Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
(only ind.p. -khāya), to dig round, dig up A1s3vGr2. 075195 592,3 117184 f. (once ibc. kha BhP.) a moat, ditch, trench or fosse round a town or fort (also applied to the sea surrounding the earth) Mn.; MBh.; Ka1v. &c 592,3 117185 f. N. of a village in the North country g. palady-ādi (iv, 2, 110) 592,3 117186 mfn. impregnable, secure MBh. xii, 6250 592,3 117187