[praśastaṃ aṃgaṃ yasyāḥ sā; aṃgāt kalyāṇe naḥ P. V. 2. 100.] 1 A wo- man or female in general; nṛpaº, gajaº, hariṇaº &c.

2 A woman with well- rounded limbs, a beautiful woman.

3 (Astr.) Virgo.

4 The female elephant of the north. Comp. janaḥ 1. the female sex, woman-kind. 2. women. priya a. beloved of women. ( yaḥ) N. of a plant (aśoka) Jonesia Aśoka, for women are fond of decking their persons with...