परिघः [parighḥ] 1 An iron (or wooden) beam or bar used for locking or shutting a gate (अर्गल); एकः कृत्स्नां नगरपरिघप्रांशुबाहुर्भुनक्ति
[Ś.2.16;] [R.16.84;] [Śi.19.32;] [M.5.2.] (Hence) A bar, barrier, hindrance, obstacle; भार्गवस्य सुकृतोऽपि सोऽभवत् स्वर्गमार्गपरिघो दुरत्ययः
[R.11.88.] A stick or club studded or tipped with iron; पादपाविद्धपरिघः
[R.12.73.] An iron club in general. It is a kind of weapon (परितो हन्तीतीसर्वतः कण्टकितो लोहदण्डः com. on
[Mb.1.19.17] );...... हन्तुं घोरं परिघमाददे
[Śiva.B.14.99.] A water-jar, pitcher.
A glass-pitcher.
A house, dwelling.
Killing, destroying.
Striking, a stroke or blow.
A child which assumes a peculiar cross position in birth.
A line of clouds crossing the sun at sunrise or sunset.
The gate of a palace, town or house. Hence perhaps it means 'Gate-duty'; मूलं भागो व्याजी परिघः क्लृप्तं रूपिकमत्ययश्चाय-मुखम्
[Kau.A.2.6.24.] (In astrol.) N. of the 19th Yoga.
-घौ m. m. (du.) Two birds flying on each side of a traveller (regarded as an omen).-Comp.
-गुरु a. a. as heavy as an iron bar;
[M.] -स्तम्भः a door-post;
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