m. N. of a people (regarded as degraded Kṣatriyas and said to be descendants of Draviḍa, son of Vṛṣabha-svāmin, [Śatr.]) and of a district on the east coast of the Deccan, [Mn.]; [Var.]; [MBh.] &c.
collect. N. for 5 peoples, viz. the Āndhras, Karṇāṭakas, Gurjaras, Tailaṅgas, and Mahārāṣṭras (cf. dāviḍa below)
N. of a son of Kṛṣṇa, [BhP.]
of an author, [Cat.]
pl. of a school of grammarians, [ib.]