अर्चिस्

{ arcis }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

ARCIS   Pṛthu and the Arcis were born from the arms of Vena. [Bhāgavata, 4th Skandha, Chapter 15] . Pṛthn did tapas in forest and gave up his physical body in fire and attained Vaikuṇṭha (the abode of Viṣṇu) with the Arcis. [Bhāgavata, 4th Skandha] . For details see Pṛthu.

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

अर्चिस्  n.  n. ray of light, flame, light, lustre, [RV.] (once. pl. अर्ची॑न्षि, [RV. vii, 62,1]), [AV.]; [ŚBr.] &c.
अर्चिस्  f.  f. id., [ŚBr. ii]; [Up.] &c., ( इस्), N. of the wife of कृशाश्व and mother of धूमकेतु, [BhP.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

अर्चिस् [arcis]  n. n. (-र्चिः) [अर्च्-इसि [Uṇ.2.17] ]
   A ray of light, flame; यत्ते पवित्रमर्चिष्यग्ने विततमन्तरा [Rv.9.67.23;] प्रदक्षिणार्चिर्हविरग्निराददे [R.3.14.]
   Light, lustre; प्रशमादर्चिषाम् [Ku.2.2;] [Ratn.4.16.] (said to be also f.) f. N. of the wife of कृशाश्व and mother of धूमकेतु. m.
   A ray of light.
   Fire. अर्चिर्मयूखशिखयोः ......Nm.

Shabda-Sagara

अर्चिस्  m.  ( -र्चिः)
   1. Flame.
   2. A ray of light.
   3. Light, luster.
    E. अर्च to worship, and इसि Unādi aff.

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अर्च इसि

संस्कृतम् (Sanskrit) WN

   See : रश्मिः