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• -अग्रम्, -अग्रकम् a hammer, a mace or club tipped with iron; a pestle for cleaning grain.

• -अपाष्टि Adjective Vedic furnished with iron claws or heels.

• -कंसः, -सम् an iron goblet.

• -कणपम् A kind of weapon, which throws out iron-balls; अयःकणपचक्राश्म- भुशुण्डयुक्तबाहवः Mb.1.227.25.

• -काण्डः

  1. an iron-arrow.
  2. excellent iron.
  3. a large quantity of iron.

• -कान्तः

  1. (अयस्कान्तः)
  2. 'beloved of iron', a magnet, load-stone; शम्भोर्यतध्वमाक्रष्टुमयस्कान्तेन लोहवत् Ku.2.59; स चकर्ष परस्मा- त्तदयस्कान्त इवायसम् R.17.63; Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)4.21. अयस्कान्तमयः संक्रामति M. Bh. on ParasmaipadaIII.1.7.
  3. a precious stone; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedमणिः a loadstone; अयस्कान्तमणिशलाकेव लोहधातुमन्तः- करणमाकृष्टवती Māl.1.

• -कारः

  1. an iron-smith, blacksmith.
  2. the upper part of the thigh.

• -किट्टम्, -कीजम् rust of iron.

• -कुम्भः an iron vessel, boiler etc.; so denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedपात्रम्.

• -कुशा a rope partly consisting of iron.

• -कृतिः Femininea preparation of iron; one of the ways of curing leprosy (महाकुष्ठचिकि- त्साभेदः).

• -गः an iron hammer.

• -गुडः

  1. a pill; one made of some preparation of iron.
  2. an iron ball; दीप्तशूलष्टर्ययोगुडान् Ms.3.133.
  3. A kind of weapon consisting of iron balls; लगुडायोगुडाश्मानः Mb.7.3.16.

• -घनः अयो हन्यते अनेन इति ParasmaipadaIII.3.82 an iron hammer, forge hammer; गदापरिघनिस्त्रिंशपट्टिशायोघनोपलैः Mb. 7.25.58. अयोघनेनाय इवाभितप्तम्R.14.33.

• -चूर्णम् iron filings.

• -जाल Adjective having iron nets; of impenetrable guiles. (-लम्) an iron net-work; अयोजालानि निर्मथ्य भित्त्वा रत्नगृहं वरम् Rām.3.35.35.

• -ताप Adjective making iron red-hot.

• -दत्, -दंष्ट्र Adjective Vedic iron-toothed, having iron rims (as chariots); having iron weapons; पश्यन् हिरण्यचक्रान- योदंष्ट्रान् विधोवतो वराहून् Rv.1.88.5.

• -दती Adjective proper name; (स्त्रियां संज्ञायाम् ParasmaipadaV.4.143).

• -दण्डः an iron club, K.76.

• -धातुः iron metal; अयोधातुं यद्वत्परिलघुरयस्कान्त- शकलः Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)4.21.

• -पानम् (अयःपानम्) Name of a hell (where redhot iron is forced down the throats of those who are condemned to it).

• -पिण्डः A canon-ball.

• -प्रतिमा (अयःप्रतिमा) an iron image.

• -बाहुः Name of a son of Dhṛitarāṣṭra.

• -मलम् rust of iron; so denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedरजः, denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedरसः.

• -मुख

  1. Adjective (-खी Feminine)
  2. having an iron mouth, face, or beak.
  3. tipped or pointed with iron; भूमिं भूमिशयांश्चैव हन्ति काष्ठमयोमुखम् Ms.1.84. (-खः) an arrow (ironpointed); भेत्स्यत्यजः कुम्भमयोमुखेन R.5.55.

• -शङ्कुः

  1. an iron spear;
  2. an iron nail, pointed iron spike, अयःशङ्कुचितां रक्षः शतघ्नीमथ शत्रवे R.12.95.

• -शय Adjective lying in, made of iron, (said of fire).

• -शूलम्

  1. an iron lance.
  2. a forcible means, a violent proceeding (तीक्ष्णः उपायः Sk.); (Compare आयःशूलिक; also K. Parasmaipada1; अयःशूलेन अन्विच्छतीत्यायःशूलिकः).

• -स्थूण

  1. Adjective
  2. (अयdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied or यःdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied) having iron pillars or stakes. हिरण्यरूपमुषसो व्युष्टावयः- स्थूणमुदिता सूर्यस्य Rv.5.62.8.
  3. Name of a Ṛiṣi Śat. Br.

• -हत Adjective Vedic embossed in iron-work, made by a priest who wears a golden ring on his finger (B. and R.); रक्षोहा विश्वचर्षणिरभि योनिमयोहतम् Rv.9.1.2.

• -हृदय Adjective iron-hearted, stern, cruel, unrelenting; सुहृदयोहृदयः प्रतिगर्जताम् R.9.9.