m. heaven, the abode of light and of the gods, heavenly bliss, (especially) indra-'s heaven or paradise (to which the souls of virtuous mortalsSee transferred until the time comes for their re-entering earthly bodies;this temporary heaven is the only heaven of orthodox Brahmanism;it is supposed to be situated on mount meru-q.v; accusative withgā-, ā-sthā-,or ā-pad-,"to go to heaven","die") etc.
स्वर्गः Heaven, Indra's paradise; अहो स्वर्गादधिकतरं निर्वृतिस्थानम् Ś.7. -Comp. -आपगा the celestial Ganges. -ओकस्, -सद् m. a god, deity; स्वर्गः स्वर्गसदश्चैव धर्मश्च स्वयमेव तु (उपतिष्ठतु) Mb.14.92.27. -काम a. desirous of heaven. -गतिः, -गमनम् death. -गिरिः the heavenly mountain Sumeru. -तरङ्गिणी the Ganges; पश्य स्वर्गतरङ्गिणी- परिसरे Sūkti.62. -तर्षः eager desire for heaven. -द, -प्रद a. procuring (entrance into) paradise. -द्वारम् heaven's gate, the door of paradise, entrance into heaven; स्वर्गद्वारकपाटपाटनपटुर्धर्मो$पि नोपार्जितः Bh.3.11. -पतिः, -भर्तृ m. Indra. -पथः the milky way. -पर a. desirous of heaven. -मार्गः 1 the road to heaven. -2 the milky way. -रोदःकुहरः the hollow space between heaven and earth; टाङ्कारः स्वर्गरोदःकुहरवलयितस्त्रासकारी न कस्य B. R.1.49. -लोकः 1 the celestial region. -2 paradise. ˚ईश्वरः 1 Indra. -2 the body (as enjoying felicity in Indra's heaven). -वधूः, -स्त्री f. a celestial damsel, heavenly nymph, an apsaras; स्वर्गस्त्रीणां परिष्वङ्गः कथं मर्त्येन लभ्यते. -वासः residence in heaven. -साधनम् the means of attaining heaven.
a. (V.) going or leading to the light or heaven, celestial; w. loká, m. (also pl.) world of light, the heavens; m. (V., C.) heaven (abode of the gods and the Blest); heavenly bliss: -kâma, a. desiring heaven; -gati, f. going to heaven; death; -gâmin, a. going to heaven; -kyuta, pp. come down from heaven.
n. gate of heaven; -pati, m. lord of heaven, ep. of Indra; -purî, f. city of heaven, Amarâvatî; -pratikkhanda, m. pl. heaven-like joys; -bhartri, m. lord of heaven, ep. of Indra; -mandâkinî, f. celestial Mandâkinî (Ganges); -mârga, m. way to heaven; celestial path, milky way: -didrik shu, des. a. desirous of seeing the road to heaven; -yâna, n. way to heaven; -yoni, f. object securing heaven; -râgya, n. kingdom of heaven; -loka, m. (sts. pl.) celestial world, heaven; -strî, f. celestial nymph, Apsaras; -stha, a. dwelling in heaven, dead; -sthita, pp. id.; m. god; one of the Blest.
noun (masculine) a particular Ekāha (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
heaven (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
heavenly bliss (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Indra's heaven or paradise (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of the Rudra Bhīma (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the abode of light and of the gods (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) a god (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
heaven-dweller" (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
one of the Blest (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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