[mā eva aṇ] 1 A month; (it may be cāṃdra, saura, sāvana, nākṣatra or bārhaspatya); na māse pratipattāse māṃ cenma- rtāsi maithili Bk. 8. 95.

2 The moon (Ved.).

3 The number ‘twelve’. Comp. anumāsika a. monthly. aṃtaḥ the day of new moon. a- vadhika a. lasting for or occurring in a month. āhāra a. eating only once a month. upavāsinī 1. a woman who fasts for a whole month.

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