a. (ṇī f.) [śikharaṃ astyasya ini] 1 Crested, tufted.

2 Pointed, peaked; śikharidaśanā Me. 82. m. 1 A mountain; itaśva śaraṇarthināṃ śi- khariṇāṃ gaṇāḥ śerate Bh. 2. 76; Me. 13; R. 9. 12, 17.

2 A hill-fort.

3 A tree.

4 The lapwing.

5 The plant apāmārga.