[til-ka] 1 The sesamum plant; nāsābhyeti tilaprasūnapadavīṃ Gīt. 10.

2 The seed of this plant; nākasmā- cchāṃḍilīmātā vikrīṇāti tilaistilān. luṃcitānitarairyena kāryamatra bhaviṣyati.. Pt. 2. 65.

3 A mole, spot.

4 A small particle, as much as a sesamum- seed; tile tālaṃ paśyati ‘makes moun- tains of molehills’. Comp. annaṃ rice with sesamum seed. aṃbu, udakaṃ water with sesamum seed offered to the dead...