सिंहः _siṃhḥ

सिंहः [हिंस्-अच् पृषो˚]

1 A lion; (it is said to be derived from हिंस्, cf. भवेद्वर्णागमाद्धंसः सिंहो वर्णविपर्ययात् Sk.); न हि सुप्तस्य सिंहस्य प्रविशन्ति मुखे मृगाः Subhāṣ.

-2 The sign Leo of the Zodiac. e.g. सिंहलग्न.

-3 (At the end of comp.) Best, pre-eminent of a class; e.g. रघुसिंहः, पुरुष- सिंहः; उद्योगिनं पुरुषसिंहमुपैति लक्ष्मीः Pt.1.361; U.5.22.

-4 A particular place prepared for the building of a house.

-5 (In music) A kind of tone.

-Comp. -अवलोकनम् the (backward) glance of a lion. ˚न्याय the maxim of the lion's (backward) glance, generally used to mark the connection of a thing with what precedes and follows; (for explanation see under न्याय).

-आढ्य a. abounding in lions.

-आसनम् a throne, a seat of honour. (

-नः) a particular mode of sexual enjoyment.

-आस्यः a particular position of the hands.

-कर्णः a corner orifice containing lion-figures; यद्वेदिकातोरणसिंह- कर्णै रत्नैर्दधानं प्रतिवेश्म शोभाम् Bu. Ch.1.5.

-कर्णी a parti- cular position of the right hand in shooting an arrow.

-केशरः, -केसरः 1 the Bakula tree.

-2 a lion's mane.

-3 a kind of sweet-meat.

-गः an epithet of Śiva.

-तलम् the palms of the hands opened and joined together.

-तुण्डः a kind of fish; Ms.5.16.

-दंष्ट्रः an epithet of Śiva.

-दर्प a. as proud as a lion.

-द्वार् f.,

-द्वारम् the main or principal gate (of a palace &c.).

-ध्वनिः, -नादः 1 the roar of a lion; असोढसिंहध्वनिरुन्ननाद Ku.1.56; सिंह- नादं विनद्योच्चैः शङ्खं दध्मौ प्रतापवान् Bg.1.12; Mk.5.29.

-2 a war-cry.

-नर्दिन् a. one who roars like a lion; Bk. 5.34.

-नादः 1 a lion's roar.

-2 a war-cry.

-3 a confi- dent assertion.

-4 N. of Śiva.

-मलम् a kind of brass.

-याना, -रथा N. of the goddess Pārvatī.

-लीलः a kind of coitus.

-वाहनः an epithet of Śiva.

-वाहिनी an epithet of Durgā.

-विक्रमः, -विक्रान्तः a horse.

-विष्टरः a throne.

-संहनन a.

1 as strong as a lion; प्रांशु कनक- वर्णाभः सिंहसंहननो युवा Mb.3.146.28.

-2 handsome, (

-नम्) the killing of a lion.

-स्थः an epithet of the planet Jupiter when in the constellation Leo.