गिरि [ giri ] [ girí ]3 m. ( for [ gari ] , Zd. (gairi) cf. [ gurú ] , [ gárīyas ] ; ifc. Lit. Pāṇ. 6-2 , 94) a mountain , hill , rock , elevation , rising-ground (often connected with [ párvata ] , " a mountain having many parts " ( cf. [ párvan ] ) Lit. RV. Lit. AV.) Lit. RV.

  the number " eight " (there being 8 mountains which surround mount Meru) , Lit. Śrut.

  a cloud Lit. Naigh. i , 10 Lit. Nir. Lit. Sāy.

  a particular disease of the eyes Lit. Pāṇ. 6-2 , 2 Sch. ( [ kiri ] Lit. Kāś.) Lit. Uṇ.

  = [ -guḍa ] Lit. L.

  a peculiar defect in mercury Lit. L.

  = [ gairīyaka ] Lit. L.

  a honorific N. given to one of the ten orders of the Daś-nāmī Gosains ( founded by ten pupils of Śaṃkarâcārya ; the word [ giri ] is added to the name of each member ; cf. [ gairika ] )

  N. of a son of Śvaphalka Lit. VP.

  [ giri ] f. (= [ girikā ] ) a mouse Lit. L. Sch.

  mfn. coming from the mountains Lit. RV. vi , 66 , 11

  f. venerable Lit. L. ( Lit. R. iv , 37 , 2 Sch.) ; ( ( cf. Slav. (gora) ; Afghan. (ghur) . ) )