adhijihvaḥ [adhikā jihvā yasya] A serpent (who has a forked tongue). This arose from the attempt of the serpents to lick the nectar placed on a bed of Kuśa grass, the sharp points of which pricked the tongue and split it into two. —hvā—jihvikā [adhirūḍhā jihvā, svārthe kan] 1 The uvula. 2 A sort of swelling of the tongue or epiglottis.
adhijihvaḥ [adhikā jihvā yasya] A serpent (who has a forked tongue). This arose from the attempt of the serpents to lick the nectar placed on a bed of Kuśa grass, the sharp points of which pricked the tongue and split it into two. -hvā-jihvikā [adhirūḍhā jihvā, svārthe kan1 The uvula. -2 A sort of swelling of the tongue or epiglottis.