नलnalaa fragrant root (उशीर); Ki.12.5; N.4.116. कतकं नक्रनखरं नलदं नागकेसरम् Śiva. B.3.14.
Derived forms and compounds
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- a fragrant root (उशीर); Ki.12.5; Name4.116. कतकं नक्रनखरं नलदं नागकेसरम् Śiva. B.3.14.
- the honey of a flower.
- the flower of Hibiscus Rosa Sinensis (Marâthî जास्वंद).
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-पट्टिका a sort of mat made of reeds.
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-मीनः a shrimp or prawn; Rām.3.73.14.
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नलः nalḥ
- 1 A kind of reed; Bhāg.1.6.13; एरण़्डभिण्डार्कनलैः प्रभूतैरपि संचितैः । दारुकृत्यं यथा नास्ति तथैवाज्ञैः प्रयोजनम् ॥ Pt.1.96.
- Name of a celebrated king of the Niṣadhas and hero of the poem called 'Naiṣadhacharita'. [Nala was a very noble-minded and virtuous king. He was chosen by Damayantī in spite of the opposition of gods, and they lived happily for some years. But Kaliwho was disappointed in securing her hand resolved to persecute Nala, and entered into his person. Thus affected he played at dice with his brother, and having lost everything, he, with his wife, was banished from the kingdom. One day, while wandering through the wilderness, he abandoned his wife, almost naked, and went away. Subsequently he was deformed by the serpent Karkoṭaka, and so deformed he entered the service of king Ṛituparṇa of Ayodhyā as a horse-groom under the name of Bāhuka. Subsequently with the assistance of the king he regained his beloved and they led a happy life; see ऋतुपर्ण and दमयन्ती also.]
- Name of a monkey-chief, son of Viśvakarman, who, it is said, built the bridge of stones called Nalasetu or 'Adam's bridge' over which Rāma passed to Laṅkā with his army.
- Name of a year (Nm.)
- A measure of length (equal to 4 हस्तs); वेदीमष्टनलोत्सेधाम् Mb.7.7.16.
- Name of divine being (पितृदेव).
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- A blue lotus; नलनीलमूर्तेः Śrīkanthacharita 1.33.
- Smell, odour.
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-कीलः the knee.
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-कूब (व) रः Name of a son of Kubera.
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-तूला a variety of the hides of aquatic animals; Kau. Atmanepada 2.11.
