m. a hero or eminent person (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' ="chief or lord of", to express excellence of any kind; seepuruṣa-s-, rāja-s-,and the similar use of ṛṣabha-, vyāghra-etc.;sometimes also ="prince, king" exempli gratia, 'for example'nāga-pura-s-,the king of nāga-pura-; seesiṃhadvār-and siṃhāsana-) etc.
a year of the siṃha- era (used in Gujarat and converted into the corresponding D. year by the addition of 1113-14; exempli gratia, 'for example' the siṃha- year 96 corresponds to D. 1209-10).
m. "god-lion", Name of a renowned lexicographer (probably of the sixth century A.D.;he was a Buddhist, and is said to have adorned the court of vikramāditya-, being included among the nine gems).
सिंहः [हिंस्-अच् पृषो˚] 1 A lion; (it is said to be derived from हिंस्, cf. भवेद्वर्णागमाद्धंसः सिंहो वर्णविपर्ययात् Sk.); न हि सुप्तस्य सिंहस्य प्रविशन्ति मुखे मृगाः Subhāṣ. -2 The sign Leo of the Zodiac. e.g. सिंहलग्न. -3 (At the end of comp.) Best, pre-eminent of a class; e.g. रघुसिंहः, पुरुष- सिंहः; उद्योगिनं पुरुषसिंहमुपैति लक्ष्मीः Pt.1.361; U.5.22. -4 A particular place prepared for the building of a house. -5 (In music) A kind of tone. -Comp. -अवलोकनम् the (backward) glance of a lion. ˚न्याय the maxim of the lion's (backward) glance, generally used to mark the connection of a thing with what precedes and follows; (for explanation see under न्याय). -आढ्य a. abounding in lions. -आसनम् a throne, a seat of honour. (-नः) a particular mode of sexual enjoyment. -आस्यः a particular position of the hands. -कर्णः a corner orifice containing lion-figures; यद्वेदिकातोरणसिंह- कर्णै रत्नैर्दधानं प्रतिवेश्म शोभाम् Bu. Ch.1.5. -कर्णी a particular position of the right hand in shooting an arrow. -केशरः, -केसरः 1 the Bakula tree. -2 a lion's mane. -3 a kind of sweet-meat. -गः an epithet of Śiva. -तलम् the palms of the hands opened and joined together. -तुण्डः a kind of fish; Ms.5.16. -दंष्ट्रः an epithet of Śiva. -दर्प a. as proud as a lion. -द्वार् f., -द्वारम् the main or principal gate (of a palace &c.). -ध्वनिः, -नादः 1 the roar of a lion; असोढसिंहध्वनिरुन्ननाद Ku.1.56; सिंह- नादं विनद्योच्चैः शङ्खं दध्मौ प्रतापवान् Bg.1.12; Mk.5.29. -2 a war-cry. -नर्दिन् a. one who roars like a lion; Bk. 5.34. -नादः 1 a lion's roar. -2 a war-cry. -3 a confident assertion. -4 N. of Śiva. -मलम् a kind of brass. -याना, -रथा N. of the goddess Pārvatī. -लीलः a kind of coitus. -वाहनः an epithet of Śiva. -वाहिनी an epithet of Durgā. -विक्रमः, -विक्रान्तः a horse. -विष्टरः a throne. -संहनन a. 1 as strong as a lion; प्रांशु कनक- वर्णाभः सिंहसंहननो युवा Mb.3.146.28. -2 handsome, (-नम्) the killing of a lion. -स्थः an epithet of the planet Jupiter when in the constellation Leo.
सिंहलम् [सिंहो$स्त्यस्य लच्] 1 Tin. -2 Brass. -3 Bark, rind. -4 The island or country of Ceylon (oft in pl.); सिंहलेभ्यः प्रत्यागच्छता; सिंहलेश्वरदुहितुः फलकासाधनम् Ratn.1. -लाः (m. pl.) The people of Ceylon. -द्वीपः the island of Ceylon. -स्था a species of pepper.
नारसिंह a. (-ही f.) Pertaining to Narasimha. -हः 1 An epithet of Viṣṇu. -2 The 16th period of the world (कल्प). -Comp. -चूर्णम् N. of a particular aphrodisiac.
m. lion; Leo (sign of the zodiac); --°ree;, lion-like=chief or best of, pre-eminent; lord or ruler of (also °ree;-in some cpds.); N.: -gupta, m. N. of a king; -ghosha, m. N.; -tâ, f. condition of a lion; -tunda, m. a fish: -ka, m. id.; -tva, n. state of a lion; -damsh- tra, a. lion-toothed; m. N. of an Asura; N. of a prince of the Sabaras; -datta, m. N. of an Asura; -deva, m. N. of a prince; -dvâr, f. (prince's=) palace-gate; -dvâra, n. id.; -dhvani, m. (lion's=) challenging shout; -nâda, m. lion's roar; war-cry; confident assurance; N. of an Asura, of a son of Râvana, and of a king of Malaya; -parâ krama, m. N.; -pura, n. N. of a town; -bala,m. N. of a prince: -datta, m. N.; -bhata, m. N. of an Asura; -bhû-bhrit, m. N. of a king; -mahî-pati, m. N. of a king; -ratha, a. having a car drawn by lions, ep. of Durgâ; m. N.; -rava, m. lion's roar; war cry; -râga, m. N. of a king; -rotsikâ, f. N. of a village.
m. N.; -vikrama, m. N. of a fairy prince; N. of a thief; -vi krânta, pp. valiant as a lion; -vishtara, throne (?); -vyâghra½âmishî-kri, make a prey to the lion and the tiger; -sâva, -sisu, m. lion's cub; -srî, f. N.; -svâmin, m. N. of a temple erected in honour of Simharâga; -½aksha, m. (Lion-eye), N. of a king.
noun (masculine) (in music) a kind of tune (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a hero or eminent person (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a lion (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a Moringa with red flowers (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a particular form of temple (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a particular mythical bird (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a particular place prepared for the building of a house (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a king (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a king of the Vidyādharas (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Kṛṣṇa (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of an astronomer (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of the Veṅkata mountain (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of various other persons (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the symbol or emblem of the 24th Arhat of the present Avasarpiṇī (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the zodiacal sign Leo or its Lagna (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) a kind of arrow (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a king of the Śabaras (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of an Asura (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Śiva (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (neuter) bark (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
brass (more correctly siṃhalaka) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Cassia bark (more correctly saiṃhala) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
rind (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the island of Ceylon (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
tin (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) name of a Dvīpa
name of a man (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the island of Ceylon (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the people of Ceylon (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) name of a scholar (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of one of Śiva's attendants (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
vāsā Gendarussa vulgaris Frequency rank 31010/72933
noun (masculine) (in music) a kind of time (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a confident assertion (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a kind of bird (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a kind of metre (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a war-cry (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a Buddhist saint (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a king of Malaya (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Rāvaṇa (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a Śākya (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of an Asura (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of the general of an army (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Śiva (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
recital of the Buddhist doctrine (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) name of several princes and authors (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of the father of king Bhairava (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Viṣṇu in his 4th Avatāra (when he was half man half lion) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) name of a man (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Liṅgapurāṇa, 1.95
the 16th Kalpa or period of the world (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Viṣṇu as lion (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) a kind of coitus (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of several authors (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the author of Rājanighaṇṭu
Viṣṇu in his 4th Avatāra (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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