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वृषभ mfn. mfn. (cf. ऋषभ) manly, mighty, vigorous, strong (applied like वृषन् to animate and inanimate objects), [RV.] ; [AV.] वृषभ f. m. (ifc. f(आ). ) a bull (in वेद epithet of various gods, as of इन्द्र, बृहस्-पति, पर्जन्य &c.; according to, [Sāy.] = वर्षयितृ, ‘a showerer of bounties, benefactor’), [RV.] &c. वृषभ m. m. the chief, most excellent or eminent, lord or best among (in later language mostly ifc. , or with gen. ), ib. the zodiacal sign Taurus, [VarBṛS.] a partic. drug (described as a root brought from the हिमालय mountains, resembling the horn of a bull, of cooling and tonic properties, and serviceable in catarrh and consumption), [Bhpr.] the hollow or orifice of the ear, [L.] N. of दशद्-यु, [RV.] ऋष्° of an असुर slain by विष्णु, [Hariv.] (v.l. ) of one of the sons of the 10th मनु, [MārkP.] of a warrior, [MBh.] ऋष्° of a son of कुशाग्र, [Hariv.] (v.l. ) of a son of कार्तवीर्य, [BhP.] (with जैनs) of the first अर्हत् of the present अवसर्पिणी, [Col.] of a mountain in गिरि-व्रज, [MBh.] ; [Hariv.] &c. (in astron. ) of the 28th मुहूर्त
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