अभय a. [न. ब.] Free from fear or danger, secure, safe; वैराग्यमेवाभयम् Bh.3.35. -यः [न भयं यस्मात्] 1 An epithet of the Supreme Being, or knowledge concerning that being. -2 N. of Śiva. -3 One devoid of all worldly possessions. -4 One who fearlessly executes scriptural commandments. -5 N. of a Yoga (conjunture or time) favourable to a march or expedition. -6 A refugeoffering pose of the hand of an image; Māna.12. 12-21. See अभयमुद्रा. -या 1 N. of a plant (हरीतकी), Mar. हिरडा). -2 A form of the goddess Durgā. -यम् 1 Absence or removal of fear. -2 Security, safety, protection from fear or danger. मया तस्याभयं दत्तम् Pt.1; अभयस्य हि यो दाता Ms.8.33; Ś.2.17. -2 N. of a sacrificial hymn. -3 The root of a fragrant grass (वीरणमूलम्, उशीरम्). -Comp. -कृत् a. 1. not terrific, mild. -2. giving safety. -गिरिवासिन् m. one dwelling on the mountain of safety, N. of a class of Kātyāyana's pupils. -गिरिविहारः Buddhist monastery on the Abhayagiri. -डिण्डिमः 1 proclamation of assurance of safety. -2 a military or war-drum. -द, -दायिन्, -प्रद a. giving a guarantee or promise of safety; भयेष्वभयदः Rām.; ˚प्रद; ऐश्वर्यमभयप्रदः Ms.4.232. (-दः) an Arhat of the Jainas; N. of Viṣṇu. -दक्षिणा, -दानम्, -प्रदानम् giving a promise, assurance, or guarantee of safety or protection (from danger); सर्वप्रदानेष्वभयप्रदानम् (प्रधानम्) Pt.1.29; सर्वतः प्रतिगृह्णीयान्मध्वथाभयदक्षिणाम् Ms.4.247. -पत्रम् a written document or paper granting assurance of safety; cf. the modern 'safe-conduct'. -मुद्रा a variety of mudrā in Tantra literature. -याचना asking for protection; ˚अञ्जलिः; बध्यतामभययाचनाञ्जलिः R.11.78. -वचनम्, -वाच् f. an assurance or promise of safety. -सनि a. Ved. giving safety.
उद्वृषभयज्ञः A religious act performed by the persons that hail from North India; ये उदीच्या इति समाख्यातास्ते उद्वृषभयज्ञादीन् (करिष्ष्यन्ति) ŚB,. on MS.1.3.19.
m. war drum: -m dâ, proclaim security of person amid beating of drums; -tama, n. greatest safety; -da, a. affording security; -dakshi- nâ, f. promise of security; -datta, m. N. of a physician; -dâna, n. granting of security; -prada, -pradâyin, a. granting security; -pradâna, n. granting of security; -yâkanâ, f. begging for security of person; -vâk, f. as surance of safety.
noun (neuter) (applied as proper name to) a child of Dharma and his reign in Plakṣadvīpa (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Andropogon Muricatum (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a kind of symbol procuring security (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a sacrificial hymn recited to obtain personal security (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
absence or removal of fear (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
peace (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
safety (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
security (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the root of a fragrant grass (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) name of a natural son of Bimbisāra (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a river in Krauñcadvīpa (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra
name of a son of Idhmajihva (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Śiva (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) an Arhat of the Jainas (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a king [the son of Manasyu and father of Sudhanvan] (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Śiva Frequency rank 26510/72933
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