تلسي तुलसी tulsī S s. f. A small shrub held in veneration by the Hindūs, holy basil (Ocymum sanctum). Tulsī or Tulasī was a nymph be- loved by Kr̤ish̤ṇa and by him metamorphosed into this plant. تلسي داس tulsī-dās, n. p. Name of a Gosāʼīṅ. تلسي دانه tulsī-dāna, A gold or- nament. تلسي کاهيرا tulsī kā hīra, Beads made of the wood of the tulsī plant.