वृष

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Puranic Encyclopaedia

VṚṢA I   A warrior of Subrahmaṇya. [M.B. Śalya Parva Chapter 45, Stanza 64] .
VṚṢA II   An asura (demon). He is included among those who ruled over this earth in days of old. [M.B. Śānti Parva, Chapter 227, Stanza 51] .
VṚṢA III   A King of the family of Bharata who was the son of Śakuntalā. It is stated that he had a brother called Durmarṣaṇa. [Bhāgavata, Skandha 9] .
VṚṢA IV   An incarnation of Śiva in the form of an ox. The following is a story that occurs in [Śiva Purāṇa, Śatarudasaṁhitā] , about this incarnation. When the Devas and the Asuras united together and churned the sea of milk, ever so many noble objects rose up to the surface of the sea. Several beautiful damsels also came up. Viṣṇu grew amorous of them and thus thousands of sons were born by them. These sons who were born in the Pātāla (Nether world), by and by, came up and began to do harm to the dwellers of the earth. At this time Śiva took the incarnation in the form of an ox to study the situation properly. In this disguise Śiva entered Pātāla and took by stealth the Sudarśana (the weapon of Viṣṇu) and drove him to heaven. When Viṣṇu had gone from Pātāla, he had advised his sons to stay in Pātāla. Vṛṣa who came to know of this, cursed them:--“Any man, other than the peaceful hermits and Dānavas (asuras) who are born from my portion, who enters Pātāla shall die.” From that day onwards, the world of Pātāla became a forbidden place for men.
VṚṢA V   One of the sons of Kārtavīryārjuna. It is mentioned in [Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa] , that this prince escaped from the Kṣatriya extermination of Paraśurāma.

हिन्दी (hindi) WN

See : वृष राशि, साँड़, अडूसा

प्राचीन चरित्रकोश

वृष II. n.  स्कंद का एक सैनिक।
वृष III. n.  एक दैत्य, जो पूर्वकाल में पृथ्वी का शासक था ।
वृष IV. n.  विकुंठ देवों में से एक ।
वृष IX. n.  एक यादव राजकुमार, जा कृष्ण एवं सत्या के पुत्रों में से एक था [भा. १०.६१.१३] ।
वृष V. n.  एक दैत्य, जो अनायुषा के पुत्रों में से एक था । इसे श्रद्धाद, यज्ञहन्, ब्रह्महन्, एवं पशुहन् नामक पुत्र उत्पन्न हुए थे [ब्रह्मांड. ३.६.३१] ।
वृष VI. n.  (सो. अनु.) एक राजा, जो विष्णु के अनुसार शिबि राजा का पुत्र था । इसे ‘वृषादर्भि’ नामान्तर भी प्राप्त था (वृषादर्भि देखिये) ।
वृष VII. n.  (सो. सह.) एक राजा, जो भरत राजा का पुत्र, एवं मधु राजा का पिता था [विष्णु. ४.११.२५-२६] ।
वृष VIII. n.  एक राजा, जो सृंजय एवं राष्ट्रपाली का पुत्र था [भा. ९.२४.४२] ।
वृष X. n.  ०. एक यादव राजकुमार, जो कृष्ण एवं कालिंदी के पुत्रों में से एक था [भा. १०.६१.१४] ।
वृष XI. n.  १. एक हैहयवंशीय राजकुमार, जो कार्तवीर्य अर्जुन के पुत्रों में से एक था । यह परशुराम के क्षत्रियसंहार से बच गया था [ब्रह्मांड. ३.४१.१३] ।
वृष XII. n.  २. अंगराज कर्ण का नामान्तर [म.व. २९३.१३] ।
वृष XIII. n.  ३. धर्मसावर्णि मन्वन्तर का इंद्र।

मराठी (Marathi) WN

See : बैल

महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश

 पु. १ बैल . वृषभ पहा . वृषगजीं वेढिला । केला रावो । - ज्ञा १४ . ३६२ . २ पंधरावा संवत्सर . ३ कर्णराज ; कुंतीपुत्र कर्ण . तो वृष भूमिग्रस्तस्यंदनचक्रासि उध्दरायातें । - मोकर्ण ( नवनीत पृ . ३४३ ). वृषसेनाचा पुत्र . कर्णाचा नातू यालाहि म्हणतात . ४ पुरुषाच्या चार जातींपैकीं एक . [ सं . ]
०स्कंध  पु. बैलाचें बशिंड . वृषिन् ‍ वि . ( शाप . ) बैलाचें . ( इं . ) टाँरीन . - सेंपू २ . वृषोत्सर्ग पु . मृताप्रीत्यर्थ वसु सोडणें ; इष्टकामना सिध्दयर्थ विशेषतः उत्तरक्रियेंत गोर्‍हा आणि कालवड सोडणें . [ वृष + उत्सर्ग ]

नेपाली (Nepali) WN

See : वृष राशि

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

वृष  m.  1. m. ( prob. later form of वृषन्) a man, male, husband, [KāśīKh.]
अश्व-व्°   the male of any animal (See )

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अश्व व्°

a bull (in older language only ifc.), [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.
the zodiacal sign Taurus, [VarBṛS.]
a strong or potent man (one of the four classes into which men are divided in erotic works.), [L.]
वृषो ऽङ्गुलिनाम्   the chief of a class or anything the most excellent or preeminent or best of its kind ( e.g., the chief among fingers, the thumb; वृषो गवाम् or simply वृषः, the bull among cows, the principal die in a game at dice; often ifc. e.g. कपिवृषाः, the chief monkeys), [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.
Justice or Virtue personified as a bull or as शिव's bull, [Mn. viii, 16]; [Pur.]; [Kāvyâd.]
just or virtuous act, virtue, moral merit, [Śiś.]; [Vās.]
N. of शिव, [MBh.]
semen virile, [Vās.]
water, ib. Sch.
वृश   a mouse or rat ( cf. and -दंश), [L.]
an enemy, [L.]
a partic. form of a temple, [VarBṛS.]
a piece of ground suitable for the foundation of a house, [L.]
N. of विष्णु-कृष्ण, [MBh.]
of इन्द्र, [MārkP.]
of the Sun, ib.
of काम-देव, [L.]
of the regent of the करण चतुष्-पद, [VarBṛS.]
of इन्द्र in the 11th मन्वन्तर, [Pur.]
of a साध्य, [Hariv.]
of one of स्कन्द's attendants, [MBh.]
वृषभ   of an असुर (= ), [Kāvyâd.]
of two sons of कृष्ण, [BhP.]
of कर्ण, [MBh.]
of a son of वृष-सेन and grandson of कर्ण, [Hariv.]
of a यादव and son of मधु, ib.
of a son of सृञ्जय, [BhP.]
of an ancient king, [MBh.]
of one of the 10 horses of the Moon, [L.]
N. of various plants ( [L.] Gendarussa Vulgaris or Adhatoda; Boerhavia Procumbens or Variegata; a species of bulbous plant growing on the हिमवत् &c.), [Kāṭh.]; [Suśr.]
वृष  n.  n. a woman's apartment, [L.]
myrobalan, [L.]; a peacock's plumage or tail, [L.]
वृष   [ cf. Lat. verres for verses; Lith. vérszis.]
वृष    2. (not always separable from 1. ), in comp. for वृषन्.

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

वृषः [vṛṣḥ]   1 A bull; असंपदस्तस्य वृषेण गच्छतः [Ku.5.8;] [Me.54;] [R.2.35;] [Ms.9.123.]
The sign Taurus of the zodiac.
The chief or best of a class, the best of its kind; (often at the end of comp.); मुनिवृषः, कपिवृषः &c.
The god of love.
A strong or athletic man.
A lustful man, a man of one of the four classes into which men are divided in erotic works; बहुगुणबहुबन्धः शीघ्रकामो नताङ्गः । सकलरुचिरदेहः सत्यवादी वृषो ना ॥ Ratimañjarī 37.
An enemy, adversary.
A rat.
The bull of Śiva.
Morality, justice; justice personified; वृषो हि भगवान् धर्मः [Ms.8.16.]
Virtue, a pious or meritorious act; न सद्गतिः स्याद् वृषवर्जितानां Kīr. [K.9.62] (where वृष means a 'bull' also).
 N. N. of Karṇa.
 N. N. of Viṣṇu.
 N. N. of a particular drug.
The principal die.
Water.
A particular form of a temple.
Ground suitable for the foundation of a house.
A male, any male animal.
षम् A peacock's plumage.
A woman's apartment.
Comp. अङ्कः an epithet of Śiva; उमावृषाङ्कौ शरजन्मना यथा (ननन्दतुः) [R.3.23.]
a pious or virtuous man.
the marking-nut plant.
a eunuch. ˚जः a small drum.-अञ़्चनः an epithet of Śiva.
-अन्तकः   an epithet of Viṣṇu.
-आहारः   a cat.
-इन्द्रः   an excellent bull.-उत्सर्गः setting free a bull on the occasion of a funeral rite, or as a religious act generally; एकादशाहे प्रेतस्य यस्य चोत्सृज्यते वृषः । प्रेतलोकं परित्यज्य स्वर्गलोकं च गच्छति ॥
-दंशः, -दंशकः   a cat; अन्तरिक्षे वराहस्य वृषदंशस्य चोभयोः (प्रणादम्) [Mb.6.2.25.]
-दर्भ a.  a. lowering the pride of Indra (इन्द्रदर्पहन्ता); वृषदर्भो वृषाकपिः [Mb.12.43.1.]
ध्वजः an epithet of Śiva; येन बाणमसृजद्वृषध्वजः [R.11.44.]
an epithet of Gaṇeśa.
-नाशनः  N. N. of Kṛiṣṇa.
पतिः an epithet of Śiva.
a bull set at liberty.
-पर्वन्  m. m.
an epithet of Śiva.
 N. N. of a demon who with the aid of Śukra, preceptor of the Asuras, maintained struggle with the gods for a long time. His daughter Śarmiṣṭhā was married by Yayāti; see Yayāti and Devayānī.
-भासा   the residence of Indra and the gods; i. e. Amarāvatī.
-राजकेतनः  N. N. of Śiva.
-लक्षणा   a masculine girl (unfit for marriage).
-वाहनः   an epithet of Śiva.-शत्रुः N. of Viṣṇu.
सानुः man.
death. -सृक्किन्m. A wasp.
-सेनः  N. N. of Karṇa; [Mb.12.27.2.] -स्कन्धa. having shoulders as lusty as those of a bull; वपुर्वष- स्कन्धसुबन्धुरांसकम् [U.6.25;] [R.12.34.]

Shabda-Sagara

वृष  m.  ( -षः)
1. A bull.
2. The sign Taurus of the zodiac.
3. Virtue, moral merit.
4. Virtue personified, as a bull or the bull of ŚIVA. 5. A man of a lecherous disposition, one of the four descriptions into which men are divided in erotic works.
6. A rat.
7. A drug, commonly Rishabha.
8. A plant, (Justicia ganderussa.)
9. (In composition,) Excellent, pre-eminent.
10. A name of KARṆA.
11. VISHṆU.
12. An enemy, an adversary.
13. Particular ground, judged proper for the foundation of a house.
14. Love or KĀMA. 15. A strong or athletic man.
 n.  ( -षं) A peacock's plumage or tail. f. ( -षा)
1. A plant, (Salvinia cuculata.)
2. Cowach, (Carpopogon pruriens.)
 f.  ( -षी) The seat of the religious student or one used by ascetics, formed of Kusa grass.
E. वृष् to sprinkle, aff. क or अच् .

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वृष् क अच् .