(ā), f. the largest of the 3 sacrificial ladles, [AV. xviii, 4, 5, 6] (with juhū & upabhṛt), [VS.]; [ŚBr.] &c.
(scil. vṛtti) a partic. mode of life, [Baudh.]
(scil. strī) a virtuous woman, [L.]
Desmodium Gangeticum, [L.]
Sanseviera Zeylanica, [L.]
(in music) the introductory verse (cf. above)