महिला [मह्-इलच् Uṇ. 1. 54.]1 A woman. 2 An amorous or intoxicated woman; विरहेण विकलहृदया नि- र्जलमीनायते महिला Bv. 2. 68. 3 The creeper called Priyaṅgu. 4 A kind of perfume or fragrant plant (रेणुका). −Comp.−आह्वया the Priyaṅgu creeper.