[ā samaṃtāt bhiyaṃ rāti, rā-ka Tv.] 1 A cowherd; ābhīravāmanayanāhṛtamā- nasāya dattaṃ mano yadupate tadidaṃ gṛhāṇa Udb.; according to Ms. 10. 15 ābhīra is the offspring of a Brāhmaṇa and a female of the Ambaṣṭha tribe.

2 (pl.) N. of a country or its inhabi- tants; śrīkoṃkaṇādayobhāge tāpītaḥ paścime taṭe. ābhīradeśo deveśi viṃdhyaśaile vyavasthitaḥ... rī 1 A cowherd's wife.

2 A wom- an of the Ābhīra tribe....