महिष महिष्ठ

महिषी

महिषी 1 A she-buffalo, buffalocow; Ms. 9. 55; Y. 2. 159.
2 The principal queen, queen-consort; महिषीसखः R. 1. 48, 2 25, 3. 9.
3 A queen in general.
4 The female of a bird.
5 A lady's maid, female servant (सैरिंध्री).
6 An immoral woman.
7 Money acquired by the prostitution of one's wife; cf. माहिषि- क.
−Comp.
−पालः a keeper of she-buffaloes.
−स्तंभः a pillar adorned with a buffalo's head.

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