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• -नी (Dual) Day and night (At the end of comp. अहन् is changed to अहः, हम् or to अह्न; see ParasmaipadaV.4.88-91; VI.3.11, VIII.4.7. Note: At the beginning of comp. it assumes the forms अहस् or अहर्; Exempli gratia, for example सप्ताहः, एकाहः, पूर्वाह्णः, अपराह्णः पुण्याहं, सुदिनाहं, अहःपतिः or अहर्पतिः etc. etc.).

• -अहः (अहरहः) Indeclinable Day by day, daily. अहरहःस्नात्वा सन्ध्यामुपासीत; अहरहर्नयमानो गामश्वं पुरुषं पशुम् Mbh. on 2.2.29.

• -आगमः (अहराdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied) the approach of day -आदिः dawn; शशधरमहरादौ रागवानुष्णरश्मिः Śi.11.62.

• -करः

  1. (denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedहः or denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedस्करः)
  2. the sun; अलंचकारास्य वधूरहस्करः Śi 1.58; (ParasmaipadaIII.2.21.)
  3. a kind of tree.

• -गणः

  1. (denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedहर्गdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied)
  2. a series of sacrificial days.
  3. a month.
  4. any calculated term (Wilson).

• -जरः [अहोभिः परिवर्तमानो लोकान् जरयति जृ-णिच् अच्, अहानि वा अस्मिन् जीर्यन्ति आधारे अप्-वा Tv.] Vedic the year as making days old.

• -जात Adjective Vedic born in the day or from day, not belonging to night.

• -दिव Adjective (denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedहर्दिdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied) existing every day. (-वम्) Indeclinable अहश्च दिवा च समा denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedद्वdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied daily, every day, day by day; य इत्थमस्वास्थ्यमहर्दिवं दिवः Śi.1.51.

• -दिवि Indeclinable day by day, every day, constantly; यथा श्येनात् पतत्रिणः संविजन्ते अहर्दिवि सिंहस्य स्तनयोर्यथा Av.5.21.6.

• -दृश् Adjective Vedic belonging to the day, living; इन्द्रो विश्वान् बेकनाटाँ अहर्दृशः Rv.8.66.1.

• -नाथः

  1. the sun, the lord of the day.
  2. a kind of tree.

• -निशम् अहश्च निशा च समाdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied द्वdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied a day and night, a whole day; तस्य सोहर्निशस्यान्ते प्रसुप्तः प्रतिबुद्धयते Ms.1.74,4.97. (-शम्)Indeclinable day and night, during the whole day, continually.

• -पतिः

  1. [अहःपतिः, अहर्पतिः, अहस्पतिः ParasmaipadaVIII.2.7 Mbh. Vārt.]
  2. the sun; ननु राह्वाह्वमहर्पतिं तमः Śi.16.57; R.1.54.
  3. an epithet of Śiva.
  4. a kind of tree.
  5. swallow, wort.

• -बान्धवः the sun.

• -भाज्, -लोक Adjective Vedic partaking of the day.

• -मणिः the sun.

• -मुखम् commencement of the day, morning, dawn.

• -स्थन्तरम् (ParasmaipadaVIII.2.68 Vārt.) a portion of Sāma to be chanted at day.

• -रात्रः

  1. (-त्रम् also)
  2. a day and night (ParasmaipadaII.4.29.); त्रीनहोरात्रान् Nala.12.44; त्रिंशत्कला मुहूर्तः स्यादहोरात्रं तु तावतः Ms.1.64.65; Y.1.147.
  3. a day of the Pitṛis, a month of the gods and a year of Brahmā.

• -विद्

  1. Adjective Vedic
  2. existing many days.
  3. known long ago.
  4. one who knows the fit time or season of a sacrifice.

• -शेषः, -षम्

  1. (denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedहः शेषम्)
  2. evening.
  3. the last day of defilement.