Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1 A female messen- ger, a confidante.
2 A go-between, procuress.
3 A gossiping or mis- chief-making woman. (N. B. The tī of dūtī is sometimes shortened; see R. 18. 53, 19. 18; Ku. 4. 16 and Malli. thereon).
Dictionary meanings for dūtikā from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1 A female messen- ger, a confidante.
2 A go-between, procuress.
3 A gossiping or mis- chief-making woman. (N. B. The tī of dūtī is sometimes shortened; see R. 18. 53, 19. 18; Ku. 4. 16 and Malli. thereon).