1. a sort of grass (reed) Saccharum munja Roxb. Snp.440 -kesa having a dark mane (like m. grass) DN.ii.174 -pādukā slipper made of m. grass Dhp-a.iii.451. -maya made of m. grass Snp.28
   ■ The reed itself is called isīkā (q.v.).
2. a sort of fish Ja.iv.70 (+ rohita, taken as dvandva by C.); Ja.vi.278 (id.).

Vedic muñja, cp. Zimmer, Altind. Leben 72