मुख f. n. (
m.g. अर्धर्चा-दि;
ifc. f(आ, or ई). cf. [Pāṇ. 4-1, 54, 58] ) the mouth, face, countenance,
[RV.] &c., &c.
the beak of a bird, snout or muzzle of an animal,
[GṛS.] ;
[Mn.] ;
[MBh.] &c.
दिङ्-म्° mn. a direction, quarter (
esp. ifc. cf. ;
mfn. turning or turned towards, facing
cf. अधो-म्° also
ind (अम्). cf. प्रान्-मुखम्)
the mouth or spout of a vessel,
KātyŚr.opening aperture, entrance into or egress out of (
gen. or
comp. ),
[MBh.] ;
[Kāv.] &c.
the mouth or embouchure (of a river),
[Ragh.] the fore part, front, van (of an army),
[TBr.] ;
[MBh.] पयो-म्° mfn. the upper part, head, top, tip or point of anything,
[VS.] ;
[Br.] ;
[MBh.] &c. (also
mfn. in
comp. cf. )
the edge (of an axe),
[Kāv.] the nipple (of a breast),
[Hariv.] the surface, upper side,
[Āryabh.] Sch. the chief, principal, best (
ifc. = having any one or anything as chief &c.),
[ŚBr.] ;
[MBh.] &c.
-मुखादि introduction, commencement, beginning (
ifc. = beginning with; also
cf. the use of
आदि),
[Br.] ;
[MBh.] ;
[Kāv.] &c.
source, cause, occasion of (
gen. or
comp. ),
[MBh.] °खेन n. a means (
ind. by means of),
[Śaṃk.] (in
dram. ) the original cause or source of the action,
[Daśar.] ;
[Pratāp.] (in
alg. ) the first term or initial quantity of a progression,
[Col.] (in
geom. ) the side opposite to the base, the summit,
ib.the
वेद,
[L.] rock salt,
[L.] copper,
[L.] मुख m. m.Artocarpus Locuchs,
[L.]