a. (kṣī f.) [mikṣaiva tatsamūho vā aṇ] Living on alms. kṣaṃ Beg- ging, mendicancy; Ms. 6. 55; Y. 3. 42.

2 Anything got by begging, alms, charity; bhaikṣeṇa vartayennityaṃ Ms. 2. 188; 4. 5. Comp. annaṃ alms, food obtained by begging. āśin a. eating food obtained by begging. ( m.) a beggar, mendicant. āhāraḥ a beggar. kālaḥ the time for beg- ging. caraṇaṃ, -caryaṃ, caryā going about begging,...

mf (I) n. (fr. bhikṣā) living on alms, subsisting by charity MBh. 766,3 152947 n. asking alms, begging, mendicancy (kṣāya with gam, to beg for alms, kṣam [ ifc. ] with car, to go about begging for; kṣam with ā-hṛ, or sam-ā-hṛ, to collect alms or food; kṣeṇa with Caus. of vṛt, to subsist on alms) Mn.; MBh. &c 766,3 152948 n. anything obtained by begging, begged food, charity, alms Gr2S.; Mn.; MBh. &c 766,3 152949 n....