शलल शलाट

शलाका

शलाका 1 A small stick, peg, rod, pin, piece, thin bar (of anything); अयस्कांतमणिशलाका Māl. 1.
2 A pencil, small stick (used in painting the eyes with collyrium), अ- ज्ञानांधस्य लोकस्य ज्ञानांजनशलाकया । चक्षुरुन्मीलितं येन तस्मै पाणिनये नमः ॥ Śik. 58; Ku. 1. 47; ययौ शलाकाम- परा वहंती R. 7. 8.
3 An arrow.
4 A dart, javelin.
5 A probe or a kind of pointed surgical instrument.
6 A rib (as of an umbrella).
7 A bone (forming the root of the fingers and toes); Y. 3. 85
8 A sprout, sprig, shoot; उद्भिन्नया रत्नशला- कयेव Ku. 1. 24.
8 A paint-brush.
10 A tooth-brush, tooth-pick.
11 A porcupine.
12 An oblong piece of ivory or bone used in gambling.
13 A ruler.
14 The Sārikā bird.
−Comp.
−धूर्तः (forming शलाकधू- र्तः) a swindler, sharper.
−परि ind. an unlucky throw or movement of one of the pieces at a game played with Śalākas: cf. परि or अक्षपरि.

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