Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
a. [mālāyai hitaṃ yat] Proper for or relating to a garland. lyaṃ 1 A garland, wreath; mālyena tāṃ nirva- canaṃ jaghāna Ku. 7. 19; Ki. 1. 21.
2 A flower; Bg. 11. 11; Ms. 4. 72.
3 A chaplet or garland worn on the head. Comp. āpaṇaḥ a flower- market. jīvakaḥ a florist, garland- maker. puṣpaḥ a kind of hemp. vṛttiḥ a florist.