giri

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[apte] a. [gṝ-i kicca Uṇ. 4. 142] Venerable, respectable, worshipful. --riḥ 1 A hill, mountain, an eleva- tion; paśyādhaḥkhanane mūḍha gigyo na pataṃti kiṃ Subhāsh.; nanu pravāte'pi niṣkaṃpā girayaḥ Ś. 6. --2 A huge rock. --3 A disease of the eyes. --4 An hono- rific title given to Saṃnyāsins; e. g. ānaṃdagiriḥ --5 (In math.) The number ‘eight’. --6 A ball with which children play (geṃduka). --7 A cloud. --8 A peculiar...

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a. [gṝ-i kicca Uṇ. 4. 142] Venerable, respectable, worshipful. --riḥ 1 A hill, mountain, an eleva- tion; paśyādhaḥkhanane mūḍha gigyo na pataṃti kiṃ Subhāsh.; nanu pravāte'pi...

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Part of Speech: NOUN
Total Occurrences: 965
Texts Appeared In: 86

DCS: worship of the goddess ṣhaṣṭhī (esp. performed by a woman on the sixth day after delivery)

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Bhāgavatapurāṇa surface: girayaḥ

girayaḥ pratyadṛśyanta nānāyudhamuco 'nagha
Bhāgavatapurāṇa surface: giri

pātanaṃ giriśṛṅgebhyo rodhanaṃ cāmbugartayoḥ
Skandapurāṇa surface: giriḥ

yāvatsthāsyanti lokāśca mainākaścāpyayaṃ giriḥ