1. SrI ( cf. √ SrA ) cl. 9. P. Ā. ( Dhātup. xxxi, 3 ) SrIRa/ti , SrIRIte/ ( Gr. also pf. SiSrAya , SiSriye ; aor. aSrEzIt , aSrezwa &c.; for aSiSrayuH See 2. aBi-√ SrI ), to mix, mingle, cook ( cf. aBi- and A-√ SrI ), RV. ; TS. ; VS. ; Br. ; (= √ 1. Sri ), to burn, flame, diffuse light, RV. i, 68, 1.
3. SrI f. ( prob. to be connected with √ 1. Sri and also with √ 1. SrI in the sense of ‘diffusing light or radiance’ ; nom. SrI/s accord. to some also SrI ) light, lustre, radiance, splendour, glory, beauty, grace, loveliness ( Sriye/ and SriyE/ , ‘for splendour or beauty’, ‘beauteously’, ‘gloriously’, cf. Sriya/se ; du. SriyO , ‘beauty and prosperity’; Sriya AtmajAH , ‘sons of beauty’ i.e. horses [ cf. SrI-putra ]; SriyaH putrAH , ‘goats with auspicious marks’), RV. &c. &c.
SrI 9 U. ( SrIRAti, SrIRIte ) To cook, dress, boil, prepare.
SrI f. [ Sri-kvip ni° Uṇ. 2. 57 ] ( pb ) 1 Wealth, riches, affluence, prosperity, plenty; anirvedaH Sriyo mUlaM Rām. ; sAhase SrIH prativasati Mk. 4 ‘fortune favours the brave’; Ms. 9. 300. 2 Royalty, majesty, royal wealth; Ki. 1. 1. 3 Dignity, high position, state; SrIlakzaRa Ku. 7. 45 ‘the marks or insignia of greatness or dignity’; Pt. 1. 67. 4 Beauty, grace, splendour, lustre; ( muKaM ) kamalaSriyaM daDO Ku. 5. 21 , 7. 32 ; R. 3. 8. 5 Colour, aspect; Ku. 2. 2. 6 The goddess of wealth, Lakṣmī, the wife of Viṣṇu; AsIdiyaM daSaraTasya gfhe yaTA SrIH U. 4. 6 ; Ś. 3. 14 ; Śi. 1. 1. 7 Any virtue or excellence. 8 Decoration. 9 Intellect, understanding. 10 Superhuman power. 11 The three objects of human existence taken collectively ( Darma, arya and kAma ). 12 The Sarala tree. 13 The Bilva tree. 14 Cloves. 15 A lotus. 16 The twelfth digit of the moon. 17 N. of Sarasvatī, (the goddess of speech). 18 Speech. 19 Fame, glory. — m. N. of one of the six Rāgas or musical modes. (The word SrI is often used as an honorific prefix to the names of deities and eminent persons; SrIkfzRaH , SrIrAmaH, SrIvAlmIkiH, SrIjayadevaH ; also celebrated works, generally of a sacred character; SrIBAgavata , SrIrAmAyaRa &c.; it is also used as an auspicious sign at the commencement of letters, manuscripts &c.; Māgha has used this word in the last stanza of each canto of his Śiśupālavadha, as Bhāravi has used lakzmI ). Comp. — AhvaM a lotus. — ISaH an epithet of Viṣṇu. — kaMWaH 1 an epithet of Śiva. 2 of the poet Bhavabhūti: SrIkaMWapadalAMCanaH U. 1. °saKaH an epithet of Kubera. — karaH an epithet of Viṣṇu. — (raM) the red lotus. — karaRaM a pen. — kAMtaH an epithet of Viṣṇu. — kAraH the word ‘SrI’ written at the top of a letter, (as an auspicious beginning). — kArin m. a kind of antelope. — KaMqaH -qaM sandal-wood; SrIKaMqavilepanaM suKayati H. 1. 97. — gaditaM a kind of minor drama. — garBaH 1 an epithet of Viṣṇu. 2 a sword. — grahaH a trough or place for watering birds. — grAmaraH ( pb ) an epithet of Nārāyaṇa. — GanaM sour curds. — (naH) a Buddhist saint. — cakra 1 the circle of the earth, the globe. 2 a wheel of Indra's car. — jaH an epithet of Kāma. — tAlaH a kind of palm tree. — daH an epithet of Kubera. — dayitaH, -DaraH epithets of Viṣṇu. — nagaraM N. of a city. — naMdanaH an epithet of Kāma. — niketanaH, -nivAsaH epithets of Viṣṇu. — paMcamI the fifth day of the bright half of Māgha. — patiH 1 an epithet of Viṣṇu; Śi. 13. 69. 2 a king, sovereign. — paTaH a main road, high way. — parRaM a lotus. — parRI the silk-cotton tree. — parvataH N. of a mountain; Māl. 1. — pizwaH turpentine. — putraH 1 N. of Cupid. 2 the moon. 3 N. of the horse of Indra. — puzpaM 1 cloves. 2 a fragrant wood ( padmakAzWa ). — PalaH the Bilva tree. — (laM) the Bilva fruit. — PalA, -PalI 1 the indigo plant. 2 emblic myrobalan. — BrAtf m. 1 the moon. 2 a horse. — mastakaH garlic. — mudrA a particular mark on the fore head by the Vaiṣṇavas. — mUrtiH f. 1 an idol of Viṣṇu or Lakṣmī. 2 any idol. — yukta, -yuta a. 1 fortunate, happy. 2 wealthy, prosperous (often used as an honorific prefix to the names of men.). 3 famous, illustrious. — raMgaH an epithet of Viṣṇu. — rasaH 1 turpentine. 2 resin. — vatsaH 1 an epithet of Viṣṇu. 2 a mark or curl of hair on the breast of Viṣṇu; praBAnuliptaSrIvatsaM lakzmIviBramadarpaRaM R. 10. 10. 3 a hole in a wall made by a house-breaker. °aMkaH °DArin, °Bft, °lakzpan , °lAMCana m. epithets of Viṣṇu; Ku. 7. 43. — vatsakin m. a horse having a curl of hair on his breast. — varaH , — vallaBaH epithets of Viṣṇu. — varDanaH an epithet of Śiva. — vallaBaH a favourite of fortune, a happy or fortunate person; Pt. 1. 45. — vAsaH 1 an epithet of Viṣṇu. 2 of Śiva. 3 a lotus. 4 turpentine. — bAsas m. turpentine. — vfkzaH 1 the Bilva tree. 2 the Aśvattha or sacred fig-tree. 3 a curl of hair on the breast and forehead of a horse. — vezwaH 1 turpentine. 2 resin. — saMjYaM cloves. — sahodaraH the ( pb ) moon. — mUkta N. of a Vedic hymn. — hariH an epithet of Viṣṇu. — hastinI the sun-flower.