= ಶಂಖಿನಿ.

a kind of semi-divine being or fairy.

the shell of some oysters or other vivalve mollusks, in which pearls are formed.

name of an astral tube, in the body, carrying prāṇa (nerve current).

the grass Andropogon aciculatus ( = Chrysopogon aciculatus) of Poaceae family.

the plant Cissampelos hexandra.

one of the four classes into which women are divided (as per the science of erotica).