वृषभvṛṣabhaA bull.
[वृष्-अभच् किच्च Uṇ.3.112]
- A bull.
- Any male animal.
- Anything best or eminent of its class (at the end of comp.); द्विजवृषभः Ratn.1.5; किं नास्ति त्वयि सत्यमात्यवृषभे यस्मिन् करोमि स्पृहाम् 4.2.
- The signTaurus of the zodiac.
- A kind of drug; Compare ऋषभ.
- An elephant's ear.
- The orifice or hollow of the ear.
- Justice (धर्म personified); Mb.12.43.8.
Derived forms and compounds
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-भा Name of the three lunar mansions (viz. of मघा, पूर्व-फल्गुनी, and उत्तर-फल्गुनी).
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-ईक्षणः Name of Viṣṇu.
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-केतुः, -गतिः, -ध्वजः epithets of Śiva; पुत्रीकृतोऽसौ वृषभध्वजेन R. 2.36; Ku.3.62.
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-यानम् a car drawn by oxen.
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-षोडशा (Plural) fifteen cows and a bull; ज्येष्ठस्तु जातो ज्येष्ठायां हरेद् वृषभषोडशाः Ms.9.124.
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-स्कन्ध Adjective broad-shouldered.
Source: Apte