Sanskrit Words for Balance

(actually, with balance in the definition - a very different thing)

tulā and bhr and samakakṣā look the best for conveying the sense of balance. Opinions, anyone? Buehler?


  • 1 akṣa (balance)
    2 āśaya (balance)
    3 uttolana (balance)
    4 kakṣa (balance)
    5 kakṣyā (balance)
    6 kakṣya (balance)
    7 karkaṭa (balance)
    8 kāca (balance)
    9 kuṣ (balance)
    10 cumbaka (balance)
    11 jihva (balance)
    12 ḍallaka (balance)
    13 tulā (balance)
    14 tulākoṣa (balance)
    15 tulādhaṭa (balance)
    16 tulādhāna (balance)
    17 tulādhāra (balance)
    18 tulāparīkṣā (balance)
    19 tulāpragraha (balance)
    20 tulāpragrāha (balance)
    21 tulābhṛt (balance)
    22 tulāvat (balance)
    23 toraṇa (balance)
    24 taula (balance)
    25 dhaṭa (balance)
    26 dhariman (balance)
    27 dhṛ (balance)
    28 pragraha (balance)
    29 pragrāha (balance)
    30 pragrāhavat (balance)
    31 bhṛ (balance)
    32 māpana (balance)
    33 rāgasūtra (balance)
    34 vah (balance)
    35 śikya (balance)
    36 śikyādhāra (balance)
    37 śikyakavastra (balance)
    38 śibi (balance)
    39 śeṣa (balance)
    40 saṃtul (balance)
    41 sama (balance)
    42 samakakṣā (balance)
    43 sampuṭa (balance)
    44 hastatulā (balance)
    45 hā (balance)
 akṣa
ákṣa 1 [p= 3,1] [L=424]
 an axle , axis (in this sense also n. L. )



L.

cf. -karṇa , -bhā , -bhāga)

S3Br.

Ya1jn5.

 of a measure (= 104 aṅgula) ; ([cf. Lat. axis ; Gk. ἄξων ; Old Germ. ahsa ; Mod. Germ. Achse ; Lith. assis.])
akṣá 2 [L=455]
 ( √ 1. aś Un2. ) a die for gambling


cf. indrā*kṣa , rudrā*kṣa)

Eleocarpus Ganitrus , producing that seed

karṣa , equal to 16 māṣas

 Myrobalan (Terminalia Belerica) , the seed of which is used as a die

N. of the number 5
akṣá 2 [L=462]
 sochal salt
akṣá 2 [L=463]
 blue vitriol (from its cube-like crystals) L.
akṣa 3 [p= 3,2] [L=517]
 an organ of sense

L.
akṣa 3 [L=519]
 the soul L.
akṣa 3 [L=520]
 knowledge , religious knowledge L.
akṣa 3 [L=521]
 a lawsuit L.
akṣa 3 [L=522]
 a person born blind L.
akṣa 3 [L=523]
 N. of garuḍa L.
akṣa 3 [L=524]
 of a son of rāvaṇa
akṣa 3 [L=525]
 of a son of nara , &c
akṣa 4 [L=535]
» col.3.
akṣa 4 [p= 3,3] [L=660]
 [only ifc. (f(ī). ) for akṣi] , the eye.
akṣa [p= 1308,2] [L=300540]
Dharmas3.
akṣa [L=300550]
comp.)
akṣa [L=300560]
comp.)
(H2) m.
[L=425]a wheel , car , cart
[L=426]the beam of a balance or string which holds the pivot of the beam
[L=427]a snake
[L=428]terrestrial latitude (
[L=429]the collar-bone
[L=430]the temporal bone
[L=431]N.
(H2) m.
[L=456]a cube
[L=457]a seed of which rosaries are made (
[L=458]the
[L=459]a weight called
[L=460]Beleric
[L=461]a
(H2B) n.
(H2B) n.
(H2) n.
[L=518]sensual perception
(H2B) m.
(H2B) m.
(H2B) m.
(H2B) m.
(H2B) m.
(H2B) m.
(H2B) m.
(H2) &c
(H2) n.
(H2) 1 (also) a chariot,
(H2) 2 (in
(H2) 4 (in
 āśaya
āśaya [p= 157,2] [L=27429]
» 3. ā- √śī.
ā-śaya [p= 157,3] [L=27492]
 resting-place , bed


S3Br. MBh. Pan5cat. Bhag. &c



e.g. raktā*śaya , " the receptacle of blood " i.e. the heart ; āmā*śaya , the stomach &c ) Sus3r.


Sus3r.

Ya1jn5. R. Katha1s. &c

Prab. Katha1s. Pan5cat.


yoga phil.) " stock " or " the balance of the fruits of previous works , which lie stored up in the mind in the form of mental deposits of merit or demerit , until they ripen in the individual soul's own experience into rank , years , and enjoyment "(Cowell's translation of Sarvad. 168 , 16 ff.)








L.

 of the plant Artocarpus Integrifolia L.
ā-śayá [p= 1320,2] [L=320430]
 S3Br. )
(H1) &c
(H2) m.
[L=27493]seat , place
[L=27494]an asylum , abode or retreat
[L=27495]a receptacle
[L=27496]any recipient
[L=27497]any vessel of the body (
[L=27498]the stomach
[L=27499]the abdomen
[L=27500]the seat of feelings and thoughts , the mind , heart , soul
[L=27501]thought , meaning , intention
[L=27502]disposition of mind , mode of thinking
[L=27503](in
[L=27504]the will
[L=27505]pleasure
[L=27506]virtue
[L=27507]vice
[L=27508]fate
[L=27509]fortune
[L=27510]property
[L=27511]a miser , niggard
[L=27512]N.
(H2) (
 uttolana
ut-tolana [p= 179,2] [L=31427]
 lifting up , raising , elevating (by means of a counterpoise or balance) L.
ut-tolana [p= 179,3] [L=31464]
 ut-tul , col.2.
(H2) n.
(H1) »
 kakṣa
kákṣa [p= 241,3] [L=41515]
 ( √kaṣ Un2. iii , 62 ; cf. √kac) , lurking-place , hiding-place RV. x , 28 , 4 VS. xi , 79

RV. vi , 45 , 31

VS. TS. Ta1n2d2yaBr. Mn. &c



L.

L.

L.

W.

L.

 Bellerica W.
kákṣa [L=41526]
 the armpit (as the most concealed part of the human body) , region of the girth AV. vi , 127 , 2 Sus3r. Mr2icch. &c ; ([cf. Lat. coxa , " hip " ; O. H. G. hahsa ; Zd. kasha ; cf. Sk. kaccha])
kákṣa [L=41527]
 a girdle , zone , belt , girth MBh. BhP. &c
kákṣa [L=41528]
 the end of the lower garment (which , after the cloth is carried round the body , is brought up behind and tucked into the waistband)
kákṣa [L=41529]
 hem , border , lace BhP. ix , 10 , 37
kákṣa [L=41530]
 the scale of a balance Ka1vya7d. Vcar.
kákṣa [L=41532]
 a surrounding wall , a wall , any place surrounded by walls (as a court-yard , a secluded portion of a building , a private chamber or room in general) MBh. BhP. Mn. &c
kákṣa [L=41533]
 the orbit of a planet VarBr2S. Su1ryas. &c
kákṣa [L=41534]
 the periphery , circumference Su1ryas. xii , 65
kákṣa [L=41535]
 balance , equality , similarity , resemblance MBh. xii , 7269 VarBr2S. 26 , 6
kákṣa [L=41536]
 emulation , rivalry , object of emulation Naish.
kákṣa [L=41537]
 the jeweller's weight called Retti L.
kákṣa [L=41538]
 objection or reply in argument L.
kákṣa [L=41539]
 a particular part of a carriage L.
kákṣa [L=41540]
 N. of a people MBh. VP.
(H1) m.
[L=41516]a wood , large wood (?)
[L=41517]a forest of dead trees , a dry wood , underwood (often the lair of wild beasts)
[L=41518]an inner recess , the interior of a forest
[L=41519]grass , dry grass
[L=41520]a spreading creeper , climbing plant
[L=41521]side or flank
[L=41522]sin
[L=41523]a gate
[L=41524]a buffalo
[L=41525]Terminalia
(H1B) mf.
(H1B) mf.
(H1B) mf.
(H1B) mf.
(H1B) mf.
(H1B) mf.
(H1B) mf.
(H1B) mf.
(H1B) mf.
(H1B) mf.
(H1B) mf.
(H1B) mf.
(H1B) mf.
(H1B) m. pl.
 kakṣyā
kakṣyā́ [p= 242,1] [L=41581]
 girth (of an animal) , girdle , zone RV. AV. viii , 4 , 6 ; xviii , 1 , 15 MBh. &c (cf. baddha-kakṣya)
kakṣyā́ [L=41582]
 the enclosure of an edifice (either the wall &c so enclosing it , or the court or chamber constituting the enclosure , the inner apartment of a palace) MBh. R. &c
kakṣyā́ [L=41583]
 the orbit of a planet A1ryabh.
kakṣyā́ [L=41584]
 the scale of a balance Pat.
kakṣyā́ [L=41585]
 an upper garment L.
kakṣyā́ [L=41586]
 similarity , equality L.
kakṣyā́ [L=41587]
 effort , exertion L.
kakṣyā́ [L=41588]
 a shrub yielding the black and red berry (that serves as a jeweller's weight) , the Retti or guñja , Abrus Precatorius L.
kákṣyā [L=41589]
 the fingers Nigh.
(H2B) f.
(H2B) f.
(H2B) f.
(H2B) f.
(H2B) f.
(H2B) f.
(H2B) f.
(H2B) f.
(H2B) f. pl.
 kakṣya
kákṣya [L=41579]
 being or abiding in shrubs or dry grass VS. xvi , 34

kakṣyá , fr. kakṣyā́) , filling out the girth , well fed ([ Sa1y. ]) RV. v , 44 , 11
kákṣya [L=41590]
 the scale of a balance Comm. on Ya1jn5.
kákṣya [L=41591]
 a part of a carriage R.
kákṣya [L=41592]
 a girdle , girth.
(H2) mfn.
[L=41580](
(H2B) n.
(H2B) n.
(H2B) n.
 karkaṭa
karkaṭa [p= 256,1] [L=44645]
 a crab Sus3r. Pan5cat. &c

VarBr2S. VarBr2. &c

L.

 of several plants

L.




Bhpr.

L.
(H2) m.
[L=44646]the sign Cancer
[L=44647]a particular bird
[L=44648]N.
[L=44649]the fibrous root of a plant
[L=44650]the curved end of the beam of a balance (to which the strings supporting the scale are attached) , Mit.
[L=44651]a pair of compasses in a particular position
[L=44652]a particular position of the hands
[L=44653]a kind of fever
[L=44654]a kind of coitus
 kāca
kācá [p= 268,2] [L=47289]
 ( √kac) glass Sus3r. Pan5cat. Katha1s.

pl. glass pearls) S3Br. xiii , 2 , 6 , 8

W.

W.

Sus3r.

&c are held or suspended , a yoke to support burdens &c (= śikya) L.

L.

dviśālaka having one room on the north side and another on the south
kācá [L=47297]
 alkaline salt , block salt L.
kācá [L=47298]
 wax L.
kācá [L=47299]
 having the colour of glass.
(H1) m.
[L=47290](
[L=47291]crystal or quartz (used as an ornament)
[L=47292]alkaline ashes , any salt of potash or soda in a crystalline state
[L=47293]a class of diseases of the eye (especially an affection of the optic nerve or gutta serena)
[L=47294]a loop , a string fastened to each end of a pole with a net in which burdens
[L=47295]the string of the scale of a balance
[L=47296]a
(H1B) n.
(H1B) n.
(H1B) mfn.
 kuṣ
Whitney Roots links: kuz
kuṣ [p= 297,3] [L=53477]
 kuṣṇāti (ind.p. kuṣitvā Pa1n2. 1-2 , 7 ; aor. akoṣīt Pa1n2. Sch.) , to tear asunder Bhat2t2.  ; 
to pinch Car. i , 8 VP. iii , 12 , 9  ; 
to force or draw out , extract Bhat2t2.  ; 
to knead Comm. on Ka1tyS3r. (perf. p. kuṣita)  ; 
to test , examine (?)  ; 
to shine (?): cl.6. kuṣati , to gnaw , nibble BhP. iii , 16 , 10 : Pass. kuṣyati and °te , " to weigh , balance " ([ NBD. ]) Pa1n2. 3-1 , 90.
(H1) cl.9 P.
 cumbaka
cumbaka [p= 400,2] [L=74630]
 one who kisses much L.

L.

L.
cumbaka [L=74633]
 = -maṇi Prab. vi , 16 AdhyR. i , 1 , 18
cumbaka [L=74634]
 the upper part of a balance L.
cumbaka [L=74635]
 a parallel passage Setub. xi , 99 Sch.
(H2) mfn.
[L=74631]" one who has read much " , superficial
[L=74632]knavish , roguish
(H2B) m.
(H2B) m.
(H2B) n.
 jihva
jihvá [p= 422,1] [L=79488]
 (said of agni) MaitrS. i , 3 , 35 (for yahvá of Padap. and RV. iii , 2 , 9)
jihvá [L=79489]
 the tongue Hariv. 6325 f.
jihvá [L=79491]
 the tongue or tongues of agni i.e. various forms of flame (3 are named RV. iii , 20 , 2 ; generally 7 VS. xvii , 79 Mun2d2Up. i , 2 , 4 [kālī , karālī , mano-javā , su-lohitā , su-dhūmra-varṇā , sphuliṅginī , viśvarūpī] Hemac. ; cf. saptá-jihva ; also identified with the 7 winds pra- , ā- , ud- , saṃ- , vi- , pari- , and ni-vaha)
jihvá [L=79492]
 the tongue of a balance Hcat. i , 5 , 163
jihvá [L=79493]
 speech ( Naigh. i , 11) RV. iii , 57 , 5
jihvá [L=79494]
 the root of Tabernaemontana coronaria L.
jihvá [L=79495]
 cf. dví- , mádhu- , su-
jihvá [L=79496]
 agni-jihvá &c ; ([cf. Lat. lingua ; Goth. tuggo1.])
(H1) mfn.
(H1B) m.
(H1B) m.
(H1B) m.
(H1B) m.
(H1B) m.
(H1B) m.
(H1B) m.
 ḍallaka
ḍallaka [p= 430,2] [L=81363]
 a dūlī carried on men's shoulders by means of a stick and ropes like the beam and strings of a balance (also ḍalaka W. ) BrahmaP.
ḍallaka [L=81364]
 N. of a man Ra1jat. vii , . 189 and 198.
(H1) n.
(H1B) m.
 tulā
tulā́ [p= 451,2] [L=86113]
 a balance , weight VS. xxx S3Br. xi Mn. &c (°layā dhṛ or °lāṃ with Caus. of adhiruh , " to hold in or put on a balance , weigh , compare " ; °lāṃ with Caus. of adhi-ruh , " to risk " Pan5cat. i , 16 , 9 ; °lām adhi- or ā- or sam-ā-ruh , " to be in a balance " , be equal with [instr.] ; the balance as an ordeal Ya1jn5. ii Mr2icch. ix , 43)

Ragh. &c (°lām i or gam or ā-yā or ā-lamb or dhā , " to resemble any one or anything " [instr. or in comp.] ; °lāṃ na bhṛ , " to have no equal " Prasannar. i , 37 ; °lāṃ with Pass. of nī , " to become equal to " [gen.])

 °la Pan5cat. i , 14 , 14 VarBr2. &c

 of a measure (= 100 palas) MBh. iii , xiv VarBr2S. Sus3r. Asht2a7n3g. S3a1rn3gS. i , 31

VarBr2S. liii , 30.
tulā [p= 1328,2] [L=332960]
comp.)
(H2) f.
[L=86114]equal measure , equality , resemblance
[L=86115]=
[L=86116]N.
[L=86117]a kind of beam in the roof of a house
(H2) (in
 tulākoṣa
tulā́--koṣa [p= 451,2] [L=86122]
 weighing on a balance VarBr2S. xxvi , 10.
(H3) m.
 tulādhaṭa
tulā́--dhaṭa [L=86125]
 a balance cup W.

L.
(H3) m.
[L=86126]an oar
 tulādhāna
tulā́--° dhāná [L=86128]
°lā*dh°) n. " putting on a balance " , weighing S3Br. xi.
(H3) (
 tulādhāra
tulā́--dhāra [L=86129]
 bearing a balance Ya1jn5. ii , 102÷103
tulā́--dhāra [L=86130]
 = -pragraha L.
tulā́--dhāra [L=86131]
 the beam W.
tulā́--dhāra [L=86132]
 a merchant L.
tulā́--dhāra [L=86133]
 the bearer of an ordeal balance Vishn2. x , 8 f.
tulā́--dhāra [L=86134]
 = °la L.
tulā́--dhāra [L=86135]
 N. of a merchant MBh. xii , 9277 ff.
(H3) mfn.
(H3B) m.
(H3B) m.
(H3B) m.
(H3B) m.
(H3B) m.
(H3B) m.
 tulāparīkṣā
tulā́--parī* kṣā [L=86140]
 a balance ordeal W.
(H3) f.
 tulāpragraha
tulā́--pragraha [L=86143]
 the string of a balance Pa1n2. 3-3 , 52 Ka1s3.
(H3) m.
 tulāpragrāha
tulā́--pra° grāha [L=86144]
 the string of a balance Pa1n2. 3-3 , 52 Ka1s3.
(H3) m.
 tulābhṛt
tulā́--bhṛt [L=86148]
 = -dhara

Ba1dar.
(H3) m.
[L=86149]a balance bearer
 tulāvat
tulā́--vat [L=86151]
 furnished with a balance VarBr2.
(H3) mfn.
 toraṇa
toraṇa [p= 456,1] [L=87249]
 (g. ardharcadi) an arch , arched doorway , portal , festooned decorations over doorways (with boughs of trees , garlands , &c ) MBh. &c (ifc. f(ā).)

W.

toraṇa [L=87252]
 śiva , xiii , 1232
toraṇa [L=87253]
 the neck L.
toraṇa [L=87254]
 cf. ut- , kapāṭa- , kautuka-.
(H1) n.
[L=87250]a mound near a bathing-place
[L=87251]a triangle supporting a large balance
(H1B) m.
(H1B) n.
(H1B) n.
 taula
taula [p= 456,2] [L=87314]
 = tulā , a balance W.
(H1) n.
 dhaṭa
dhaṭa [p= 508,1] [L=99243]
 (prob. fr. √ dhri like bhaṭa fr. √ bhṛ) a balance or the scale of a balance Hcat. (cf. tulā-)

Mit.

Jyot.
(H1) m.
[L=99244]ordeal by the balance
[L=99245]the sign of the zodiac Libra
 dhariman
dhariman [p= 510,2] [L=99870]
 a balance , weight (cf. °ma-meya)

Un2. , Sch.
(H2) m.
[L=99871]form , figure
 dhṛ
Westergaard Dhatupatha links: 22.3
Whitney Roots links: Df
dhṛ [p= 519,2] [p= 519,1] [L=101815]
 dharati , °te ( Dha1tup. xxii , 3 ; A1. Pot. dhareran A1pS3r. ), but more commonly in the same sense the Caus. form dhārayati , °te (perf. P. dādhā́ra , °dhártha [Impv. dadhartu AV.Paipp. ] ; A1. dadhré , 3. pl. °dhriré RV. &c ; aor. adhāram R. ; adhṛta,dhṛthās AV. ; ádīdharat RV. &c [dīdhar,didhṛtam,°ta RV. ; 3. pl. °rata S3Br. ] ; adārṣīt Gr. ; fut. dhariṣyati MBh. ; °ṣyé AV. ; dhartā BhP. ; inf. dhartum Ka1v. , °tavai Br. [dhartári » under °ṭri] ; ind.p. dhṛtvā , -dhṛtya Br. ) to hold , bear (also bring forth) , carry , maintain , preserve , keep , possess , have , use , employ , practise , undergo RV. &c  ; 
(with or scil ātmānam , jīvitam , prāṇān , deham , śarīram &c ) to preserve soul or body , continue living , survive MBh. Ka1v. &c (esp. fut. dhariṣyati ; cf. Pass. below)  ; 
to hold back , keep down , stop , restrain , suppress , resist Br. MBh. Ka1v. &c  ; 
to place or fix in , bestow or confer on (loc.) RV. AV. Br. &c  ; 
to destine for (dat. ; A1. also to be destined for or belong to) RV.  ; 
to present to (gen.) Ka1ran2d2.  ; 
to direct or turn (attention , mind , &c ) towards , fix or resolve upon (loc. or dat.) Up. Ya1jn5. MBh.  ; 
A1. to be ready or prepared for S3Br.  ; 
P. A1. to owe anything (acc.) to (dat. or gen.) MBh. (cf. Pa1n2. 1-4 , 35)  ; 
to prolong (in pronunciation) AitBr. RPra1t.  ; 
to quote , cite L.  ; 
(with garbham) to conceive , be pregnant (older °bham- √bhṛ) MBh. Ka1v. &c  ; 
(with daṇḍam) to inflict punishment on (loc.) MBh. R. BhP. (also damam)  ; 
(with keśān , or śmaśru) to let the hair or beard grow MBh.  ; 
(with raśmīn [ib.] or praharān [ S3ak. ]) to draw the reins tight  ; 
(with dharamam) to fulfil a duty R.  ; 
(with vratám) to observe or keep a vow RV. &c  ; 
(with dhāraṇām) to practise self-control Ya1jn5.  ; 
(wit. ipas) to perform penance BhP.  ; 
(with mūrdhnā or °dhni , śirasā or °si) to bear on the head , honour highly Ka1v.  ; 
(with or scil. tulayā) to hold in a balance , weigh , measure MBh. Ka1v. &c  ; 
(with or scil. manasā) to bear in mind , recollect , remember ib.  ; 
(with samaye) to hold to an agreement , cause to make a compact Pan5c. i , 125÷126 (B. dṛṣṭvā for dhṛtvā): Pass. dhriyáte (ep. also °yati ; pf. dadhré &c = A1. ; aor. adhāri) to be borne &c  ; 
so be firm , keep steady RV. &c  ; 
continue living , exist , remain Br. MBh. Ka1v. &c (also dhāryate R. )  ; 
to begin , resolve upon , undertake (dat. ; acc. or inf.) AV. S3Br. ChUp. : Caus. dhāráyati , °te » above: Desid. didhīrṣati (» °ṣā) , didhariṣate Pa1n2. 7-2 , 75  ; 
didhārayiṣati , to wish to keep up or preserve (ātmānam) Gobh. iii , 5 , 30 : Intens. dárdharti ( RV. ) anddādharti (3. pl. °dhrati TS. ; cf. Pa1n2. 7-4 , 65) to hold fast , bear firmly , fasten. [cf. Zd. dar ; Gk. θρόνος , θρᾶ-νος , ; Lat. fre1-tus , fre1-num.]
(H1) cl.1 P. A1.
 pragraha
pra-° graha [p= 656,2] [L=130479]
 (ifc. f(ā).) holding in front , stretching forth MBh.

°haṃ gataḥ , seized , taken) ib. Hariv.

partic. manner of fighting MBh. (= śatror uttānapā-tanā*rtham pādā*karṣaṇam , or = gala-hastakaḥ Ni1lak. )

cf. graha) Su1ryas.

MBh. Hariv.

°haṃgataḥ , obstinate , stubborn) MBh.

Kat2hUp. MBh. &c

L.

MBh.

L.

N. of viṣṇu-kṛṣṇa) MBh.

ib.

L.

L.

L.

Car. (Cassis Fistula L. )

saṃdhi TPra1t. (-tva n. Sch. ; cf. 1. pra-gṛhya)

 of a partic. sacrificial rite (also -homa Ka1tyS3r. Sch.)
pra-° graha [L=130497]
(ā)n. receiving , kind , hospitable (with sabhā f. a hall of reception , an audience hall) R. (B.)
pra-° graha [L=130498]
(ā)n. = ūrdhvabāhu (?) R. Sch. (cf. práñjali-pragr°)
(H3) m.
[L=130480]seizing , clutching , taking hold of (
[L=130481]a
[L=130482]the seizure of the sun or moon , beginning of an eclipse (
[L=130483]friendly reception , kindness , favour
[L=130484]obstinacy , stubbornness (
[L=130485]a rein , bridle
[L=130486]a ray of light (like all words meaning " rein " or " bridle ")
[L=130487]a rope , halter , cord , string , thong
[L=130488]the cord or string suspending a balance
[L=130489]a guide , leader , ruler (also as
[L=130490]a companion , satellite
[L=130491]binding
[L=130492]taming , breaking (a horse)
[L=130493]the arm
[L=130494]a species of plant
[L=130495]a vowel not subject to the rules of
[L=130496]N.
(H3B) mf
(H3B) mf
 pragrāha
pra-° grāha [L=130512]
 (only L. ) seizing , taking , bearing , carrying (cf. Pa1n2. 3-3 , 46)

cf. ib. 53)

cf. ib. 52)
(H3) m.
[L=130513]a rein , bridle (
[L=130514]the string of a balance (
 pragrāhavat
pra-° grāha---vat [L=130515]
 having the string of a balance MW.
(H4) mfn.
 bhṛ
Westergaard Dhatupatha links: 22.1
Whitney Roots links: Bf
bhṛ 1 [p= 764,3] [L=152494]
 ( Dha1tup. xxii , 1) bhárati , °te  ; 
cl.3 P. A1. (xxv , 5) bíbharti (bibhárti only RV. iv , 50 , 7) , bibhṛte  ; 
cl.2 P. bhárti RV. i , 173 , 6 . (p. P. bíbhrat , q.v. ; A1. bibhrāṇa with act. meaning Ragh. , bibhramāṇa with pass. meaning RV. ; pf. jabhā́ra , jabhárat ; jabhre,ajabhartana ib. ; babhāra,babhṛma Br. &c ; p. babhrāṇá with pass. meaning RV. ; bibharāmbabhūva Ragh. , °rām-āsa Bhat2t2. ; aor. abhār RV. ; bhartám,bhṛtám Br. ; abhṛta Gr. ; abhārṣam Subj. bharṣat RV. ; abhāriṣam AV. ; Prec. bhriyāsam , °yāt Br. ; fut. bhariṣyati cond. ábhariṣyat RV. ; bhartā́ S3Br. ; inf. bhártum , bhártave , bhártavaí , Ved. ; bháradhyai RV. ; ind.p. -bhṛ́tya ib. &c ) , to bear , carry , convey , hold (" on " or " in " loc.) RV. &c  ; 
to wear i.e. let grow (hair , beard , nails) Mn. MBh. &c  ; 
to balance , hold in equipoise (as a pair of scales) Vishn2.  ; 
to bear i.e. contain , possess , have , keep (also " keep in mind ") RV. &c  ; 
to support , maintain , cherish , foster ib.  ; 
to hire , pay MBh.  ; 
to carry off or along (A1. bharate , " for one's self " i.e. gain , obtain , or = ferri " to be borne along ") RV. AV.  ; 
to bring , offer , procure , grant , bestow RV. &c  ; 
to endure , experience , suffer , undergo ib.  ; 
to lift up , raise (the voice or a sound ; A1. bharate , also " to rise , be heard ") RV.  ; 
to fill (the stomach) Pan5cat.  ; 
(with garbham) to conceive , become pregnant (cf. under √dhṛ) RV.  ; 
(with kṣitim) to take care of , rule , govern Ra1jat.  ; 
(with , ājñām) to submit to , obey ib.  ; 
(with ūrjām) to exert , employ Bhat2t2. : Pass. bhriyáte (ep. also °ti ; aor. abhāri) , to be borne &c RV. &c &c : Caus. bhārayati (aor. abībharat) , to cause to bear &c  ; 
to engage for hire MBh. : Desid. búbhūrṣati ( S3Br. Ma1rkP. ) , bibhariṣati ( Pa1n2. 8-2 , 49) , to wish to bear or support or maintain: Intens. báribharti (3. pl. °bhrati RV. , where also 2. du. jarbhṛtáḥ) , barībharti ( Ka1v. ) , to bear repeatedly or continually , carry hither and thither. [cf. Zd. bar ; Gk. φέρω ; Lat. fero ; Slav. brati ; Goth. bai4ran ;Germ. beran , ge-ba0ren ; Eng. bear.]
bhṛ [p= 770,3] [L=153803]
» [p= 764,3]) , in comp. for bhrū.
(H1) cl.1 P. A1.
(H2) (1.
 māpana
māpana [p= 810,3] [L=163053]
 a pair of scales , balance L.
māpana [L=163055]
 the act of measuring or forming or shaping ib.
(H2) m.
(H2B) n.
 rāgasūtra
rāga--sūtra [p= 872,2] [L=176162]
 (only L. ) any coloured thread or string


°traka).
(H3) n.
[L=176163]a silk thread
[L=176164]the string of a balance (also
 vah
Westergaard Dhatupatha links: 23.35
Whitney Roots links: vah
vah 1 [p= 933,2] [L=189238]
 ( Dha1tup. xxiii , 35) váhati , °te (in later language A1. only mc. ; Vedic forms which may partly belong to the aor. are vákṣi , voḍham , °ḍhā́m or voḷham , °ḷhā́m , uhīta , vákṣva , voḍhvam , ūḍhvam , úhāna ; pf. uvāha , ūhúḥ ; ūhé RV. &c ; vavāha,°hatuḥ MBh. ; aor. Ved. ávākṣīt or ávāṭ Subj. vákṣat , °ati , Prec. uhyāt ; avakṣi,avoḍha Gr. ; fut. voḍhā́ Br. ; vakṣyáti,°te AV. &c ; vahiṣyati MBh. &c ; inf. voḍhum RV. &c &c [Ved. also °ḍhave and °ḍhavai] ; vāhe RV. ; váhadhyai ib. ; ind.p. ūḍhvā Br. ; -úhya AV. &c ; cf. √1. ūh) , to carry , transport , convey (with instr. of vehicle) RV. &c  ; 
to lead , conduct (esp. offerings to the gods , said of agni) ib.  ; 
to bear along (water , said of rivers) ib.  ; 
to draw (a car) , guide (horses &c ) ib.  ; 
to lead towards , to bring , procure , bestow Ka1v. Katha1s.  ; 
to cause , effect BhP.  ; 
to offer (a sacrifice) ib.  ; 
to spread , diffuse (scent) Katha1s.  ; 
to shed (tears) BhP.  ; 
to carry away , carry off , rob MBh. Ka1v. &c  ; 
to lead home , take to wife , marry RV. &c  ; 
to bear or carry on or with (Inc. or instr.) MBh. Ka1v. &c  ; 
to take or carry with or about one's self , have , possess Ka1v. Pur. Ra1jat.  ; 
to wear (clothes) Mr2icch.  ; 
(with śiras) to bear one's head (uccaiś-tarām , " high ") Hariv.  ; 
(with vasuṃdharām or kṣmā-maṇḍālam) to support i.e. rule the earth Ra1jat.  ; 
(with garbham) to be with child Pan5cat.  ; 
to bear , suffer , endure Ka1v. Pur.  ; 
to forbear , forgive , pardon BhP.  ; 
to undergo (with agnim , viṣam , tulām , " the ordeal of fire , poison , and the balance ") Ya1jn5.  ; 
to experience , feel MBh. Ka1v. &c  ; 
to exhibit , show , betray ib.  ; 
to pay (a fine) Ya1jn5.  ; 
to pass , spend (time) Ra1jat.  ; 
(intrans.) to drive , ride , go by or in (with instr. of the vehicle) , be borne or carried along , run , swim &c RV. &c  ; 
to draw (scil. a carriage , said of a horse) Mn. viii , 146  ; 
to blow (as wind) Ka1v. Sa1h.  ; 
to pass away , elapse Hcar. : Pass. uhyáte (ep. also °ti ; aor. avāhi) , to be carried (uhyamāna , " being carried ") &c  ; 
to be drawn or borne by (instr.) or along or off RV. &c &c : Caus. vāhayati (mc. also °te ; aor. avīvahat ; Pass. vāhyate) , to cause to bear or carry or convey or draw (with two acc. Pa1n2. 1-4 , 52 Va1rtt. 6 Pat. ), drive (a chariot) , guide or ride (a horse) , propel (a boat) , go or travel by any vehicle MBh. Ka1v. &c  ; 
to cause to guide (two acc.) Vop.  ; 
to cause any one (acc.) to carry anything (acc.) on (loc.) MBh.  ; 
to cause to take in marriage ib.  ; 
to cause to be conveyed by (instr.) Ragh. Ra1jat.  ; 
to traverse (a road) Ragh.  ; 
to accomplish (a journey) Megh.  ; 
to employ , keep going or in work Mn. iii , 68 ; iv , 86  ; 
to give , administer (» vāhita)  ; 
to take in , deceive (» id.): Desid. vivakṣati , °te Gr.: Intens. vanīvāhyáte , to carry hither and thither (cf. vanīvā́hana and vanīvāhitá)  ; 
vāvahīti , to bear (a burden) Subh.  ; 
vāvahyate,vāvoḍhi Gr. ([cf. Gk. ὄχος for ϝοχος , ὀχέομαι ; Lat. vehere , vehiculum ; Slav. vesti ; Lith. ve4z3ti ; Goth. gawigan ; Germ. wgan , bewegen ; Eng. weigh.])
vah 2 [p= 933,3] [L=189253]
ifc. ; strong form vāh weak form ūk , which with a preceding a coalesces into au ; cf. Pa1n2. 3-2 , 64 ; iv , 1 , 61) carrying , drawing , bearing , holding (cf. anaḍ-uh , apsu-vah , indra-vah &c ) .
(H1) cl.1 P. A1.
(H2) (
 śikya
śikyá [p= 1069,3] [L=216503]
 ( L. also f(ā).) a kind of loop or swing made of rope and suspended from either end of a pole or yoke to receive a load , carrying swing (also applied to the load so carried) AV. &c

W.

 vajra-vikāra (?) Vop.
(H1) n.
[L=216504]the string of a balance
[L=216505]=
 śikyādhāra
śikyā* dhāra [L=216509]
 " loop-holder " , the hook or eye at each end of a pole or beam which bears the above looped cord for holding the strings of a balance W.
(H3) m.
 śikyakavastra
śikyaka--vastra [p= 1070,1] [L=216512]
 a balance made of cloth and suspended by strings VarBr2S.
(H3) n.
 śibi
śibi [p= 1072,1] [L=217012]
 (also written śivi) N. of a ṛṣi (having the patr. auśīnara and supposed author of RV. x , 179) Anukr.

agni transformed into a dove from indra transformed into a hawk by offering an equal quantity of his own flesh weighed in a balance) MBh. Hariv. Pur.

pl.) a people descended from śibi MBh. Hariv. VarBr2S.

 of a son of indra MBh.

indra in the fourth manv-antara (v.l. śikhin) VP.

manu cākṣuṣa BhP.

daitya (son of saṃhrāda) MBh.

śibis VarBr2S.

L.

= bhūrja) L.

 Angustifolia L.
(H1) m.
[L=217013]of a king (renowned for his liberality and unselfishness , and said to have saved
[L=217014](
[L=217015]N.
[L=217016]of
[L=217017]of a son of
[L=217018]of a
[L=217019]a king of the
[L=217020]a beast of prey
[L=217021]the birch tree (
[L=217022]Typha
 śeṣa
śeṣa [p= 1076,3] [L=218112]
» [p= 1088,3].
śeṣa [p= 1088,3] [L=220878]
 (fr. √2. śiṣ) remainder , that which remains or is left , leavings , residue (pl. " all the others ") , surplus , balance , the rest (śeṣe loc. " for the rest " , " in all other cases " ; śeṣe rātrau , " during the rest of the night " ; mama śeṣam asti , " there remains something to happen to me ")

e.g. any word or words which have been omitted in a sentence ; iti śeṣaḥ , " so it was left to be supplied " , a phrase commonly used by Comm. in supplying any words necessary to elucidate the text)

nom. with √ as , or √ bhū , " to be spared " ; śeṣaṃ- √kṛ , "to spare " , " allow to escape " ; śeṣam avā*p " to escape ") Mn. MBh. R. &c

adj. at the end of adj. comp. [f(ā). ] , cf. kathā-ś° , kṛtya-ś°) AitBr. &c

abl. or loc. e.g. prayātebhyo ye śeṣāḥ , " the persons left out of those who had departed " ; but mostly ifc. after a pp. in comp. e.g. bhukta-śeṣa , " remaining from a meal " , " remnant of food " ; hata-śeṣāḥ , " those left out of the slain " , " the survivors " &c ) Mn. MBh. &c

RV. 77 , 15

Ra1jat.

Nir. iii , 13

Das3.

Ka1tyS3r. Sch.

W.
śeṣa [p= 1089,1] [p= 1088,3] [L=220889]
 N. of a celebrated mythological thousand-headed serpent regarded as the emblem of eternity (whence he is also called an-anta , " the infinite " ; in the viṣṇu-purāṇa he and the serpents vāsuki and takṣaka are described as sons of kadru , but in one place śeṣa alone is called king of the nāgas or snakes inhabiting pātāla , while elsewhere vāsuki also is described as king of the nagas and takṣaka of the serpents ; the thousand headed śeṣa is sometimes represented as forming the couch and canopy of viṣṇu whilst sleeping during the intervals of creation , sometimes as supporting the seven pātālas with the seven regions above them and therefore the entire world ; he is said to have taught astronomy to garga ; according to some legends he became incarnate in bala-rāma q.v.) MBh. Hariv. Pur. &c ( RTL. 105 ; 112 ; 232 n. 1)
śeṣa [L=220890]
 N. of one of the prajā-patis R. VP.
śeṣa [L=220891]
 of a muni MW.
śeṣa [L=220892]
 (also with ācārya , dīkṣita , śāstrin &c ) of various authors (cf. below)
śeṣa [L=220893]
 of one of the mythical elephants that support the earth L.
śeṣa [L=220894]
 a kind of metre L.
śeṣa [L=220897]
 » above.
śeṣa [p= 1332,3] [L=340120]
(H2) &c
(H1) mn.
[L=220879]that which has to be supplied (
[L=220880]that which is saved or spared or allowed to escape (
[L=220881]remaining (used as an
[L=220882]remaining out of or from , left from (with
[L=220883]end , issue , conclusion , finish , result
[L=220884]last , last-mentioned
[L=220885]a supplement , appendix
[L=220886]a keepsake , token of remembrance
[L=220887]secondary matter , accident
[L=220888]death , destruction
(H1B) m.
(H1B) m.
(H1B) m.
(H1B) m.
(H1B) m.
(H1B) m.
(H1B) n.
(H2) add "effect"
 saṃtul
saṃ- √ tul [p= 1142,2] [L=231310]
 -tolayati , to weigh one thing against another , balance together (also in the mind) MBh.
(H1) P.
 sama
sama 1 [p= 1152,1] [L=232988]
 (connected with 7. sa and with 2. samá and samāna ; cf. samaha , used as pron.: declined like sarva e.g. samasmai RV. vi , 51 , 6) any , every RV. [cf. Gk. ἁμός , ἀμός ; Goth. suma ; Angl.Sax. sum ; Eng. some.]
samá 2 [L=232989]
(ā́)n. (prob. originally identical with prec. ; cf. samāna) even , smooth , flat , plain , level , parallel (karṇa-s° , " on a level with the ear " ; bhūmi- or bhūmeḥ samaṃ- √kṛ , " to make level with the earth ") RV. &c

instr. e.g. mayā sama , " like to me " ; or gen. , rarely abl.) , like in or with regard to anything (instr. gen. loc. , or -tas , or comp. ; samaṃ- √kṛ , " to make equal , balance ") ib.

loc. or gen.) ib.

VarBr2S.

samaṃ- √kṛ , " to put right or in order ") AitBr. &c &c

VarBr2S.

Mn. MBh. &c

ib.

Pan5cat.

L.
samá 2 [L=232999]
 peace (perhaps w.r. for śama) R. Ka1m.
samá 2 [L=233000]
 the point of intersection of the horizon and the meridian line Gol.
samá 2 [L=233001]
 N. of partic. zodiacal signs (esp. vṛṣa , karkaṭa , kanyā , vṛścika , makara , and Mina) MW.
samá 2 [L=233002]
 a kind of straight line placed over a numerical figure to mark the process of extracting the square root ib.
samá 2 [L=233003]
 (in music) a kind of time Sam2gi1t.
samá 2 [L=233004]
 a grass-conflagration L.
samá 2 [L=233005]
 a jina Gal.
samá 2 [L=233006]
 N. of a son of dharma VP.
samá 2 [L=233007]
 of a son of dhṛtarāṣṭra MBh.
samá 2 [L=233008]
 of a king of the nandi-vegas (v.l. śama) ib.
samá 2 [L=233010]
 level ground , a plain (samé bhū́myāḥ , " on level ground ") AV. S3Br. Mn. MBh. R.
samá 2 [L=233011]
 equability , equanimity , imperturbability MBh.
samá 2 [L=233012]
 likeness , similarity , equality (ena , " equally , in the same manner ") Ka1s3. on Pa1n2. 2-3 , 18
samá 2 [L=233013]
 right measure or proportion (ena , " exactly , precisely ") S3Br.
samá 2 [L=233014]
 settlement , compensation Mn. viii , 177
samá 2 [L=233015]
 good circumstances Mr2icch.
samá 2 [L=233016]
 (in rhet.) a partic. figure , sameness of objects compared to one another Prata1p. Kuval.
samá 2 [L=233017]
 (in geom.) a mean proportional segment (described as a fourth proportional to the two perpendiculars and the link or segment , and used for solving problems in a trapezium) Col.
samá 2 [L=233018]
 = samā f. a year (» pāpa-s° , puṇya-s° , and su-ṣama)
sa-ma 3 [p= 1153,2] [L=233330]
 (fr. 7. sa mā) " together with lakṣmi " , happy , prosperous Nalo7d.
sama [p= 1332,3] [L=340490]
comp.)
(H1) mfn.
(H1) mf
[L=232990]same , equal , similar , like , equivalent , like to or identical or homogeneous with (
[L=232991]always the same , constant , unchanged , fair , impartial towards (
[L=232992]even (not " odd ") , a pair
[L=232993]having the right measure , regular , normal , right , straight (
[L=232994]equable , neutral , indifferent
[L=232995]equally distant from extremes , ordinary , common , middling
[L=232996]just , upright , good , straight , honest
[L=232997]easy , convenient
[L=232998]full , complete , whole , entire
(H1B) m.
(H1B) m.
(H1B) m.
(H1B) m.
(H1B) m.
(H1B) m.
(H1B) m.
(H1B) m.
(H1B) m.
(H1B) m.
(H1B) n.
(H1B) n.
(H1B) n.
(H1B) n.
(H1B) n.
(H1B) n.
(H1B) n.
(H1B) n.
(H1B) n.
(H1) mfn.
(H2) (in
 samakakṣā
samá--kakṣā [p= 1152,1] [L=233024]
 equilibrium (°kṣāṃ- √tul P. tulayati , " to balance one another ") MBh.
(H3B) f.
 sampuṭa
sam-puṭa [p= 1173,1] [L=236158]
 (ifc. f(ā). ; cf. puṭa) a hemispherical bowl or anything so shaped Ka1v. Sus3r. Hcat.

Bhpr.

&c ) Ni1lak.

Gol.

kurabaka flower L.

L.

°ṭe- √likh with gen. , " to write down to the credit of ") Katha1s.

 of wk. Buddh.

 eka-jātīyo*bhayamadhya-vartin Tantras.
(H1) m.
[L=236159]the space between two bowls
[L=236160]a round covered case or box or casket (for jewellery
[L=236161]a hemisphere
[L=236162]the
[L=236163]a kind of coitus
[L=236164]credit , balance (
[L=236165]N.
[L=236166]=
 hastatulā
hásta--tulā [p= 1295,1] [L=262183]
 the hand as a balance or instrument for weighing anything Pan5cat.
(H3) f.
 hā
Westergaard Dhatupatha links: 25.7, 25.8
Whitney Roots links: hA1, hA2, hA2
hā 2 [p= 1286,1] [L=260031.42]
 coition
hā 2 [L=260031.43]
 a lute
hā 5 [L=260035]
 abandonment , desertion L.
hā 1 [p= 1296,1] [L=262495]
 an exclamation expressive of pain , anger , astonishment , satisfaction &c (= ah! alas! oh! ha! often before or after a voc. case , also repeated hā-hā cf. 1. hahā above , or followed by other particles , esp. dhik , hanta , kaṣṭam &c ) MBh. Ka1v. &c ,
hā 2 [p= 1296,2] [p= 1296,1] [L=262501]
hā) cl.3 A1. ( Dha1tup. xxv , 7) jíhīte (p. jíhāna [q.v.] ; pf. jahiré AV. ; aor. ahāsta RV. &c ; fut. hātā Gr. ; hāsyate Br. MBh. ; inf. -hātum ib. ; ind.p. hātvā Gr. ; -hā́ya RV. ) , to start or spring forward , bound away , give way to (dat.) RV.  ; 
to spring or leap upon (?) RV. x , 49 , 5  ; 
to go or depart or betake one's self to have recourse to (acc.) Nalo7d.  ; 
to fall or come into any state Kir. : Pass. hāyate (aor. ahāyi) Gr.: Caus. hāpayati (aor. ajīhapat) ib. : Desid. jihāsate ib. : Intens. jahāyate , jāhāti , jāheti ib.
hā 3 [L=262507]
 ( Dha1tup. xxv , 8) jáhāti (rarely cl.1. jahati 3. du. jahltaḥ Impv. jahíhi [or jahāhi Pa1n2. 6-4 , 117] ; jahītāt AV. ; Pot. jahyāt AV. &c ; pf. jahau , jahúḥ RV. &c ; jahe Br. ; aor. ahāt ib. &c ; ahāsīt Gr. ; 3. sg. ahās RV. ; áhāsi AV. ; hāsiṣṭa ib. , ; fut. hātā Gr. ; hāsyati,°te AV. &c , jahiṣyati MBh. &c ; inf. hātum ib. ; ind.p. hitvā́. [q.v.] RV. &c ; hitvī́ °tvā́ya RV. ; -hītvā Gr. ; -hā́ya Br. , hī́yam TS. ) , to leave , abandon , desert , quit , forsake , relinquish (with śarīram,deham,prā*ṇān,asūn,jvitam &c - " to die ") RV. &c , &c  ; 
to discharge , emit ib.  ; 
to put away , take off , remove , lay aside , give up , renounce , resign , avoid , shun , abstain or refrain from Mn. MBh. &c  ; 
to disregard , neglect ib.  ; 
to lose , be deprived of. R. Ka1m.  ; 
to get rid of. escape from Up. MBh. &c  ; 
to cause to emit (with śardham , " to cause to break wind ") Vop. : Pass. hīyáte or hī́yate (ep. also hīyati ; aor. ahāyi) , to be left or abandoned or deserted &c  ; 
to be left behind , fall short of (abl.) RV. &c  ; 
to be excluded from or bereft of (abl. or instr. ; with prā*ṇaiḥ , " to die ") Kat2hUp. Mn. MBh. &c  ; 
to be overtaken by (instr.) MBh.  ; 
to be deficient or wanting , suffer loss or injury , fail (also in a lawsuit) , decrease , wane , decline , come to an end ChUp. Mn. MBh. &c  ; 
to weigh less (at the ordeal of the balance) Ya1jn5. Sch.  ; 
to be given up or avoided Bhartr2. (v.l.)  ; 
to be subtracted VarBr2S.  ; 
to become detached from (with abl. or instr.) , fall out (as hair) BhP. : Caus. hāpayati (mc. also °te aor. ajīhapat ; -jīhipaḥ RV. ) , to cause to leave or abandon &c  ; 
to omit , neglect Mn. MBh. &c  ; 
to fall short of. be wanting in (acc.) MBh. Ca1n2.  ; 
to give up (asūn , " life ") Hariv.  ; 
to lose (kālam , " time ") Ka1m.  ; 
to abandon (pratijñām , " a thesis ") Ja1takam. : Desid. jihāsati , to wish to leave or abandon Das3. BhP. HParis3.  ; 
to wish to reject or disdain Prab.  ; 
to wish to escape Sarvad. : Intens. jehīyate , jāhāti , jāheti Gr.
(H1B) f.
(H1B) f.
(H1B) f.
(H1) ind.
(H1) (not always separable fr. √3.
(H1) cl.3 P.