maRiH [ maR-in strItvapakze vA NIp ] (Said to be f. also, but rarely used) 1 A jewel, gem, precious stone; maRirluWati padizu kAcaH Sirasi DAryate . yaTEvAste taTEvAstAM kAcaH kAco maRirmaRiH H. 2. 68 ; alabDaSARotkazaRA nfpARAM na jAtu mOlO maRayo vasaMti Bv. 1. 73 ; maRO vajrasamutkIrRe sUtrasyevAsti me gatiH R. 1. 4 ; 3. 18. 2 An ornament in general. 3 Anything best of its kind; cf. ratna . 4 A magnet, loadstone. 5 The wrist. 6 A water-pot. 7 Clitoris. 8 Glans penis. 9 A crystal. 10 The fleshy excrescence on the neck of a goat (also written maRI in these senses). Comp. — iMdraH, -rAjaH a diamond. — kaMWaH the blue jay. — kaMWakaH a cock. — karRikA, -karRI N. of a sacred pool in Benares. — kAcaH the feathered part of an arrow. — kAnanaM the neck. — kAraH a lapidary, jeweller. — tArakaH the crane or Sārasa bird. — daMqa a. having a handle adorned with jewels. — darpaRaH ( pb ) a jewelled mirror. — dIpaH 1 a lamp having jewels. 2 a jewel serving as a lamp. — dozaH a flaw or defect in a jewel. — dvIpaH 1 the hood of the serpent Ananta. 2 N. of a fabulous island in the ocean of nectar. — DanuH m. , — Danus n. a rainbow. — pAlI a female keeper of jewels. — puzpakaH N. of the ocean shell of Sahadeva; Bg. 1. 16. — pUraH 1 the navel. 2 a kind of bodice richly adorned with jewels. — (raM) 1 N. of a town in Kaliṅga. 2 the pit of the stomach, or a mystical circle on the navel (also maRipUraka ). — °patiH . an epithet of Babhruvāhana. — pravekaH a most excellent jewel. — baMDaH 1 the wrist; Ś. 7. 2 the fastening of jewels; R. 12. 102. — baMDanaM 1 fastening on of jewels, a string or ornament of pearls. 2 that part of a ring or bracelet where the jewels are set, collet; Ś. 6. 3 the wrist; Ś. 3. 13. — bIjaH, -vIjaH the pomegranate tree. — BittiH f. N. of the palace of Śeṣa. — BUH f. a floor set with jewels. — BUmiH f. 1 a mine of jewels. 2 a jewelled floor, floor inlaid with jewels. — maMqapaH N. of the residence of Śeṣa. — maMTaM rock-salt. — mAlA 1 a string or necklace of jewels. 2 lustre, splendour, beauty. 3 a circular impression left by a bite (in amorous sports). 4 N. of Lakṣmī. 5 N. of a metre. — meKala a. girdled with gems. — yazwiH m. f. a jewelled stick, a string of jewels. — ratnaM a jewel, gem. — rAgaH the colour of jewels — (gaM) vermilion. — viSezaH an excellent jewel. — SilA a jewelled slab. — saraH a necklace. — sUtraM a string of pearls. — sopAnaM a jewelled staircase. — staMBaH a pillar inlaid with jewels. — harmyaM a jewelled or crystal palace.