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    See also ākalana, ākalanam.


    Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 220, col. 1.
    ākalanaṃ

    1 Laying hold of, seizing; mekhalākalanaṃ K. 183; binding; Śi. 5. 42 confinement.

    2 Counting, reckoning.

    3 Wish, desire.

    4 Inquiry.

    5 Comprehending, understanding.

    Śabdakalpadruma

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 161.
    ākalanaṃ , klī, (ā + kal + lyuṭ .) ākāṅkṣā .
    parisaṃkhyā . bandhanaṃ . iti medinī .. (“sevyāpi
    sānunayamākalanāya yantrā” . iti māghaḥ: .)