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1. 1 A kind of reed; Bhāg.1.6.13; एरण़्डभिण्डार्कनलैः प्रभूतैरपि संचितैः । दारुकृत्यं यथा नास्ति तथैवाज्ञैः प्रयोजनम् ॥ Pt.1.96.
2. Name of a celebrated king of the Niṣadhas and hero of the poem called 'Naiṣadhacharita'. [Nala was a very noble-minded and virtuous king. He was chosen by Damayantī in spite of the opposition of gods, and they lived happily for some years. But Kaliwho was disappointed in securing her hand resolved to persecute Nala, and entered into his person. Thus affected he played at dice with his brother, and having lost everything, he, with his wife, was banished from the kingdom. One day, while wandering through the wilderness, he abandoned his wife, almost naked, and went away. Subsequently he was deformed by the serpent Karkoṭaka, and so deformed he entered the service of king Ṛituparṇa of Ayodhyā as a horse-groom under the name of Bāhuka. Subsequently with the assistance of the king he regained his beloved and they led a happy life; see ऋतुपर्ण and दमयन्ती also.]
3. Name of a monkey-chief, son of Viśvakarman, who, it is said, built the bridge of stones called Nalasetu or 'Adam's bridge' over which Rāma passed to Laṅkā with his army.
4. Name of a year (Nm.)
5. A measure of length (equal to 4 हस्तs); वेदीमष्टनलोत्सेधाम् Mb.7.7.16.
6. Name of divine being (पितृदेव).

[नास्ति अलः पर्याप्तिर्यस्य, बहुदाह्यदहनेऽपि तृप्तेरभावात् Tv.; Compare नाग्निस्तृप्यति काष्ठानाम्; said by some to be from अन् to breathe].

1. Fire.
2. Agni or the god of fire. See अग्नि.
3. Digestive power, gastric juice; मन्दः संजायतेऽनलः Suśr.
4. Wind.
5. Bile.
6. One of the 8 Vasus, the fifth.
7. Name of Vāsudeva.
8. Names of various plants; चित्रक, रक्तचित्रक Plumbago Zeylanica and Rosea, भल्लातक the marking-nut tree.
9. The letter र्.
10. The number three.
11. (Astr.) The 5th year of Bṛhaspati's cycle.
12. The third lunar mansion कृत्तिका.
13. A variety of Pitṛideva or manes (कव्यवाहोऽनलः सोमः).
14. अनान् प्राणान् लाति आत्मत्वेन The soul (जीव).
15. Name of Viṣṇu (न नलति गन्धं प्रकटयति न बध्यते वा नल्-अच्).
16. The Supreme Being. Compare अनेलो राज्ञि नाले च पुंस्यग्न्यौषधिभेदयोः Nm.
17. Anger; करिणां मुदे सनलदानलदाः Ki.5.25.

1. masculine gender (confer, compare नड्/अ, नळ्/अ) a species of reed, Amphidonax Karka (8-12 feet high) Gobh. MBh. etc.
2. masculine gender a measure of length MBh. (varia lectio तल)
3. masculine gender a particular form of constellation in which all the planets or stars are grouped in double mansions Var.
4. masculine gender the 50th year of the cycle of Jupiter which lasts 60 years catalogue or catalogues
5. masculine gender Name of a divine being mentioned with Yama यम Karmapr. (Equivalent to पितृ-देव, or -दैव Lexicographers; a deified progenitor W.)
6. masculine gender of a Daitya दैत्य BrahmaP.
7. masculine gender of a king of the Nishadhas निषध s (son of Vi1ra-sena वीर-सेन and husband of Damayanti1 दमयन्ती) MBh. Pur.
8. masculine gender of a son of Nishadha निषध and father of Nabha नभ or Nabhas नभस् Hariv. Ragh. VP.
9. masculine gender of a descendant of the latter Nala नल (s son of Su-dhanvan सु-धन्वन् and f father of Uktha उक्थ) Hariv. VP.
10. masculine gender of a son of Yadu यदु Pur.
11. masculine gender of a monkey-chief (son of Tvasht2r2i त्वष्टृ or Vis3va-karman विश्व-कर्मन्; confer, compare -सेतु) MBh. R.
12. masculine gender of a medicine author catalogue or catalogues
13. neuter gender the blossom of Nelumbium Speciosum Lexicographers (confer, compare नलिन, that the rest of a word is to be suppliedनी)
14. neuter gender smell, odour Lexicographers (confer, compare √नल्).

1. masculine gender (√अन्), fire
2. masculine gender the god of fire, digestive power, gastric juice
3. masculine gender bile Lexicographers
4. masculine gender wind Lexicographers
5. masculine gender Name of Vasudeva वसुदेव
6. masculine gender of a Muni मुनि
7. masculine gender of one of the eight Vasus वसु s
8. masculine gender of a monkey
9. masculine gender of various plants (Plumbago Zeylanica and Rosea; Semicarpus Anacardium)
10. masculine gender the letter र्
11. masculine gender the number three
12. masculine gender (in astronomy) the fiftieth year of Br2ihaspati बृहस्पति 's cycle
13. masculine gender the third lunar mansion or Kr2ittika1 कृत्तिका (?).
14. 1 . (in compound)
15. 2 . Nominal verb Parasmaipada that the rest of a word is to be supplied लति, to become fire, Subh.

1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective not given to the use of ornaments
2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective unornamented.