kOmAra a. ( rI f. ) [ kumAra-aR ] 1 Juvenile, youthful, virgin, maidenly (of men and women); kOmAraH patiH , kOmArI BAryA . 2 Soft, tender. 3 Belonging to the god of war; Māl. 1. 1. — rI 1 The wife of one who has not married another wife. 2 The Śakti (power) of Kārtikeya. — raM 1 Childhood (to the age of five). 2 Maidenhood (to the age of sixteen), virginity; pitA rakzati kOmare BartA rakzati yObane Ms. 9. 3 ; dehino'smin yaTA dehe kOmAraM yovanaM jarA Bg. 2. 13. Comp. — baMDakI a harlot; Māl. 7. — BftyaM the rearing and general treatment of children. — rAjyaM the position of an heirapparent. — hara a. marrying or gaining a woman as a girl; yaH kOmAraharaH sa eva hi varaH K. P. 1.