1 A celestial musician, a class of demi-gods regarded as the singers or musicians of gods, and said to give good and agreeable voice to girls; somaṃ śaucaṃ dadāvāsāṃ gaṃ- dharvaśca śubhāṃ giraṃ Y. 1. 71.

2 A sing- er in general.

3 A horse.

4 The musk-deer.

5 The soul after death and previous to its being born again.

6 The black cuckoo.

7 The sun.

8 A sage, pious man. Comp. nagaraṃ, puraṃ the city...