1 Night, particularly a [Page1058-a+ 56] dark night; śmāmāṃ śyāmalimānamānayata bhoḥ sāṃdrairmaṣīkūrcakaiḥ Vb. 3. 1.

2 Shade, shadow.

3 A dark woman.

4 A kind of woman (yauvanamadhyasthā according to Malli. on N. 3. 8, Śi. 8. 36; Me. 82; or śīte sukhoṣṇasarvāṃgī grīṣme yā sukhaśītalā. taptakāṃcanavarṇābhā sā srī śyāmoti kathyate according to one commentator on Bk. 5. 18 and 8. 100).

5 A wo- man who has borne...