○gara (sá-). mfn. (for 2. &c. See below) accompanied by praise (fr. gara, √1. gṝ

• said of the fires) VS. (Sch

• accord. to others, 'swallowing', 'devouring', fr. gara, √2. gṝ)

sagara 2

sa-gara mfn. (fr. 7. sa + gara, 'poison', √2. gṝ

• for 1. sa-gara See above) containing poison, poisonous (n. 'poisonous food') R. BhP. m. 'provided with moisture', the atmosphere, air RV. TS. Kāṭh. (cf. Naigh. i, 3)

• N. of a king of the solar race, sovereign of Ayodhyā (son of Bāhu

• he is said to have been called Sa-gara, as born together with a poison given to his mother by the other wife of his father

• he was father of Asamañja by Keśinī and of sixty thousand sons by Su-mati

• the latter were turned into a heap of ashes by the sage Kapila [see bhagīratha], and their funeral ceremonies could only be performed by the waters of Gaṅgā to be brought from heaven for the purpose of purifying their remains [Page 1125, Column 2]

• this was finally accomplished by the devotion of Bhagīratha, who having led the river to the sea, called it Sāgara in honour of his ancestor: Sagara is described as having subdued the Śakas, Yavanas, and other barbarous tribes

• pl. 'the sons of Sagara') MBh. R. &c. (IW. 361)

• N. of a partic. Arhat MW

ságara m. and (ā) f. (for 1. 2. sa-g○ See col. 1) night (?) TS.: ŚBr. (in a formula)