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Entry पालि

पालिpāliली [lī], ली f.
1. ली lī, ली Feminine
2. The tip of the ear; श्रवणपालिः Gīt.3.
3. The edge, skirt, margin; तिष्ठतो युगपालीषु Mb.7.191. 3; महति सितपटच्छन्नपालीं कपालीम् Bh.3.55.
4. The sharp side, edge or point of anything (अश्रि); कपोलपालिं तव तन्वि मन्ये लावण्यधन्ये दिशमुत्तराख्याम् Bv.2.9.
5. Boundary, limit.
6. A line, row; विपुलपुलकपाली Gīt.6; Śi.3.51; रजनीचरपालिरागमिष्यत्यविलम्बं प्रतिपाल्यतां कुमारौ Rām. Ch. 2.52.
7. A spot, mark.
8. A causeway, bridge.
9. The lap or bosom.
10. An oblong pond.
11. Maintenance of a pupil by his teacher during the period of his studies.
12. A louse.
13. Praise, eulogium.
14. A woman with a beard.
15. The hip.
16. A measure of capacity (प्रस्थ).
17. A circumference.
Derived forms and compounds
- -ली A pot, boiler.
- -आमयः a disease of the outer ear.
- -ज्वरः a kind of fever.
- -भङ्गः the bursting of a dike.
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