Panyavilasini, Paṇyavilāsinī, Panya-vilasini: 4 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPaṇyavilāsinī (पण्यविलासिनी).—f. a harlot, a courtezan; पण्यस्त्रीषु विवेककल्पलतिकाशस्त्रीषु रज्येत कः (paṇyastrīṣu vivekakalpalatikāśastrīṣu rajyeta kaḥ) Bhartṛhari 1.9; Meghadūta 25.
Paṇyavilāsinī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms paṇya and vilāsinī (विलासिनी). See also (synonyms): paṇyastrī.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Paṇyavilāsinī (पण्यविलासिनी):—[=paṇya-vilāsinī] [from paṇya > paṇ] f. = -yoṣit, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
2) [v.s. ...] Unguis Odoratus, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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