2. roman m. pl. N. of a people, MBh. ; VP.
roman n. [ ru-manin Uṇ. 4. 150 ] 1 The hair on the body of men and animals; especially, short hair, bristles or down; Ms. 4. 144 ; 8. 116. 2 The feathers of birds. Comp. — aMkaH a mark of hair; biBratI SvetaromAMkaM R. 1. 83. — aMcaH a thrill (of rapture, horror, surprise &c.), horripilation; harzadButaBayAdiByo romAMco romavikriyA S. D. 167. — aMcita a. with the hair erect or thrilled with joy. — aMtaH the hair on the back or upper side of the hand. — AlI , — AvaliH, -lI f. a line of hair on the abdomen (above the navel); SiKA DUmasyeyaM pariRamati ropAvalivapuH K. P. 10 ; romarAji also. — udgamaH, -udBedaH erection of the hair (on the body), thrill, horripilation; Ku. 7. 77. — kUpaH, -paM , — gartaH a pore of the skin. — keSaraM , — kesaraM, -gucCaM a whisk, chowrie . — pulakaH bristling of the hair, thrill: Ch. P. 34. — BUmiH f. ‘the place of the hair’, i. e. the skin. — raMDraM a pore of the skin. — rAjiH, -jI, -latA f. a line of hair on the abdomen (above the navel); rarAja tanvI navaro (lo) marAjiH Ku. 1. 38 ; Śi. 9. 22. — vAhin a. cutting off hair. — vikAraH , — vikriyA, -viBedaH thrill, horripilation; Ki. 9. 46 ; Ku. 5. 10. — viDvaMsaH a louse. — harzaH bristling of the hair, thrill; vepaTuSca SarIre me romaharzaSca jAyate Bg. 1. 29. — harzaRa a. causing thrill or horripilation, thrilling, awe-inspiring; etAni Kalu sarvaBUtaro (lo) maharzaRAni ( pb ) dIrGAraRyAni U. 2 ; saMvAdamimamaSrOzamadButa romaharzaRaM Bg. 18. 74. — (RaH) N. of Sūta, a pupil of Vyāsa who narrated several Purāṇas to Śaunaka. — (RaM) erection of hair on the body, thrill.