By M. A. Alwar
Ūrmi means waves.
Gender[edit]
Ūrmi can be used in feminine as well as masculine form.
Origin[edit]
It is derived from ṛ + mi by Uṇādi Sūtra from “arterudādeśaśca" which means “The flag flew as if the wave of the heavenly ganges”.[1]
Meanings[edit]
Textual References[edit]
In Bhāgavata Tīkā[edit]
It has been stated in the bhāgavata ṭīkā that:
“sorrow, love, oldage, death, hunger and thirst are six intensities.”
In Literary Works[edit]
In one of the literary works it has been stated that:
“The longings are of six types: Hunger, thirst, longings of the mind and self, sorrow, love, old age and death of the body”.
By Vaijayantī[edit]
The vaijayantī states that it also stands for six types of a horse’s movement.
“The horses which are ready and ready to run, have great speed and that is known as ūrmi”.
By Māgha[edit]
Māgha uses the bosoms with the pace of ūrmi.
References[edit]
- Shabdakalpadrumah by Raja Radhakantdev, Varadaprasada Vasu, Haricarana Vasu