बाणbāṇaan arrowshot (as a measure of distance).
Derived forms and compounds
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-पातः
- an arrowshot (as a measure of distance).
- the range of an arrow.
- a bed of arrows (बाणशय्या, शरतल्प); बाणपातान्तरे रामं पातितं पुरुषर्षभम् Rām.6.45.25. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedवर्तिन् Adjective being within the range of an arrow.
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-पुरम् Śoṇitapura, the capital of Bāṇāsura.
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-मुक्ति Feminine, -मोक्षणम् discharging or shooting an arrow.
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-योजनम् a quiver.
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-रेखा a long wound made by an arrow.
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-लिङ्गम् a white stone found in the river नर्मदा and worshipped as the लिङ्ग of Śiva.
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-वारः a breast-plate, an armour, cuirass; Compare वारबाणः.
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-वृष्टिः Feminine a shower of arrows.
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-संधानम् the fitting of an arrow to the bow-string; का कथा बाणसंधाने ज्याशब्देनैव दूरतः Ś.3.1.
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-सिद्धिः Feminine the hitting of a mark by an arrow.
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-सुता an epithet of Uṣā, daughter of Bāṇa; see उषा.
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-हन् Masculine an epithet of Viṣṇu.
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बाणः bāṇḥ
- 1 An arrow, shaft, reed; Bṛi. Up.3.8.2; धनुष्यमोघं समधत्त बाणम् Ku.3.66.
- An aim or mark for arrows.
- The feathered end of an arrow.
- The udder of a cow.
- The body (शरीर); ते प्रकाश्श्याभिवदन्ति वयमेतद्बाणमवष्टभ्य विधारयामः Praśna Up.2.2.
- Name of a demon, son of Bali; Compare उषा.
- Name of a celebrated poet who lived at the court of king Harṣavardhana and flourished in the first half of the seventh century; see App. II). He is the author of कादम्बरी, हर्षचरित and of some other works; (Govardhana in his Āryāsaptaśatī 37 speaks in these terms of Bāṇa: जाता शिखण्डिनी प्राग् यथा शिखण्डी तथावगच्छामि । प्रागल्भ्यधिकमाप्तुं वाणी बाणो बभूवेति ॥; so हृदयवसतिः पञ्चबाणस्तु बाणः Parasmaipada R.1.22).
- A symbolical expression for the number 'five'.
- A sound voice.
- Fire.
- Lightning.
- A form of Śiva.
- The versed sine of an arc.
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-णः, -णा The hinder part or feathered end of an arrow.
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-णः, -णा, -णम् a blue flowering Barleria -नीलझिण्टी (Marâthî कोऱ्हांटी); अनाविलोन्मीलितबाणचक्षुषः Ki.4. 28. Śi.6.46.
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-असनम् a bow; स पार्थबाणासन- वेगमुक्तैर्दृढाहतः पत्रिभिरुग्रवेगैः Mb.8.89.86. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedयन्त्रम् a kind of bow with a mechanical contrivance at one of its ends for tightening the string and letting off the arrow; Dk.1.1.
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-आवलिः, -ली
- Feminine
- a series of arrows.
- a series of five verses forming one sentence.
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-आश्रयः a quiver.
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-गङ्गा Name of a river said to have been produced by Rāvaṇa's arrow; सोमेशाद् दक्षिणे भागे बाणेनाभि- बिभिद्य वै । रावणेन प्रकटिता जलधारातिपुण्यदा । बाणगङ्गेति विख्याता या स्नानादघहारिणी ॥ Varāha Parasmaipada
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-गोचरः the range of an arrow; अवतीर्णोऽसि रतिरमणबाणगोचरम् Māl.1.19/2.
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-जालम् a number of arrows.
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-जित् Masculine an epithet of Viṣṇu.
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-तूणः, -धिः a quiver; क्षीणबाणो विबाणधिः Mb. 8.63; बबन्धाथ च बाणधी (Dual) Bk.14.17; Ki.18.1.
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-निकृत Adjective pierced or wounded by an arrow.
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-पत्रः Name of a bird (कङ्क).
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-पथः the range of an arrow.
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-पाणि Adjective armed with arrows.
