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Entry हीर
हीरhīraA snake.
[हृ-क नि]
A snake.
A necklace.
A lion.
Name of the father of Srīharṣa, the author of the Naishadha-charita.
Name of Śiva.
Derived forms and compounds
-रः, -रम्
The thunderbolt of Indra.
A diamond; (occurring in the concluding stanza of each canto of नैषधचरित).