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Results for नर

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. नरnaraA man, male person; संयोजयति विद्यैव नीचगापि नरं सरित् । समुद्रमिव दुर्धर्षं नृपं भाग्यमतः परम् ॥ H. Pr.5…

    [नॄ-नये-अच्]

    1. A man, male person; संयोजयति विद्यैव नीचगापि नरं सरित् । समुद्रमिव दुर्धर्षं नृपं भाग्यमतः परम् ॥ H. Pr.5; Ms.1.96;2.213.
    2. A man or piece at chess.
    3. The pin of a sun-dial.
    4. The Supreme Spirit, the original or eternal man.
    5. Man's length (Equivalent to पुरुष. quod vide, which see).
    6. Name of a primitive sage.
    7. Name of Arjuna; see नरनारायण below.
    8. A horse.
    9. (In Grammar) A personal termination.
    10. The individual soul (जीवात्मा); Mb.12.28.5.
    11. Compound अङ्गः the penis.
    12. eruption on the face.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -अधमः a wretch, miscreant.

    • -अधिपः अधिपतिः, -ईशः, -ईश्वरः, -देवः, -पतिः, -पालः a king; नरपतिहितकर्ता द्वेष्यतां याति लोके Pt. नराणां च नराधिपम् Bg.1.27; Ms.7.13; R.2.75;3.42;7.62; Me.39; Y.1.311.

    • -अन्तकः death.

    • -अयनः an epithet of Viṣṇu. नराणामयनं यस्मात् तेन नारायणः स्मृतः Brav.Parasmaipada

    • -अशः a demon, goblin.

    • -आधारः Name of Śiva. (-रा) the earth.

    • -इतरः

      1. a being higher than a man, a god; Bhāg.4.6.9.
      2. an animal.
    • -इन्द्रः

      1. a king; R.2.18. नरेन्द्रकन्यास्तमवाप्य सत्पतिं तमोनुदं दक्षसुता इवाबभुः 3.33;6.8; Ms.9.253.
      2. a physician, dealer in antidotes, curer of poisons; तेषु कश्चि- न्नरेन्द्राभिमानी तां निर्वर्ण्य Dk.51; सुनिग्रहा नरेन्द्रेण फणीन्द्रा इव शत्रवः Śi.2.88. (where the word is used in both senses). denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedमार्गः a high street, main road.
      3. a mineralogist; Latin D. B.
    • -उत्तमः

      1. an epithet of Viṣṇu.
      2. of Buddha.
    • -ऋषभः 'the chief of men', a prince, king.

    • -कपालः a man's skull.

    • -कीलकः the murderer of a spiritual preceptor.

    • -केश

      1. (स)रिन् Masculine
      2. Viṣṇu in his fourth incarnation; Compare नरसिंह below.
      3. the chief of men.
    • -चिह्नम् the moustaches.

    • -देवः

      1. the warrior class (क्षत्रिय); शिष्ट्वा वा भूमि- देवानां नरदेवसमागमे Ms.11.82.
      2. a king.
    • -धिः the world.

    • -द्विष् Masculine a demon, goblin; तेन मूर्धानमध्वंसन्नरद्विषः Bk.15. 94.

    • -नारायणः Name of Kṛiṣṇa. (-णौ dual) originally regarded as identical, but in mythology and epic poetry, considered as distinct beings, Arjuna being identified with Nara and Kṛiṣṇa with Nārāyaṇa. [In some places they are called देवौ, पूर्वदेवौ, ऋषी or ऋषिसत्तमौ. They are said to have been practising very austere penance on the Himālaya, which excited the fear of Indra, and he sent down several damsels to disturb their austerities. But Nārāyaṇa put all of them to shame by creating a nymph called Urvaśī from a flower placed on his thigh who excelled them in beauty; Compare स्थाने खलु नारायणमृषिं विलोभयन्त्यस्तदूरुसंभवामिमां दृष्ट्वा व्रीडिताः सर्वा अप्सरस इति V.1.] -पशुः 'a beast-like man', a beast in human form.

    • -पुङ्गवः 'best of men', an excellent man; शैब्यश्च नरपुङ्गवः Bg.1.5.

    • -बलिः a human sacrifice.

    • -भुज् Adjective man-eating, cannibal.

    • -भूः Feminine the Bharatavarṣa,id est, that is India.

    • -मानिका मानिनी, -मालिनी 'manlike woman', a woman with a beard, masculine woman or an amazon.

    • -माला a girdle of skulls.

    • -मेधः a human sacrifice.

    • -यन्त्रम् sun-dial.

    • -यानम्, -रथः, -वाहनम्

      1. a vehicle drawn by men, a palanquin; नरयानादवातीर्य Par- ṇāl.4.17; Bhāg.1.59.37. लोकः 'the world of men', the earth, terrestrial world.
      2. mankind.
    • -वाहनः an epithet of Kubera; विजयदुन्दुभितां ययुरर्णवा घनरवा नर- वाहनसंपदः R.9.11.

    • -विष्वणः a demon, goblin.

    • -वीरः a brave man, hero.

    • -व्याघ्रः, -शार्दूलः an eminent man.

    • -शृङ्गम् 'man's horn', an impossibility, a chimera, non-entity.

    • -संसर्गः human society.

    • -सखः an epithet of Nārayaṇa; ऊरूद्भवा नरसखस्य मुनेः सुरस्त्री V.1.3.

    • -सिंहः, -हरिः 'man-lion', Viṣṇu in his fourth incarnation; Compare तव करकमलवरे नखमद्भुतशृङ्गं दलितहिरण्यकशिपुतनुभृङ्गम् । केशव धृत- नरहरिरूप जय जगदीश हरे ॥ Gīt.1.

    • -सिंहद्वादशी the 12th day in the light half of फाल्गुन.

    • -स्कन्धः a multitude or body of men.

    • -हयम् a fight or enmity between man and horse.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. नरnaram. (cf. नृ) a man, a male, a person (pl. men, people) TS. &c.
    1. masculine gender (confer, compare नृ) a man, a male, a person (plural men, people) TS. etc.
    2. masculine gender husband Mn. ix, 76
    3. masculine gender hero VarBr2S. iv, 31 Ba1lar. viii, 56
    4. masculine gender a man or piece at chess or draughts etc. Lexicographers
    5. masculine gender the pin or gnomon of a sun-dial Su1ryas. (confer, compare -यन्त्र)
    6. masculine gender person, personal termination Ka1s3. on Pa1n2. 3-1, 85 (confer, compare पुरुष)
    7. masculine gender the primeval Man or eternal Spirit pervading the universe (always associated with Na1ra1yan2a नारायण, "son of the pr primeval man" Page529,1; both are considered either as gods or sages and accordingly called देवौ, ऋषी, तापसौ etc.; in Epic poetry they are the son, of Dharma धर्म by Mu1rti मूर्ति or A-hin6sa1 अ-हिंसा and emanations of Vishn2u विष्णु, Arjuna अर्जुन being identified with Nara नर, and Kr2ishn2a कृष्ण with Na1ra1yan2a नारायण) Mn. (confer, compare -सूनु) MBh. Hariv. Pur.
    8. masculine gender (plural) a class of mythology beings allied to the Gandharvas गन्धर्व s and Kim2-naras किं-नर s MBh. Pur.
    9. masculine gender Name of a son of Manu मनु Ta1masa तामस BhP.
    10. masculine gender of a s son of Vis3va1mitra विश्वामित्र Hariv.
    11. masculine gender of a s son of Gaya गय and father of Vira1j विराज् VP.
    12. masculine gender of a s son of Su-dhr2iti सु-धृति and f father of Kevala केवल Pur.
    13. masculine gender of a s son of Bhavan-manyu भवन्-मन्यु (Manyu मन्यु) and f father of Sam2kr2iti संकृति ibidem
    14. masculine gender of Bha1radva1ja भारद्वाज (author of fg-veda vi, 35 and 36) Anukr.
    15. masculine gender of 2 kings of Kas3mi1ra कश्मीर Ra1jat.
    16. masculine gender of one of the 10 horses of the Moon Lexicographers
    17. neuter gender a kind of fragrant grass.
    18. (in compound)

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. नरnara[nár-a] m. man; husband; hero; the primordial Man, -Spirit; N.

    [nár-a] masculine man; husband; hero; the primordial Man, -Spirit; noun

Analysis (Beta) · नर

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