kalka

Dictionary Definitions

[apte] a. [kal-ka Uṇ. 3. 40] Sin- ful, wicked. --lkaḥ, --lkaṃ 1 The viscous sediment deposited by oily sub- stances when ground. --2 A kind of tenacious paste; Y. 1. 277. --3 (Hence) Dirt, filth (in general). --4 Ordure, fæces. --5 Meanness, deceit, hypocrisy; Śi. 19. 98. --6 Sin. --7 Levigated powder; tāṃ lodhrakalkena hṛtāṃgatailāṃ Ku. 7. 9. --8 Incense. --9 The wax of the ear. --Comp. --phalaḥ the pomegranate plant.

[mw] m. (n. L.), (3. kal Un2. iii, 40), a viscous sediment deposited by oily substances when ground, a kind of tenacious paste Sus3r.; Ya1jn5. &c 262,2 46048 m. dirt, filth 262,2 46049 m. the wax of the ear 262,2 46050 m. ordure, faeces L. 262,2 46051

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a. [kal-ka Uṇ. 3. 40] Sin- ful, wicked. --lkaḥ, --lkaṃ 1 The viscous sediment deposited by oily sub- stances when ground. --2 A kind of tenacious paste; Y. 1. 277. --3 (Hence)...

Corpus Profile

Part of Speech

NOUN

Total Occurrences

594

Texts Appeared In

45

DCS: streaming out; pouring out; giving (wealth) | Monier-Williams: kalka mfn. sinful, wicked, L. ( cf. kaluza , kalmaza , ki/lbiza .)

Semantic Classification

Top Texts by Occurrence

1. Suśrutasaṃhitā 138 23.2%
2. Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā 128 21.5%
3. Rasaratnākara 68 11.4%
4. Carakasaṃhitā 29 4.9%
5. Ānandakanda 28 4.7%

Concordance (Sample)

• Rasaratnākara surface: kalkena

  dinārdhaṃ tena kalkena pūrvavatkeśarañjanam

• Rasaratnākara surface: kalkaṃ

  samaṃ kalkaṃ kāntapātre nimbatailena bhāvayet

• Rasaratnākara surface: kalkam

  pakṣamekaṃ kṣipedbhūmau bhāṇḍātkalkaṃ samuddharet