[cul samuccaṃye ṇvul pṛṣoº dīrghaḥ] 1 The crest or comb of a cock.

2 The root of an elephant's ear.

3 (In dramas) The hinting or indica- tion of the occurrence of any event by characters behind the stage; aṃta- rjavanikāsaṃsthaiḥ sūcanārthasya cūlikā S. D. 310; e. g. in the beginning of the 4th act of Mv.