bhaginī

sister Ja.vi.32. The popular etym. of bh. as given at Vb-a.108 is the same as that for bhātar, viz. “bhagatī ti bh.”-Cpd bhagini-māla a “sister garland” (?) Name of a tree Ja.vi.270 (= upari-bhaddaka).

Epic Sk. bhaginī