Muñja [Vedic muñja, cp. Zimmer, Altind. Leben 72] 1. a sort of grass (reed) Saccharum munja Roxb. Sn 440. ˚kesa having a dark mane (like m. grass) Dii.174. ˚pādukā slipper made of m. grass DhA iii.451. ˚maya made of m. grass Sn 28. -- The reed itself is called isīkā (q. v.). -- 2. a sort of fish J iv.70 (+rohita, taken as Dvandva by C.); vi.278 (id.).