Dictionary meanings for kalmāṣa from Apte and Monier-Williams.
apte + mw
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
a. (ṣī f.) 1 Variegat- ed, spotted.
2 Black and white. ṣaḥ 1 The variegated colour.
2 A mixture of black and white.
3 A demon, goblin.
4 The black colour.
5 A form of Agni.
6 A kind of fragrant rice. ṣī N. of the river Yamunā
2 The spot- ted cow of Jamadagni. ṣaṃ Stain. Comp. kaṃṭhaḥ an epithet of Śiva. pādaḥ N. of a king (saudāsa).
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
mf (I) n. (Pa1n2. 4-1, 40 g. gaurādi Pa1n2. 4-1, 41) variegated, spotted, speckled with black VS.; TS.; S3Br.; A1s3vGr2.; MBh. 263,1 46231 mf (I) n. black L. 263,1 46232 m. a variegated colour (partly black, partly white) L. 263,1 46233 m. a Rakshas rakṣas L. 263,1 46234