1 A she-buffalo, buffalo- cow; Ms. 9. 55; Y. 2. 159.

2 The principal queen, queen-consort; mahiṣīsakhaḥ R. 1. 48, 2 25, 3. 9.

3 A queen in general.

4 The female of a bird.

5 A lady's maid, female servant (sairiṃdhrī).

6 An immoral woman.

7 Money acquired by the prostitution of one's wife; cf. māhiṣi- ka. Comp. pālaḥ a keeper of she-buffaloes. staṃbhaḥ a pillar a- dorned with a buffalo's head.