vajra a. [ vaj-ran Uṇ. 2. 28 ] 1 Hard, adamantine. 2 Severe. 3 Forked, zigzag. 4 Cross. — jraH, -jraM 1 A thunderbolt, the weapon of Indra (said to have been formed out of the bones of the sage Dadhīci q. v. ). ASaMsaMte samitizu surAH saktavErA hi dEtyErasyADijye Danuzi vijayaM pOruhUte ca vajre Ś. 2. 15. 2 Any destructive weapon like the thunderbolt. 3 A diamond-pin, an instrument ( pb ) for perforating jewels; maRO vajrasamutkIrRe sUtrasyevAsti me gatiH R. 1. 4. 4 A diamond in general, an adamant; vajrAdapi kaWorARi mfMdUni kusumAdapi U. 2. 7 ; R. 6. 19. 5 Sour gruel. — jraH 1 A form of military array. 2 A kind of Kuśa grass. 3 N. of various plants. 4 A kind of pillar. — jraM 1 Steel. 2 A kind of talc. 3 Thunder-like or severe language. 4 A child. 5 Emblic myrobalan. 6 The blossom of the sesamum or Vajra plant. Comp. — aMgaH a snake. — aByAsaH crossmultiplication. — aSaniH the thunderbolt of Indra. — AkaraH a diamond mine; R. 18. 21. — AKyaH a kind of mineral spar. — AGAtaH 1 a stroke of thunder or lightning. 2 (hence fig. ) any sudden shock or calamity. — ABaH a kind of spar or valuable stone. — AyuDaH an epithet of Indra. — AsanaM a diamond-seat. — kaMkawaH an epithet of Hanumat. — kAlikA N. of the mother of Śākyamuni. — kIlaH a thunderbolt, an adamantine shaft; jIvitaM vajrakIlaM Māl. 9. 37 ; cf. U. 1. 47. — kUwaH a mountain consisting of diamonds. — ketuH N. of the demon Naraka. — kzAraM an alkaline earth. — gopaH = iMdragopaH q. v. — caMcuH a vulture. — carman m. a rhinoceros. — jit m. N. of Garuḍa. — jvalanaM -jvAlA lightning. — tuMqaH 1 a vulture. 2 mosquito gnat. 3 N. of Garuḍa. 4 of Gaṇeśa. — tulyaH lapis lazuli or azure stone. — daMzwraH a kind of insect. — dAkziRaH N. of Indra. — daMtaH 1 a hog. 2 a car. — daMSanaH a rat. — deha, -dehin a. having an adamantine or very hardy frame. — DaraH 1 an epithet of Indra; vajraDarapraBAvaH R. 18. 21. 2 an owl. — nABaH the discus of Kṛṣṇa. — nirGozaH, -nizpezaH a clap or peal of thunder. — pARiH 1 an epithet of Indra; vajraM mumukzanniva vajrapARiH R. 2. 42. 2 an owl. — pAtaH, -patanaM a stroke of lightning, fall of thunderbolt; U. 4. 24. — puzpaM 1 the blossom of sesamum. 2 a valuable flower. — Bft m. an epithet of Indra. — maRiH a diamond, an adamant; Bh. 2. 6. — maya a. 1 hard, adamantine. 2 cruel, hard-hearted. — muzwiH an epithet of Indra. — radaH a hog. ( pb ) — lepaH a kind of very hard cement; vajralepaGawiteva Māl. 5. 10 , U. 4 (for its preparation see Bṛ. S. chapter 57). — lohakaH a magnet. — vaDaH 1 death by thunderbolt. 2 crossmultiplication. — zyuhaH a kind of military array. — SalyaH a porcupine. — sAra a. as hard as adamant, having the strength of the thunderbolt, adamantine; kva ca niSitanipAtA vajrasArAH SarAste Ś. 1. 10 ; tvamapi kusumabARAnvajrasArIkarozi 3. 2. — sUciH, -cI f. a diamond-needle. — hfdayaM an adamantine heart.