liṅga-caritra

pra-bhu

pra-bhú

more powerful than (abl.) MBh. ;
having power over (gen.) VP. ;
able, capable, having power to (loc. inf. orﾠ comp.) Kāv. ;
a match for (dat.) Pāṇ. 2-3, 16 Vārtt. 2 Pat. ;
constant, eternal L. ;
m. a master, lord, king ( alsoﾠ applied to gods e.g.. to Sūrya andﾠ Agni RV. ;
to Prajā-pati Mn. ;
to Brahmā. ChUp. ;
to Indra R. ;
to Ṡiva MBh. ;
to Vishṇu L.);
the chief orﾠ leader of a sect RTL. 142 ;
a sound, word L. ;
quicksilver L. ;
N. of a deity under the 8th Manu MārkP. ;
of a son of Kardama Hariv. ;
of a son of Ṡuka andﾠ Pīvarī ib. ;
of a son of Bhaga andﾠ Siddhi BhP. ;
of a poet Cat. ;
of sev. other men HPariṡ. ;
(- bhvī f. N. of a Ṡakti Pañcar.);
- kathā f. N. of wk.;
- tā f. lordship, dominion, supremacy Yājñ. (v.l.) Kathās. ;
power over (loc.) Ṡak. ;
possession of (comp.) Ragh. ;
prevalence (instr. « for the most part») Ratnâv. ;
- tva n. lordship, sovereignty, high rank, might, power over (gen. loc. orﾠ comp.) MBh. Kāv. etc.;
prevalence (instr. « for the most part») Suṡr. ;
- tvabodhi f. knowledge joined with supreme power Kāraṇḍ. ;
-tvâ̱kshepa m. (in rhet.) an objection based on power (i.e. on a word of command) Kāvyâd. II, 138 ;
- deva m. N. of a Yoga teacher Cat. ;
(ī) f. (with lāṭī) N. of a poetess ib. ;
- bhakta mfn. devoted to his master (as a dog) Cāṇ. ;
m. a good horse L. ;
- bhakti f. loyalty, faithfulness MW. ;
- liṅga-caritra n. - liṅga-līlā f. - vaṉṡa m. N. of wks.;
- ṡabda-ṡesha mfn. having only the title of lord remaining Ragh.

liṅga-līlā-vilāsa-caritra

vi-ṡishṭa

characterized by (instr. orﾠ comp.) MārkP. Vedântas. ;
pre-eminent, excellent, excelling in orﾠ distinguished by (loc., instr. adv. in tas, orﾠ comp.), chief orﾠ best among (gen.), better orﾠ worse than (abl. orﾠ comp.) Mn. MBh. etc.;
m. N. of Vishṇu MBh. ;
(ī) f. N. of the mother of Saṃkarâicārya Cat. ;
- kula mfn. descended from an excellent race Subh. ;
- cāritra orﾠ - cārin m. N. of a Bodhi-sattva SaddhP. ;
- tama andﾠ - tara mfn. distinguished, chief. best, better than (abl.) MBh. Mṛicch. Saṃk. ;
- tā f. ( Hit.), - tva n. ( Ṡaṃk. Vedântas.) difference, speciality, peculiarity, distinction, excellence, superiority;
- buddhi f. differenced orﾠ distinguishing knowledge (e.g.. the knowledge of « a man carrying a staff» which distinguishes him from an ordinary man) MW. ;
- liṅga mfn. different in gender Pāṇ. 2-4, 7 ;
- varṇa mfn. having a distinguished colour MBh. ;
- vaiṡiṡrhtya, (ibc.) « what is different» andﾠ « difference» ;
(-jñāna-vādâ̱rtha m. - bodha m. - bodha-rahasya n. - bodha-vicāra m. - bodha-vicāra-rahasya n.;
-tyâ̱vagāhi-vādâ̱rtha m. N. of wks.);
-ṭâ̱dvaita n. seeﾠ below;
- ṭôpamā f. a partic. comparison MW. ;
- yukta n. (scil. rūpaka) a metaphor which contains a partic. comparison (said to be a variety of the general Rūpaka) ib.

hári-ṡcandra

m. N. of the 28th king of the solar dynasty in the Tretā age (he was son of Tri-ṡaṇku, andﾠ was celebrated for his piety;
accord. toﾠ the Mārkaṇḍeya-Purāṇa he gave up his country, his wife andﾠ his son, andﾠ finally himself, to satisfy the demands of Viṡvāmitra;
after enduring incredible sufferings, he won the pity of the gods andﾠ was raised with his subjects to heaven:
accord. toﾠ MBh. II, 489 etc.., his performance of the Rāja-sūya sacrifice was the cause of his elevation, andﾠ in the Aitareya-Brāhmaṇa quite another legend is told about him seeﾠ under ṡunaḥṡepa:
in later legends Hari-ṡcandra is represented as insidiously induced by Nārada to relate his actions with unbecoming pride, whereupon he was degraded from Svarga, one stage at each sentence, till stopping in time andﾠ doing homage to the gods he was fixed with his capital in mid-air;
his aerial city is popularly believed to be still visible in the skies at particular times;
cf. saubha) Br. MaitrUp. MBh. etc.;
N. of various authors etc. Inscr. Cat.:
m. orﾠ n. (?) N. of a place Cat. ;
n. N. of a Liṇga MW. ;
- caritra n. N. of wk.;
- tīrtha n. N. of a Tīrtha MW. ;
- pura n. the city of Harikandra (= saubha) L. ;
a mirage VarBṛS. ;
- purāṇa n. - yaṡaṡ-caudra-candrikā f. -ṡcandrâ̱khyāyikā, f. -ṡcandrôpâ̱khyāna n. N. of wks.