m. a man, (especially) a brave or eminent man, hero, chief (sometimes applied to gods, as to indra-, viṣṇu- etc.; plural men, people, mankind, followers, retainers) etc.
m. of an incarnation or form of śiva- (sometimes regarded as his son, and worshipped especially in the Maratha country;in the vāyu-purāṇa- he is said to have been created from śiva-'s mouth in order to spoil the sacrifice of dakṣa-, and is described as having a thousand heads, a thousand eyes, a thousand feet, and wielding a thousand clubs;his appearance is fierce and terrific, he is clothed in a tiger's skin dripping with blood, and he bears a blazing bow and battle-axe;in another purāṇa- he is described as produced from a drop of śiva-'s sweat) etc. ()
m. destroyer of sacrificial fire, a Brahman who has suffered his sacred domestic fire to become extinct (either from carelessness, impiety, or absence)
m. of the last arhat- of the present avasarpiṇī- (the last and most celebrated jaina- teacher of the present age, supposed to have flourished in Behar in the 6th century B.C.)
m. a hero, prince, chief among (genitive case or compound), a person excellent or distinguished by (compound) etc. (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound'f(ā-).)
वीर [अजेः रक् वीभावश्च Uṇ.2.13] a. 1 Heroic, brave. -2 Mighty, powerful. -3 Excellent, eminent. -रः 1 A hero, warrior, champion; को$प्येष संप्रति नवः पुरुषावतारो वीरो न यस्य भगवान् भृगुनन्दनो$पि U.5.33. -2 The sentiment of heroism (in rhetoric); अस्तोक- वीरगुरुसाहसमद्भुतं च Mv.1.6; it is distinguished under four heads; दानवीर, धर्मवीर, दयावीर and युद्धवीर; for explanation see these words s. v.). -3 An actor. -4 Fire. -5 The sacrificial fire. -6 A son; अस्य कुले वीरो जायते Ch. Up.3.13.6; वीरं मे दत्त पितरः Śrādhamantras. -7 A husband. -8 The Arjuna tree. -9 A Jaina. -1 The Karavīra tree. -11 N. of Viṣṇu. -रम् 1 A reed. -2 Pepper. -3 Rice-gruel. -4 The root of Uśīra q. v. -5 Iron; Gīrvāṇa. -Comp. -अध्वन्, -मार्गः a heroic death. -अम्लः a kind of sorrel. -आशंसनम् 1 keeping watch. -2 the post of danger in battle. -3 a forlorn hope. -4 a field of battle; पयोदजालमिव तद्वीरा- शंसनमाबभौ Śi.19.79. -आसनम् 1 a kind of posture practised in meditation; एकं पादमथैकस्मिन् विन्यस्योरौ तु संस्थितम् । इतरस्मिंस्तथैवोरुं वीरासनमिति स्मृतम् ॥ cf. पर्यङ्क. -2 kneeling on one knee. -3 a field of battle. -4 the station of a sentinel. -ईशः, -ईश्वरः 1 epithets of Śiva. -2 a great hero. -उञ्झः a Brahmaṇa who omits to offer oblations to the sacrificial fire. -काम a. desirous of male offspring. -कीटः an insignificant or contemptible warrior. -गतिः Indra's heaven. -जयन्तिका 1 a war-dance. -2 war, battle. -तरुः 1 the Bilva tree. -2 the Arjuna tree. -धन्वन् m. an epithet of the god of love. -पट्टः a sort of military dress. -पट्टिका a gold band worn by men across the forehead; नलस्य भाले मणिवीरपट्टिकानिभेव लग्नः परिधिर्विधोर्बभौ N.15.61. -पत्नी the wife of a hero. -पानम् (णम्) an exciting or refreshing drink taken by soldiers either before or after a battle; मदो$यं संप्रहारे$स्मिन् वीरपानं समर्थ्यताम् Rām.4.11.38. -बाहुः N. of Viṣṇu. -भद्रः 1 N. of a powerful hero created by Śiva from his matted hair; see दक्ष; महावीरो$पि रे भद्र मम सर्वगणेष्विह । वीरभद्राख्यया हि त्वं प्रथितिं परमं व्रज । कुरु मे सत्वरं कर्म दक्षयज्ञं क्षयं नय ॥ Kāśīkhaṇḍa. -2 a distinguished hero. -3 a horse fit for the Aśvamedha sacrifice. -4 a kind of fragrant grass. -भवन्ती the elder sister; Gīrvāṇa. -भावः heroic nature. -मर्दलः a war-drum. -मुद्रिका a ring worn on the middle toe. -रजस् n. red lead. -रसः 1 the sentiment of heroism. -2 a warlike feeling. -रेणुः N. of Bhīmasena. -लोकः Indra's heaven. -वादः glory. -विप्लावकः a Brāhmaṇa who performs sacrifices by means of money got from the lowest castes. -वृक्षः 1 the Arjuna tree. -2 the marking-nut plant. -व्रत a. adhering to one's purpose; पूर्णः श्रुतधरो राजन्नाह वीरव्रतो मुनिः Bhāg.1.87.45. -तम् heroism. -शङ्कुः an arrow. -शयः, -शयनम्, -शय्या the couch of a dead or wounded hero in a battle; battlefield; कलेवरं योगरतो विजह्याद्यदग्रेणीर्वीरशये$निवृत्तः Bhāg.6.1.33. -2 a particular posture. -सूः f. the mother of a hero; (so -वीरप्रसवा, -प्रसूः, -प्रसविनी); तस्यात्मनो$र्धं पत्न्यास्ते नान्वगाद्वीरसूः कृपी Bhāg.1.7.45. -2 the mother of a male child. -सेनः N. of the father of Nala. -सैन्यम् garlic. -स्कन्धः a buffalo. -स्थानम् = वीरासन (1); स्थाणु- भूतो महातेजा वीरस्थानेन पाण्डव Mb.3.122.2;13.142.8; (= स्वर्ग) heaven; वीरासनं वीरशय्यां वीरस्थानमुपागतम् । अक्षया- स्तस्य वै लोकाः सर्वकामगमास्तथा ॥ Mb.13.7.13. -हत्या the killing of a man; murder of a son; चान्द्रायणं चरेन्मासं वीरत्यासमं हि तत् Ms.11.41; वीरहत्यामवाप्तो$सि वह्नीनुद्वास्य यत्नतः Śāṅkaradigvijaya 8.26. -हन् m. a Brāhmaṇa who has neglected his domestic fire; तेनादृश्यन्त वीरघ्ना न तु वीरहणो जनाः N.17.197; (cf. Note on N.17.197 given by the English translator Handiqui, P.63.). -2 A childmurderer; वीरहा वा एष देवानां भवति यो$ग्निमुद्वासयते Ts.1.5.2. -3 N. of Viṣṇu.
वीरवत् a. 1 Full of heroes. -2 Manly, heroic. -ती A woman whose husband and son are living; स्त्रियो वीरवतीश्चार्चेत् स्रग्गन्धबलिमण्डनैः Bhāg.6.18.53.
सौवीरम् 1 The fruit of the jujube. -2 Antimony. -3 Sour gruel. -रः N. of a district or its people (pl. in the latter sense). -Comp. -अञ्जनम् a kind of antimony or collyrium. -सारः antimony.
m. pitiable hero; N.; -kar man, n. manly deed; -ketu, m. N. of various kings; -kshurikâ, f. dagger; -gati, f. lot of a hero, Indra's heaven; -gotra, n. family of heroes; -goshthî, f. conversation between heroes; -karyâ, f. doings of a hero, adven turous exploits; -gita, m. N.
m. greater hero, than (ab.); n. a fragrant grass (Andropogon muricatus); (á)-tâ, f. manliness, heroism; -tva, n. id.; -deva, m. N.; -dhara, m. N. of a wheel wright; -nâtha, a. having a hero as a pro tector; m. N.; -patta, m. hero's band (round the forehead); (á)-patnî, f. wife of a hero; -pâna, n. hero's drink (taken before or after battle); -pura, n. N. of a town in the terri tory of Kânyakubga; N. of a mythicaltown in the Himâlaya; -purusha, m. brave man, hero; -pragâyinî, f. mother of heroes; -pra bha, m. N.; -prasavinî, -prasû, f. mother of a hero; -bâhu, m. N.; -bhata, m. warrior; N. of a king; -bhadra, m. N. of a Rudra; N. of an attendant of Siva, who destroyed Daksha's sacrifice; -bhavat, m. your heroic presence (honorific term of address); -bhâva, m. heroism; -bhuga, m. N. of two kings; -mânin, a. considering oneself a hero; -mâr ga, m. heroic career; -m-manya, a. id.
a. abounding in men, fol lowers, or sons; consisting in men (wealth etc.; V.); manly, heroic (RV.); n. wealth in men or sons (RV.): -î, f. N.; -vara, m. best of heroes, N. of various men; -varman, m. N.; -váh (strg. -v&asharp;h), a. conveying men (steeds, car; RV.); -vâkya, n. heroic word: -maya, a. consisting of heroic words; -vâda, m. heroic fame; -vikrama, m. N. of a king; -vrata, a. acting like a man, adhering to one's purpose; n. heroism: -karyâ, f. per formance of heroic deeds; -sayana, n. couch (formed of arrows spread out) of a dead or wounded hero; -sayyâ, f. id.; -sarman, m. N. of a warrior; -sekhara, m. N. of a fairy; -samanvita, pp. attended by warriors; -s&usharp;, a. bearing (mother) or producing (country) men or sons; f. mother of a son; -sena, m. (having an army of heroes), N. of Nala's father and of various other kings and war riors, and of a Dânava: -suta, m. son of Vîrasena; -svâmin, m. N. of a Dânava; -hatyâ, f. killing a man, slaughter of a son; -hán, a. (f. -ghn&isharp;, -hanî) slaying men or foes.
In the Rigveda and later denotes ‘ man ’ as the strong and heroic. Collectively in the singular3 the word denotes ‘male offspring,’ an object of great desire (cf. Putra) to the Vedic Indian. The Pañcavimśa Brāhmaṇa gives a list of eight Vīras of the king, constituting his supporters and entourage.
Murder of a man' is one of the crimes referred to in the Taittirīya Araṇyaka. The Vīra-han, man-slayer/ is often mentioned in the older texts. Cf Vaira.
The śatapatha Brāhmana once refers to the Aisā-vīras as officiating at a sacrifice, with the implication that they were bad sacrificers. Sāyana regards the word as a proper name (‘ descendants of Esavīra ’), denoting the members of a despised family. But Roth may be right in explaining the word both in the passage mentioned above and elsewhere as meaning ‘ weak ’or ‘ insignificant man.
According to the Nirukta, denotes a ‘lance.’ The epithet derived from this word, pavīravaηt or pavīrava, which is found in the Atharvaveda and the Yajurveda Samhitās, is used of the plough, apparently in the sense of ‘ having a metal share.’ The same epithet occurs in the Rigveda applied to a man, in the sense of * having a goad ’ or ‘ having a spear.’
Is the name of a family of priests who, according to the Aitareya Brāhmaṇa, were employed by Janamejaya to the exclusion of the Kaśyapas. A family of the latter, the Asitamj’g’as, however, won back the favour of Janamejaya, and ousted the Bhūtavīras.
(‘Great hero’) is the name in the later Samhitās and the Brāhmaṇas of a large earthenware pot which could be placed on the fire, and which was especially employed at the introductory Soma ceremony called Pravargya.
noun (neuter) a reed
iron
Name eines āsanas
pepper
rice-gruel
the root of Andropogon Muricatus
the root of Costus Speciosus
the root of ginger
vajra
srotoñjana Frequency rank 12223/72933
noun (masculine) an adept
chief
Guilandiana Bonduc
hero
man
manioc-root
mankind
Nerium Odorum
name of a son of Gobhānu
name of a son of Marutta
name of various heroes and teachers
name of various sons
son
Terminalia Arunja
the male of an animal
[drama] the sentiment of heroism Frequency rank 162/72933
noun (masculine) Andropogon Muricatus (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a distinguished hero (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a horse fit for the Aśva-medha sacrifice (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a king and various authors (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a Rudra (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a warrior (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of an incarnation or form of Śiva (sometimes regarded as his son) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) name of a monkey (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of one of the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra and various kings and other men (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Viṣṇu (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) a little man (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a pitiable hero (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
manikin (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Nerium Odorum (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a people (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a police-master (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of one of the seven sages under Manu Cākṣuṣa (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) name of a king of Ayodhyā (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a king of Pāṭalī (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a man with the patr. Pāñcālaputra (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) name of a Dānava (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a general of Agnimitra (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a king of Kaliṅga (the murderer of his brother) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a king of Kānyakubja (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a king of Murala (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a king of Nishadha (father of Nala) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a king of Siṃhala (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Vigatāśoka (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of an author (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (neuter) a particular posture (practised by ascetics) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a place sacred to Śiva (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) Andropogon Muricatus (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Barleria Longifolia (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Pentaptera Arjuna (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) Andropogon or Holcus Sorghum (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a sort of grain (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Pentaptera Arunja (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Semecarpus Anacardium (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Terminalia Arjuna (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the marking-nut plant (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (neuter) Andropogon Muricatus (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a fragrant grass (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the root of Andropogon Muricatus Frequency rank 9952/72933
adjective having no sons (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
unmanly (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
weak (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
without heroes (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine neuter) cemetery (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Nerium indicum Miller Nerium odorum Solander (Surapāla (1988), 138)
Nerium odorum
name of a Daitya (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a Nāga (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a town on the river Dṛṣadvati (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a town on the river Veṇvā (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Oleander (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
particular spell (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
species of Soma (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
sword (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
thumb (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) cemetery (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Nerium odorum Soland.
name of a Nāga (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
particular part of the face (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
poisonous root of Oleander (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
sword (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Terminalia Arjuna (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) a hero (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a person excellent or distinguished by (comp.) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
chief among (gen. or comp.) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a Caṇḍala (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Dharmanetra (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Haryaśva (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Pracinvat (grandson of Pūru) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Pūru (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son ol the 14th Manu (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of the descendants of Pravīra (son of Pūru) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
prince (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) jarāṭaka (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a great hero (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a kind of hawk (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a lion (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a sacrificial vessel (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a white horse (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
an archer (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
bowman (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Helminthostachys Laciniata (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Garuḍa (the bird and vehicle of Viṣṇu) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Gautama Buddha (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Hanumat (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of several kings (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of the last Arhat of the present Avasarpiṇī (the last and most celebrated Jaina teacher of the present age) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Viṣṇu (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
sacrificial fire (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the Indian cuckoo (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
thunderbolt (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a kind of alchemical preparation Frequency rank 12615/72933
noun (masculine) a king of the above people (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a people inhabiting the country round the Indus (in comp. also name of the country) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) a hero (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a Sauvīra
another tree (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Devaśravas (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Dyutimat (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Kṣemya (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Śibi (ancestor of the Suvīras) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Śiva (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Skanda (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of various kings (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Śiva (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the jujube tree (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
warrior (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) (sg.) a king of the Sauvīras (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a people inhabiting a district in the neighbourhood of the Indus (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine neuter) antimony (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
galena
sour gruel (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the fruit of the jujube (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) a contemptible Sauvīra (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Jayadratha (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the jujube tree (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Zizyphus sativa Gaertn. (G.J. Meulenbeld (1974), 609) Frequency rank 20359/72933
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