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Entry कल्क

कल्कkalkaa.Sinful, wicked. ल्कः, ल्कम् The viscous sediment deposited by oily substances when ground.
[कल्-क Uṇ.3.4]
1. Sinful, wicked. ल्कः, ल्कम् The viscous sediment deposited by oily substances when ground.
2. A kind of tenacious paste; गौरसर्षपकल्केन (स्नपनम्) Y.1.277. An unguent paste; कल्काश्चूर्णकषायांश्च स्नानानि विविधानि च Rām.2.91.74; a paste used as plaster or cement also called Yoga (mixture).
3. (Hence) Dirt, filth (in general).
4. Ordure, fæces.
5. Meanness, deceit, hypocrisy; Śi.19.98.
6. Sin. तपो न कल्कोऽध्ययनं न कल्कः स्वाभाविको वेदविधिर्न कल्कः । प्रसह्य वित्ताहरणं न कल्कस्तान्येव भावोपहतानि कल्कः (दीनदण्डरेषा) Mb.1.1.275.
7. Levigated powder; तां लोभ्रकल्केन हृताङ्गतैलाम् Ku.7.9.
8. Incense.
9. The wax of the ear.
Derived forms and compounds
- -फलः the pomegranate plant.
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