Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
[muktaiva svārthe ṭhak] A pearl; moktikaṃ na gaje gaje Subhāsh. Comp. āvalī a string of pearls. guṃphi- kā a female who prepares pearl- necklaces. dāman n. a string of pearls. prasavā a pearl-muscle. śu- ktiḥ f. a pearl-oyster. saraḥ a neck- lace or string of pearls; ayaṃ kaṃṭhe bā- huḥ śiśiramasṛṇā mauktikasaraḥ U. 1. 29.
