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Entry मरीचि

मरीचिmarīci(Rarely मरीची also) m. f. [मृ-ईचि Uṇ.4.7]
1. (Rarely मरीची also) Masculine Feminine मृ-ईचि Uṇ.4.7
2. A ray of light; न चन्द्रमरीचयः V.3.1; सवितुर्मरीचिभिः Ṛs.1.16; R.9.13;13.4.
3. A particle of light.
4. Light.
5. Mirage.
6. A spark of fire; मरीच्य इव निष्पेतु- रग्नेर्धूमाकुलार्चिषः Rām.1.56.18.
Derived forms and compounds
- -चिः
  
  Name of a Prajāpati, one of the ten patriarchs created by the first Manu, or one of the ten mindborn sons of Brahman; he was father of Kaśyapa.
  
  Name of a lawgiver.
  
  Name of Kṛiṣṇa.
  
  A miser.
- -गर्भ Adjective containing particles of light (Name of a world).
- -तोयम् a mirage; मरीचितोयान्यभिधावति क्वचित् Bhāg.5.13.5.
- -प Adjective drinking in particles of light; वैखानसा वालखिल्याः संप्रक्षाला मरीचिपाः (तापसाः) Rām.3.6.2.
- -मालिन् Adjective encircled by rays, radiant, shining. (-Masculine) the sun.
In the Gita10·21

मरीचिर्मरुतामस्मि नक्षत्राणामहं शशी ॥

marīcirmarutāmasmi nakṣatrāṇāmahaṁ śaśī. — Among the Adityas I am Vishnu; among lights and splendours I am the radiant Sun; I am Marichi among the Maruts; among the stars the Moon am I. 10·21
- मरीचिःmarīciḥnominative singular of the masculine noun marīci (one of the ten mind-born sons of Brahmā – the Creator).
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