पुष्करिणी 1 A female elephant. -2 A lotus-pool. -3 A piece of water, lake or pool in general; ततः पुष्करिणीं वीरौ पम्पां नाम गमिष्यथ Rām.3.73.11. -4 The lotus-plant.
noun (feminine) a female elephant (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a lotus pool (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
any pool or pond (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Costus Speciosus or Arabicus (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Hibiscus mutabilis Linn. (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a river (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a temple in Maru or Marwar (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of the mother of Manu Cākṣuṣa (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of the wife of Bhumanyn (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of the wife of Cākṣuṣa and mother of Manu (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of the wife of Ulmuka (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of the wife of Vyuṣṭa and mother of Cakṣus and mother of Manu (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
[rel.] name of Devī Frequency rank 6074/72933
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