Dictionary meanings for akaca from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
a. [na. ba.] Bald. caḥ N. of Ketu (the descending node), who [Page0003-a+ 59] is represented as a headless trunk. Tv. explains it thus: akāya duḥkhāya cāyate; cāy-ḍa; ketugrahasya udayena lokopapla- vasya śāstraprasiddhiḥ; e. g. upaplavāya lokānāṃ dhūmaketurivotthitaḥ Ku. 2. 32.
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
mfn. hairless, bald 1,3 138 mfn. cf. ut-, ūrdhva-, vi- 1,3 139 m. N. of Ketu ketu, the dragon's tail or descending node (having a headless trunk) L. 000089 1,3 140
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