ऋषभṛṣabhaA bull.
[ऋष्-अभक्; Uṇ 3.123]
- A bull.
- (With names of other animals) the male animal, as अजर्षभः a goat.
- The best or most excellent (as the last member of a comp.); as पुरुषर्षभः, भरतर्षभः etc.
- The second of the seven notes of the gamut; (said to be uttered by cows; गावस्त्वृषभभाषिणः); श्रुतिसमधिकमुच्चैः पञ्चमं पीडयन्तः सततमृषभहीनं भिन्नकीकृत्य षड्जम् Śi.11.1; ऋषभोऽत्र गीयत इति Āryā S.141.
- The hollow of the ear.
- A boar's tail.
- A crocodile's tail.
- A dried plant, one of the 8 principal medicaments. (Marâthî बैलघाटी, काकडशिंगी)
- Name of an antidote.
- An incarnation of Viṣṇu; नाभेरसावृषभ आस सुदेविसूनुः Bhāg. 2.7.1.
- A sacrifice (to be performed by kings).
Derived forms and compounds
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-भाः Masculine The inhabitants of क्रौञ्चद्वीप; Bhāg.5.2.22.
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-भी
- A woman with masculine features (as a beard etc.).
- A cow.
- A widow.
- The plant Carpopogon Pruriens (शूकशिंबी); also another plant (शिराला) (Marâthî कुयली) -Compound
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-कूटः Name of a mountain.
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-दीपः पम् Name of a country.
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-ध्वजः Name of Śiva.
Source: Apte