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    See also ali, ari, ariḥ.


    Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 173, col. 3.
    aliḥ [al-in Uṇ. 4. 138]

    1 A black bee.

    2 A scorpion.

    3 A crow.

    4 The (Indian) cuckoo.

    5 The sign of the zodiac called vṛścika.

    6 Spirituous liquor.

    Comp.

    — kulaṃ a flight or number of bees; °saṃkula full of a swarm of bees; alikulasaṃkulakusumanirākulanavadalamālatamāle Gīt. 1.; °saṃkulaḥ the kubja plant.

    — jihvā,

    — hvikā [aliriva kṣudrā jihvā] the uvula, soft. palate.

    — dūrvā N. of a plant (mālādūrvā).

    — patrikā, parṇī N. of a tree ( vṛścikapatrākhyavṛkṣaḥ).

    — priya a. pleasing to the bees. (

    — yaḥ) the red lotus. (

    — yā) the trumpet flower.

    — mālā a flight of bees.

    — modā N. of a plant (gaṇikārī).

    — virāvaḥ, rutaṃ song or hum of a bee.

    — vallabhaḥ = °priya q. v.

    Apte Enlarged Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 235.
    aliḥ [al-in Uṇ.4.138] 1 A black bee. -2 A scorpion. -3 A crow. -4 The (Indian) cuckoo. -5 The sign of the zodiac called vṛścika. -6 Spirituous liquor. cf.......aliḥ paṅktau ca vṛścike | bhṛṅge vayasyāṃ bhūmau syāt...| Nm. -Comp. -kulam a flight or number of bees; ˚saṅkula full of a swarm of bees; alikulasaṅkulakusuma- nirākulanavadalamālatamāle Gīt.1; ˚saṅkulaḥ the kubja plant. -jihvā, -hvikā [aliriva kṣudrā jihvā] the uvula, soft palate. -dūrvā N. of a plant (mālādūrvā). -patrikā, -parṇī N. of a tree (vṛścikapatrākhyavṛkṣaḥ; Mar. khājakuyalī). -priya a. pleasing to the bees. (-yaḥ) the red lotus. (-yā) the trumpet flower. -mālā a flight of bees. -modā N. of a plant (gaṇikārī). -virāvaḥ, -rutam song or hum of a bee. -vallabhaḥ = ˚priya q. v.

    Śabdakalpadruma

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 120.
    aliḥ , puṃ, strī, (alati daṃśe samartho bhavati yaḥ, saḥ,
    ala + in .) bhramaraḥ .
    (“alipaṅktiranekaśastvayā,
    guṇakṛtye dhanuṣo niyojitā” .
    iti kumārasambhave .
    “anugatamalivṛndairgaṇḍabhittīrvihāya” .
    iti raghuvaṃśe .) vṛścikaḥ . ityamaraḥ .. kākaḥ .
    kokilaḥ . iti śabdaratnāvalī .. madirā . iti
    medinī .. (vṛścikarāśiḥ .)