alpa a. [ al-pa ] 1 Trifling, unimportant, insignificant ( opp. mahat or guru ); Ms. 11. 36. 2 Small, little, minute, scanty ( opp. bahu ); alpasya hetorbahu hAtumicCan R. 2. 47 ; 1. 2 ; alpakucAMtarA V. 4. 26. 3 Mortal, of short existence; aTa yadalpaM tanmartyaM Ch. Up. 4 Young. 5 Seldom, rare. — lpaM Very little. — lpaM, -lpena, -lpAt adv. 1 A little. 2 For a slight reason; ( pb ) prItiralpena Bidyate Rām. 3 Easily, without much trouble or difficulty. Comp. — alpa a. very little or minute, little by little; Ms. 7. 129 ; °BAsaM Me. 81. — asu = °prARa q. v. — AkAMkzin a. desiring little, contented or satisfied with little. — Ayus a. shortlived; Ms. 4. 157. ( — yuH m. ) 1 a young one, cub. 2 a goat. — AraMBaH a small or gradual beginning. — AhAra, -AhArin a. eating little, moderate in diet, abstemious. — (raH) taking little food, moderation, abstinence in food. — icCu a. moderate in wishes, seeking little. — itara a. 1 other than small, large. 2 other than few, many; as °rAH kalpanAH many or various ideas. — ISAKya a. named after an insignificant chief or master, of low origin. — Una a. slightly defective, not quite complete. — upAyaH small means. — kAryaM a small matter. — keSI 1 N. of a plant ( BUtakeSI ). 2 the root of a sweet flag. — krIta a. bought for a small sum, cheap. — gaMDa a. having little scent or odour. — (DaM) a red lotus. — cezwita a. inert. — Cada, -CAda a. scantily clad, Mk. 1. 37. — jYa a. knowing little, shallow, superficial, — tanu a. 1 of short stature, dwarfish, short. 2 weak, thin. 3 having small bones. — (nuH) a kind of tree. — dakziRa a. defective in presents (as a ceremony), not liberal in sacrificial gifts; Ms. 11. 39-40 . — dfMzwi a. narrow-minded, short-sighted. — Dana a. of little wealth, not affluent or rich, poor; Ms. 3. 66 ; 11. 40. — DI a. weak-minded, having little sense, foolish. — patraH 1 N. of a plant (a species of the Tulasi). 2 a tree having a few leaves. — padmaM a red lotus. — paSu a. Ved. having a small number of cattle. — prajas a. having few descendants or subjects. — praBAva a. of small weight or consequence, insignificant, unimportant; °tvaM insignificance. — pramARa, -pramARaka a. 1 of little weight or measure. 2 of little authority, resting on little evidence. ( — RaH , — RakaH ) common cucumber. — prayoga a. of rare application or use, rarely used. — prARa, -asu a. having little power or strength, having short breath, asthmatic; °RaSca kriyAsu Bavati Suśr. — (RaH) 1 slight breathing or ( pb ) weak aspiration. 2 (in gram. ) a name given to the unaspirated letters of the alphabet (in pronouncing which little effort is required); ayugmA vargayamagA yaRaScAlpAsavaH smftAH Sk. i. e. the vowels, semivowels, nasals and the letters k c w t p g j q d b . — bala a. weak, feeble, having little strength. — bADa a. causing little annoyance or inconvenience, not very harmful. — budDi -mati a. weak-minded, unwise, silly, ignorant; Ms. 12. 74. — Bazin a. speaking little, taciturn. — maDyama a. slender-waisted. — mAtraM 1 a little, a little merely. 2 a short time, a few moments. — mArizaH [ alpaH mArizaH SAka° karma° ] a kind of amaranth ( SAka ) Amaranthus Polygamus. — mUrti a. small-bodied, diminutive, dwarfish. ( — rtiH f. ) a small figure or object. — mUlya a. of small value, cheap. — meDas a. of little understanding, ignorant, silly. — vayas a. young in age, youthful. — vAdin a. speaking little, taciturn. — vidya a. ignorant, illtaught, uneducated. — vizaya a. 1 of limited range or capacity; kva cAlpavizayA matiH R. 1. 2. 2 engaged in trifling matters. — Sakti a. of little strength, weak, feeble. — SamI a small tree like SamI . — saras n. a basin, a small pond (one which is shallow or dry in hot seasons).