úmā f. (perhaps fr. √ve BRD.) flax (Linum Usitatissimum) ŚBr. vi Kauś. Pāṇ

• turmeric (Curcuma Longa) Car

• N. of the daughter of Himavat (wife of the god Śiva

• also called Pārvatī and Durgā

• the name is said to be derived from u mā, 'O child, do not practise austerities' the exclamation addressed to Pārvatī by her mother) Hariv. 946 ŚivaP. Kum. i, 26 R. Ragh. &c

• N. of several women

• splendour, light L

• fame, reputation L

• quiet, tranquillity L

• night L