m. the inside, middle, interior of anything, calyx (as of a lotus) etc. (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound'f(ā-).,"having in the interior, containing, filled with" etc.)
m. "offspring of the sky" id est the fogs and vapour drawn upwards by the rays of the sun during eight months and sent down again in the rainy season (see)
m. the bed of a river (especially of the Ganges) when fullest id est on the fourteenth day of the dark half of the month bhādra- or in the height of the rains (the garbha- extends to this point, after which the tīra- or proper bank begins, and extends for 150 cubits, this space being holy ground)
m. womb; interior (--°ree; a. con taining -within); foetus, embryo; new-born child; child; offspring, brood (of birds); con ception; sprout: *-ka, m. wreath of flowers interwoven with the hair; -kâma, a. desirous of the fruit of the womb; -kâra, n. N. of a Sastra (producing fertility); -kâla, m. time of pregnancy; -gata, pp. lying in the womb; -griha, -geha, n. inner apartment, bed chamber; inner sanctuarycontaining the image of the deity; -graha, m., -grahana, n. conception; -kyuti, f. birth; -tâ, f., -tva, n. pregnancy; -dâsa, m. (î, f.) slave by birth (Pr.); -dvâdasa, m. pl. twelfth year after conception; -dharâ, a. f. pregnant;-dhâr ana, n. pregnancy; -purodâsa, m. cake offered during the pregnancy of a female animal; -bhartri-druh, a. injuring the foetus and the husband; -bharman, n. nurture of the foetus; -bhavana, n. inner sanctuary con taining the image of the deity; -bhâra, m. burden of the womb: -m dhri, become preg nant; -mandapa, m. inner apartment, bed chamber; -mâsa, m. month of pregnancy; -rûpaka, m. young man; -lakshana, n. sign of pregnancy; -vatî, a. f. pregnant; -vasati, f., -vâsa, m. womb; -vesman, n. inner chamber; lying-in room; -sâtana, n. causing of abortion; -samsravana, n. miscarriage; -samkarita, m. one of mixed extraction; -sambhava,m. conception; -sambhûti, f. id.; -stha, a. being in the womb; -sthâna, n. womb; -srâva, m. miscarriage.
noun (masculine) a foetus or embryo (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a foundation deposit
a woman's courses (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
adytum or sanctuary of a temple (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
an inner apartment (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
any interior chamber (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
brood or offspring (of birds) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
calyx (as of a lotus) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
child (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
fire (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
interior of anything (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
joining (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
middle (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a ṣi (called Prājāpatya) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
sleepingroom (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the bed of a river (esp. of the Ganges) when fullest (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the bed of a river on the fourteenth day of the dark half of the month Bhādra or in the height of the rains (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the fogs and vapour drawn upwards by the rays of the sun during eight months and sent down again in the rainy season (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the inside (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the rough coat of the Jaka fruit (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the situation in a drama when the complication of the plot has reached its height (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the womb (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
union (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a state of jīrṇasūta
name of an alchemical technique Frequency rank 322/72933
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