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योनि fn. mf. (in, [RV.] only m.; sometimes also f(योनी). ; fr. √ 2.यु) the womb, uterus, vulva, vagina, female organs of generation, [RV.] &c. &c. (together with the लिङ्ग, a typical symbol of the divine procreative energy, [RTL. 224] ) place of birth, source, origin, spring, fountain (ifc. = sprung or produced from), ib. place of rest, repository, receptacle, seat, abode, home, lair, nest, stable, [RV.] ; [AV.] ; [ŚBr.] family, race, stock, caste, the form of existence or station fixed by birth (e.g. that of a man, Brāhman, animal &c.; ifc. = belonging to the caste of), [Mn.] ; [MBh.] &c. योनी-पोषण seed, grain (cf. ) a partic. part of a fire-pit, [Hcat.] a mine, [L.] copper, [L.] water, [Naigh.] the regent of the नक्षत्रपूर्वफल्गुनी, [VarBṛS.] ए N. of the sound , [Up.] of a partic. verse or formula, KātyŚr.
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