बर्ह

{ barhḥ }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

बर्ह  n.  m. n. (also written वर्ह; √ 1. बृह्, ‘to pluck out’) a tail-feather, the tail of a bird ( esp. of a peacock), [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.
केतक-ब्°   a leaf (), [Ragh.]

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केतक ब्°

बर्ह  n.  n. a kind of perfume, [L.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

बर्हः [barhḥ] हम् [ham]   हम् [बर्ह्-अच्]
A peacock's tail; दवोल्काहत- शेषबर्हाः [R.16.14;] (केशपाशे) सति कुसुमसनाथे कं हरेदेष बर्हः [V.4.1] (v. l.).
The tail of a bird.
A tail-feather (especially of a peacock); ज्योतिर्लेखावलयि गलितं यस्य बर्हम् [Me.46;] [Ku.1.15;] [Śi.8.11.]
A leaf; आपाण्डुरं केतकबर्हमन्यः [R.6.17.]
A train, retinue. -Comp.
-चन्द्रकः, -नेत्रम्   the eye in a peacock's tail (Mar. मोरपीस).
भारः a peacock's tail.
a tuft of peacock's feathers on the handle of a club &c.

Shabda-Sagara

बर्ह   r. 1st cl. ( बर्हते)
1. To be pre-eminent or excellent; (also वर्ह, but less usually.
2. To speak or tell.
3. To kill or hurt.
4. To cover.
5. To remember.
6. To spread.
7. To give. (In these senses it is more usually वर्ह.)
r. 10th cl. ( -बर्हयति) To hurt or kill; also वर्ह .
बर्ह  mn.  ( -र्हः-र्हं)
1. A peacock's tail.
2. A leaf.
3. Dependents, retinue.
E. बर्ह to spread, &c. aff. अच्; this word and the corresponding forms are more usually derived from वृह् to increase, &c. and are written with the semi-vowel: see वर्ह, वर्हिस्, &c.

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बर्ह अच्; वृह् वर्ह वर्हिस्