(yikā f.), abhidhāyin a. 1 Naming, expressing, denoting; eteṣāmabhidhāyakāni klībe syuḥ Sk.; karṣūḥ ku- lyābhidhāyinī Ak. denotes, means, has the sense of.

2 Saying, speak- ing, telling; lakṣmīmityabhidhāyini priya- tame Amaru. 23; vācyābhidhāyī puruṣaḥ pṛṣṭhamāṃsāda ucyate Trik.