कुम्भिका

{ kumbhikā }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

कुम्भिका  f.  f. a small pot or pitcher, vi, 41"> [Kathās. vi, 41]
   the plant Myrica sapida, [Bhpr.]
   the plant Pistia Stratiotes, [L.]
    bignonia suaveolens"> bignonia suaveolens, [L.]
द्रोणपुष्पी   a small shrub (= ), [L.]
कुम्भीका   a disease of the eyes (= )
    N. of one of the mothers in स्कन्द's retinue, ix, 2633."> [MBh. ix, 2633.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

कुम्भिका [kumbhikā]   1 A small pot; गृहीत्वा जलकुम्भिकाम् [Ks.6.] 41.
   A harlot.
   A disease of the eyes.

Shabda-Sagara

कुम्भिका  f.  ( -का)
   1. An aquatic plant, (Pistia stratiotes.)
   2. trumpet flower.
   3. A disease of the eyes, hordeolum or stye.
    E. कुम्भी as above, and कन् affix, in the fem. form.

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कुम्भी कन्