n. " viṣṇu-'s gate", Name of a celebrated town and sacred bathing-place (commonly called Hardvar, where the Ganges finally leaves the mountains for the plains of Hindustan, whence it is sometimes called Gangadvara;it is called " hari-'s gate", as leading to vaikuṇṭha- or viṣṇu-'s heaven)
हरिद्रा [हरिं पीतवर्णं द्रवति द्रु-गतौ-ड] 1 Turmeric. -2 The root of turmeric powdered; see Malli. on N.22.49. -Comp. -अङ्गः a kind of pigeon. -आभ a. of a yellow colour. (-भः) 1 the yellow colour. -2 Zedoary. -गणपतिः, -गणेशः a particular form of the god Gaṇeśa. -राग, -रागक a. 1 turmeric-coloured. -2 unsteady in attachment or affection, fickle-minded (as a lover); (thus defined by Halāyudha:-- क्षणमात्रानुरागश्च हरिद्राराग उच्यते).
noun (masculine) a particular spell recited over weapons
name of a deity (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the yellow sandal tree (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
[medic.] name of a poison; hāridra (?) Frequency rank 31250/72933
noun (masculine neuter) a kind of poisonous plant
name of a serpent-demon (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the yellow sandal tree (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) a powder made from Mesua Roxburghii (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
green fluid (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Soma (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) a sort of Pinus (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a tree (in general) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Chloroxylon Swietenia (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Curcuma Aromatica (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a pupil of Kalāpin (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (feminine) a kind of prameha
Curcuma amada Roxb. (G.J. Meulenbeld (1974), 610)
Curcuma aromatica Salisb. (G.J. Meulenbeld (1974), 610)
Curcuma Longa Linn. (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Hedychium spicatum Sm. (G.J. Meulenbeld (1974), 610)
name of a river (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
turmeric or its root ground to powder (46 synonyms of this plant are given) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Zingiber zerumbet Rosc. ex Sm. (G.J. Meulenbeld (1974), 610) Frequency rank 1974/72933
adjective capricious (like the colour of turmeric) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
fickle (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
unsteady in affection or attachment (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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