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kanyā

kanyā̀ f. See kanyā̀ below;

kanyā̀ f. (√ kan, [Uṇ. iv, 111]), a girl, virgin, daughter, [RV.]; [AV.] &c., [MBh.] &c. (kanyāṃ √ dā or pra-√ dā or pra-√ yam or upa-√ pad, Caus. to give one's daughter in marriage, [Mn. viii], [ix]; kanyāṃ prati-√ grah or √ hṛ or √ vah, to receive a girl in marriage, marry, [Mn. ix])

the sign of the zodiac Virgo, [VarBṛ.] & [VarBṛS.] &c.

the female of any animal, [Mṛcch.]

N. of Durgā, [MBh. iii, 8115]

N. of a tuberous plant growing in Kaśmīra, [Suśr.]

Aloe Perfoliata, [L.]

several other plants, [L.]

N. of a metre (of four lines, each of them containing four long syllables).