kumAraH [ cf. Uṇ. 3. 138 ] 1 A son, boy; a youth; R. 3. 48. 2 A boy below five. 3 A prince, an heir-apparent (especially in dramas); viprozitakumAraM tadrAjyamastamiteSvaraM R. 12. 11 ; kumArasyAyuzo bARaH V. 5 ; upavezwumarhati kumAraH Mu. 4 (said by Rākṣasa to Malayaketu). 4 N. of Kārtikeya, the god of war; kumArakalpaM suzuve kumAraM R. 5. 36 ; kumAropi kumAravikramaH 3. 55. 5 N. of Agni. 6 A parrot. Comp. — pAlanaH 1 one who takes care of children. 2 N. of king Śālivāhana. — BftyA 1 care of young children. 2 care of a woman in pregnancy or confinement, midwifery; R. 3. 12. — vAhin, -vAhanaH a peacock. — vrataM a vow of eternal celibacy. — sUH f. 1 an epithet of Pārvatī. 2 or of the Ganges. ( — m. ) an epithet of Agni.