kajjalaṃ

Dictionary meanings for kajjalaṃ from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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kajjalaṃ

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

[kutsitaṃ jalamasmātprabhavati, koḥ kadādeśaḥ] 1 Lamp-black or soot, con- sidered as a collyrium and applied to the eyelashes or eyelids medi- cinally, or sometimes as an orna- ment; yathā yathā ceyaṃ capalā dīpyate tathā tathā dīvaśikheva kajjalamalinameva karma ke- valamudvamati K. 105; adyāpi tāṃ vidhṛta- kajjalalolanetrāṃ Ch. P. 15; ºkālimā Am- aru. 88.

2 Sulphuret of lead or an- timony (used as a collyrium.)...

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