gOrI 1 N. of Pārvatī; as in gOrInATa . 2 A young girl eight years old; azwavarzA BavedgOrI . 3 A young girl prior to menstruation, virgin, maid. 4 A woman with a white or yellowish complexion. 5 The earth. 6 Turmeric. 7 A yellow pigment or dye; (called gorocanA ). 8 The wife of Varuṇa. 9 The Mallikā creeper. 10 The Tulasī plant. 11 The Mañjiṣṭhā plant. 12 Speech. Comp. — kAMtaH, -nATaH an epithet of Śiva. — guruH the Himālaya mountain; gOrIgurorgahvaramAviveSa R. 2. 26 ; Ki. 5. 21. — jaH N. of Kārtikeya. — (jaM) talc. — pawwaH the horizontal plate of the Liṅga or Phallus of Śiva, symbolizing the female organ. — putraH N. of Kārtikeya. — lalitaM a yellow orpiment. — sutaH 1 N. of kArtikeya . 2 the son of a girl married when 8 years old.