சீர்

s. Beauty, comeliness, fairness, grace fulness, அழகு. 2. Prosperity, opulence, wealth, felicity, வாழ்வு. 3. Goodness, a good state, or condition, நன்மை. 4. Greatness, ex cellence, moral worth, worthiness, virtue, நன்னடை. 5. Distinction, peculiarity, சிற ப்பு. 6. [vul.] Nature, state, condition, நி லைமை. 7. Quality, தன்மை. 8. Moderation, consistency, uprightness, sobriety, deco rum, propriety of character or deportment, கிரமம். (c.) 9. Reputation, renown, fame, celebrity, புகழ். 1. A picture; fancy work, சித்திரம். 11. Weight, gravity, பாரம். 12. The scales of a balance, தராசு. 13. Libra of the Zodiac, துலாராசி. 14. A foot in poetry, செய்யுளுறுப்பிலொன்று. 15. Tune in music, தா ளவொத்து. 16. Tinkling ornaments for the feet, காற்றண்டை. 17. A club, a bludgeon, த ண்டாயுதம். (சது.) 18. A pole for the should er in carrying burdens, காவுதடி. (நிக.) 19. Gold, பொன். 2. Noise, sound, ஒலி. 21. Wielding the shield as a fencer, சிலம்பம். The metrical feet are thirty, divided into five classes, viz.: 1. உரிச்சீர், or ஆசிரியவுரிச்சீர், feet peculiar to the அகவல் verse--as (a.) தேமா, foot of two simple syllables, a spondee. (b.) புளிமா, one compound and one simple syllable; an iambus. (c.) கருவி ளம். Two compound syllables, a pyrrhic. (d.) கூவிளம். One simple and one com pound syllable, a trochee. The names serve also as models for the kinds of feet respectively. They are names of trees and their fruits. 2. வெண்சீர், or வெண்பாஉரி ச்சீர். Feet peculiar to வெண்பா verse; as (a.) தே-மாங்-காய். A foot of three simple sylla bles. (b.) புளி-மாங்-காய். One compound and two simples. (c.) கரு-விளங்--காய். Two com pounds and one simple; an anap&ae;st. (d.) கூ-விளங்-காய். A simple, a compound and a simple. 3. வஞ்சியுரிச்சீர், or வஞ்சிச்சீர். Feet peculiar to வஞ்சி verse; as (a.) தே-மா ங்-கனி. A foot of two simple syllables and one compound. (b.) புளி-மாங்-கனி. One compound, one simple, and one com pound; an amphibrach. (c.) கரு-விளங் கனி. Three compounds, a tribrach. (d.) கூ விளங்-கனி. One simple and two compound syllables. 4. பொதுச்சீர். Feet of four syl lables peculiar to வஞ்சி verse; there are sixteen of them; the models for these are formed by adding respectively, தண்-ணி ழல், தண்-பூ, நறும்-பூ, நறு-நிழல் to the terms em ployed in the உரிச்சீர். 5. ஓரசைச்சீர். A foot of a single syllable; as (a.) நாள். A foot of one simple syllable. (b.) மலர். A foot of a compound syllable.--Note. 1. One use of the last two is to end the வெண்பா verse. --Note. 2. Sometimes feet answering to காசு, instead of நாள், and பிறப்பு instead of மலர், are employed to end the வெண்பா verse, i. e., the addition of குற்றுகரம் or short உ to the foregoing; and rarely the full உ, or முற்றுகரம் is found. சீராயிருக்கிறேன். I am in a good state.

சீரழிக்க, inf. To disturb, subvert, per vert. 2. To ruin, demolish. 3. To dis parage one's character. (c.)

சீராக, inf. (adverbially.) Orderly, decently, properly, soberly, consistently, circumspectly, moderately, temperately, discreetly.

சீராகநடக்க, inf. To act consistently, &c.

சீராடிக்கொண்டுபோதல், v. noun. [prov.] The going of a married girl to her father's house for redress of grievances from her husband's family, especially from her mother-in-law. (c.)

சீரானநடை, s. A moderate pace. 2. Good moral character without excess.

சீரிழுக்க, inf. To pervert good cir cumstances. (R.)

சீரிட--சீர்செய்ய--சீர்கொடுக்க, inf. To give house-hold utensils, &c., to a daughter when married. 2. To put in order, சீர்செய்ய.

சீருக்குவர--சீரிலேவர, inf. To be al tered for the better, to come to a right or natural state.

சீரைத்தேட, inf. To desire wealth. (Avv.).

சீரைவிசாரிக்க, inf. To inquire after one's health. (R.)

சீர்குலைய, inf. To be disordered, deranged. 2. To be lost--as character, ruined--as circumstances; to be dis graced. 3. (fig.) To be defloured, கற்பழிய.

சீர்குலைச்சல், v. noun. Disorder, im modesty. (R.)

சீர்கெட, inf. To degenerate, deterio rate, to become tarnished, corrupt, spoil ed.

சீர்கெட்டவன்--சீர்கேடன், s. A worth less person, a wretch. 2. A sloven.

சீர்கெட்டவாழ்வு, s. Unhappy, domestic life.

சீர்கேடு, s. Disorder, derangement, irregularity. 2. clumsiness, awkward ness. 3. Ugliness, deformity.

சீர்கேடி, s. The goddess of misfortune or poverty, மூதேவி. (நிக.) (p.)

சீர்சிறப்பு, s. Splendid prosperity.

சீர்செய்ய, inf. To put in order, regu late, improve. 2. To adorn. 3. As சீரிட, which see.

சீர்திருத்த, inf. To correct, rectify, amend, ameliorate, to perform.

சீர்திருந்த--சீர்பொருந்த, inf. To be corrected, rectified, reformed, &c.

சீர்தூக்க, inf. To weigh or examine with a balance. 2. To weigh in the mind, to consider, deliber