siMhaH [ hiMs-ac pfzo° ] 1 A lion; (it is said to be derived from hiMs ; cf. BavedvarRAgamAdDaMsaH siMho varRaviparyayAt Sk. ); na hi suptasya siMhasya praviSaMti muKe mfgAH Subhāṣ. 2 The sign Leo of the zodiac. 3 (At the end of comp. ) Best, pre-eminent of a class; e. g. raGusiMha, puruzasiMha ; Pt. 1. 361 ; U. 5. 22. Comp. — avalokanaM the (backward) glance of a lion. °nyAyaH the maxim of the lion's (backward) glance, generally used to mark the connection of a thing with what precedes and follows; (for explanation see under nyAya ). — AsanaM a throne, a seat of honour. — (naH) a particular mode of sexual enjoyment. — AsyaH a particular position of the hands. — keSaraH 1 the Bakula tree. 2 a lion's mane. — gaH an epithet of Śiva. — talaM the palms of the hands opened and joined together. — tuMqaH a kind of fish. — daMzwraH an epithet of Śiva. — darpa a. as proud as a lion. — dvAraM the main or principal gate (of a palace &c.). — DvaniH , — nAdaH 1 the roar of a lion; Ku. 1. 56 ; Mk. 5. 29. 2 a war-cry. — nAdaH N. of Śiva. — yAnA, -raTA N. of the goddess Pārvatī. — lIlaH a kind of coitus. — vAhanaH an epithet of Śiva. ( pb ) — vAhinI an epithet of Durgā. — vikrAMtaH a horse. — saMhanana a. 1 as strong as a lion. 2 handsome. — (naM) the killing of a lion. — sTaH an epithet of the planet Jupiter when in the constellation Leo .