[mriyaṃte'sminbhūtānīti maruḥ nirjala- deśaḥ, mṛ-u Uṇ. 1. 7] 1 A desert sandy desert, a wilderness, any re- gion destitute of water.

2 A moun- tain or rock.

3 A kind of plant (kurabaka).

4 Abstinence from drink- ing. m. pl. N. of a coun- try or its inhabitants. Comp. udbhavā 1. the cotton shrub.

2. a cucumber. kacchaḥ N. of a district. jaḥ a kind of perfume. deśaḥ 1 N. of a district.

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