Danus a. [ Dan Sabde-usi ] Armed with a bow. — n. 1 A bow; DanuzyamoGaM samaDatta bARaM Ku. 3. 66 ; so iMdraDanuH &c. (At the end of Bah. comp. Danus is changed to Danvan ; R. 2. 8 ). 2 A measure of length equal to four hastas ; Y. 2. 167 ; Ms. 8. 237. 3 An arc of a circle. 4 The sign ( pb ) Sagittarius of the zodiac. 5 A desert; cf. Danvan . — m. N. of Śiva. Comp. — AkAra a. ( DanurAkAra ) bow shaped, curved, bent. — kara ( Danuzkara ) a. having or armed with a bow. — (raH) a bow-maker. — kAMqaM ( DanuHkAMqaM ) a bow and arrow. — KaMqaM ( DanuHKaMqaM ) part of a bow; Me. 15. — guRaH ( DanurguRaH ) a bow-string. — grahaH ( DanurgrahaH ), — grAhaH an archer. — jyA ( DanurjyA ) a bow-string; anavarataDanurjyAsPAlanakrUrapUrvaM Ś. 2. 4. — drumaH ( DanurdrumaH ) a bamboo. — DaraH, -Bft m. ( DanurDaraH &c.) 1 an archer; R. 2. 11 , 29 ; 3. 31 , 38 , 39 ; 9. 11 ; 12. 97 ; 16. 77. 2 an epithet of Viṣṇu. 3 the sign Sagittarius of the zodiac. — DArin m. an archer. — pARi a. ( DanuzpARi ) armed with a bow, with a bow in hand. — mArgaH ( DanurmArgaH ) a line curved like a bow, a curve. — vidyA ( DanurvidyA ) the science of archery. — vfkzaH ( DanurvfkzaH ) 1 a bamboo. 2 the aSvatTa tree. — vedaH ( DanurvedaH ) the science of archery, one of the four Upavedas q. v. — vedin m. an epithet of Śiva.