draviḍa m. N. of a people (regarded as degraded Kshatriyas and said to be' descendants of Draviḍa, sons of Vṛishabha-svāmin Śatr.) and of a district on the east coast of the Deccan Mn. Var. MBh. &c
• collect. N. for 5 peoples, viz. the Āndhras, Karṇāṭakas, Gurjaras, Tailaṅgas, and Mahārsht3ras (cf. dāviḍa below)
• N. of a son of Krishṇa BhP.
• of an author Cat.
• pl. of a school of grammarians ib.
• (ī), f. (with strī) a Dravidian female Cat.
• (in music) N. of a Rāgiṇī