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Irā

From Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia

By M. A. Alwar


Gender[edit]

Irā is a feminine form.

Origin[edit]

It can be derived in two ways:

  1. It can be split as "iṁ kāmaṁ rāti dadāti" which means 'That which fulfills desires' by adding the suffix ka to i+rā.
  2. It can be split as "eti gacchatīti" which means 'That which goes'. It is obtained by adding the suffix i+ran+ṭāp with the absence of guṇa by nipātana.

Meanings[edit]

It is used in several meanings:

  1. The Earth
  2. Sentence
  3. Liquor
  4. Water[1]
  5. Sarasvatī[2]
  6. Food
  7. One of the wives of Kaśyapa
  8. Name of a demon
  9. Water

Usage[edit]

Āśvalāyanagṛhyasūtram[edit]

In the sense of water as, “Carrying water, and sprinkling ghee, Let them enter along with MItra.”[3]

Garuḍa[edit]

In the sense of wife of Kaśyapa as in, “I shall now recite the names of the lawful wives of Kaśyapa – Aditi, Diti, Danu, Kālā, Amāyu, Siṁhikā, Muni, Kadru, Prādhā, Irā, Krodhā, Vinatā, Surabhi, Khaśā”[4]

Harivaṁśam[edit]

In the sense of a demon as in “Marīciḥ, Maghavān, Irā, śañkhaśirāḥ and Vṛkaḥ”.[5]


References[edit]

  1. ↑ As per Amara.
  2. ↑ As per Śabdaratnāvalī.
  3. ↑ Āśvalāyanagṛhyasūtram 2|9.
  4. ↑ Her creation, as in इरा वृक्षलता वल्ली... Garuḍa, Chapter 6
  5. ↑ Harivaṁśam 3|82
  • Shabdakalpadrumah by Raja Radhakantdev, Varadaprasada Vasu, Haricarana Vasu

Contributors to this article

Krishna Maheshwari, Deval Sancheti, M. A. Alwar

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