महिषी [mahiṣī] 1 A she-buffalo, buffalo-cow;
[Ms.9.55;] माषानष्टौ तु महिषी सस्यघातस्य कारिणी
[Y.2.159.] The principal queen, queen-consort; महिषीसखः
[R.1.48;2.] 25;3.9.
A queen in general.
The female of a bird; सासज्जत शिचस्तन्त्यां महिषी कालयन्त्रिता
[Bhāg.7.2.52.] A lady's maid, female servant (सैरन्ध्री).
An immoral woman.
Money acquired by the prostitution of one's wife; cf. माहिषिक<. -Comp.
-पालः a keeper of she-buffaloes.
-स्तम्भः a pillar adorned with a buffalo's head.