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• श्री śrī, Feminine

  1. श्रि-क्विप् निdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied Uṇ.2.57
  2. Wealth, riches, affluence, prosperity, plenty; अनिर्वेदः श्रियो मूलम् Rām.; साहसे श्रीः प्रतिवसति Mk.4 'fortune favours the brave'; कर्माव्यारभमाणं हि पुरुषं श्रीर्निषेवते Ms.9.3; Ki.7.28.
  3. Royalty, majesty, royal wealth; श्रियः कुरूणामधिपस्य पालनीम् Ki.1.1.
  4. Dignity, high position, state; श्री- लक्षण Ku.7.45 'the marks or insignia of greatness or dignity'; दुराराध्याः श्रियो राज्ञां दुरापा दुष्परिग्रहाः Pt.1.67; विद्युल्लेखाकनकरुचिरं श्रीवितानं ममाभ्रम् V.4.13.
  5. Beauty, grace, splendour, lustre; (मुखं) कमलश्रियं दधौ Ku.5.21; 7.32; R.3.8.
  6. Colour, aspect; तेषामाविरभूद् ब्रह्मा परि- म्लानमुखश्रियाम् Ku.2.2.
  7. The goddess of wealth, Lak- ṣmī, the wife of Viṣṇu; आसीदियं दशरथस्य गृहे यथा श्रीः Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)4.6; Ś.3.14; Śi.1.1.
  8. Any virtue or excellence.
  9. Decoration.
  10. Intellect, understanding.
  11. Superhuman power.
  12. The three objects of human existence taken collectively (धर्म, अर्थ and काम).
  13. The Sarala tree.
  14. The Bilva tree.
  15. Cloves.
  16. A lotus.
  17. The twelfth digit of the moon.
  18. Name of Sarasvatī, (the goddess of speech).
  19. Speech.
  20. Fame, glory.
  21. The three Vedas (वेदत्रयी); श्रिया विहीनैरधनैर्नास्तिकैः संप्रवर्तितम् Mb.12.1.2. ('ऋचः सामानि यजूंषि । सा हि श्रीरमृता सताम्' इति श्रुतेः । com.). -Masculine Name of one of the six Rāgas or musical modes. -Adjective Splendid, radiant, adorning. (The word श्री is often used as an honorific prefix to the names of deities and eminent persons; श्रीकृष्णः, श्रीरामः, श्रिवाल्मीकिः, श्रीजयदेवः; also celebrated works, generally of a sacred character; श्रीभागवत, श्रीरामायण etc.; it is also used as an auspicious sign at the commencement of letters, manuscripts etc.; Māgha has used this word in the last stanza of each canto of his Śiśupālavadha, as Bhāravi has used लक्ष्मी).

• -आह्लम् a lotus.

• -ईशः an epithet of Viṣṇu.

• -कण्ठः

  1. an epithet of Śiva; श्रीकण्ठपदलाञ्छनः (भवभूतिः) Mv.1.4/5.
  2. of the poet Bhavabhūti; श्रीकण्ठपदलाञ्छनः Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)1. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedसखः an epithet of Kubera.

• -करः an epithet of Viṣṇu. (-रम्) the red lotus.

• -करणम् a pen.

• -करणादिः a chief secretary; Inscr.

• -कान्तः an epithet of Viṣṇu.

• -कारः the word 'श्री' written at the top of a letter, (as an auspicious beginning).

• -कारिन् Masculine a kind of antelope.

• -कृच्छ्रः a kind of penance.

• -खण़डः, -ण्डम् sandal wood; श्रीखण्डविलेपनं सुखयति H.1.97.

• -गदितम् a kind of minor drama.

• -गर्भः

  1. an epithet of Viṣṇu.
  2. a sword.

• -ग्रहः a trough or place for watering birds.

• -ग्रामरः an epithet of Nārāyaṇa.

• -घनम् sour curds. (-नः) a Buddhist saint.

• -चक्रम्

  1. the circle of the earth, the globe.
  2. a wheel f Indra's car.
  3. A diagram for the worship of त्रिपुरसुन्दरी in Tantra rituals.
  4. An astrological division of the body (representing the public region).

• -जः an epithet of Kāma.

• -तालः a kind of palm tree.

• -दः an epithet of Kubera.

• -दयितः, -धरः epithets of Viṣṇu.

• -नगरम् Name of two old towns (one in Cawnpur district and the other in Bundelkhand); Raj. T.; H.

• -नन्दनः

  1. an epithet of Kāma.
  2. (in music) a kind of measure.

• -निकेतनः, -निवासः epithets of Viṣṇu.

• -पञ्चमी the fifth day of the bright half of Māgha (a festival in honour of the goddess of learning, Sarasvatī).

• -पतिः

  1. an epithet of Viṣṇu; श्रीपतिः पतिरसाववनेश्च परस्परन् Śi.13.69.
  2. a king, sovereign.

• -पथः a main road, high way.

• -पर्णम् a lotus.

• -पर्णी the silk-cotton tree.

• -पर्वतः Name of a mountain; Māl.1.

• -पिष्टः turpentine.

• -पुत्रः

  1. Name of Cupid; निर्जेतुं निखलजगत्सु मानुषाणि श्रीपुत्रे चरति पदैव शीतरश्मिः Rām. ch.7. 11.
  2. the moon.
  3. Name of the horse of Indra.

• -पुष्पम्

  1. cloves.
  2. a fragrant wood (पद्मकाष्ठ).

• -प्रसूनम् cloves.

• -फलः

  1. the Bilva tree.
  2. (लम्) the Bilva fruit; स्तनयुगलं श्रीफलश्रीविडम्बि Vikr.; Ms.5.12.
  3. a cocoanut. फला, फली the indigo plant.
  4. emblic myrobalan.

• -भ्रातृ

  1. Masculine
  2. the moon.
  3. a horse.

• -मकुटम् gold.

• -मस्तकः garlic.

• -मुद्रा a particular mark on the forehead by the Vaiṣṇavas.

• -मूर्तिः

  1. Feminine
  2. an idol of Viṣṇu or Lakṣmī.
  3. any idol.

• -युक्त, -युत

  1. Adjective fortunate, happy.
  2. wealthy, prosperous (often used as an honorific prefix to the names of men).
  3. famous, illustrious.

• -रङ्गः an epithet of Viṣṇu.

• -रसः

  1. turpentine.
  2. resin.

• -वत्सः

  1. an epithet of Viṣṇu.
  2. a mark or curl of hair on the breast of Viṣṇu; प्रभानुलिप्त- श्रीवत्सं लक्ष्मीविभ्रमदर्पणम् R.1.1.
  3. a hole in a wall made by a house-breaker. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedअङ्कः, denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedधारिन्, denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedमृत्, denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedलक्ष्मन्, denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedलाञ्छनMasculine epithets of Viṣṇu; तमभ्यगच्छत् प्रथमो विधाता श्रीवत्सलक्ष्मा पुरुषश्च साक्षात् Ku.7.43.

• -वत्सकिन् Masculine a horse having a curl of hair on his breast.

• -वरः, -वल्लभः epithets of Viṣṇu.

• -वर्धनः an epithet of Śiva.

• -वल्लभः a favourite of fortune, a happy or fortunate person; Pt.1.45.

• -वासः

  1. an epithet of Viṣṇu.
  2. of Śiva.
  3. a lotus.
  4. turpentine.

• -वासस् Masculine turpentine.

• -वृक्षः

  1. theBilva tree.
  2. the Aśvattha or sacred fig-tree; वक्षः श्रीवृक्षकान्तं मधुकरनिकरश्यामलं शार्ङ्गपाणेः Viṣṇu. S.28.
  3. a curl of hair on the breast and forehead of a horse. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedकिन् having such mark; श्रीवृक्षकी पुरुषकोन्नमिताग्रकायः Śi.5.56.

• -वेष्टः

  1. turpentine.
  2. resin.

• -संझम् cloves.

• -सहोदरः the moon.

• -सिद्धिः Name of the 16th Yoga (in Astrology).

• -सूक्तम् Name of a Vedic hymn (Ṛv.1.165).

• -हरिः an epithet of Viṣṇu.

• -हस्तिनी the sun-flower.