aMganA [ praSastaM aMgaM yasyAH sA; aMgAt kalyARe naH P. V. 2. 100. ] 1 A woman or female in general; nfpa°, gaja° , hariRa° &c. 2 A woman with wellrounded limbs, a beautiful woman. 3 (Astr.) Virgo. 4 The female elephant of the north. Comp. — janaH 1 the female sex, womankind. 2 women. — priya a. beloved of women. — (yaH) N. of a plant ( aSoka ) Jonesia Aśoka, for women are fond of decking their persons with Aśoka flowers.