Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1 A young handsome wo- man; R. 9. 31; Ś. 5. 17.
2 A wife or woman in general; Ku. 4. 12; R. 8. 72.
3 The sign virgo of the zodiac. Comp. kānanaṃ, -vanaṃ a pleasure garden attached to the royal harem (for the use of the wives of a king). janaḥ 1. a young woman.
2. womankind.
