viwaH [ viw-ka ] 1 A paramour; tvadvatsalaH kva sa tapasvijanasya haMtA kanyAviwaH patirasO parirakzatu tvAM Māl. 8. 8 ; Śi. 4. 48. 2 A voluptuary, sensualist. 3 (In dramas) The companion of a prince or dissolute young man, or of a courtezan (who is described as being skilled in the arts of singing, music, and poetry and as a parasite on familiar terms with his associate to whom he nearly serves the purpose of the Vidūṣaka; see inter alia Mk. acts 1, 5, and 8); for definition, see S. D. 78. 4 A rogue, cheat. 5 A catamite. 6 A rat. 7 The Khadira tree. 8 The orange tree. 9 A branch together with its shoot. 10 A mineral salt. Comp. — mAkzikaM a kind of mineral. — lavaRaM a medicinal salt.