kākaliḥ

Dictionary meanings for kākaliḥ from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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kākaliḥ

Normalized lookup: kakalih

Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

f. 1 A low and sweet tone; anubaddhamugdhakākalīsahitaṃ U. 3; Rs. 1. 8.

2 A musical in- strument with a low tone used by thieves to ascertain whether a per- son is asleep or not; phaṇimukhakākalī- saṃdaṃśaka… prabhṛtyanekopakaraṇayuktaḥ Dk. 49.

3 Scissors.

4 The Guñjā plant. Comp. ravaḥ the (Indian) cuckoo.

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