountain-range.
m. chief mountain; -purusha, m. original ancestor; primeval spirit; -pûrusha, m. primeval spirit, ep. of Vishnu; -bhava, a. produced in the beginning; -bhûta, pp. being the first among (g.).
In the Rigveda and the Atharvaveda is conjoined with giri in the sense of ‘hill’ or ‘mountain.’ From the Rigveda onwards it is common in this sense as connected with the waters of rivers which flow in the hills. The legend of the mountains having wings is already found in the Samhitās. In the Kausītaki Upanisad are mentioned the southern (daksiηa) and the northern (uttara) mountains, evidently in allusion to the Himālaya and the Vindhya ranges. The plants (osadhi) and aromatic products (añjaηa) of the mountains are referred to in the Atharvaveda, and their mineral treasures in the Rigveda.
In one passage of the Rigveda denotes, according to Ludwig, a sacrificer whose generosity is praised But it is probable that the god Parvata, the spirit of the mountain, is meant.
Is mentioned several times in the Aitareya Brāhmana along with Nārada. The Anukramanī (Index) attributes to him the authorship of several hymns of the Rigveda.
noun (masculine neuter) a fragment of rock (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a mountain (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a rock (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a species of fish (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a species of pot-herb (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
an artificial mound or heap (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
height (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
hill (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
mountain-range (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a Gandharva
name of a Muni
name of a Vasu (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
rock (often personified) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
stone (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the number 7 (from the 7 principal mountain-ranges) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) a mountain (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a man (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a prince in the Himālaya (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) one of the mountainous ranges supposed to separate the Varṣas or divisions of the earth from each other (6 in number) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) an (artificial) mountain made of gold (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a mountain in Kuśadvīpa
name of mount Meru (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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