a. [maṃḍ-kalac] Round, circular. laḥ 1 A circular array of troops.

2 A dog.

3 A kind of snake. laṃ 1 A circular orb, globe, wheel, ring, circumference, any- thing round or circular; karālaphaṇa- maṃḍala R. 12. 98; ādarśamaṃḍalanibhāni samullasaṃti Ki. 5. 41; suratprabhāmaṃḍalayā cakāśe Ku. 1. 24; so reṇumaṃḍala, chāyā- maḍala, cāpamaḍala, mukhamaṃḍala, stanamaṃḍala &c.

2 The charmed circle (drawn by a...