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महिष (mahiSa)

 
शब्दसागरः
English
महिष
m.
 (-षः)
1. A buffalo.
2. The emblem of one of the Jaina saints.
3. The emblem and vehicle of YAMA.
4. The name of an Asura
or demon slain by DURGĀ.
f.
 (-षी)
1. A female buffalo.
2. The
wife of a king, but especially the one who has been consecrated or
crowned, a queen.
3. A drug.
E.
 मह् to worship or be worshipped,
Unādi
aff.
 टिषच्, fem.
aff.
 ङीष् ।
Capeller Eng
English
महिष॑
f.
 म॑हिषी mighty, strong. —m. the sun (w.
सुपर्ण॑), buffalo (±मृग॑), high priest, a man's name
f.
 म॑हिषी
buffalo-cow, woman of high rank,
esp.
 the (first) wife of a king.
Yates
English
महिष (षः) 1.
m.
 A buffalo.
f.
 (षी)
Yama's emblem
a proper name.
Wilson
English
महिष
m.
 (-षः)
1 A buffalo.
2 The emblem of one of the Jaina saints.
3 The emblem and vehicle of YAMA.
4 The name of an Asura or demon slain by DURGĀ.
f.
 (-षी)
1 A female buffalo.
2 The wife of a king, but especially the one who has been consecrated or
crowned, a queen.
3 A drug.
E.
 मह to worship or be worshipped, Uṇādi
aff.
 टिषच्, fem.
aff.
ङीष्.
Apte
English
महिषः [mahiṣḥ], [मह्-टिषच्
Uṇ.*
 1 45]
A buffalo (considered as the vehicle of Yama)
गाहन्तां महिषा निपानसलिलं शृङ्गैर्मुहुस्ताडितम्
Ś.*
 2.6.
N.
 of a demon killed by Durgā.
Comp.
 -अक्षः, -अक्षकः a kind of bdellium. -अर्दनः an epithet of Kārtikeya. -असुरः the demon Mahiṣa. ˚घातिनी, ˚मथनी, ˚मर्दनी, ˚सूदनी epithets of Durgā.-घ्नी an epithet of Durgā. -ध्वजः an epithet of Yama
N.
 of a Jain monk. -पालः, -पालकः a buffalo-keeper.-मर्दिनी
N.
 of Durgā -वहनः, -वाहनः epithets of Yama
कृतान्तः किं साक्षान्महिषवहनो$साविति पुनः K.
P.*
 1.
Apte 1890
English
महिषः [मह्-टिषच Uṇ. 1. 45] 1 A buffalo
(considered as the vehicle of Yama)
गाहंतां महिषा निपानसलिलं शृंगैर्मुहुस्ताडितं Ś. 2. 6.
2 N. of a demon killed by Durgā.
Comp.
अक्षः,
अक्षकः a kind of bdellium.
अर्दमः an epithet of Kārtikeya.
असुरः the demon Mahiṣa. °घातिनी, °मथनी, °अर्दनी, °सूदनी epithets of Durgā.
ध्नी an epithet of Durgā.
ध्वजः an epithet of Yama.
पालः,
पालकः a buffalo-keeper.
वहनः,
वाहनः epithets of Yama
कृतांतः किं साक्षान्महिषवहतोऽसाविति पुनः K. P. 10
Monier Williams Cologne
English
महिष॑ a mf(म॑हिषी)n. great, powerful,
Naigh.
 iii, 3
महिष॑
m.
 (with सुपर॑) the sun,
AV.
(with or
scil.
 मृग॑, once with मृगा॑णाम्) a buffalo,
RV.
&c.
&c.
 (considered as the emblem of Yama and of a Jaina saint)
a great priest,
Mahīdh.
the son of a Kṣatriya and a Tīvarī,
L.
N.
 of an Asura (slain by Durgā or Skanda),
MBh.
Pur.
of a Sādhya,
Hariv.
of a sage (author of a Comm. on the
Prāt.
 of the Yajur-veda),
Cat.
of a mountain in Śālmaladvīpa,
VP.
महिष॑
m.
pl.
N.
 of a people,
Hariv.
महिष b
&c.
 See
p.
 803, col. 1.
Monier Williams 1872
English
महिष, अस्, ई, अम्, Ved. great, powerful
(अस्),
m. ‘the great or powerful animal, ’ a buffalo [cf.
पञ्च-म्°]
N. of an Asura or demon slain by
Durgā
of a Sādhya
of a sage (associated with
Ātreya and Vara-ruci as author of a commentary on
the Prātiśākhya of the Yajur-veda)
the emblem and
vehicle of Yama
the emblem of one of the Jaina
saints
(आस्), m. pl., N. of a people [cf. माहिष]
(ई), f. a buffalo-cow, (ग्राम्य-महिषी, a tame
buffalo-cow)
‘powerfull woman, ’ any woman of
high rank, especially the first or properly conse-
crated wife of a king, a queen consort, any queen,
(सर्वा महिष्यः, all the king's wives)
the
female of a bird
(according to some) an im-
moral woman or money gained by a wife's prosti-
tution [cf. माहिषिक]
a species of medicinal
plant
[cf. धूम-महिषी।]
—महिष-कन्द,
अस्, m. a species of plant with a tuberous root.
—महिष-ग, अस्, आ, अम्, riding upon a buffalo.
—महिष-घ्नी, f. ‘slayer of Mahiṣa, ’ an epithet
of Durgā.
—महिष-त्व, अम्, n. the being a
buffalo, the state or condition of a buffalo.
—म-
हिष-ध्वज, अस्, m. ‘having a buffalo for an
emblem, ’ epithet of the god Yama.
—महिष-
पाल or महिष-पालक, अस्, m. a buffalo-keeper,
herdsman of buffaloes.
—महिष-मर्दिनी, f.
‘crusher of Mahiṣa, ’ the goddess Durgā.
—महि-
ष-वल्ली, f. a kind of creeper.
—महिष-वाहन,
अस्, m. ‘having a buffalo for a vehicle, ’ epithet of
the god Yama.
—महिषाक्ष or महिषाक्षक
(°षा-अक्°), अस्, m. a kind of bdellium
[cf. गुग्-
गुलु।]
—महिषानना (°ष-आन्°), f. ‘buffalo-
faced, ’ N. of one of the Mātṛs attending on Skanda.
—महिषार्दन (°ष-अर्°), अस्, m. epithet of
Skanda.
—महिषासुर (°ष-अस्°), अस्, m. the
Asura or demon Mahiṣa who was slain by Durgā,
(the country of Mysore is said to take its name from
this word.)
—महिषासुर-घातिनी, f. ‘slayer of
the Asura Mahiṣa, ’ an epithet of Durgā.
—महि-
षासुर-मथनी or महिषासुर-मर्दनी or
महिषासुर-सूदनी, f. ‘destroyer of the Asura
Mahiṣa, ’ an epithet of Durgā.
—महिषासुर-
सम्भव, अस्, m. (‘produced in Mysore?’), a kind
of bdellium.
—महिषासुरार्दिनी (°र-अर्°), f.
‘slayer of the Asura Mahiṣa, ’ an epithet of Durgā.
—महिषी-कन्द, अस्, m. = महिष-कन्द,
q. v.
—महिषी-पाल, अस्, m. a keeper of buffalo-
cows.
—महिषी-प्रिया, f. a species of grass (= शूली)।
—महिषी-भाव, अस्, m. the state or condition of
a buffalo-cow.
—महिषी-स्तम्भ, अस्, m. a pillar
or column adorned with a buffalo's head.
महिष महिष। See p. 762, col. 3.
Macdonell
English
महिष máh-iṣa,
a.
 (ī) mighty, powerful 🞄(V.)
m.
 buffalo (V. C.)
N. of an Asura slain 🞄by Durgā or Skanda.
Benfey
English
महिष मह् + इष (cf. मह),
I.
m.
1. A buffalo, Hit. i. d. 86, M.M.
2. The
emblem and vehicle of Yama.
II.
f.
षी।
1. The female buffalo, Pañc. ii.
d. 53
252, 15.
2. A queen,
Utt. Rāmac. 159, 9
Pañc. 27, 6.
--
Comp.
अग्र-,
f.
 the first of a king's wives,
Rām. 5, 22, 16.
Hindi
Hindi
भैंस (पु)
Apte Hindi
Hindi
महिषः
पुं*
 - मह् + टिषच्
भैंसा (यम का वाहन माना जाता हैं
महिषः
पुं*
 - मह् + टिषच्
एक राक्षस का नाम जिसे दुर्गा ने मार गिराया था
Shabdartha Kaustubha
Kannada
महिष
पदविभागः - > पुल्लिङ्गः
कन्नडार्थः - > ಎಮ್ಮೆ /ಕೋಣ
निष्पत्तिः - > मह (पूजायाम्) - "टिषच्" (उ० १-४५)
प्रयोगाः - > "महिषक्षतागुरुतमालनलदसुरभिः सदागतिः"
उल्लेखाः - > किरा० १२-५०
महिष
पदविभागः - > पुल्लिङ्गः
कन्नडार्थः - > ಮಹಿಷಾಸುರ
L R Vaidya
English
mahiza {% m. %} 1. A buffalo, गाहंतां महिषा निपानसलिलं शृंगैर्मुहुस्ताडितम् Sak.ii., M.iii.270
(this animal is considered to be the vehicle of Yama)
2. name of a demon slain by Durgā.
Bopp
Latin
महिष m. (r. मंह् vel मह् crescere suff. इष) bos bubulus.
(V. मह.)
Anekartha-Dvani-Manjari
Sanskrit
कोण
पु
कोण, अस्र, महिष, कोटि, गृहैकदेश, वीणादिवादन
कोणोऽस्त्रं महिषः कोणः कोणः कोटिरितीरितः ।
कोणो गृहैकदेशश्च कोणो वीणादिवादनम् ॥ ६९ ॥
verse 1.1.1.69
page 0005
Lanman
English
mahiṣá, a. mighty
mahiṣo mṛgas, the
powerful beast, i. e. buffalo, RV.
as m.,
without mṛga, buffalo, 55^3
--máhiṣī, f.
[acct, cf. 362b^2], the powerful one, as designation:
of a woman of high rank
of the
first wife of a king, 1^16
sometimes of any
queen of a king, 50^1. [√mah, 1197b.]
Schmidt Nachtrage zum Sanskrit Worterbuch
German
महिष꣡ , so zu akzentuieren.
Sanskrit Tibetan
Tibetan
chu'i 'dres
महिष
ma he
महिष
अभिधानचिन्तामणिः
Sanskrit
--source--
वृषो गजोऽश्वः प्लवगः क्रौञ्चोऽब्जं स्वस्तिकः शशी ।
मकरः श्रीवत्सः खड्गी महिषः सूकरस्तथा ॥ ४७ ॥
श्येनो वज्रं मृगश्छागो नन्द्यावर्तो घटोऽपि च ।
कूर्मो नीलोत्पलं शङ्खः फणी सिंहोऽर्हतां ध्वजाः ॥ ४८ ॥
-wordlist-
तीर्थङ्करचिह्न (पुं), वृष (पुं), गज (पुं), अश्व (पुं), प्लवग (पुं), क्रौञ्च (पुं), अब्ज (क्ली), स्वस्तिक (पुं), शशिन् (पुं), मकर (पुं), श्रीवत्स (पुं), खड्गिन् (पुं), महिष (पुं), शूकर (पुं), श्येन (पुं), वज्र (क्ली), मृग (पुं), छाग (पुं), नन्द्यावर्त (पुं), घट (पुं), कूर्म (पुं), नीलोत्पल (क्ली), शङ्ख (पुं), फणिन् (पुं), सिंह (पुं)
--source--
विट्चरः शूकरो ग्राम्ये महिषो यमवाहनः ॥ १२८१ ॥
रजस्वलो वाहरिपुर्लुलायः सैरिभो महः ।
धीरस्कन्धः कृष्णशृङ्गो जरन्तो दंशभीरुकः ॥ १२८२ ॥
रक्ताक्षः कासरो हंसकालीतनयलालिकौ ।
-wordlist-
विट्चर (पुं), ग्राम्यशूकर (पुं), महिष (पुं), यमवाहन (पुं), रजस्वल (पुं), वाहरिपु (पुं), लुलाय (पुं), सैरिभ (पुं), मह (पुं), धीरस्कन्ध (पुं), कृष्णशृङ्ग (पुं), जरन्त (पुं), दंशभीरुक (पुं), रक्ताक्ष (पुं), कासर (पुं), हंसकालीतनय (पुं), लालिक (पुं)
अभिधानरत्नमाला
Sanskrit
महिष
महिष, सैरिभ, रक्ताक्ष, कासर, लुलाय
महिषः सैरिभ उक्तो रक्ताक्षः कासरो लुलायश्च ।
verse 2.1.1.227
page 0028
वैजयन्तीकोषः
Sanskrit
Word: महिषः
Root: महिष
Gender: पुं
Number: all
अर्थः ⇒
Meaning(s):
⇒ Son of a Kṣatriya and a Tīvarī
Shloka(s):
3|5|13|2 ► तीवरी महिषं वेनी रट्टासं पुल्कसी बकम्॥ (भूमिकाण्डः/मनुष्याध्यायः)
Synonym(s):
➠ 3|5|13|2 ⇢ महिषः (महिष) (पुं) ⇒ Son of a Kṣatriya and a Tīvarī ⇒
Related word(s):
isa_k ➡ क्षत्रियपुत्राः स्युः नानायोषित्समुद्भवाः
Mahabharata
English
Mahisha, an Asura. § 507 (Skandayuddha): III, 231, 14595 (Dānavaḥ), 14596, 14599, 14600-2, 14604, 14605, 14609, 14610 (slain by Skanda), 14619, 14620 (ºtulyānāṃ Dānavānāṃ).--§ 600 (Ghaṭotkacavadhap.): VII, 166, 7412 (ºṃ Shaṇmukho--i.e. Skanda--yathā, sc. nihanishyāmi).--§ 604 (Karṇap.): VIII, 5, 146 (yathā Skandena Mºḥ, sc. hataḥ, so B.).--§ 615u (Skanda): IX, 46, 2692 (slain by Skanda). --§ 730g (Upamanyu): XIII, 14, 805. Cf. Dānava.
पुराणम्
English
महिष / MAHIṢA. An asura.1) Birth. Long ago there was a famous asura King named danu. Two sons named rambha and karambha were born to him. Having no issue, they decided to worship Mālavaṭa yakṣa, praying to be blessed with children. They started tapas, karambha, in the middle of water and rambha in the middle of pañcāgni. indra was alarmed at their tapas. He took the form of a crocodile and went into the water in which karambha was standing and caught hold of his feet, pulling him down. karambha was drowned. The mighty rambha who was enraged at the death of his brother, decided to cut off his own head and offer it as sacrifice in the fire. He drew his sword and was about to cut off his head, when agni, the god of fire, appeared before him and stopped him saying:--“Do not kill yourself. Killing another person itself is a sin. Suicide is a more serious sin. Ask for any boon you wish to have
I shall grant it. Do not put an end to your life.”
Then rambha replied:-- “If you are prepared to grant me a boon, let me have a son who is more brilliant than yourself and who will be the conqueror of all the three worlds. He should not be defeated by devas or Asuras, and he should be as mighty as the wind, handsome and an expert archer.” agni replied:“You will have such a son by the woman who wins your heart”.
When god agni had left after saying this, rambha went to visit Mālayakṣa, who was attended to by Yakṣas. There, they had a treasure known as padma and numerous animals like elephants, horses, buffaloes, cows and sheep. Among them was a three-year-old shebuffalo of exceptional charm and rambha fell in love with her. She was also irresistibly attracted by him. As fate would have it, a sexual union took place between them.
The she-buffalo became pregnant and rambha took her with him to his own house in pātāla. There, the other Dānavas, his kinsmen who came to know of his connection with the she-buffalo, expelled him from their midst as one who had committed a forbidden act. So he returned to Mālavaṭayakṣa. The pretty shebuffalo accompanied her husband to the holy Yakṣamaṇḍala.
While they were living there, she gave birth to an attractive buffalo-calf. After that a he-buffalo came across her. But she remained loyal to her dānava husband who drew his sword and rushed towards the he-buffalo. The terrible beast with his mighty horns attacked rambha who fell dead on the ground. The widowed Mahiṣī (she-buffalo) sought the protection of the Yakṣas. They saved her from the mahiṣa (He-buffalo). The disappointed and love-stricken mahiṣa drowned himself in a holy lake and was reborn as a mighty and heroic asura named Namara. The Mahiṣī spent some time under the protection of the Yakṣas. When they cremated Rambha's body, she jumped into the funeral pyre and burnt herself to death. At once from the middle of the fire there arose a monstrous being. That terrible monster, armed with a sword drove away the Yakṣas and killed all the Mahiṣas. mahiṣa who was the son of rambha alone was spared. He was the asura named raktabīja. He defeated all gods like indra, rudra, sūrya, vāyu and others.
Mahiṣāsura became the King of the Asuras. The alarmed devas (gods) abandoned their posts of honour. All the worlds were plunged in darkness. (vāmana purāṇa, Chapter 17).2) Mahiṣāsura's Reign. Mahiṣāsura who was intoxicated with pride on account of the boon he had received, became the undisputed and sole emperor of the three worlds. He formed a strong council of Ministers. cikṣura who was puffed with pride and an expert in military Science, was installed as WarMinister and tāmra, the gifted economist as Finance Minister. The Prime Minister was Asilomā. biḍāla was Foreign Minister. udarka became Military Commander. bāṣkala, trinetra and kālabandhaka were assigned the posts of Members of the Executive Council. śukrācārya was the Education Minister. mahiṣa strengthened his army. The State Treasury overflowed with wealth. Kings of the neighbouring states paid tribute and bowed their heads to him. The Brāhmaṇas offered the share of yajña to Mahiṣāsura and prostrated before him. (devī bhāgavata, 5th skandha). 3) Outbreak of War. After strengthening his position as Emperor of the world, mahiṣa contemplated the conquest of Heaven. He sent a messenger to indra. The messenger ordered indra to surrender to Mahiṣāsura. indra answered with utter contempt to the messenger and his master mahiṣa. The messenger returned and reported the matter to Mahiṣāsura who began to tremble with anger.
Although indra sent away the messenger with scorn, he had no peace of mind. He called together the devas and discussed what was to be done. They decided to declare war on Mahiṣāsura. brahmā and indra, accompanied by the other devas set out to kailāsa. From there, taking Paramaśiva with them, they proceeded to vaikuṇṭha. On arrival there, they offered prayers to Mahāviṣṇu who appeared before them. They submitted to him their grievances and sufferings under the rule of Mahiṣāsura. After deep deliberations, Mahāviṣṇu supported the proposal for war. Thus the war between devas and Asuras started.4) Devāsura yuddha. It was a dreadful war. mahiṣa himself appeared on the scene of battle. He struck at indra with his mighty club. Before he received the blow, indra broke the club with his Thunderbolt. The asura named andhaka encountered Mahāviṣṇu. The five arrows of that asura were broken to pieces by Mahāviṣṇu in the sky itself. Then they started a terrible fight with various weapons such as sword, spear, axe, arrow, discus etc. It lasted for about 50 days without a break. bāṣkala fought against indra, mahiṣa against rudra, trinetra against Yamadharma, mahāhanu against Śrīda, and Asilomā against pracetas. In the course of the battle, andhaka, struck a blow at garuḍa with his cudgel. garuḍa, the vehicle of viṣṇu was stunned by the blow, but viṣṇu restored his energy by stroking him gently with his right hand. After that he took up his bow śārṅga and tried to kill andhaka with a shower of arrows. But the Daitya warrior countered all of them with 50 arrows which he shot at viṣṇu. viṣṇu smashed all of them and sent his destructive weapon “Sudarśana Cakra” against andhaka. Without the slightest fear, andhaka stopped it with his own cakra weapon and kept Viṣṇu's weapon at bay and shouted in triumph. Finding that Viṣṇu's weapon had failed and hearing the scornful shout of andhaka, the devas were filled with panic. At this critical moment, viṣṇu took up his club “Kaumodakī” and rushed into the midst of the Asuras and struck andhaka with it. Under the blow, the asura hero reeled and fell down unconscious. At his fall, mahiṣa himself rushed forward to viṣṇu with a terrible roar. Then there ensued a bitter fight between viṣṇu and mahiṣa. Each began a shower of arrows on the other. But not a single arrow injured either. In the thick of the battle viṣṇu struck a blow on Mahiṣa's head and he dropped down unconscious. But ere long the dānava rose up and taking up his iron pestle aimed a mighty blow at Viṣṇu's head and brought it down with deadly effect Under the blow, even viṣṇu fell unconscious on Garuḍa's back. Viṣṇu's condition made garuḍa withdraw from the scene of battle temporarily, with viṣṇu on his back. indra and the other gods began to cry aloud. śiva, who saw this desperate plight of the devas, at once came to the battlefield, carrying his trident, ready to fight against mahiṣa. When he tried to pierce the Asura's chest with his trident, the latter thwarted the blow with his own lance and aimed it at Śiva's breast. Although it actually hit him, śiva disregarded it and gave another thrust to mahiṣa with his trident. By this time Mahāviṣṇu had recovered from his swoon. At once he returned to the field of battle and joined śiva in his attack on mahiṣa. When mahiṣa saw that both śiva and viṣṇu were launching a combined attack against him, in his wild fury he assumed his own buffalo form and lifting up his tail and shaking his head rushed towards his mighty adversaries. With his terrible horns he lifted up mountain peaks and hurled them at the enemy. But the deva leaders stopped them with their shower of arrows. viṣṇu sent his cakra against him and it made the asura chief drop down senseless. But he soon recovered and rushed forward to renew his attack with a terrible roar. viṣṇu then sounded his divine conch “Pāñcajanya” and drowned the sound of his roar. Just as the roaring of the asura frightened the devas, the sound of pāñcajanya struck terror in the minds of the Asuras.5) Mahiṣa's death. The Asuras were terrified at the sound of pāñcajanya. In order to encourage them, mahiṣa assumed the form of a lion and rushed into the midst of the army of devas roaring. Even the Trimūrtis were alarmed for a short while when they saw the fierce beast advancing through their battlearray killing and mauling hundreds of the devas on either side. Mahāviṣṇu at once sent his weapon cakra against the lion. The lion was reduced to ashes by it, but mahiṣa rose up again in the form of a buffalo and rushed forward. He gave a severe cut on Mahāviṣṇu's chest with his long and powerful horn. Mahāviṣṇu started fleeing to vaikuṇṭha. At the sight of this, śiva concluded that mahiṣa was proof against killing and so he also fled to kailāsa riding on his bull. When viṣṇu and śiva took to their heels, brahmā also flew to satyaloka, riding on this swan. Although the leaders left the field, the rest of the devas under the leadership of indra, encountered mahiṣa again. indra drew his vajra. The aṣṭadikpālakas assisted him. The battle raged fiercely again. The devas began to flee for life. Taking this opportunity, Mahiṣāsura forced his way into Heaven. He planted his Daitya flag highly. He drove out all the remaining devas. In this way the Asuras took possession of Devaloka. The devas took shelter on the tops of mountains.
Several centuries passed. The devas assembled and prayed to brahmā. He took them again to vaikuṇṭha. śiva also arrived there. The devas submitted their grievances to viṣṇu. They prayed to him to devise some method by which mahiṣa could be killed. brahmā had given him a boon that no man was capable of killing him.
Mahāviṣṇu said to them:--“By Virtue of the boon, mahiṣa could be killed only by a woman. If we can create a woman who is part of the devas with their power and glory, we could kill him with her help. So let us try to create such a mighty woman, concentrating all our powers on her. After her creation, we must give her all our weapons.”
As soon as Mahāviṣṇu spoke these words, a figure with dazzling effulgence issued forth from Brahmā's face. Both viṣṇu and śiva were amazed at the sight of this figure radiating beams of light which were partly cool and partly warm. Similar figures, embodying the peculiar powers and qualities of viṣṇu, śiva, indra, kubera, varuṇa and all other gods, emanated from them. In a moment all these figures merged into a single figure and transformed themselves into a single woman with celestial beauty and having eighteen arms. This woman of exquisite beauty combining all the powers and glories of all the devas was devī herself. The devas supplied her with jewels and ornaments and gorgeous clothes. Decked in all glory and with fascinating beauty, riding on a lion. she took her stand at the entrance of Devaloka and challenged mahiṣa. At the very first sight of devī, mahiṣa fell in love with her. She declared she would become the wife of the person who could defeat her in battle.
So mahiṣa made up his mind to defeat her in a fight. It was a terrible battle. All the Ministers of mahiṣa, like bāṣkala, durmukha, tāmra, cikṣura, Asilomā and biḍāla were slain. At last mahiṣa himself appeared on the scene to fight with devī. mahiṣa started with a shower of arrows and devī countered them all with her own arrows. In the end she attacked him with viṣṇu cakra. The cakra cut off his throat and he dropped down dead. The devas raised a thunderous shout of joy and triumph. (devī bhāgavata, 5th skandha).
Vedic Reference
English
Mahiṣa, the ‘strong, ’ with^1 or without^2 Mṛga, ‘wild beast, ’
denotes the ‘buffalo’ in the Rigveda and the later texts. The
feminine, Mahiṣī, is found in the later Saṃhitās.^3
1) Rv. viii. 58, 15
ix. 92, 6
96, 6
x. 123, 4.
2) Rv. v. 29, 7
vi. 67, 11
viii. 12, 8
66, 10
ix. 87, 7
x. 28, 10
189, 2
Vājasaneyi Saṃhitā, xxiv. 28, etc.
3) Kāṭhaka Saṃhitā, xxv. 6
Maitrā-
yaṇī Saṃhitā, iii. 8, 5
Ṣaḍviṃśa
Brāhmaṇa, v. 7, 11.
अमरकोशः
Sanskrit
Word: महिषः
Root: महिष
Gender: पुं
Number: all
Meaning(s):
⇒ sun
⇒ great
⇒ buffalo
⇒ powerful
⇒ great priest
Shloka(s):
2|5|4|2 ► लुलायो महिषो वाहद्विषत्कासरसैरिभाः॥ (सिंहादिवर्गः)
Synonym(s):
➠ 2|5|4|2 ⇢ लुलायः (लुलाय) (पुं)
➠ 2|5|4|2 ⇢ महिषः (महिष) (पुं)
➠ 2|5|4|2 ⇢ वाहद्विषन् (वाहद्विषत्) (पुं)
➠ 2|5|4|2 ⇢ कासरः (कासर) (पुं)
➠ 2|5|4|2 ⇢ सैरिभः (सैरिभ) (पुं)
Related word(s):
परा_अपरासंबन्धः ➡ पशुः
जातिः ➡ स्तनपायी
अवयव_अवयवीसंबन्धः ➡ महिषशृङ्गम्
शब्दकल्पद्रुमः
Sanskrit
महिषः,
पुं,
 (मंहति पूजयति देवाननेनेति ।महि + “अधिमह्योष्टिषच् । “उणा० । १ । ४६ ।इति टिषच् ।) स्वनामख्यातपशुविशेषः । तत्-पर्य्यायः । लुलापः २ वाहद्विषन् ३ कासरः ४सैरिभः ५ । इत्यमरः । २ । ५ । ४ । यम-वाहनः ६ विषज्वरन् ७ वंशभीरुः ८ रज-स्वलः ९ । इति शब्दरत्नावली ॥
आनूपः १०रक्ताक्षः ११ अश्वारिः १२ । इति जटाधरः ॥
क्रोधी १३ कलुषः १४ मत्तः १५ विषाणी १६गवली १७ बली १८ । तस्य परीक्षा यथा, --“विपक्षे हयसन्त्रासं कुरुते येन हेतुना ।भारं वहति वा दूरं महिषोऽस्मान्निरूप्यते ॥
ब्रह्मक्षत्त्रियविट्शूद्रान्त्यजभेदेन पञ्चधा ॥
”तद्यथा ।‘भृशं कृष्णाः पवित्राश्च बृहद्वृषणधोणकाः ।बह्वाशिनो मारकाश्च महिषा ब्रह्मजातयः ॥
१ ॥
केकराः कामलाः स्थूला भृशं क्रुद्धाश्च मारकाः ।बह्वाशिनो बहुबला महिषाः क्षत्त्रजातयः ॥
२ ॥
श्लथाङ्गाः क्षीणशृङ्गाश्च सुक्रुद्धा भारवाहिनः ।अमारका बहुबला महिषा वैश्यजातयः ॥
३ ॥
क्षीणाः क्षीणबलाः क्षीणशृङ्गघोणारुषश्चे ये ।अल्पाशिनो भारसहा महिषाः शूद्रजातयः ॥
४ ॥
सर्व्वदा जलमिच्छन्ति येऽल्पसत्त्वा महौजसः ।भारसहाः कुशृङ्गाश्च तेऽन्त्यजा महिषामताः ॥
५ ॥
एषां दोषा गुणा वापि वृषवल्लक्षयेद्बुधः ।पोषणञ्चापि संस्थानं वृषतुल्यं तथा मतम् ॥
”इति युक्तिकल्पतरुः ॥
वनमहिषमांसगुणाः । दोषकारित्वम् । लघु-त्वम् । दीपनत्वम् । बलदायित्वञ्च ॥
ग्रामीण-महिषमांसगुणाः । स्निग्धत्वम् । मलिन-करत्वम् । पित्तहरत्वञ्च । इति राजनिर्घण्टः ॥
तर्पणत्वम् । स्निग्धत्वम् । उष्णत्वम् । मधु-रत्वम् । गुरुत्वम् । निद्रापुंस्त्वस्तन्यवर्द्धनत्वम् ।मांसदार्ठ्यकृत्त्वञ्च । इति राजवल्लभः ॥
अपि च ।“महिषो घोटकारिः स्यात् कासरश्च रजस्वलः ।पीनस्कन्धः कृष्णकायो लुलापो यमवाहनः ॥
महिषस्यामिषं स्वादु स्निग्धोष्णं वातनाशनम् ।निद्राशुक्रबलस्तन्यतनुदीर्घकरं गुरु ॥
वृष्यञ्च सृष्टविण्मूत्रं वातपित्तास्रनाशनम् ।”इति भावप्रकाशः ॥
श्मश्रुधारिम्लेच्छजातिविशेषः ॥
स च पुरा क्षत्त्रियआसीत् सगरराजेनास्य वेदयागादावनधिकारोवेशान्यत्वं धर्म्मनाशश्च कृतः । यथा, हरिवंशे ।“सगरस्तां प्रतिज्ञाञ्च गुरोर्व्वाक्यं निशम्य च ।धर्म्मं जघान तेषां वै वेशान्यत्वं चकार ह ॥
अर्द्धं शकानां शिरसो मुण्डयित्वा व्यसर्ज्जयत् ।जवनानां शिरः सर्व्वं काम्बोजानां तथैव च ॥
पारदा मुक्तकेशाश्च पह्रवाः श्मश्रुधारिणः ।निःस्वाध्यायवषट्काराः कृतास्तेन महात्मना ॥
शका जवनकाम्बोजाः पारदाः पह्रवास्तथा ।कोलिसर्पाः समहिषा दार्व्वाश्चोलाः सकेरलाः ।वशिष्ठवचनाद्राजन् ! सगरेण महात्मना ॥
”इति प्रायश्चित्ततत्त्वम् ॥
* ॥
अर्हद्ध्वजविशेषः । इति हेमचन्द्रः । ४ । ३४७ ॥
महिषामुरः । यथा, मार्कण्डेये । ८२ । १-२ ।“महिषेऽसुराणामधिपे देवानाञ्च पुरन्दरे ।तत्रासुरैर्म्महारीर्य्यैर्देवसैन्यं पराजितम् ॥
जित्वा च सकलान् देवानिन्द्रोऽभून्महिषासुरः ॥
”(देवगणभेदः । यथा, निरुक्ते । ७ । २६ । “अपा-मुपस्थे महिषा अगृभणत् विशो राजानमुपतस्थु-रृग्मियम् ।” महिषाः माध्यमिका देवगणाः ।अथवा महिषाः त एव “भहान्तः ।” इतितट्टीकायाम् दुर्गाचार्य्यः ॥
कुशद्वीपस्थपर्व्वत-विशेषः । यथा, मात्स्ये । १२१ । ५९ ।“षष्ठस्तु पर्व्वतस्तत्र महिषो मेघसन्निभः ॥
”अग्निविशेषः । यथा, तत्रैव । १२१ । ६० ।“तस्मिन् सोऽग्निर्निवसति महिषो नाम योऽप्-सुजः ।”कुशद्बीपस्य वर्षविशेषः । यथा, तत्रैव । १२१ ।६८ ।“महिषं महिषस्यापि पुनश्चापि प्रभाकरम् ॥
”कृताभिषेकः भूपालः ।‘कृताभिषेके भूपाले लुलापे महिषः स्मृतः ॥
’इत्यमरटीकायां रुद्रः ॥
देशभेदः । यथा, बृहत्-संहितायाम् । ९ । १० ।“भरणीपूर्व्वं मण्डलमृक्षचतुष्कं मुभिक्षकर-माद्यम् ।वङ्गाङ्गमहिषवाह्लिककलिङ्गदेशेषु भयजन-नम् ॥
”अनुह्लादस्य पुत्रभेदः । यथा भागवते । ६ ।१८ । १६ ।“अनुह्लादस्य सूर्य्यायां वास्कलो महिषस्तथा ॥
”साध्यापुत्त्रः । यथा, हरिवंशे । १९६ । ४५ ।“महिषञ्च तनूजञ्च विज्ञातमनसावपि ॥
”)
वाचस्पत्यम्
Sanskrit
महिष पुंस्त्री० मह--टिषच् । १ स्वनामख्याते पशुभेदे, स्त्रियां ङीष् । २ महिषासुरे च । ३ कृताभिषेकायां राज्ञस्त्रियां ४ सैरिन्ध्र्याम् ५ ओषधिभेदे च स्त्री मेदि० ङीष् ।६ व्यभिचारिण्यां स्त्रियां माहिषिकशब्दे दृश्यम् ।
Capeller
German
महिष॑,
f.
 म॑हिषी stark, gewaltig.
m.
Büffel
f.
 Büffelkuh, (erste) Frau eines
Fürsten.
महिष,
f.
 ई Büffel-.
Grassman
German
mahiṣá, a., m. [von mah], 1〉 a., gross, gewaltig
insbesondere 2〉 mahiṣás mṛgás, einmal ({808, 6}) mahiṣás mṛgā́ṇām das grosse, gewaltige Thier, als Bezeichnung des Büffels
3〉 m., der Büffel (urspr. a. mit Ergänzung von mṛgá)
häufig sind die Götter mit solchen verglichen oder als solche bezeichnet
4〉 an andern Stellen, wo Götter mit diesem Worte benannt werden, kann es zweifelhaft sein, ob sie adjektivisch als gewaltige oder substantivisch als Büffel bezeichnet werden, doch ist auch an den meisten dieser Stellen das letztere wahrscheinlicher (das erstere {380, 2}
{809, 41}).
-a 1〉 4〉 (indra) {280, 2} mahā́n asi 〰 vṛ́ṣṇiebhis.
-ás 2〉 {804, 6}
{808, 6}. — 3〉 {781, 3}
{799, 7}
{854, 10} (niruddhás)
(agnís) {834, 1}
{1015, 2}
(índras) {121, 2}. — 4〉 (índras) {213, 1}
{954, 8}
(sómas) {798, 40}
{808, 18}. _{808, 19}
{809, 41}.
-ám 2〉 {678, 15}. — 3〉 {807, 4}. — 4〉 (índram) {314, 11}
(sómam) {825, 3}
(agním) {966, 6}.
-ā́ya 4〉 (váruṇāya) {891, 8}.
-ásya 1〉 parṇínas {794, 3}
tanyatós {892, 10}. — 2〉 {949, 4}. — 4〉 (agnés) {95, 9} (dhā́ma)
{141, 3} (budhnā́t)
(índrasya) {880, 4}.
-ā́ [du.] 3〉 (aśvínā) {655, 7}—_{655, 9}
{932, 2}.
-ā́sas 3〉 (marútas) {64, 7}.
-ā́s 3〉 {745, 1}
{831, 2}
(sómās) {785, 2}
{798, 25}. — 4〉 {560, 5} (ámūrās)
{809, 57} (ádabdhās)
{449, 4}
{871, 3}.
-ā́n 3〉 {458, 11}
{632, 8}
{686, 10}
{886, 3} (iva).
-ā́ [p. n.] 3〉 apacat 〰 trī́ śatā́ni {383, 7} (durch Attraction als neutr.).
-ā́nām-ā́ṇām 3〉 trī́ śatā́ 〰 ághas {383, 8}.
1022, 18.b v. u.: -ā́ṇām st. -ā́nām
Burnouf
French
महिष महिष
m.
 (sfx. इष) buffle.
L'emblème de
Yama.
Np. d'un asura. -- F. महिषी la vache du buffle
au
fig. reine.
Sorte de drogue.
महिषध्वज
m.
 Yama [qui a pour emblème un buffle].
महिषमर्दिनी
f.
 (म्र्द्) Durgā, meurtrière de l'asura
Mahiṣa.
महिषवाहन
m.
 Yama, porté par un buffle.
महिषाक्ष
m.
 (अक्ष) bdellium, bot (?).
महिषीस्तम्भ
m.
 pilier ou colonne ornée d'une tête de
buffle.
Stchoupak
French
महिष-
(avec मृग- exprimé ou à suppléer)
m.
 buffle
n.
 d'un
Asura
-ई-
f.
 buffle femelle
femme de haut rang, not. épouse favorite
d'un roi, reine en titre
-त्व- nt. condition de buffle
-इत- a.
changé en buffle.
°पाल-
m.
 gardien de buffles.
महिषार्दन-
m.
 Skanda.
महिषासुर-सूदनी-
f.
 Durgā.
महिषी-भाव-
m.
 état d'une bufflesse.