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    See also ala, alam, alaṃ, aram, araḥ, araṃ.


    Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 65.
    ara mfn. (-raḥ-rā-raṃ) Swift, speedy. n. (-raṃ)

    1 The spoke or radius of a wheel.

    2 adv. Swiftly. m. (-raḥ)

    1 A Jaina division of time, the sixth of an Avasarpiṇī or Utsarpiṇī. See avasarpiṇī, &c.

    2 The eighteenth- Jaina Tīrthakara, or deified saint.

    E. ṛ to go, ap aff.

    Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 51, col. 1.
    ara (raṃ) 1. n. Spoke of a wheel.
    m. Division of time. a. Swift.

    Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 47, col. 1.
    ara ara, i. e. ṛ + a, m. The spoke

    of a wheel, Śāk. d. 166.

    Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1st ed.)

    ☞ p. 80, col. 1.
    ara ara, as, ā, am, (fr. rt. ṛ), swift, speedy;

    little; (at end of comp.) going; (as, am), m. n. the

    spoke or radius of a wheel, see also aram, col. 3;

    (as), m. a spoke of the time-wheel, viz. a Jaina divi-

    sion of time, the sixth of an Avasarpiṇī or Utsarpiṇī;

    the eighteenth Jaina saint of the present Avasarpiṇī;

    N. of an ocean in Brahmā's world. —Ara-ghaṭṭa or

    ara-ghaṭṭaka, as, m. a wheel or machine for raising

    water from a well (Hind. أرهٿ); a deep well.

    Lanman’s Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary

    ☞ p. 120, col. 1.
    ará, m. spoke. [√ṛ, caus. ‘fit in.’]

    Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 158, col. 3.
    ara a. [iyarti gacchatyanena, ṛ-ac]

    1 Speedy, swift.

    2 Little.

    3 Going (at the end of comp.).

    — raḥ

    1 The spoke or radius of a wheel; (°raṃ also); araiḥ saṃdhāryate nābhirnābhau cārāḥ pratiṣṭhitāḥ Pt. 1. 81.

    2 A spoke of the timewheel; a jaina division of time.

    3 A corner (koṇa) or angle; tripaṃcāre pīṭhe Śyāmāstava.

    4 Moss ( śaivāla).

    5 = parpaṭa q. v.

    Comp.

    — aṃtara (pl.) the intervals of the spoke; V. 1. 4.

    — ghaṭṭaḥ, ghaṭṭakaḥ [araiḥ ghaṭṭyate racyate asau]

    1 a wheel or machine for raising water from a well (Mar. rāhāṭa). (It usually consists of a single wheel with spokes on each side serving as handles to turn it, and a rope with a bucket attached to it passes over this wheel); °dṛṃ khelayamānaḥ Pt. 4 turning this machine; °ghaṭī a bucket so used; kūpamāsādya °ṭīmārgeṇa sarpastenānītaḥ Pt. 4.

    2 a deep well.

    Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 39.
    ará m. spoke of a wheel.

    Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 26, col. 2.
    ara ar-á, m. spoke of a wheel; -ka, m. di..

    Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (2nd ed.)

    ☞ p. 86, col. 2.
    ara a mfn. (√ ṛ), swift, speedy, L.
    ☞ p. 86, col. 2.
    little (only for the etym. of udara) Comm. on TUp.
    ☞ p. 86, col. 2.
    ifc. ‘going’ cf. samará
    ☞ p. 86, col. 2.
    ara m. the spoke or radius of a wheel, RV. &c.
    ☞ p. 86, col. 2.
    the spoke of an altar formed like a wheel, Śulb.
    ☞ p. 86, col. 2.
    a spoke of the time-wheel, viz. a Jaina division of time (the sixth of an Avasarpiṇī or Utsarpiṇī)
    ☞ p. 86, col. 2.
    the eighteenth Jaina saint of the present Avasarpiṇī
    ☞ p. 86, col. 2.
    N. of an ocean in Brahmā's world (only for a mystical interpretation of araṇya), ChUp.
    ☞ p. 86, col. 2.
    ara n. the spoke of a wheel, L.
    ☞ p. 87, col. 1.
    ará b (in comp. -áram).

    Śabdasāgara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 54, col. 1.
    ara

    mfn. (-raḥ-rā-raṃ) Swift, speedy.

    n. (-raṃ)

    1. The spoke or radius of a
    wheel.

    2. adv. Swiftly.

    m. (-raḥ)

    1. A Jaina division of time, the sixth
    of an Avasarpini or Utsarpini. See avasarpiṇī, &c.

    2. The eighteenth
    Jaina Tirthakara, or deified saint.

    E. ṛ to go, ap aff.

    Apte Enlarged Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 213.
    ara a. [iyarti gacchatyanena, ṛ-ac] 1 Speedy, swift. -2 Little. yadā hyevaiṣa etasminnudaramantaraṃ kurute T. Up.2.7.1. -3 Going (at the end of comp.), -raḥ 1 The spoke or radius of a wheel; arā iva rathānābhau Muṇd.2.2.6; Praśna.2.6. (˚ram also); araiḥ saṃdhāryate nābhirnābhau cārāḥ pratiṣṭhitāḥ Pt.1.81. cf. also aravyaktirnaṣṭā sthitamiva javāccakravalayam Pratima 3.2. -2 A spoke of the time-wheel; a Jaina division of time. -3 A corner (koṇa) or angle; tripañcare pīṭhe Śyāmāstava. -4 Moss (śaivāla). -5 = parpaṭa q. v. -6 N. of an ocean in Brahmā's world; yadaraṇyāyanamityācakṣate brahmacaryameva tattadaraśca ha vaiṇyaścārṇavau brahmaloke Chān. Up.8.5.3. -Comp. -antara (pl.) the intervals of the spoke; cakrabhrāntirarāntareṣu janayatyanyāmivārāvalim V.1.5. -ghaṭṭaḥ, -ghaṭṭakaḥ [araiḥ ghaṭṭyate racyate asau] 1 a wheel or machine for raising water from a well (Mar. rāhāṭa). (It usually consists of a single wheel with spokes on each side serving as handles to turn it, and a rope with a bucket attached to it passes over this wheel); ˚ṭṭaṃ khelayamānaḥ Pt.4 turning this machine; ˚ghaṭī a bucket so used; kūpamāsādya ˚ṭīmārgeṇa sarpastenānītaḥ Pt.4. -2 a deep well.

    Burnouf Dictionnaire Sanscrit-Français

    ☞ p. 46, col. 1.
    ara ara a. (ṛ) rapide.

    — S. n. rayon de roue.

    Stchoupak Dictionnaire Sanscrit-Français

    ☞ p. 78, col. 1.
    ara- m. rayon (d'une roue); n. d'un océan de Brahma; -ka- id.

    °ghaṭṭa- m. roue du puits.

    Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 403.
    1. ará m.

    1) Radspeiche (n. nach H. an. 2, 394 und MED. r. 3): àrānna nèmiḥ parì tānbâbhūva ṚV. 1, 32, 15. 141, 9. 5, 13, 6. 8, 20, 14. 66, 3. rathā̂nā̀ṃ na ye1^\ 'rāḥ sanā̂bhayaḥ 10, 78, 4. AV. 3, 30, 6. 10, 8, 34. ŚAT. BR. 1, 4, 2, 15. 4, 5, 5, 5. 14, 5, 5, 15 (= BṚH. ĀR. UP. 2, 5, 15). PAÑCAT. I, 93. ŚĀK. 166. VIKR. 4. BHARTṚ. 3, 88. tryâra AV. 10, 2, 32. pañcā̂ra ṚV. 1, 164, 13. ṣaḻâra 12. dvādâśāra 11. AV. 4, 35, 4. trìṃśadâra ebend. śatārdhāra ŚVETĀŚV. UP. 1, 4.

    — 2) eine Speiche im Zeitenrade, deren die Jaina sechs in der Avasarpiṇī und eben so viele in der Utsarpiṇī zählen, H. 128.

    — 3) N. des 18ten Arhant's der gegenwärtigen Avasarpiṇī H. 128 (vgl. 35. 38. 40. 48. 49). an. 2, 394 (lies: aro jine). der 7te Cakravartin in Bhārata H. 693.

    — 4) N. eines Meeres in Brahman's Welt: araśca ha vai ṇyaścārṇavau (spielende Etym. von arṇava) brahmaloke CHĀND. UP. 8, 5, 3. — In der Bedeutung Radspeiche wohl von ar sich einfügen, wovon caus. arpay hineinstecken u. s. w.

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 403.
    2. ara (von ar) adj.

    1) schnell, geschwind AK. 1, 1, 1, 60. H. 1530. an. 2, 394. MED. r. 3. aram adv. ebend.: araṃ yāti turaṃgamaḥ H. 1530, Sch.

    — 2) wenig ŚAṂK. zu TAITT. UP. 2, 7. Eine spitzfindige Zerlegung von udaram in ud + aram .

    — Vgl. aram .

    ☞ vol. 5, p. 1038.
    1. ara

    1) ṣoḍaśāra Ind. St. 8, 298.

    ☞ vol. 5, p. 1038.
    2. ara m. Wind H. ś. 171.

    Grassmann Wörterbuch zum Rig Veda

    ☞ p. 101.
    ará, m., Radspeiche, als die eingefügte [ar 10].

    -ā́s {412,5}; {904,4}.

    -ā́n {32,15}; {141,9}; {367,6}; {686,3}.

    -ā́ṇaam {640,14} ná caramás.

    ☞ p. 101.
    (ára) , a., passend [von ar 10], zu Grunde liegend in áram, vgl. evā́ra).

    Böhtlingk Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 104, col. 2.
    1. ará

    — 1) m. und *n. Radspeiche.

    — 2) m. Speichen ähnlicher Theil an einem radähnlichen Altar ŚULBAS. 3,182.

    — 3) m. bei den Jaina Speiche im Zeitenrade , deren zwölf angenommen werden.

    — 4) m. *N.pr. eines Arhant und eines Cakravartin bei den Jaina.

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 104, col. 2.
    2. ara m. Name eines Meeres in Brahman's Welt.
    ☞ vol. 1, p. 104, col. 2.
    3. *ara Adj. schnell , geschwind.

    Cappeller Sanskrit Wörterbuch

    ☞ p. 27, col. 1.
    ará m. Radspeiche.

    Schmidt Nachträge zum Sanskrit-Wörterbuch

    ☞ p. 64, col. 1.
    3. *ara Adj. schnell, geschwind, Yudh. 1, 25. 35 (aram Adv.). *
    ☞ p. 64, col. 1.
    ara (m.) °Zacke [in sāraḥ = saha araiḥ śṛṅgair vartate] H 5, 2.

    — °f. = madhye śalākā H 43, 370.

    ☞ p. 384, col. 3.
    ara *n. Radspeiche, Padyac. III, 48 (Ko.).

    Bopp Glossarium Sanscritum

    ☞ p. 17, col. 2.
    ara (r. ṛ s. a) 1) Adj. celer, citus. 2) rotae radius.

    Vācaspatyam

    ☞ p. 349, col. 1.
    ara pu0 iyartti gacchatyanena ṛ—ac . 1 cakrasya
    2 nābhinemyormadhyasthe kāṣṭhe 3 śīghre ca 4 śīghratādiguṇavati
    tri0 . “gaṇḍojjvalāmujjvālanābhicakrayā virāja-
    mānāṃ navayodaraśriyāṃ” māghaḥ udarā unnatā arāścakra-
    śalākā iti malli0 “vibhurarānna nemiḥ paribhūrajāyathāḥ
    ṛ01 14, 9 “arā iva rathanābhāviti” śrutiḥ
    “samyañco'gniṃ sa paryatārā nābhimivābhitaḥ” atha0
    3, 30, 6, “arā ivāgne nemiriti” śata0 brā0 .
    evamasya puṃsyeva prayogāt “ropadhaḥ” 6 . 7 pṛṣṭhe darśitāt
    pā0 sūtrācca puṃstve sthite medinīkaroktaṃ klīvatvaṃ śīghra-
    tāyāmevānvitaṃ na tu cakrāṅge'pi . “yadapi ca taccakraṃ
    dvādaśāraṃ yadvai kumārāḥ parivarttayanti te'pi ṣaḍṛtavaḥ saṃva-
    tsaraścakram” bhā0 ā0 pa0 . dvādaśa māsā arāiva yasya
    tadarthaḥ . “pañcāre cakre parivarttamāme tasminnātasthurbhuva-
    nāni ca viśvā” ṛ0 1, 164, 13 pañcāre pañcarttu-
    rūpairarairyukte hemantaśiśirayorekatvābhiprāyeṇa pañcarttutā” bhā0
    4 koṇe “tripañcāre pīṭhe śavaśivahṛdīti” śyāmāstavaḥ .
    saṃjñāyāṃ kan . 5 śaivāle “prāpaḍīti” khyāte 6 parpaṭe ca pu0 .

    The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 33.
    Ara. See Ratha.