vijigīshu

pra-kṛiti

cause original source Mn. MBh. Ṡak. etc.;
origin, extraction Mṛicch. ;
nature, character, constitution, temper, disposition MBh. Kāv. Suṡr. etc. (ibc. andﾠ - tyā ind. by nature, naturally, unalterably, properly Prāt. ṠrS. Mn. etc.);
fundamental form, pattern, standard, model, rule (esp. in ritual) ṠrS. ;
(in the Sāṃkhya phil.) the original producer of ( orﾠ rather passive power of creating) the material world (consisting of 3 constituent essences orﾠ Guṇas called sattva, rajas andﾠ tamas), Nature (distinguished from purusha, Spirit. as Māyā is distinguished from Brahman in the Vedântas.);
pl. the 8 producers orﾠ primary essences which evolve the whole visible world (viz. a-vyakta, buddhi orﾠ mahat, ahaṉ-kāra, andﾠ the 5 tan-mātras orﾠ subtle elements;
rarely the 5 elements alone) IW. 80 etc.. ;
(in mythol.) a goddess, the personified will of the Supreme in the creation (hence the same with the Ṡakti orﾠ personified energy orﾠ wife of a deity, as Lakshmī, Durgā etc.;
alsoﾠ considered as identical with the Supreme Being) W. IW. 140 RTL. 223 ;
(pl.) N. of a class of deities under Manu Raibhya Hariv. ;
(in polit.) pl. a king's ministers, the body of ministers orﾠ counsellors, ministry Mn. MBh. etc.;
the subjects of a king, citizens, artisans etc. ib. ;
the constituent elements orﾠ powers of the state (of which are usually enumerated, viz. king minister, alies, treasure, army, territory, fortresses Mn. IX, 294; 295);
the various sovereigns to be considered in case of war (viz. the madhyama, vijigīshu, udāsīna andﾠ ṡatru;
to which should be added 8 remoter princes,
viz. the mitra, arimitra, mitra-mitra, arimitra-mitra, pārshṇi-graha, ākranda, pārshṇigrāhâ̱sāra, ākrandâ̱sāsa;
each of these 12 kings has 5 Prakṛitis in the form of minister, territory, fortresses, treasure andﾠ army, so that the total number of Prakṛitis may be 72) Mn. VII, 155; 157 Kull. ;
(in gram.) the crude orﾠ elementary form of a word, base, root, an uninflected word Sāh. Pāṇ. Sch. Vop. ;
N. of 2 classes of metres Col.;
(in arithm.) a co-efficient multiplier ib. ;
(in anat.) temperament, the predominance of one of the humours at the time of generation W. ;
(with tritīyā) the third nature, a eunuch MBh. ;
matter, affair Lalit. ;
the male orﾠ female organ of generation L. ;
a woman orﾠ womankind L. ;
a mother L. ;
an animal L. ;
N. of a woman Buddh. ;
N. of wk.

mū́la-prakṛiti

pl. the 4 principal kings to be considered in time of war (viz. the Vijigishu, Ari, Madhyama andﾠ Udāsāna;
cf. prakṛiti andﾠ ṡākhā-p-) Mn. VII, 157 Kull. Kām.