Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
mn. (fr. dvi + ap Pa1n2. 5-4, 74; vi, 3, 97) an island, peninsula, sandbank RV.; S3Br.; MBh. &c 507,1 99004 mn. a division of the terrestrial world (either 7 [ Jambu jambu, Plaksha plakṣa or Go-medaka go-medaka, S3a1lmali1 śālmalī, Kus3a kuśa, Kraun5ca krauñca, S3a1ka śāka and Pushkara puṣkara MBh. vi, 604 &c Hariv. Pur. &c ] or 4 [ Bhadra7s3va bhadrāśva,... m. place of refuge, shelter, protection or protector MBh.;...