mn. "the hard or mighty one", a thunderbolt (especially that of indra-, said to have been formed out of the bones of the ṛṣi-dadhīca- or dadhīci- [q.v.] , and shaped like a circular discus, or in later times regarded as having the form of two transverse bolts crossing each other thus x;sometimes also applied to similar weapons used by various gods or superhuman beings, or to any mythical weapon destructive of spells or charms, also to manyu-,"wrath" or [with apām-]to a jet of water etc.;also applied to a thunderbolt in general or to the lightning evolved from the centrifugal energy of the circular thunderbolt of indra- when launched at a foe;in Northern Buddhist countries it is shaped like a dumb-bell and called Dorje;See) etc.
n.Name of a particular configurations of the planets and stars (in which favourable planets are situated in the 1st and 7th houses and unfavourable in the 4th and 10th)
वज्र a. [वज्-रन् Uṇ.2.28] 1 Hard, adamantine. -2 Severe. -3 Forked, zigzag. -4 Cross. -ज्रः, -ज्रम् 1 A thunderbolt, the weapon of Indra (said to have been formed out of the bones of the sage Dadhīchi q. v.); आशंसन्ते समितिषु सुराः सक्तवैरा हि दैत्यैरस्याधिज्ये धनुषि विजयं पौरुहूते च वज्रे Ś.2.16. -2 Any destructive weapon like the thunderbolt. -3 A diamond-pin, an instrument for perforating jewels; मणौ वज्रसमुत्कीर्णे सूत्रस्येवास्ति मे गतिः R.1.4. -4 A diamond in general, an adamant; वज्रादपि कठोराणि मृदूनि कुसुमादपि U.2.7; R.6.19; मुक्तां मरकतं पद्मरागं वज्रं च विद्रुमम् Śiva B.3.12. -5 Sour gruel. -ज्रः 1 A form of military arrray. -2 A kind of Kuśa grass. -3 N. of various plants. -4 A kind of pillar. -ज्रम् 1 Steel. -2 A kind of talc. -3 Thunderlike or severe language. -4 A child. -5 Emblic myrobalan. -6 The blossom of the sesamum or Vajra plant. -7 Denunciation in strong language. -8 A particular posture in sitting. -Comp. -अंशुकम् cloth marked with various patterns. -अङ्क a. studded with diamonds (Mar. हिरेजडित); ततो जाम्बूनदीः पात्रीर्वज्राङ्का विमलाः शुभाः Mb.12.171.16. -अङ्कित a. marked with Vajra-like symbol. -अङ्गः a snake. -अभ्यासः cross-multiplication. -अशनिः the thunderbolt of Indra; वज्राशनिसम- स्पर्शा अर्जुनेन शरा युधि Mb.6.119.6 -अस्थिः f. Asteracantha Longifolia (Mar. तालिमखाना). -आकरः a diamond mine; बभूव वज्राकरभूषणायाः (पतिः) R.18.21. -आकार, -आकृति a. 1 shaped like वज्र. -2 a crossshaped symbol. -आख्यः a kind of mineral spar. -आघातः 1 a stroke of thunder or lightning. -2 (hence fig.) any sudden shock or calamity. -आभः a kind of spar or valuable stone. -आयुधः an epithet of Indra. -आसनम् 1 a diamond-seat. -2 a particular posture in sitting (the hands being placed in the hollow between the body and the crossed feet). -कङ्कटः an epithet of Hanumat. -कवचः, -चम् 1 adamantine mail. -2 a particular Samādhi. -कालिका N. of the mother of Śākyamuni. -कीटः a kind of insect (boring holes in wood and stone). -कीलः a thunderbolt, an admantine shaft; जीवितं वज्रकीलम् Māl.9.37; cf. U.1.47. -कूटः a mountain consisting of diamonds; स वज्रकूटाङ्गनिपातवेगविशीर्णकुक्षिः स्तनयन्नुदन्वान् Bhāg.3.13.29. -केतुः N. of the demon Naraka. -क्षारम् an alkaline earth. -गोपः = इन्द्रगोपः q. v. -घोष a. sounding like a thunderbolt; R.18.21. -चञ्चुः a vulture. -चर्मन् m. a rhinoceros. -जित् m. N. of Garuḍa. -ज्वलनम्, -ज्वाला lightning. -तरः N. of a kind of very hard cement; Bṛi. S.57.7. -तुण्डः 1 a vulture. -2 mosquito, gnat. -3 N. of Garuḍa. -4 of Gaṇeṣa. -तुल्यः lapis lazuli or azure stone. -दंष्ट्रः a kind of insect. -दक्षिणः N. of Indra. -दण्ड a. having a staff studded with diamonds. -दन्तः 1 a hog. -2 a rat. -दंशनः a rat. -देह, -देहिन् a. having an adamantine or very hardy frame. -धरः 1 an epithet of Indra; वज्रधरप्रभावः R.18.21. -2 an owl. -धारणम् artificial gold. -नाभ a. having a hard nave (said of a wheel); see next word. -नाभः the discus of Kṛiṣṇa; वज्रनाभं ततश्चक्रं ददौ कृष्णाय पावकः Mb. 1.225.23 (com. वज्रं वरत्रासा नाभौ यस्य तत् । सूत्रबद्धशकुनिवत् पुनः प्रयोक्तुर्हस्तमायातीत्यर्थः ॥). -निर्घोषः, -निष्पेषः a clap or peal of thunder. -पञ्जरः a secure refuge, protector; वज्रपञ्जरनामेदं यो रामकवचं स्मरेत् Rāma-rakṣā 13. -पाणिः 1 an epithet of Indra; वज्रं मुमुक्षन्निव वज्रपाणिः R.2.42. -2 an owl. -पातः, -पतनम् a stroke of lightning, fall of thunder-bolt; एतद्वैशसवज्रघोरपतनम् U.4.24; यावन्निष्ठुर- वज्रपातसदृशं देहीति नो भाषते Udb. -पुष्पम् 1 the blossom of sesamum. -2 a valuable flower. -भृत् m. an epithet of Indra. -मणिः a diamond, an adamant; छेत्तुं वज्रमणी- ञ्शिरीषकुसुमप्रान्तेन संनह्यते Bh.2.6. -मय a. 1 hard, adamantine. -2 cruel, hard-hearted. -मुखः 1 a kind of insect; कृत्ते वज्रमुखेन नाम कृमिणा दैवान्ममोरुद्वये Karṇabhāra 1.1. -2 a kind of Samādhi. -मुष्टिः 1 an epithet of Indra. -2 an adamantine clenched fist. -3 a kind of weapon. -रदः a hog. -लिपिः a particular style of writing. -लेपः 1 a kind of very hard cement; वज्रलेपघटितेव Māl.5. 1; U.4 (for its preparation see Bṛi. S., Chapter 57 'वज्रलेपलक्षणः'). -2 The being ineffaceable, permanent one; अन्यक्षेत्रे कृतं पापं पुण्यक्षेत्रे विनश्यति । पुण्यक्षेत्रे कृतं पापं वज्र- लेपो भविष्यति ॥ Subhāṣ. -लोहकः a magnet. -वधः 1 death by thunderbolt. -2 cross-multiplication. -वारकः a title of respect. -व्यूहः a kind of military array. -शल्यः a porcupine. -संघातः N. of a kind of hard cement; Bṛi. S.57.8. -a. having the hardness of adamant; ततः स वज्रसंघातः कुमारो न्यपतद्गिरौ Mb.1.123.27. -सार a. as hard as adamant, having the strength of the thunderbolt, adamantine; क्व च निशितनिपाता वज्रसाराः शरास्ते Ś.1.1; त्वमपि कुसुमबाणान् वज्रसारीकरोषि 3.4. -सूचिः, -ची f. a diamond-needle. -हृदयम् an adamantine heart.
m. n. [mighty], thunderbolt, esp. Indra's (sts. also of other gods; also applied to mythical weapons, destructive spells etc.); adamant, diamond (gnly. n.); m. kind of military array; N.: -karshana,m. ep. of Indra; -kîta, m. kind of insect (supposed to perforate wood and stone); -kîla, m. thunderbolt: â-ya, den. P. resemble a thunderbolt; -kûta, n. N. of a mythical town; -ghosha, a. roaring like the thunderbolt;-gvalana, m. (flash of the thunderbolt), lightning; -tunda, a. having a beak as hard as adamant; -damsh- tra, a. having fangs as hard as adamant; m. N. of a prince of the fairies; N. of a lion; -datta, m. N.; -dhara, a.wielding the thunderbolt; m. ep. of Indra; N. of a king; -nâ bha, a. having a nave of adamant; m. N. of various kings; -pañgara, m. cage of adamant=secure refuge for, protector of (g., --°ree;); N. of a Dânava; -pâni, a.holding the thunderbolt in his hand; m. ep. of Indra; -pâta, m. fall of the thunderbolt, thunder clap, stroke of lightning; a. descending like a thunderbolt; -prabha, m. N. of a fairy; (vágra)-bâhu, a. holding the thunderbolt in his hand (RV.); -bhrít, a. bearing the thunderbolt; m. ep. of Indra; -mani, m. adamant gem, diamond; -maya, a. (î) adamantine, hard as diamond; -mukuta, m. N.; -mushti, a. holding the thunderbolt in his hand; m. ep. of Indra; N. of two warriors; -râtra, n. N. of a town; -lepa, m. diamond cement; -lepâya, den. Â. adhere like adamant cement; -vriksha, m. kind of tree (Cactus Opuntia); -vega, m. N. of a fairy; -vyûha, m. kind ofmilitary array; -sâra, a. hard as adamant; made of diamond; m. n. diamond; m. N.: -maya, a. hard as diamond, adamantine; -sârî-kri, make as hard as diamond; -sûk&ibrevcirc;, f. diamond needle; (vágra)-hasta, a.holding the thunderbolt in his hand (gnly. of Indra).
te manyo 'vidhad vajra sāyaka # RV.10.83.1a; AVś.4.32.1a; AVP.4.32.1a. P: yas te manyo Aś.9.7.2; 8.19 (comm.); śś.14.22.5; Kauś.14.26; Rvidh.3.14.7. Cf. BṛhD.7.117. This and the next hymn are designated as manyusūkte Aś.9.8.19; śś.14.22.5.
noun (masculine neuter) a diamond (thought to be as hard as the thunderbolt or of the same substance with it) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a kind of metal
a kind of penance (feeding for a month on only barley prepared with cow's urine) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a thunderbolt (esp. that of Indra) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
sour gruel (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
vajramūṣā
[arch.] a kind of temple
[medic.] a kind of menstrual blood, vajrapuṣpa
[medic.] name of an antidote
abhra
vaikrānta
a kind of talc (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (neuter) Andropogon Muricatus (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a child (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a kind of hard iron or steel (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a particular posture in sitting (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
denunciation in strong language (compared to thunder) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
myrobolan (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a particular configurations of the planets and stars (in which favourable planets are situated in the 1st and 7th houses and unfavourable in the 4th and 10th) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
pupil (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the blossom of the sesamum or of any plant called Vajra (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) Asteracantha Longifolia (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a form of military array (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a kind of column or pillar (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a kind of hard mortar (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a particular Ekāha (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a particular form of the moon (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Euphorbia Antiquorum (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Euphorbia neriifolia L.
name of a mountain (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Aniruddha
name of an Asura (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of the 15th yoga (astron.) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
snuhī Frequency rank 10487/72933
noun (masculine) a hog (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a rat (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
boor (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a lion Frequency rank 38992/72933
noun (masculine) name of a king of Puṇḍarīkiṇī (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a prince (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Bhagadatta (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) name of a king of the Vidyādharas (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a lion (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a Rākṣasa (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of an Asuri (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Gaṇeśa Frequency rank 22176/72933
noun (masculine) name of a Bodhisattva (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a king (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Indra (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a kind of alchemical preparation Frequency rank 8182/72933
noun (neuter) a diamond (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a particular phenomenon in the sky (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
[medic.] a kind of oil (prepared with various substances and used for curing skin diseases)
vaikrānta Frequency rank 8498/72933
noun (masculine) Asteracantha Longifolia (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Euphorbia Antiquorum (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Euphorbia Neriifolia (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) a mountain consisting of diamonds (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a mountain (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a mythical town on the Himālaya (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) "grasping a thunderbolt" (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a Kṣatriya or warrior (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a Rākṣasa (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Indra (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
one whose clenched fist is like adamant (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) Kṛṣna's discus (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a Dānava (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of one of Skanda's attendants (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of several princes (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) a secure refuge for (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a Dānava (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a prayer addressed to Durgā (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
protector of (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of an alchemical preparation Frequency rank 38994/72933
noun (masculine) a mosquito (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a vulture (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Cactus Opuntia (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
gnat (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Garuḍa (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Gaṇeśa (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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