नारद [ nārada ] [ nā́rada ] m. or [ nāradá ] N. of a Ṛishi (a Kāṇva or Kāśyapa , author of Lit. RV. viii , 13 ; ix , 104 ; 105 Lit. Anukr. ; as a Devarshi often associated with Parvata and supposed to be a messenger between gods and men Lit. MBh. Lit. Hariv. Lit. Kāv. ; among the 10 Prajā-patis as a son of Brahmā Lit. Mn. i , 35 ; in later mythology he is a friend of Kṛishṇa and is regarded as inventor of the Vinā or lute ; in ep. poetry he is called a Deva-gandharva or a Gandharva-rāja or simply Gandharva)

of a son of Viśvā-mitra Lit. MBh.

of one of the 24 mythic. Buddhas Lit. MWB. 136

of sev. men Lit. Lalit. Lit. HPariś.

of sev. authors Lit. Cat. ( cf. below)

of a mountain Lit. BhP.

[ nāradā ] f. the root of sugar-cane Lit. L.

[ nārada ] m. f. n. relating to Nārada , composed by him Lit. Cat.