a. 1 Inauspicious, evil, ill; R. 12. 43; ºabhyāsaratiṃ Ku. 5. 65; amaṃgalyaṃ śīlaṃ tava bhavatu nāmaikama- khilaṃ Puṣpadanta.

2 Unlucky, unfortunate. laḥ The castor-oil tree (eraṃḍa). laṃ Inauspiciousness, ill- luck; evil; oft. used in dramatic literature; śāṃtaṃ pāpaṃ pratihatamamaṃgalaṃ; cf. God forbid.