लोमशlomaśa

लोमश (lomaśa) is a Sanskrit word meaning hairy, woolly, shaggy, or bristly, consisting in sheep or other woolly animals, overgrown with grass, a ram or sheep, name of a rishi, of a cat. Its 38 recorded definitions are grouped into 14 contexts, among them Hairy, Woolly, or Shaggy, A Ram or Sheep, Lomaśa, a Sage (Ṛṣi).

Etymology: E. लोम hair, श aff
Definitions: 38

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Meanings by context

Hairy, Woolly, or Shaggy

12 definitions

hairy, woolly, shaggy, or bristly

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Hairy, woolly, shaggy

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Woollen

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Containing hair

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

hairy, woolly, shaggy

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Hairy or woollen. 2. A ram. 3. The name of a sage. 4. A fox. 5. Various plants including Bonduc, Indian spikenard, cowach, Mahameda, and Sida cordifolia. 6. An attendant of Durga. 7. Green vitriol. 8. Orris root.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Hairy or woollen. 2. A ram or a celebrated sage. 3. A fox, green vitriol, orris root, a demigoddess, a Shakini, or the name of several plants.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Woolly or hairy. 2. Woollen.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Hairy, woollen, or covered with hair. 2. A ram or a sage. 3. A fox, ape, green vitriol, orris root, and various plants including spikenard and cowach, as well as an attendant of Durga.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Hairy or woollen. 2. A ram or a sage. 3. A fox, an attendant on Durga, green vitriol, or certain plants.

— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

hairy

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Hairy, woolly, or covered with hair. 2. A ram or sheep. 3. The name of a sage and a cat. 4. A fox, female jackal, or ape. 5. Green vitriol. 6. The name of various plants. 7. A female divinity attending Durga. 8. A kind of meter.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

A Ram or Sheep

3 definitions

a ram or sheep

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A sheep or ram.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A sheep

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Lomaśa, a Sage (Ṛṣi)

3 definitions

Name of a rishi

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a rishi

लोमश (lomaśa) [Printed book page 448-1]
Lomaśa¹, a ṛṣi. § 11 (Parvasaṅgr.): I, 2, 437, 438.—

§ 327 (Draupadīparitāpav.): III, 31, 1171.—§ 339 (Indra-

lokābhigamanap.): III, 47, 1879 (maharṣiḥ, saw Arjuna

in the abode of Indra), 1884, 1910 (is ordered by Indra to

accompany the Pāṇḍavas on their tīrthayātrā), 1912.—§ 376

(Tīrthayātrāp.): III, 85, 8266 (maharṣiḥ, do.).—§ 378

(do.): III, 91, 8407 (ṛṣiḥ, came to the Pāṇḍavas), 8431

(maharṣiḥ), 92, (8432); 8449, 8457; 93, 8459 (ṛṣiṇā),

8471, 8472, 8474, 8482; 94, 8488, (8489).—§ 382 (Tīrtha-

yātrāp., Agastyop.): III, 96, 8541 (L. accompanied the

Pāṇḍavas and pointed out to them the different tīrthas, and

told their various legends), (8543); 97, (8570); 98,

(8595), (8599), (8604), (8610), (8614); 98, (8615).—§ 383

(do., Paraśurāma): III, 99, (8649), 8654, (8656), (8670).

—§ 384 (do., Agastyop.): III, 100, (8690); 101, (8714);

102, (8737).—§ 385 (do., Vindhya): III, 104, (8782).—

§ 386 (do., Agastyop.): III, 105, (8805); 106, (8825).—

§ 387 (do., Sagara): III, 106, (8831); 107, (8849).

—§ 388 (do., Asamañjas): III, 107, (8888).—§ 389 (do.,

Gaṅgāvataraṇa): III, 108, (9920), (9940); 109, (9947).

—§ 390 (Tīrthayātrāp.): III, 110, 9974, (9974), (9989).—

§ 391 (do., Ṛṣyaśṛṅga): III, 110, (9999); 111, (10027),

(10040).—§ 392 (do., Mahendrācalagamana): III, 114,

(10098), 10108, (10110).—§ 393 (do., Paraśurāma): III,

115, 10126.—§ 400 (Tīrthayātrāp.): III, 118, †10229.—

§ 402 (do.): III, 120, †10289.—§ 403 (do.): III,

121, (10291).—§ 404 (do.): III, 121, 10307 (ṛṣiḥ),

(10309).—§ 405 (Tīrthayātrāp., Sukanyop.): III, 122,

(10316), (10341); 123, (10345); 124, (10371), (10383);

125, (10396).—§ 407 (do., Māndhātrup.): III, 126,

(10426), 10469 (maharṣiṃ).—§ 408 (do., Jantūp.): III,

127, (10471); 128, (10492), (10508).—§ 409 (do., Plak-

ṣāvataraṇag.): III, 129, (10513), 10531, (10532).—

§ 410 (do., do.): III, 130, (10536).—§ 411 (Tīrtha-

yātrāp., Śyenakapotīya): III, 131, (10587).—§ 412 (do.,

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Aṣṭāvakrīya): III, 132, 10603, (10603); 134, (†10657),

(†10670), (10682), (†10687).—§ 413 (Tīrthayātrāp.): III,

135, (10692).—§ 414 (do., Yavakrītop.): III, 135, (10703),

(10714), (10720), (10732).—§ 416 (do., do.): III, 135,

(10751); 136, (10752); 137, (10772), (10790).—§ 417 (do.,

do.): III, 138, (10791), (10801), (10804), (10809), (10818).—

§ 418 (Tīrthayātrāp.): III, 139, (10820), †10837.—§ 419

(do., Gandhamādanapr.): III, 140, 10845, (10861).—§ 421

(do., do.): III, 142, (10899), 10909.—§ 422 (do., do.):

III, 142, 10912.—§ 422 bis (do., Varāhāvatāra): III, 142,

10932, (10961).—§ 423 (Tīrthayātrāp., Gandhamādanapr.):

III, 143, 10978; 145, 11022.—§ 433 (do., Saugandhikā-

haraṇa): III, 155, 11417, 11426 (maharṣiṃ).—§ 434

(do., do.): III, 156, 11440.—§ 435 (Jaṭāsuravadhap.):

III, 157, 11458 (°prabhṛtīn…maharṣīn).—§ 436

(Yakṣayuddhap.): III, 158, 11537, 11558 (mahān ṛṣiḥ).

—§ 437 (do.): III, 160, 11671.—§ 448 (Ājagarap.): III,

176, 12337 (took his leave from the Pāṇḍavas and went to

heaven).—§ 546 (Kuṇḍalāharaṇap.): III, 300, 16919.—

§ 620 (Śrāddhap.): XI, 26, 776 (Devarṣiḥ, had given

spiritual vision—divyaṃ cakṣuḥ—to Yudhiṣṭhira).—§ 637

(Rājadh.): XII, 47η, 1594 (among the ṛṣis who sur-

rounded Bhīṣma on his arrow-bed).—§ 766 (Ānuśāsanik.):

XIII, 129, (6087).—§ 770 (do.): XIII, 151κ, 7121.—

§ 775 (do.): XIII, 166ζ, 7672 (one of the ṛṣis of the

north). Cf. Brahmarṣi, Devarṣi.

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— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

the Suta who performed tapas successfully in the Mundaprishta hill of Gaya and called all the major rivers of India to that place

— The Purana Index

Various Plants or Plant Parts

3 definitions

the name of a particular plant or its root

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

various plants

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

spikenard

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A Female Jackal

2 definitions

a female jackal

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A female jackal

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A Fox

2 definitions

a fox

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A fox

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

An Ape

2 definitions

an ape

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

An ape

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Green Vitriol

2 definitions

green vitriol

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Green vitriol

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Lomaśa, a Cat Character

2 definitions

of a cat

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

name of a cat

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Overgrown with Grass

2 definitions

overgrown with grass

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Overgrown with grass

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Property in Woolly Animals

2 definitions

consisting in sheep or other woolly animals

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Consisting in sheep

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A Kind of Metre

1 definition

a kind of metre

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A Śākinī (Attendant of Durgā)

1 definition

An epithet of a Shakini, a female attendant of Durga.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Reference to Lomaśa-śikṣā

1 definition

lomasha-shiksha

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 12 works: Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.