मञ्जरिmañjariरी [rī], री f.
- री rī, री Feminine
- A shoot, sprout, spring; निवपेः सहकार- मञ्जरीः Ku.4.38; सदृशकान्तिरलक्ष्यत मञ्जरी R.9.44;16.51; so स्फुरतु कुचकुम्भयोरुपरि मणिमञ्जरी Gīt.1; मुखं मुक्तारुचो धत्ते धर्माम्भःकणमञ्जरीः Kāv.2.71.
- A cluster of blossoms.
- A flower-stalk.
- A (parallel) line or row.
- A pearl; Compare मञ्जरीपिञ्जरित 'bedecked with pearls'.
- A creeper.
- The holy basil.
- The plant Tilaka.
Derived forms and compounds
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-चामरम् a chowrie in the form of a sprout, fan-like sprout; व्याधूयन्ते निचुलतरुभिर्मञ्जरीचामराणि V.4.13.
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-जालम् a dense mass of buds or flowers.
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-नम्रः the plant called वेतस.
Source: Apte