hIraH [ hf-ka ni .] 1 A snake. 2 A necklace. 3 A lion. 4 N. of the father of Śrīharṣa, the author of the Naiṣadha-charita. 5 N. of Śiva. — raH, -raM 1 The thunderbolt of Indra. 2 A diamond; (occurring in the concluding stanza of each canto of nEzaDacarita ). Comp. — aMgaH the thunder-bolt of Indra.