वृष [ vṛṣa ] [ vṛṣa ]1 m. ( prob. later form of [ vṛṣan ] ) a man , male , husband Lit. KāśīKh.

  the male of any animal (see [ aśva-v ] )

  a bull ( in older language only ifc.) Lit. Mn. Lit. MBh.

  the zodiacal sign Taurus Lit. VarBṛS.

  a strong or potent man (one of the four classes into which men are divided in erotic works.) Lit. L.

  the chief of a class or anything the most excellent or preeminent or best of its kind (e.g. [ vṛṣo 'ṅgulinām ] , the chief among fingers , the thumb ; [ vṛṣo gavām ] or simply [ vṛṣaḥ ] , the bull among cows , the principal die in a game at dice ; often ifc. e.g. [ kapivṛṣāḥ ] , the chief monkeys) Lit. MBh. Lit. Kāv.

  Justice or Virtue personified as a bull or as Śiva's bull Lit. Mn. viii , 16 Lit. Pur. Lit. Kāvyâd.

  just or virtuous act , virtue , moral merit Lit. Śiś. Lit. Vās.

  N. of Śiva Lit. MBh.

  semen virile Lit. Vās.

  water Lit. ib. Sch.

  a mouse or rat ( cf. [ vṛ́śa ] and [ -daṃśa ] ) Lit. L.

  an enemy Lit. L.

  a partic. form of a temple Lit. VarBṛS.

  a piece of ground suitable for the foundation of a house Lit. L.

  N. of Vishṇu-Kṛishṇa Lit. MBh.

  of Indra Lit. MārkP.

  of the Sun Lit. ib.

  of Kāma-deva Lit. L.

  of the regent of the Karaṇa Catush-pada Lit. VarBṛS.

  of Indra in the 11th Manvantara Lit. Pur.

  of a Sādhya Lit. Hariv.

  of one of Skanda's attendants Lit. MBh.

  of an Asura (= [ vṛṣabha ] ) Lit. Kāvyâd.

  of two sons of Kṛishṇa Lit. BhP.

  of Karṇa Lit. MBh.

  of a son of Vṛisha-sena and grandson of Karṇa Lit. Hariv.

  of a Yādava and son of Madhu Lit. ib.

  of a son of Sṛiñjaya Lit. BhP.

  of an ancient king Lit. MBh.

  of one of the 10 horses of the Moon Lit. L.

  N. of various plants ( Lit. L. Gendarussa Vulgaris or Adhatoda ; Boerhavia Procumbens or Variegata ; a species of bulbous plant growing on the Himavat ) Lit. Kāṭh. Lit. Suśr.

  [ vṛṣā ] f. Gendarussa Vulgaris or Adhatoda Lit. L.

  Salvinia Cucullata Lit. L.

  Mucuna Pruritus Lit. L.

  N. of a Sāman Lit. ĀrshBr.

  [ vṛṣī ] f. see [ bṛsī ]

  [ vṛṣa ] n. a woman's apartment Lit. L.

  myrobalan Lit. L. ; a peacock's plumage or tail Lit. L. ( cf. Lat. (verres) for (verses) ; Lith. (vérszis) . )