m. an honourable or respectable man, [R.]
a grandfather, [MBh.]
N. of a cowherd who became king, [Mṛcch.]
of a Nāga, [MBh.]
f(akA or ikA). a respectable woman, [L.]
N. of a river, [BhP.]
n. a ceremony performed to the manes, the vessel &c. used in sacrifices made to the manes, [L.]