caṃdrikā

Dictionary meanings for caṃdrikā from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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caṃdrikā

Normalized lookup: camdrika

Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1 Moonlight; itaḥ stutiḥ kā khalu caṃdrikāyā yadabdhimapyuttaralīka- roti N. 3. 116; R. 19. 39; kāmukaiḥ [Page0485-b+ 56] kuṃbhīlakaiśca parihartavyā caṃdrikā M. 4.

2 (At the end of comp.) Elucida- tion, throwing light on the subject treated; alaṃkāracādrikā, kāvyacāṃdrikā; cf. kaumudī.

3 Illumination.

4 A large cardamom.

5 The river Chan- drabhāgā.

6 The Mallikā creeper. Comp. aṃbujaṃ the white lotus...

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