dhīrā

Dictionary meanings for dhīrā from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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dhīrā

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The heroine of a poetic compo- sition who, though jealous of her hus- band or lover, suppresses all outward manifestation or expression of her resentment in his presence, or as the Rasamañjarī puts it, vyaṃgyakopaprakā- śikā dhīrā; see S. D. 102

105 also. [Page0598-b+ 56] Comp. adhīrā the heroine of a poe- tic composition who, being jealous of her husband or lover, alternately expresses and conceals her...

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