कल्याण a. (-णा or -णी f.) [कल्ये प्रातः अण्यते शब्द्यते, अण्-घञ्] 1 Blessed, happy, lucky, fortunate; त्वमेव कल्याणि तयोस्तृतीया R.6.29; Me.111. -2 Beautiful, agreeable, lovely. -3 Excellent, illustrious; यत् कल्याणं जिघ्रति तदात्माने Bṛi. Up.1.3.3; Mu.4.4. -4 Auspicious, salutary, propitious, good; U.2.2; कल्याणानां त्वमसि महतां भाजनं विश्वमूर्ते Māl.1.3. -5 True, authentic; कल्याणी बत गाथेयम् Rām.5.34.6. -णम् 1 Good fortune, happiness, good, prosperity; कल्याणं कुरुतां जनस्य भगवां- श्चन्द्रार्धचूडामणिः H.1.185; तद्रक्ष कल्याणपरंपराणां भोक्तारमूर्ज- स्वलमात्मदेहम् R.2.5;17.11; Ms.3.6; so ˚अभिनिवेशी K.14. -2 Virtue. -3 Festival. -4 Gold. -5 Heaven. -6 A class of five-storeyed buildings; Māna.23.3. 32. -णः 1 An elephant in the fourth decade. Mātaṅga L.5.14,6.6,9.26. -2 A particular Rāga. -णी 1 A cow. -2 Holy or sacred cow; उपस्थितेयं कल्याणी नाम्नि कीर्तित एव यत् R.1.87. -3 A young cow, heifer; U.4. -4 A Particular Rāgiṇī. -Comp. -कृत् a. 1 doing good, beneficial, good; न हि कल्याण- कृत्कश्चिद् दुर्गतिं तात गच्छति Bg.6.4. -2 propitious, lucky (also कल्याणचारः). -3 virtuous. -धर्मन् a. virtuous. -पञ्चकः a. horse with white feet and white mouth, a kind of horse; यस्य पादाः सिताः सर्वे तथा वक्त्रे च मध्यमः । कल्याण- पञ्चकः प्रोक्तः सर्वकल्याणकारकः ॥ Śalihotra of भोज. 7. -बीजम् a kind of pulse (Mar. मसुरा). -मल्लः N. of the author of Anaṅgaraṅga. -योगः a kind of astrological योग. -वचनम् a friendly speech, good wishes. -वाचनम् Giving of blessing after the completion of an auspicious कर्म.
a. (&isharp;) beautiful, lovely; good, excellent, noble; blessed, auspicious, prosperous; m. N. of a king; n. the good; virtue, merit; welfare, prosperity; festival; î, f. kind of pulse; -kataka, N. of a locality; -kara, a. (î) propitious; -kâra, a. productive of utility; -krit, a. performing good deeds; -devî, f. N. of a queen; -paramparâ, f. continuous good fortune; -pura, n. N. of a town; -prakriti, a. noble-natured; -lakshana, a. hav ing auspicious marks; -vartman, m. N. of a king; -svâmi-kesava, m. N. of a statue of Vishnu; -½abhinivesin, a. benevolent; m. patron.
noun (neuter) a festival (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a form of salutation ("Hail!" "May luck attend you!") (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
gold (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
good conduct (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
good fortune (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
happiness (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
heaven (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of the eleventh of the fourteen Pūrvas or most ancient writings of the Jainas (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
prosperity (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
virtue (opposed to pāpa) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) a particular Rāga (sung at night) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a Gandharva (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a prince (also called Bhaṭṭaśrīkalyāṇa) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of the author of the poem (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
adjective beautiful (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
beneficial (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
happy (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noble (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
virtuous (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (neuter) a friend of virtue (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a good counsellor (opposed to pāpa-mitra) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a well-wishing friend (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Buddha (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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