vfzwiH f. [ vfz-ktin ] 1 Rain, a shower of rain; AdityAjjAyate vfzwirvfzwerannaM tataH prajAH Ms. 3. 76. 2 A shower (of anything); astravfzwi R. 3. 58 ; puzpavfzwi 2. 60 ; so Sara°, Dana°, upala° &c. Comp. — kAlaH the rainy season. — jIvana a. nourished or watered by rain (as a country); cf. devamAtfka . — (naH) the Cātaka bird. — BUH a frog. — saMpAtaH a shower of rain.