n. (later form of roman-q.v) the hair on the body of men and animals (especially short hair, wool etc.;not so properly applicable to the long hair of the head or beard, nor to the mane and tail of animals) etc.
mfn. born in the inverse order of the classes (as of a kṣatriya- father and brāhmaṇī- mother, or of a vaiśya- father and kṣatriyā- man or brāhmaṇī- man, in which cases the wife is of a higher caste than the husband; see)
(L.) m. "destroyer of puloma-", Name ofindra- (who destroyed his father-in-law puloma- in order to avert his imprecation consequent on the violation of his daughter).
() m. "destroyer of puloma-", Name ofindra- (who destroyed his father-in-law puloma- in order to avert his imprecation consequent on the violation of his daughter).
n.Name of an artificial poem (by the astronomer sūrya-paṇḍita-) celebrating the praises of rāma- and kṛṣṇa- (read either backwards or forwards; seevilomākṣara-kāvya-)
mf(ā-)n. (fr. 3. vi-+ loman-) against the hair or grain, turned the wrong way, inverted, contrary to the usual or proper course, opposed (pavana-vil-,"turned against the wind"; vilomamam-ind.,"backwards")
लोमन् n. [लू-मनिन् Uṇ.4.164] 1 The hair on the body of men or animals; see रोमन्. -Comp. -अञ्चः = 1 रोमाञ्चः q. v. -2 wool, down. -3 a tail. -अदः a species of parasitic worm. -आलिः, -ली, -आवलिः, -ली, -राजिः f. a line of hair from the breast to the navel; see रोमावली &c. -कर्णः a hare. -कीटः a louse. -कूपः, -गर्तः, -रन्ध्रम्, -विवरम् a pore of the skin. -घ्नम् morbid baldness. -पादः N. of a king of the Aṅgas; अपत्यकृतिकां राज्ञे लोमपादाय यां ददौ U.1.4 (v. l.). -मणिः an amulet made of hair. -वाहिन् a. 1 feathered; अच्छिनच्छरवर्षेण महता लोमवाहिना Mb.1.12.27. -2 hairy. -3 sharp. -विष a. with poison in hair (as tiger and other creatures). -शातनम् depilatory (removing the hair of the body). -संहर्षण a. thrilling, causing horripilation. -सारः an emerald. -हर्ष, -हर्षण, -हर्षिन् see रोमहर्ष &c. -हृत् m. yellow orpiment. -हारिन् 1 see लोमवाहिन. -2 gathering all in order (अनुलोमसंग्रही); Mb.1.14.89.
लोमश a. [लोमानि बाहुल्येन सन्त्यस्य श] 1 Hairy, woolly, shaggy. -2 Woollen. -3 Containing hair. -4 Consisting in sheep (as property). -5 Overgrown with grass. -शः A sheep, ram; धान्यं हृत्वा तु पुरुषो लोमशः संप्रजायते. -शा 1 A fox. -2 A female jackal. -3 An ape. -4 Green vitriol. -Comp. -कर्णः a species of animal living in holes. -पुष्पकः the Śirīṣa tree. -मार्जारः the civet-cat.
अनुलोम a. [अनुगतः लोम P.V.4.75.] 1 'With the hair', regular, in natural order, successive (opp. प्रतिलोम); hence favourable, agreeable; ˚सुखो वायु- रनुसारयतीव माम् Rām.; त्रिरेनामनुलोमामनुमार्ष्टि Śat. Br.; °reeकृष्टं क्षेत्रं प्रतिलोमं कर्षति Sk. ploughed in the regular direction. -2 Mixed as a tribe. -मा A woman of the lower caste than that of the man's whom she marries; सकामास्वनु- लोमासु न दोषस्त्वन्यथा दमः Y.2.288. -मम् adv. In regular or natural order; प्रतिलोममालिम्पेन्नानुलोमम् Suśr. -माः (pl.) Mixed castes. -Comp. -अय a. having fortune favourable. -अर्थ a. speaking in favour of; जडानप्यनु- लोमार्थान् प्रवाचः कृतिनां गिरः Śi.2.25. -कल्पः the thirty-fourth of the Atharvaveda Pariśiṣṭas. -ग a. straight going; प्रदक्षिणा ग्रहाश्चापि भविष्यन्त्यनुलोमगाः Mb.3.19.92. -ज, -जन्मन् a. born in due gradation, offspring of a mother inferior in caste to the father; said of the mixed tribes; संकीर्णयोनयो ये तु प्रतिलोमानुलोमजाः Ms.1.25; Y.1.95. -परिणीत a. married in regular gradation.
अनुलोमनम् 1 Regular gradation, sending or putting in the right direction. -2 (In medicine) Carrying off by the regular channels, such as purging; alleviation.
अनुलोमयति Den. P. 1 To stroke or rub with the hair or with the grain, go with the grain; तत्र प्रतिलोम- मनुलोमयेत् Suśr. -2 To evacuate, purge, carry off by the regular channels.
पुलोमन् m. N. of a demon, the father-in-law of Indra; पुलोमानं जघानाजौ जामाता सन् शतक्रतुः Hariv. -Comp. -अरिः, -जित्, -भिद्, -द्विष् m. epithets of Indra. -जा, -पुत्री Śachī, daughter of Puloman and wife of Indra.
विलोम a. (-मी f.) 1 Inverted, inverse, contrary, opposite. -2 Produced in the reverse order. -3 Backward. -4 Hairless. -5 Refractory. -मः 1 Reverse order, inversion. -2 A dog. -3 A snake. -4 N. of Varuṇa. -मम् A waterwheel, machine for raising water from a well. -Comp. -उत्पन्न, -ज, -जात, -वर्ण a. 'born in the reverse order'; i. e. born of a mother whose caste is superior to the father's; cf. -प्रतिलोमज also. -क्रिया, -विधिः 1 a reverse action. -2 a rule of inversion (in math.). -जिह्वः, -रसनः an elephant. -त्रैराशि- कम् rule of three inverse. -पाठः recitation in reverse order. -विधिः 1 reversed ceremony. -2 (Arith.) rule of inversion.
noun (masculine) name of a Rākṣasa (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the bristling or erection of the hair of the body (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
thrill or shudder (caused by excessive joy) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (neuter) a tail (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Sāman (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the hair on the body of men and animals (esp. short hair) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) a ram (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a cat (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a Ṛṣi (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
sheep (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the Indian fox Frequency rank 3364/72933
adjective containing hair (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
covered with hair (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
hairy (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
overgrown with grass (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
shaggy (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
woolly (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (feminine) a female jackal (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a fox (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
an ape (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
green vitriol (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Leea Hirta (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Nardostachys Jatamansi (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a Śākinī or female attendant of Durgā (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
dhātukāsīsa (Cakrapāṇidatta (0), 28) Frequency rank 12198/72933
adjective conformable (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
in a natural direction (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
in order (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
regular (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
successive (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (neuter) carrying off by the right channels (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
due regulation (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
purging (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
sending or putting in the right direction (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
verb (denominative parasmaipada) to send in the right direction or so as to carry off by the right channels (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to stroke or rub with the hair (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) name of a demon (the father-in-law of Indra by whom he was destroyed) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a prince (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
adjective against the hair (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
contrary to caste (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
contrary to nature (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
hostile (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
in reversed order (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
left (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
low (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
reverse (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
vile (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
adjective against the hair or grain (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
contrary to the usual course (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
hairless (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
inverted (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
opposed (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
produced in reverse order (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
refractory (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) a dog (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a snake (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Varuṇa (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
opposite course (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
reverse (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
reverse order (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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