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Entry कलम

कलमkalamaRice which is sown in MayJune and ripens in December-January; प्रसूतं कलमक्षेत्रं वर्षेणेव शतक्रतुः…
[Uṇ.4.84]
1. Rice which is sown in MayJune and ripens in December-January; प्रसूतं कलमक्षेत्रं वर्षेणेव शतक्रतुः Rām.4.14.16. सुतेन पाण्डोः कलमस्य गोपिकाम् Ki.4.9,34; Ku.5.47; आपादपद्मप्रणता कलमा इव ते रघुम् । फलैः संवर्धयामासुरुत्खातप्रतिरोपिताः ॥ R.4.37. कलयता कलमावन- कामिनीकलमनोहरगानममन्यत Rām. Ch.4.72.
2. A pen, a reed for writing with.
3. A thief.
4. A rogue, rascal.
Derived forms and compounds
- -गोपवध, -गोपी a woman employed to guard a rice-field; Śi.6.49.
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