Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
n. saffron L. 280,1 49749 f. turmeric L. 280,1 49750 f. a courtezan, harlot L. 280,1 49751 f. N. of a river in the Dekhan (accord. to a legend [ Hariv. 1421 f., 1761 f. ] daughter of Yuvana7s3va yuvanāśva and wife of Jahnu jahnu, changed by her father's curse from one half of the Gan3ga1 gaṅgā into the river Ka1veri1 kāverī, therefore also called...