धमनि

{ dhamaniḥ }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

धमनि  f.  f. the act of blowing or piping, ii, 11, 8"> [RV. ii, 11, 8]
°नी   ( also ) a pipe or tube, ( esp.) a canal of the human body, any tubular vessel, as a vein, nerve &c., [AV.]; [ChUp.]; [MBh.]; [Suśr.] &c. ( 24 t° vessels starting from the heart or from the navel are supposed to carry the रच or chyle through the body)
   the throat, neck, [L.]
    also title or epithet).">N. of ह्राद's wife (the mother of वातापि and इल्वल), [BhP.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

धमनिः [dhamaniḥ] नी [nī]    नी f.
   A reed, blow- pipe; वेणुधमन्या प्रबोध्य Vaiśvadeva.
   A tube or canal of the human body, tubular vessel, as a vein, a nerve, &c.
    throat, neck.
   A speech.
    turmeric. -Comp.
-संतत a.  a. emaciated, lank.