BAnuH [ BA-nu Uṇ. 3. 32 ] 1 Light, lustre, brightness. 2 A ray of light; maMqitAKiladikprAMtAScaMqAMSoH pAMtu BAnavaH Bv. 1. 129 ; Śi. 2. 53 Ms. 8. 132. 3 The sun; BAnuH sakfdyuktaturaMga eva Ś. 5. 4 ; BImaBAnO nidAGe Bv. 1. 30. 4 Beauty. 5 A day. 6 A king, prince, sovereign. 7 An epithet of Śiva. — f. A handsome woman. Comp. — keSa (sa) raH the sun. — jaH the planet Saturn. — dinaM , — vAraH Sunday.