केदारः _kēdārḥ

केदारः 1 A field under water; meadow; केदारेभ्यस्त्व- पो$गृह्णन्कर्षका दृढसेतुभिः Bhāg.1.2.41; Ms.9.38,44; cf. the play on words in the Subhās. के दारपोषणरताः ? and the reply is केदारपोषणरताः.

-2 A basin for water round the root of a tree.

-3 A mountain.

-4 A particular moun- tain forming part of the Himālayas (modern Kedār).

-5 A form of Śiva.

-6 N. of a Rāga (in music).

-Comp. -खण्डम् a small dyke, earth raised to keep out water; गच्छ केदारखण्डं बधान Mb.1.3.22.

-नाथः a parti- cular form of Śiva.