A pregnant female (whether of men or animals); go- garbhiṇīpriyanavolapamālabhāresevyopaṃkaṭhavi- pināvalayo bhavaṃti Māl. 9. 2; Y. 1. 105; Ms. 3. 114. Comp. ave- kṣaṇaṃ mid-wifery, care and attendance of pregnant women and new-born infants, dauhadaṃ the longings of a pregnant woman. vyākaraṇaṃ, vyā- kṛtiḥ f. ‘science of the progress of pregnancy’, (a particular head in medical works.)