फलकम्phalakam1 A board, plank, slab, tablet; कालः काल्या भुवनफलके क्रीडति प्राणिशारैः Bh.3.39; द्यूत˚, चित्र˚ &c.
- 1 A board, plank, slab, tablet; कालः काल्या भुवनफलके क्रीडति प्राणिशारैः Bh.3.39; द्यूतdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied, चित्रdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied etc.
- Any flat surface; चुम्ब्यमानकपोलफलकाम् K.218; धृत- मुग्धगण्डफलकैर्विबभुः Śi.9.47,37; Compare तट.
- A shield; Rām.1.
- A slab, tablet, leaf or page for writing upon.
- The buttocks, hips.
- The palm of the hand.
- Fruit, result, consequence.
- Profit, gain.
- Menstruation.
- The head of an arrow.
- The pericarp of a lotus.
- A broad and flat bone (of the forehead).
- A wooden seat; तवार्हते तु फलकं कूर्चं वाऽप्यथवा बृसी Mb.5.35.15.
- Bark (as material for clothes).
Derived forms and compounds
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-परिधानम् putting on a bark-garment.
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-पुरम् Name of a town in the east of India; Parasmaipada VI.2.11; Compare फलपुर.
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-पाणि Adjective armed with a shield (as a warrior).
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-यन्त्रम् an astronomical instrument invented by Bhāskarāchārya.
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-सक्थ Adjective having a thigh as broad as a board.
