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Entry यवनिका

  1. यवनिकाyavanikāयवनी [yavanī], यवनी 1 A Yavana female, a Greek or Mahomedan woman; यवनी नवनीतकोमलाङ्गी Jag; यवनीमुख- पद्मानां…
    1. यवनी yavanī, यवनी 1 A Yavana female, a Greek or Mahomedan woman; यवनी नवनीतकोमलाङ्गी Jag; यवनीमुख- पद्मानां सेहे मधुमदं न सः R.4.61; (from dramas it appears that Yavana girls were formerly employed as attendants on kings particularly to be in charge of their bows and quivers; Compare एष बाणासनहस्ताभिर्यवनीभिः परिवृत इत एवागच्छति प्रियवयस्यः Ś.2; प्रविश्य शार्ङ्गहस्ता यवनी Ś.6; प्रविश्य चापहस्ता यवनी V.5. etc.).
    2. A curtain; काञ्चुकीयो यवनिकास्तरणं करोति Pratimā 2; Compare जवनिका.
    3. A veil; पश्यामस्तावद् रूपसादृश्यम् । संक्षिप्यतां यवनिका.
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Headwords under य

Part 1 of 3 य – यस्मात्All parts
  1. य – यस्मात्
  2. यहु – युज्य
  3. युञ्ज् – यौष्माक