[plakṣyate kīṭaiḥ plakṣ-karmaṇi ghañ] 1 The Indian fig-tree; plakṣapraroha iva saudhatalaṃ bibheda R. 8. 93; 13. 71.

2 One of the seven Dvīpas or conti- nents of the world.

3 A side or back-door, a private entrance.

4 The space at the side of a door. Comp. jātā, samudravācakā an epi- [Page0781-c+ 56] thet of the river Sarasvatī. tīrtha, prasravaṇaṃ, -rāj m. the place where the Sarasvatī rises.