aṇiḥm.—ṇī [aṇati śabdāyate aṇ-in] 1 The point of a needle. 2 A linchpin, the pin or bolt at the end of a pole of carriage. 3 A limit. 4 The corner of a house (used for killing animals &c.). Comp.—māṃḍavyaḥ [ aṇyā cihnito māṃḍavyaḥ] N. of a sage said to have been impaled on an aṇī or linch-pin.
aṇiḥm.-ṇī [aṇati śabdāyate aṇ-in] 1 The point of a needle. -2 A linch-pin, the pin or bolt at the end of a pole of carriage. aṇīkṛtvailapatraṃ ca Mb 7.202.73. -3 A limit. -4 The corner of a house (used for killing animals &c.). -Comp. -māṇḍavyaḥ [aṇyā cihnito māṇḍavyaḥ] N. of a sage said to have been impaled on an aṇī or linch-pin. sa tathāntargatenaiva śūlena vyacaran muniḥ | ..aṇīmāṇḍavya iti ca tato lokeṣu gīyate || Mb.1.108.7-8.