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1. भ्रूbhrūf.Brow, eyebrow; कान्तिर्भ्रुवो- रायतलेखयोर्या Ku.1.47; विवर्तितभ्रूरियमद्य शिक्षते -Comp.

   [भ्रम्-डू Uṇ.2.68]

   Brow, eyebrow; कान्तिर्भ्रुवो- रायतलेखयोर्या Ku.1.47; विवर्तितभ्रूरियमद्य शिक्षते -Compound

   Derived forms and compounds

   • -कुटिः, -टी Feminine contraction or knitting of the eyebrows, a frown. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedबन्धः, denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedरचना bending or knitting the eyebrows; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedमुखम् a frowning face; भ्रूकुटिं बन्ध् or रच् 'to knit the eyebrows, to frown'.

   • -क्षेपः contraction of the eyebrows; भ्रूक्षेपमात्रानुमतप्रवेशाम् Ku.3.6. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedआलापः the language of frowns;

   • -जाहम् the root of the eyebrow.

   • -भङ्गः, -भेदः contraction or knitting of the eyebrows, a frown; तरङ्गभ्रूभङ्गा क्षुभितविहगश्रेणिरशना V.4.28; सभ्रूभङ्गं मुखमिव Me.24; सभ्रूभङ्गम् 'with a frown'.

   • -भेदिन् Adjective frowning.

   • -मण्डलम् the arch of the eyebrow.

   • -मध्यम् the space between the eye-brows.

   • -लता a creeper-like eyebrow, an arched or curving eyebrow.

   • -वञ्चितम् a stolen glance.

   • -विकारः, -विक्रिया, -विक्षेपः contraction of the eyebrows, frowning.

   • -विचेष्टितम्, -विभ्रमः -विलासः graceful or playful movement of the eyebrows, amorous play of the brows; सभ्रूविलासमथ सोऽयमि- तीरयित्वा Māl.1.25; Me.16.

   • -विजृम्भः, -म्भणम् the bending of the brows.

   In the Gita·5·27·8·10

   स्पर्शान्कृत्वा बहिर्बाह्यांश्चक्षुश्चैवान्तरे भ्रुवोः ।

   • भ्रुवोःbhruvoḥgenitive dual of the feminine noun bhrū (eyebrow).

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