anaka is an alternate of aṇaka. a. [aṇati yathecchaṃ nadati, aṇ-ac kutsāyāṃ kan ca] Very small, contemptible, mean, insignificant, wretched; pāpāṇake kutsitaiḥ P. II. 1. 54; oft. in comp. in the sense of de- terioration or contempt; ºkulālaḥ Sk. a contemptible potter. kaḥ A kind of bird.

a. Mean, base; See aṇaka.

mfn. (for aṇaka) inferior (cf. rājā naka). 1311,1 4787.1