[इरा आपः तद्वान् इरावान् समुद्रः तस्मादुत्पन्नः अण्]
- Name of the elephant of Indra. ऐरावतं गजेन्द्राणाम् Bg. 1.27.
- An excellent elephant; a species of elephant; ऐरावतानैन्द्रशिरान्नागान्वै प्रियदर्शनान् Rām.2.7.23.
- One of the chiefs of the Nāgas or serpent-race (inhabiting Pātāla); अहमैरावत ज्येष्ठभ्रातृभ्योऽकरवं नमः Mb.1.3.139.
- The elephant presiding over the east.
- A kind of rainbow.
- A kind of lightning; (said to be Neuter also in these two senses).
- The orange tree.
Derived forms and compounds
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-तम्
- A vast and waterless region.
- (Plural) Name of a Varṣa.
- Name of the northern path of the moon.
- A kind of cloud; 'मेघस्योपरि मेघो यः स ऐरावत उच्यते' इति दक्षिणावर्तः (Commentator of मेघदूत).
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-ती
- The female of Indra's elephant.
- Lightning.
- Name of a plant (वटपत्री)
- Name of river Rāvi in the Panjab (Equivalent to इरावती).
- Name of a particular portion of the moon's path.
Source: Apte