DarmaH [ Driyate loko'nena, Darati lokaM vA Df-man ; cf. Uṇ. 1. 137 ] 1 Religion the customary observances of a caste sect, &c. 2 Law, usage, practice custom, ordinance, statute. 3 Religious or moral merit, virtue, righteousness, good works (regarded as one of the four ends of human existence); Ku. 5. 38 and see trivarga also; eka eva suhfdDarmo niDane'pyanuyAti yaH H. 1. 65. 4 Duty, prescribed course of conduct; zazWAMSavftterapi Darma ezaH Ś. 5. 4 ; Ms. 1. 114. 5 Right, justice, equity, impartiality. 6 Piety, propriety, decorum. 7 Morality, ethics. 8 Nature, disposition, character; Māl. 1. 6 ; prARi°, jIva° . 9 An essential quality, peculiarity, characteristic property, (peculiar) attribute; vadaMti varRyAvarRyAnAM DarmEkyaM dIpakaM buDAH Chandr. 5. 45 ; Pt. 1. 304. 10 Manner, resemblance, likeness. 11 A sacrifice. 12 Good company, associating with the virtuous. 13 Devotion, religious abstraction. 14 Manner, mode. 15 An Upaniṣad q. v. 16 N. of ( pb ) Yudhiṣṭhira, the eldest Pāṇḍava. 17 N. of Yama, the god of death. 18 A bow. 19 A drinker of Soma juice. 20 (In astrol. ) N. of the ninth lunar mansion. 21 An Arhat of the Jainas. 22 The soul. Comp. — aMgaH ( — gA f. ) the Indian crane. — aDarmO ( m. du. ) right and wrong, religion and irreligion. °vid m. a Mīmāṃsaka who knows the right and wrong course of action. — aDikaraRaM 1 administration of the laws. 2 a court of justice. — (RaH) a judge. — aDikaraRikaH, -aDikArin m. a judge, magistrate, any judicial functionary. — aDikaraRin m. a judge, magistrate. — aDikAraH 1 superintendence of religious affairs; Ś. 1. 2 administration of justice. 3 the office of a judge. — aDizWAnaM a court of justice. — aDyakzaH 1 a judge. 2 an epithet of Viṣṇu. — anuzWAnaM acting according to religion, virtuous or moral conduct. — anusAraH conformity to virtue or justice. — apeta a. deviating from virtue, wicked, immoral, irreligious. — (taM) vice, immorality, injustice. — araRyaM a sacred or penance grove, a wood inhabited by ascetics; DarmAraRyaM praviSati gajaH Ś. 1. 33. — arTaM ind. 1 for religious purposes. 2 justly, according to justice or right. — alIka a. having a false character. — AgamaH a religious statute, lawbook. — AcAryaH 1 a religious teacher. 2 a teacher of law or customs. — AtmajaH an epithet of Yudhiṣṭhira q. v. — Atman a. just, righteous, pious, virtuous. ( — m. ) a saint, a pious man. — ASraya , — ASrita a. righteous, virtuous; Pt. 1. 415. — AsanaM the throne of justice, judgment-seat, tribunal; na saMBAvitamadya DarmAsanamaDyAsituM Ś. 6 ; DarmAsanAdviSati vAsagfhaM nareMdraH U. 1. 7. — astikAyaH (with Jainas) the category or predicament of virtue; cf. astikAya . — iMdraH an epithet of Yudhishṭhira. — ISaH an epithet of Yama. — uttara a. ‘rich in virtue’, chiefly characterized by justice, eminently just and impartial; DarmottaraM maDyamamASrayaMte R. 13. 7. — upadeSaH 1 instruction in law or duty, religious or moral instruction. 2 the collective body of laws. — upadeSakaH ( pb ) 1 a teacher of the law. 2 a spiritual teacher, a Guru. — kaTakaH an expounder of law. — karman n. , — kAryaM , — kriyA 1 any act of duty or religion, any moral or religious observance, a religious act or rite. 2 virtuous conduct. — kaTAdaridraH the Kali age. — kAma a. 1 devoted to virtue. 2 observing duty or right. — kAyaH 1 an epithet of Buddha. 2 a Jaina saint. — kIlaH a grant, royal edict or decree. — kft a. observing duty, acting justly. ( — m. ) 1 N. of Viṣṇu. 2 a pious man. — ketuH an epithet of Buddha. — koSaH, -zaH the collective body of laws or duties; Darmakozasya guptaye Ms. 1. 99. — kriyA, -kftyaM any act of religion, any moral or religious rite. — kzetraM 1 Bharatavarṣa (the land of religion). 2 N. of a plain near Delhi, the scene of the great battle between the Kauravas and Pāṇḍavas; Darmakzetre kurukzetre samavetA yuyutsavaH Bg. 1. 1. — (traH) a virtuous or pious man. — gupta a. observing and protecting religion. — (ptaM) N. of Viṣṇu. — graMTaH a sacred work or scripture. — GawaH a jar of fragrant water offered daily (to a Brāhmaṇa) in the month of Vaiśākha. — Gna a. immoral, unlawful. — cakraH a Buddha. °Bft m. a Buddha or Jaina. — caraRaM, -caryA observance of the law, performance of religious duties; Ku. 7. 83. — cArin a. practising virtue, observing the law, virtuous, righteous; R. 3. 45. ( — m. ) an ascetic. — cAriRI 1 a wife. 2 a chaste or virtuous wife. — ciMtaka a. 1 studying or familiar with duty. 2 reflecting on the law. — ciMtanaM, -ciMtA study of virtue, consideration, of moral duties, moral reflection. — jaH 1 ‘duly or lawfully born’, a legitimate son; cf. Ms. 9. 107. 2 N. of yuDizWira . — janman m. N. of yuDizWira . — jijYAsA inquiry into religion or the proper course of conduct; aTAto DarmajijYAsA Jaimini's Sūtra. — jIvana a. one who acts according to the rules of his caste or fulfils prescribed duties. — (naH) a Brāhmaṇa who maintains himself by assisting other men in the performance of their religious rites. ( pb ) — jYa a. 1 knowing what is right, co...