Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
a. (nī f.) [deha-ini] In- carnate, embodied. m. 1 A living being, especially a man; tvadadhīnaṃ khalu dehināṃ sukhaṃ Ku. 4. 10; Śi. 2. 46; Bg. 2. 13, 17. 2; Ms. 1. 30, 5. 49.
2 The soul, spirit (enshrined in the body); tathā śarīrāṇi vihāya jī- rṇānyanyāni saṃyāti navāni dehī Bg. 2. 22, 5. 13. 14. 5. nī The earth.