[mūl-ka] 1 A root (fig. also); tarumūlāni gṛhībhavati teṣāṃ Ś. 7. 20; or śākhino dhautamūlāḥ 1. 15; mūlaṃ baṃdh to take or strike root; baddhamūlasya mūlaṃ hi mahadvairataroḥ striyaḥ Śi. 2. 38.

2 The root, lowest edge or extremity of anything; kasyāścidāsidraśanā tadānīmaṃ- guṣṭhamūlārpitasūtraśeṣā R. 7. 10; so prācī- mūle Me. 89.

3 The lower part or end, base, the end of anything by which it is joined to...