གཟིག་

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གཟིག (Wyl. gzig ) Pron.: zik

  • Skt. शार्दूलः, śārdūla, Pron.: shardula. From Sanskrit: a tiger | a lion | a panther, leopard | the fabulous animal Śarabha | a kind of bird | any eminent person, best, excellent, pre-eminent | Plumbago Zeylanica | N. of two metres | below | of a Rākshasa | N. of a Śākhā or school of the Yajur-veda [Mahavyutpatti] [Sanskrit] MVP MW
  • Skt. व्याघ्रः, vyāghra, Pron.: vyaghra. From Sanskrit: a tiger | not in | to | but in Vahni-Purāṇa they are said to be the offspring of Kaśyapa's wife Dan6shṭrā | any pre-eminently strong or noble person, 'a tiger among men' | Pongamia Glabra | a red variety of the castor-oil plant | N. of a Rākshasa | of a king | of various authors | also abridged fr. [Mahavyutpatti] [Sanskrit] MVP MW