vanitA 1 A woman in general; vaniteti vadaMtyetAM lokAH sarve vadaMtu te . yUnAM pariRatA seyaM tapasyeti mataM mama Bv. 2. 117 ; paTikavanitAH Me. 8. 2 A wife, mistress; vanecarARAM vanitAsaKAnAM Ku. 1. 10 ; R. 2. 19. 3 Any beloved woman. 4 The female of an animal. Comp. — dviz m. a misogynist (woman-hater). — vilAsaH wanton pastime of women.