mAruta a. ( tI f. ) [ maruta idaM aR ] 1 Relating to or arising from the Maruts. 2 Relating to wind, aerial, windy. — taH 1 Wind; R. 2. 12 , 34 ; 4. 55 ; Ms. 4. 122. 2 The god of wind, the deity presiding over wind. 3 Breathing. 4 Vital air, one of the three essential humours of the body. 5 The trunk of an elephant. 6 Ved. A son of the Maruts. — tI The north-west quarter. — taM The lunar mansion called Svāti. Comp. — aSanaH a snake. — AtmajaH, -sutaH, -sUnuH 1 epithets of Hanumat. 2 of Bhīma. — vrataM ‘penetrating everywhere’, one of the duties of a king (who is able to penetrate everywhere by means of spies); cf. ( pb ) praviSya sarvaBUtAni yaTA carati mArutaH . taTA carEH pravezwavyaM vratametadDi mArutaM .. Ms. 9. 306.