1 A woman in general; va- niteti vadaṃtyetāṃ lokāḥ sarve vadaṃtu te. yūnāṃ pariṇatā seyaṃ tapasyeti mataṃ mama Bv. 2. 117; pathikavanitāḥ Me. 8.

2 A wife, mistress; vanecarāṇāṃ vanitāsakhānāṃ Ku. 1. 10; R. 2. 19.

3 Any beloved woman.

4 The female of an ani- mal. Comp. dviṣ m. a misogy- nist (woman-hater). vilāsaḥ wan- ton pastime of women.