(p. 593) nṛsiṃha, nṛsiṃhābatāra (myth.) the fourth incarnation of Vishnu (বিষ্ণু) in the form of a being whose upper half of the body was shaped like a man whilst the lower half was shaped like a lion, Man-lion. 64)

(p. 1007) siṃha the lion; (astrol.) the Leo; (in comp.) the best or the most courageous specimen (পুরুষসিংহ). ̃কেশর n. lion's mane. ̃তুল্য a. lionlike, leonine. ̃দ্বার n. a gate, esp. a main gate, adorned with a figure of a lion; main gate. ̃নাদ n. lion's roar; war cry. সিংহনাদ করা v. to yell out a war cry. ̃পুরুষ n. a lion of a man; an exceptionally powerful and valiant man; a lionheart. ̃বিক্রম n. prowess like that of a lion; great prowess. ̃বিবর n. the den of a lion; ̃রাশি n. (astrol.) the Leo. ̃শাবক, ̃শিশু n. a lion-cub, a lion's whelp, a lionet. 91)

(p. 1007) siṃhala Ceylon, (at present) Sri Lanka. সিংহলি a. Ceylonese. n. a Ceylonese; the language of Ceylon, Ceylonese.