[bhṛ-gan kit nuṭa ca Uṇ. 1. 122] 1 A large black bee; Bv. 1. 5; R. 8. 53.

2 A kind of wasp.

3 A kind of bird.

4 A libertine, dis- solute or lecherous man; cf. bhramara.

5 A golden vase or jar.

6 The fork- tailed shrike. gaṃ Talc. gī 1 The female of the large black bee; bhṛṃgīva puṣpaṃ puruṣaṃ strī vāṃcchati navaṃ navam.

2 A poisonous plant (ativiṣa). Comp. adhipaḥ the queen of bees. abhī- ṣṭaḥ...