[kuṃjo hastihanuḥ so'syāsti, kuṃja-ra, P. V. 2. 107 Vārt.] 1 An elephant.

2 Any thing pre-emi- nent or excellent of its class (at the end of comp. only). Amara gives the following words used si- milarly: syuruttarapade vyāghrapuṃgavarṣabhakuṃ- jarāḥ. siṃhaśārdūlanāgādyāḥ puṃsi śreṣṭhārtha- vācakāḥ...

3 The Aśvattha tree.

4 The lunar asterism called hasta-

5 Hair. rā, rī A female elephant. Comp....