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.
