शिफा 1 A fibrous root. 2 The root of a water-lily. 3 A root in general. 4 A stroke with a whip. 5 A mother. 6 A river. 7 Turmeric. 8 Spikenard. −Comp.−कंदः −दं the root of a water-lily. −धरः a branch. −रुहः the (Indian) fig-tree.