puraṃdhriḥ

Dictionary meanings for puraṃdhriḥ from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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puraṃdhriḥ

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

f. [puraṃ gehasthajanaṃ dhārayati dhṛ-khac ṅīp pṛṣoº vā hrasvaḥ Tv.] 1 An elderly married woman, a respect- able matron; puraṃdhrīṇāṃ cittaṃ kusumasu- kumāraṃ hi bhavati U. 4. 12; Mu. 2. 7; Ku. 6. 32; 7. 2.

2 A woman whose husband and children are living.

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