अहश्शस्

(in comp. for áhar)

mfn. wandering during the day, SāṇkhGṛ. ;

ind. day by day AitBr.

अहन् n. [न जहाति न त्यजति सर्वथा परिवर्तनं, न हा-कनिन् Uṇ.1.55.] (Nom. अहः, अह्नी-अहनी, अहानि, अह्ना, अहोभ्याम् &c.; अहरिति हन्ति पाप्मानं जहाति च Śat. Br.)

1 A day (including day and night); अहः शब्दो$पि अहोरात्रवचनः । रात्रिशब्दो$पि । ŚB. on MS.8.1.16. अघाहानि Ms.5.84.

-2 Day time सव्यापारामहनि न तथा पीडयेन्मद्वियोगः Me.9; यदह्ना कुरुते पापम् by day; अग्निर्ज्योतिरहः शुक्लः Bg.8.54.

-3 The sky (as traversed by the sun); समारूढे च मध्यमह्नः सवितरि K.99; M.2.

-4 A sacrificial or festival day.

-5 A day's work.

-6 Viṣṇu.

-7 Night.

-8 A portion of a book appointed for a day.

-9 A day personified as one of the eight Vasus.

-नी (du.) Day and night (At the end of comp. अहन् is changed to अहः, हम् or to अह्न; see P.V.4.88-91; VI.3.11, VIII.4.7. Note: At the beginning of comp. it assumes the forms अहस् or अहर्; e. g. सप्ताहः, एकाहः, पूर्वाह्णः, अपराह्णः पुण्याहं, सुदिनाहं, अहःपतिः or अहर्पतिः &c. &c.).

-Comp. -अहः (अहरहः) ind. Day by day, daily. अहरहःस्नात्वा सन्ध्यामुपासीत; अहरहर्नयमानो गामश्वं पुरुषं पशुम् Mbh. on 2.2.29.

-आगमः (अहरा˚) the approach of day

-आदिः dawn; शशधरमहरादौ रागवानुष्णरश्मिः Śi.11.62.

-करः (˚हः or ˚स्करः)

1 the sun; अलंचकारास्य वधूरहस्करः Śi 1.58; (P.III.2.21.)

-2 a kind of tree.

-गणः, (˚हर्ग˚)

1 a series of sacrificial days.

-2 a month.

-3 any calculated term (Wilson).

-जरः [अहोभिः परिवर्तमानो लोकान् जरयति जृ-णिच् अच्, अहानि वा अस्मिन् जीर्यन्ति आधारे अप्-वा Tv.] Ved. the year as making days old.

-जात a. Ved. born in the day or from day, not belonging to night.

-दिव a. (˚हर्दि˚) existing every day. (

-वम्) ind. [अहश्च दिवा च समा ˚द्व˚] daily, every day, day by day; य इत्थमस्वास्थ्यमहर्दिवं दिवः Śi.1.51.

-दिवि ind. day by day, every day, constantly; यथा श्येनात् पतत्रिणः संविजन्ते अहर्दिवि सिंहस्य स्तनयोर्यथा Av.5.21.6.

-दृश् a. Ved. belonging to the day, living; इन्द्रो विश्वान् बेकनाटाँ अहर्दृशः Rv.8.66.1.

-नाथः 1 the sun, the lord of the day.

-2 a kind of tree.

-निशम् [अहश्च निशा च समा˚ द्व˚] a day and night, a whole day; तस्य सोहर्निशस्यान्ते प्रसुप्तः प्रतिबुद्धयते Ms.1.74,4.97. (

-शम्) ind. day and night, during the whole day, continually.

-पतिः [अहःपतिः, अहर्पतिः, अहस्पतिः P.VIII.2.7 Mbh. Vārt.]

1 the sun; ननु राह्वाह्वमहर्पतिं तमः Śi.16.57; R.1.54.

-2 an epithet of Śiva.

-3 a kind of tree.

-4 swallow, wort.

-बान्धवः the sun.

-भाज्, -लोक a. Ved. partaking of the day.

-मणिः the sun.

-मुखम् commencement of the day, morning, dawn.

-स्थन्तरम् (P.VIII.2.68 Vārt.) a portion of Sāma to be chanted at day.

-रात्रः (

-त्रम् also)

1 a day and night (P.II.4.29.); त्रीनहोरात्रान् Nala.12.44; त्रिंशत्कला मुहूर्तः स्यादहोरात्रं तु तावतः Ms.1.64.65; Y.1.147.

-2 a day of the Pitṛis, a month of the gods and a year of Brahmā.

-विद् a. Ved.

1 existing many days.

-2 known long ago.

-3 one who knows the fit time or season of a sacrifice.

-शेषः, -षम् (˚हः शेषम्)

1 evening.

-2 the last day of defilement.

अर्जुन a. [अर्ज्-उनन् णिलुक् च Uṇ.3.58] (

-ना, -नी f.).

1 White, clear, bright, of the colour of day; अहश्च कृष्णमहरर्जुनं च Rv.6.9.1; पिशङ्गमौञ्जीयुजमर्जुनच्छविम् Śi.1.6.

-2 Silvery; यत्र वः प्रेङ्खा हरिता अर्जुना Av.4.37.5.

-नः 1 The white colour.

-2 A peacock.

-3 A sort of cutaneous disease.

-4 A tree (Mar. अर्जुनसादडा), with useful rind; Mb.3.64.3.

-5 N. of the third Pāṇḍava who was a son of Kuntī by Indra and hence called ऐन्द्रि also. [Arjuna was so called because he was 'white' or 'pure in actions' (पृथिव्यां चतुरन्तायां वर्णो मे दुर्लभः समः । करोमि कर्म शुद्धं च तेन मामर्जनं विदुः). He was taught the use of arms by Droṇa and was his favourite pupil. By his skill in arms he won Draupadī at her Svayaṁvara (see Draupadī). For an involuntary transgression he went into temporary exile and during that time he learnt the science of arms from Paraśurāma. He married Ulūpī, a Nāga Princess, by whom he had a son named Irāvat, and also Chitrāṅgadā, daughter of the king of Maṇipura, who bore him a son named Babhruvāhana. During this exile he visited Dvārakā, and with the help and advice of Kṛiṣṇa succeeded in marrying Subhadrā. By her he had a son named Abhimanyu. Afterwards he obtained the bow (Gāṇḍiva from the god Agni whom he assisted in burning the Khāṇḍva forest. When Dharma, his eldest brother, lost the kingdom by gambling, and the five brothers went into exile, he went to the Himālayas to propitiate the gods and to obtain from them celestial weapons for use in the contemplated war against Kauravas. There he fought with Śiva who appeared in the disguise of a Kirāta; but when he discovered the true character of his adversary he worshipped him and Śiva gave him the Pāśupatāstra. Indra, Varuṇa, Yama and Kubera also presented him with their own weapons. In the 13th year of their exile, the Pāṇḍavas entered the service of the King of Virāṭa and he had to act the part of a eunuch, and music and dancing master. In the great war with the Kauravas Arjuna took a very distinguished part. He secured the assistance of Kṛiṣṇa who acted as his charioteer and related to him the Bhagavadgītā when on the first day of the battle he hesitated to bend his bow against his own kinsmen. In the course of the great struggle he slew or vanquished several redoubtable warriors on the side of the Kauravas, such as Jayadratha, Bhīṣma, Karṇa &c. After Yudhiṣṭhira had been installed sovereign of Hastināpura, he resolved to perform the Aśvamedha sacrifice, and a horse was let loose with Arjuna as its guardian. Arjuna followed it through many cities and Countries and fought with many kings. At the city of Maṇipura he had to fight with his own son Babhruvāhana and was killed; but he was restored to life by a charm supplied by his wife Ulūpī. He traversed the whole of Bharata- khaṇda and returned to Hastināpura, loaded with spoils and tributes, and the great horse-sacrifice was then duly performed. He was afterwards called by Kṛiṣna to Dvārakā amid the internecine struggles of the Yādavas and there he performed the funeral ceremonies of Vasudeva and Kṛiṣṇa. Soon after this the five Pāṅdavas repaired to heaven having installed Parīkṣit -the only surviving son of Abhimanyu-- on the throne of Hastināpura. Arjuna was the bravest of the Pāṇdavas, high-minded, generous, upright, handsome and the most prominent figure of all his brothers. He has several appellations, such a Pārtha, Gudākeśa, Savyasāchī, Dhanañjaya, Phālguna, Kirītin, Jīṣṇu, Śvetavāhana, Gāṇḍivin &c.] cf. अर्जनः फाल्गुनो जिष्णुः किरीटी श्वेतवाहनः । बीभत्सुर्विजयः कृष्णः सव्यसाची धनञ्जयः ॥

-6 N. of Kārtavīrya, slain by Parasurāma See कार्तवीर्य.

-7 N. of a country Bṛi. S.14. 25.

-8 The only son of his mother.

-9 N. of Indra.

-1 N. of a tree, Jerminalia Arjuna (Mar. अईन). The tree is rarer in south India. The colour of its bark is white. It is a forest-tree bearing fragrant flowers appearing in panicles like those of the Mango-tree.

-नी 1 A procuress, bawd.

-2 A cow. तथार्जुनीनां कपिला वरिष्ठा Mb.13.73.42.

-3 A kind of serpent; अर्जुनि पुनर्वोयन्तु˚ Av.2.24.7.

-4 N. of Uṣhā, wife of Aniruddha.

-5 N. of a river com- monly called करतोया.

-6 (न्यौ, -न्यः dual and pl.) N. of the constellation Phalgunī. अघासु हन्यन्ते गावो$र्जुन्योः पर्युह्यते Rv.1.85.13.

-नम् 1 Silver. वीरुद्भिष्टे अर्जुनं संविदानम् Av.5.28.5.

-2 Gold.

-3 Slight inflammation of the white of the eye.

-4 Grass.

-न<?> (Pl.) The descend- ants of Arjuna; cf. अर्जुनः ककुभे पार्थे कार्तवीर्यमयूरयोः । मातुरेकसुते वृक्षे धवले नयनामये । तृणभेदे गवि स्त्री स्यात्...Nm.

-Comp. -अभ्रम N. of a medicament.

-ईश्वरतीर्थम् N. of a holy place. Siva P.

-उपमः the teak tree; also शाकद्रुम and महापत्राख्यवृक्ष.

-काण्ड a. having a white stem or appendage. बभ्रोरर्जनकाण्डस्य यवस्य ते Av.2.8.3.

-च्छवि a. white, of a white colour.

-ध्वजः 'white- bannered', N. of Hanūmat.

-पाकी N. of a plant and its fruits.

-बदरः The fibre of the Arjuna plant; अर्जुन- बदरा मेखलाः क्रियन्ताभू । ŚB. on MS.9.4.25

-मिश्रः Name of a commentator on the Mb.

-सखिः (L.) Kriṣṇa.

-सिंहः N. of a prince (Inscriptions).

वसु a. Sweet.

-2 Dry.

-3 Ved. Wealthy, rich.

-4 Ved. Good. -n. [वस्-उन् Uṇ.1.1]

1 Wealth, riches; स्वयं प्रदुग्धे$स्य गुणैरुपस्नुता वसूपमानस्य वसूनि मेदिनी Ki.1.18; R.8.31; 9.6 वस्वीशाद् वसुनिकरं (लब्ध्वा) धृतानुरागा Rām. ch.7.58.

-2 A jewel, gem.

-3 Gold.

-4 Water; वसु काल उपादत्ते काले चायं विमुञ्चति Bhāg.4.16.6.

-5 A thing, sub- stance; त्रात्वार्थितो जगति पुत्रपदं च लेभे दुग्धा वसूनि वसुधा सकलानि येन Bhāg.2.7.9; Mb.12.98.2.

-6 A kind of salt.

-7 A medicinal root (वृद्धि).

-8 A yellow kind of kidney-bean.

-9 The ghee (घृत); विधिना वेददृष्टेन वसोर्धारा- मिवाध्वरे Mb.13.2.35. -m.

1 N. of a class of deities (usually pl. in this sense); सेयं भूरिवसोर्वसोरिव सुता मृत्यो- र्मुखे वर्तते Māl 5.24; Ki.1.18; (the Vasus are eight in number:-- 1 आप, 2 ध्रुव, 3 सोम, 4 धर or धव, 5 अनिल, 6 अनल, 7 प्रत्यूष, and 8 प्रभास; sometimes अह is substituted for आप; धरो ध्रुवश्च सोमश्च अहश्चैवानिलो$नलः । प्रत्यूषश्च प्रभासश्च वसवो$ष्टाविति स्मृताः).

-2 The number 'eight'.

-3 N. of Kubera.

-4 Of Śiva.

-5 Of Agni.

-6 A tree.

-7 A lake, pond.

-8 A rein.

-9 The tie of a yoke.

-1 A halter.

-11 A ray of light; निरकाशयद्रविमपेतवसुं वियदालयादपरदिग्गणिका Śi.9.1; शिथिलवसुमगाधे मग्नमापत् पयोधौ Ki.1.46 (in both cases वसु means 'wealth' also).

-12 The sun.

-13 The distance from the elbow to the closed fist. -f.

1 A ray of light.

-2 Light, radiance.

-3 A medicinal root (वृद्धि).

-Comp. -उत्तमः N. of Bhīṣma; तान् समेतान् महाभागानुपलभ्य वसूत्तमः । पूजयामास...... Bhāg.1.9.9.

-उपमः Natron (Mar. सज्जीखार).

-ओ (औ) कसारा 1 N. of Amarāvatī, the city of Indra.

-2 of Alakā, the city of Kubera; 'वस्वौकसारा श्रीदस्य शक्रस्य नलिनी पुरी' इति हरिः; वस्वौकसारां नलिनीमतीत्यैवोत्तरान् कुरून् Rām.2.94.26; व्यक्तं वस्वोकसारेयम् Mb.7.67.16. (com. वस्वोकसारा सलोप आर्षः । कनकमयानि ओकांसि सारो यस्याः सा तथा).

-3 of a river attached to Amarāvatī and Alakā.

-कीटः, -कृमिः a beggar.

-ता, -तातिः f. Ved. wealth.

-दा the earth.

-देवः N. of the father of Kṛiṣṇa and son of Sūra, a descendant of Yadu. ˚भूः, -सुतः &c. epithets of Kṛiṣṇa.

-देवता, -देव्या the asterism called Dhaniṣṭhā.

-देव्या the ninth day of a lunar fortnight.

-द्रुमः the Udumbara tree.

-धर्मिका crystal.

-धा 1 the earth; वसुधेयमवेक्ष्यतां त्वया R.8.83; पुरा सप्तद्वीपां जयति वसुधामप्रतिरथः Ś.7.35;1.25.

-2 the heaven; धरान् धरित्रीं वसुधां भर्तुस्तिष्ठाम्यनन्तरम् Mb. 13.93.1 (com. वसून् देवान् धत्ते इति व्युत्पत्त्या वसुधां दिवम्).

-3 the ground; वसुधालिङ्गनधूसरस्तनी Ku.4.4. ˚अधिपः a king. ˚धरः a mountain; वसुधाधरकन्दराभिसर्पी प्रतिशब्दो$पि हरेर्भिनत्ति नागान् V.1.18. ˚नगरम् the capital of Varuṇa.

-धारा, -भारा the capital of Kubera. [वसोर्धारा

1 a stream of ghee prepared for Vasus; कुड्यलग्नां वसोर्धारां सप्त वारान् घृतेन तु । कारयेत् प़ञ्च वारान् वा नातिनीचां न चोच्छ्रिताम् Chhandogapaddhati.

-2 N. of a vessel for pouring ghee into fire; त्वया द्वादशवर्षाणि वसोर्धाराहुतं हविः Mb.1.223.72.

-3 N. of the heavenly Ganges (मन्दाकिनी); Mb.13.8.5.].

-धारिणी the earth.

-पालः a king.

-प्रभा one of the seven tongues of fire.

-प्राणः an epithet of Agni.

-भम् the constellation धनिष्ठा.

-रण्व a. delighted with wealth; वसुरण्वो विभुरसि Mahānār.17.15.

-रेतस् m. fire; संप्राप्तो यत्र सांनिध्यं सदासीद् वसुरेतसः Rām.7.31.7; Mb.1.13.3.

-रोचिस् m.

1 sacrifice; religious ceremony.

-2 Fire.

-व्रतम् a kind of penance (eating only ground rice for twelve days).

-श्रेष्ठम् 1 wrought gold.

-2 silver.

-षेणः N. of Karṇa; वसुवर्मधरं दृष्ट्वा तं बालं हेमकुण्डलम् । नामास्य वसुषेणेति ततश्चक्रुर्द्विजातयः ॥ Mb.3.39.13-14.

-स्थली N. of the city of Kubera.