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Entry हंस

  1. हंसhaṃsaN. of one of the peaks of the Himālaya.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -कूटः

      1. Name of one of the peaks of the Himālaya.
      2. the hump on the shoulder of an ox (for अंसकूट).
    • -गति Adjective having a swan's gait, stalking in a stately manner.

    • -गद्गदा

      1. a sweetly speaking woman.
      2. moving, going (गतिमान्); नव- द्वारं पुरं गत्वा हंसो हि नियतो वशी Mb.12.239.31 (see com.).
      3. Pure; हंसाय संयतगिरे निगमेश्वराय Bhāg.12.8.47;6.4. 26.
    • -साः (Masculine Plural) Name of a tribe said to live in the Plakṣa-Dvīpa.

    • -अंशुः Adjective white.

    • -अङ्घ्रिः vermilion.

    • -अधिरूढा an epithet of Sarasvatī.

    • -अभिख्यम् silver.

    • -आरूढः Name of Brahman.

    • -उदकम् a kind of cordial liquor (prepared from infusion of cardamoms).

    • -कान्ता a female goose.

    • -कालीतनयः a buffalo.

    • -कीलकः, -नीलकः a particular mode of sexual enjoyment.

    • हंसः haṃsḥ

      1. हस्-अच्-पृषोdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied वर्णागमः (said to be derived from हस्; Compare भवेद्वर्णागमाद् हंसः Sk.)
      2. A swan, goose, duck; हंसाः संप्रति पाण्डवा इव वनादज्ञातचर्यां गताः Mk. 5.6; न शोभते सभामध्ये हंसमध्ये बको यथा Subhāṣ; R.17. 25. (The description of this bird, as given by Sanskrit writers, is more poetical than real; he is described as forming the vehicle of the god Brahman, and as ready to fly towards the Mānasa lake at the approach of rains; Compare मानस. According to a very general poetical convention he is represented as being gifted with the peculiar power of separating milk from watere. g. सारं ततो ग्राह्यमपास्य फल्गु हंसो यथा क्षीरमिवाम्बुमध्यात् Pt.1; हंसोहि क्षीरमादत्ते तन्मिश्रा वर्जयत्यपः Ś.6.28; नीरक्षीरविवेके हंसालस्यं त्वमेव तनुषे चेत् । विश्वस्मिन्नधुनान्यः कुलव्रतं पालयिष्यति कः Bv.1.13; see Bh.2.18 also).
      3. The Supreme Soul, Brahman.
      4. The individual soul (जीवात्मन्); प्रीणीहि हंसशरणं विरम- क्रमेण Bhāg.4.29.56.
      5. One of the vital airs.
      6. The sun; हंसः शुचिषद्वसुरन्तरिक्षसद्धोता वेदिषत् Ka&tod;h.2.5.2; उषसि हंसमुदीक्ष्य हिमानिकाविपुलवागुरया परियन्त्रितम् Rām. ch.4.91.
      7. Śiva.
      8. Viṣṇu.
      9. Kāmadeva.
      10. An unambitious monorch.
      11. An ascetic of a particular order; Bhāg.3.12.43.
      12. A spiritual preceptor; Bhāg.7. 9.18.
      13. One free from malice, a pure person.
      14. A mountain.
      15. Envy, malice.
      16. A buffalo.
      17. A horse.
      18. A particular incantation; Latin D. B.
      19. The best of its kind (at the end of a compound; Compare कविहंस); Latin D. B.
      20. A temple of a particular form.
      21. Silver. -Adjective
    • -पादम्

      1. vermilion.
      2. quick-silver.
    • -बीजम् a goose's egg.

    • -माला a flight of swans; तां हंसमालाः शरदीव गङ्गाम् Ku.1.3.

    • -यानम् a car drawn by swans.

    • -युवन् Masculine a young goose or swan.

    • -रथः, -वाहनः epithets of Brahman.

    • -राजः a king of geese, a large gander.

    • -लिपिः a particular mode of writing (with Jainas).

    • -लोमशम् green sulphate of iron.

    • -लोहकम् brass.

    • -श्रेणी a line of geese.

    • -गामिनी

      1. a woman having graceful gait like that of a swan; अव्यङ्गाङ्गीं सौम्यनाम्नीं हंसवारणगा- मिनीम् (उद्वहेत् स्त्रियम्) Ms.3.1.
      2. Name of Brahmāṇi.
    • -गुह्यम् Name of a particular hymn; अस्तौषीद्धंसगुह्येन भगवन्त- मधोक्षजम् Bhāg.6.4.22.

    • -च्छत्रम् dry ginger.

    • -तूलः, -लम् the soft feathers of down of a goose; रत्नखचितहेमपर्यङ्के हंसतूलगर्भशयनमानीय Dk.1.4;2.2.

    • -दाहनम् aloewood.

    • -नादः the cackling of a goose.

    • -नादिनी a woman of a particular class (described as having a slender waist, large hips, the gait of an elephant and the voice of a cuckoo; गजेन्द्रगमना तन्वी कोकिलालापसंयुता । नितम्बे गुर्विणी या स्यात् सा स्मृता हंसनादिनी).

    • -पक्षः a particular position o the hand.

    • -पदः a particular weight (कर्ष).

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Headwords under ह

Part 1 of 5 ह – हवित्रीAll parts
  1. ह – हवित्री
  2. हविष्मत् – हितक
  3. हिन्ताल – हेम्य
  4. हेय – ह्लादनम्
  5. ह्लादित – ह्वे