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.
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.
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))
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