m. (also with bhaṭṭa, bhāratī, maithila, yogīndra, śarman, śāstrin, śukla &c.) N. of various authors and other men
n. N. of a Liṅga, [RāmatUp.]
of a Tīrtha, [ib.]
of an island (which with its coral reef or bridge of rocks nearly connects the South of India with Ceylon) and of the celebrated Śaiva temple and town on it (this is the place where Rāma is supposed to have crossed to Ceylon and one of the most sacred places of pilgrimage in India), [RTL. 443]