ṝ 1

ṝ the eighth vowel of the alphabet (the corresponding long vowel to ṛ and resembling the sound of ri in marine, but after labials more like ru

• it generally only appears in some forms of nouns in ṛ, viz. in the gen. pl. of all genders, in the acc. pl. m. and f. and in nom. acc. and voc. pl. n.)

ṝ 2

ṝ ind. an interjection of terror L.

• a particle implying reproach

• warding off L.

• a particle used at the beginning of a sentence L.

ṝ 3

ṝ ṝs m. a Bhairava L.

• a Dānava L.

• f. the mother of the gods

• of the demons L.

• recollection

• going, motion L.

• n. a breast L.

ṝ 4

ṝ for 4. ṛ q.v