[dohamākarṣaṃ dadāti dā-ka] 1 (a) The longing of a pregnant woman; prajāvatī dohadaśaṃsinī te R. 14. 45; upetya sā dohadaduḥkhaśīlatāṃ yadeva vavre tadāśyadāhṛtaṃ 3. 6, 7. (b) The desired object itself.

2 Pregnancy.

3 The desire of plants at budding time (as, for instance, of the Aśoka to be kicked by young ladies, of the Bakula to with sprinkled by mouth- fuls of liquor &c.); mahīruhā dohadaseka- śakterākālikaṃ...