[śulkyate atisṛjyate karma- ṇi ghañ] 1 A toll, tax, customs, duty; praticularly levied at ferries, passes, roads &c.; kaḥ sudhīḥ saṃtyaje- drāṃḍaṃ śulkasyaivātisādhvasāt H. 3. 125; Ms. 8. 159; Y. 2. 47.

2 Gain, pro- fit.

3 Money advanced to ratify a bargain.

4 Purchase-price (of a girl); money given to the parents of a bride; pīḍivo duṃhitṛśulkasaṃsthayā R. 11. 38; na kanyāyā pitā vidvān gṛ-...