शिखण्ड शिखण्डिक

शिखण्डक

शिखण्डक [शिखंड इव-कन्]
1 A lock of hair left on the crown of the head at tonsure.
2 Locks or tufts of hair left on the sides of the head; (these are three or five in the case of the Kṣatriyas); कुवलयदलश्यामास्निग्धः शिखंडकमंडनः U. 4. 19.
3 A crest, tuft. plume.
4 A peacock's tail-

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