drava ( m. , = Skt. Lex. , and late lit. , id. , see Schmidt, Nachtr. s.v. ; Pali dava), sport, play : Bbh 169.5 saṃkilikilāyate auddhatyaṃ dravaṃ prāviṣkaroti pareṣāṃ hāsayitukāmo; MSV iii.16.2 (mātṛgrāmeṇa …) saṃkilikilāyete, audatyaṃ (read auddhatyaṃ ) dravaṃ ( Tib. ḥphyar bar byed , assuming a seductive attitude ) kāyitāntyaṃ(?)kurutaḥ; Jm 225.11 -drava-hāsa-nādaṃ; (?) SP 189.1 mā khalv ima ekam eva buddhajñānaṃ śrutvā draveṇaiva ( in mere sport, lightly, not taking it seriously? but Burnouf bien vite , Kern suddenly ) pratinivartayeyur …
drava a. [ dru gatO-BAve ap ] 1 Running (as a horse). 2 Dropping, oozing, wet, dripping; Akzipya kA cid dravarAgameva (pAdaM) R. 7. 7. 3 Flowing, fluid. 4 Liquid ( opp. kaWina ); Ku. 2. 11. 5 Melted, liquefied. — vaH 1 Going, walking about, motion. 2 Dropping, trickling, oozing, exudation. 3 Flight, retreat. 4 Play, amusement, sport. 5 Fluidity, liquefaction. 6 A liquid substance, fluid; U. 3. 25 ; 2. 16. 7 Juice, essence. 8 Decoction ( pb ) 9 Speed, velocity. ( dravIkf means ‘to melt, liquefy’. dravIBU to be melted, as with pity &c.; dravIBavati me manaH Mv. 7. 34 ; dravIBUtaM premRA tava hfdayamasminkzaRa iva U. 3. 13 ; dravIBUtaM manye patati jalarUpaRe gaganaM Mk. 5. 25. ) Comp. — ADAraH 1 a small vessel or receiver. 2 the hands joined together and hollowed, (= culuka q. v). — itara a. solid, hard. — uttara a. very fluid. — jaH treacle. — dravyaM a fluid substance. — rasA 1 lac. 2 gum. 3 extract.
(masc, masc) fluid