Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
m. n. (g. ardharcādi) a shallow cup, dish, plate, platter, earthenware vessel (also the flat cover or lid of any such vessel) Gr2S3rS.; Mn.; MBh. &c 1057,3 213820 m. a measure equal to two Prasthas prasTa s or one Kud2ava kuḍava TS.; Br.; S3rS. 134429 1057,3 213821 m. creeping among dishes, a kind of snake Sus3r. 134430 1057,3 213822 m. the arriving or bringing in of dishes (vṛtte śarāva-sampāte, when the dishes...