अभिमुख [abhimukha] a. a. (-खी f.) [अभिगतं मुखं यस्य अभेर्मुखम्
[P.VI.2.] 185]
With the face turned or directed towards, in the direction of, towards, turned towards, facing; अभिमुखे मयि संहृतमीक्षितम्
[Ś.2.12.] ˚खा शाला Sk.; गच्छन्नभिमुखो वह्नौ नाशं याति पतङ्गवत्
[Pt.1.237;] with the acc.; राजानमेवाभि- मुखा निषेदुः; पम्पामभिमुखो ययौ Rām.;
[Bg.11.28;] [K.264;] sometimes with dat., or gen. or loc.; आश्रमायाभिमुखा बभूवुः Mb.; यस्ते तिष्ठेदभिमुखे रणे Rām.; मथ्यभिमुखीभूय
[Dk. 124;] also in comp. शकुन्तलाभिमुखो भूत्वा
[Ś.] turning towards Ś.;
[Ku.3.75,7.9.] Coming or going near, approaching, near or close at hand; अभिमुखीष्विव वाञ्छित- सुद्धिषु व्रजति निर्वृतिमेकपदे मनः
[V.2.9.;] यौवनाभिमुखी संजज्ञे
[Pt.4;] [R.17.4.] Disposed or intending to, inclined to; ready for, about (to do something), in comp.; चन्द्रापीडाभिमुखहृदया
[K.198,233;] अस्ताभिमुखे सूर्ये
[Mu.4.19;] प्रसादाभिमुखो वेधाः प्रत्युवाच दिवौकसः
[Ku.2.16;5.6;] [U.7.4,] [Māl.1.13;] कर्मण्यभिमुखेन स्थेयम्
[Dk.89;] अनभिमुखः सुखानाभ्
[K.45;] प्रातः प्रयाणाभिमुखाय तस्मै
[R.5.29;] निद्रा चिरेण नयना- भिमुखी वभूव 5.64; sometimes as first member of comp. in this sense; फलमभिमुखपाकं राजजम्बूद्रुमस्य;
[V.4.27.] Favourable, friendly or favourably disposed; आनीय झटिति घटयति विधिरभिमतमभिमुखीभूतः
[Ratn.1.5.] Taking one's part, nearly related to.
With the face turned upwards.
-खः Forepart (अग्र); तस्येषुपाताभिमुखं (विसृज्य)
[Bhāg.9.6.18.] -खी One of the 1 earths according to Buddhists.
-खम्, -खे ind. Towards, in the direction of, facing, in front or presence of, near to; with acc., gen. or in comp. or by itself; स दीप्त इव कालाग्निर्जज्वालाभिमुखं खगम्
[Rām.5.67.12.] आसीताभिमुखं गुरोः
[Ms.2.193;] तिष्ठन्मुनेरभिमुखं स विकीर्णधाम्नः
[Ki.2.59;] [Śi.13.2;] [Ki.6.] 46; नेपथ्याभिमुखमवलोक्य
[Ś.1;] स पुराभिमुखं प्रतस्थे
[Pt.3;] [Me. 7;] कर्णं ददात्यभिमुखं मयि भाषमाणे
[Ś.1.3;] also at the beginning of comp.; अभिमुखनिहतस्य
[Bh.2.112] killed in the front ranks of battle.