[śṝ-ūlal duk ca] 1 A tiger.

2 A leopard or panther.

3 A demon, Rākṣasa.

4 A kind of bird.

5 A kind of animal called śa bha. (at the end of comp.) An emi- nent or distinguished person, fore- most; as in naraśārdūlaḥ; cf. kuṃjara. Comp. carman n. a tiger's skin. vikrīḍitaṃ 1 a tiger's play; kaṃdarpo- 'pi yamāyate viracayan śārdūlavikrīḍitaṃ Gīt. 4.

2 N. of a metre; see App. 1.