Pokkharaṇī (f.) [fr. puṣkara lotus; Vedic puṣkariṇī, BSk. has puskiriṇī, e. g. AvŚ i.76; ii.201 sq.] a lotuspond, an artificial pool or small lake for water -- plants (see note in Dial. ii.210) Vin i.140, 268; ii.123; D ii.178 sq.; S i.123, 204; ii.106; v.460; A i.35, 145; iii.187, 238; J ii.126; v.374 (Khemī), 388 (Doṇa); Pv iii.33; iv.121; SnA 354 (here in meaning of a dry pit or dugout); VvA 160; PvA 23, 77, 152. pokkharaññā gen. Pv ii.129; instr. S i.233; loc. Vin ii.123.pokkharaṇiyāyaŋ loc. A iii.309. -- pl. pokkharaṇiyo Vin i.268; VvA 191; PvA 77; metric pokkharañño Vv 4411; Pv ii.119: ii.78.