naBas n. [ nahyate meGEH nah-asun BaScAMtAdeSaH ; cf. Uṇ. 4. 210 ] 1 The sky, atmosphere; R. 5. 29 ; Bg. 1. 19 ; Rs. 1. 11. 2 A cloud. 3 Fog, vapour. 4 Water. 5 Period of life, age. — m. 1 The rains or rainy season. 2 The nose, smell. 3 N. of the month of Śrāvaṇa (corresponding to July-August), (said to be n. also in this sense); pratyAsanne naBasi dayitAjIvitAlaMbanArTI Me. 4 ; R. 12. 29 ; 17. 41 ; 18. 6. 4 The fibres in the root of the lotus. 5 A spittingpot. -(Dual) Both the worlds, heaven and earth. Comp. — aMbupaH the Cātaka bird. — ketanaH, -pAMTaH the sun. — krAtin m. a lion. — ga a. going in the sky (as a star, god, bird &c.). — gajaH a cloud. — gati f. soaring, flying. — cakzus m. the sun. — camasaH 1 the moon. 2 magic. — cara a. moving in the sky; Ku. 5. 23. — (raH) 1 a god or demi-god; R. 18. 6. 2 a bird. — talaM 1 the atmosphere. 2 the lower region of the sky. — duhaH a cloud. — dfzwi a. 1 blind. 2 looking towards the sky. — dvIpaH, -DUmaH a cloud. — nadI the celestial Ganges. — prARaH wind. — maRiH the sun. — maMqalaM the firmament, the atmosphere; nedaM naBomaMqalamaMburASiH S. D. 10. °dIpaH the moon. — yoniH an epithet of Śiva. — rajas n. darkness. — reRuH f. ( pb ) fog, mist. — layaH smoke. — lih a. licking the sky, lofty, very high; cf. aBrAMliha . — SvAsaH wind. — sad m. 1 a bird. 2 a star. 3 a god; Śi. 1. 11. — sarit f. 1 the milky way. 2 the celestial Ganges. — sTalaH an epithet of Śiva. — sTalI the sky. — spfS a. reaching the sky, lofty.