abhrakaṃ

abhrakaṃ [svārthe kan] Talc, mica; said to be produced from Pārvatī's menstrual discharge.

Comp.

— bhasman n. calx of talc.

— satvaṃ steel.

abhrakaṃ , klī, (abhra gatau + ṇvul, tasya aka .)
svanāmakhyātadhātuḥ . ābha iti bhāṣā . tatpa-
ryyāyaḥ . girijaṃ 2 amalaṃ 3 . ityamaraḥ ..
girijāmalaṃ 4 gauryyāmalaṃ 5 . iti svāmī ..
girijāvījaṃ 6 garajadhvajaṃ 7 . iti vācaspatiḥ ..
śubhraṃ 8 . iti jaṭādharaḥ .. ghanaṃ 9 vyoma 10
abdaṃ 11 . iti ratnamālā .. abhraṃ 12 bhṛṅgaṃ 13
ambaraṃ 14 antarīkṣaṃ 15 ākāśaṃ 16 bahu-
patraṃ 17 khaṃ 18 anantaṃ 19 gaurījaṃ 20 gaurī-
jeyaṃ 21 . iti rājanirghaṇṭaḥ .. asya guṇāḥ .
rasāyanatvaṃ . snigdhatvaṃ balavarṇāgnivarddhakatvañca .
iti rājavallabhaḥ .. api ca . gurutvaṃ . himatvaṃ .
balyatvaṃ . kuṣṭhamehatridoṣanāśitvañca .. * .. taccatu-
rvvidhaṃ yathā, —
“śvetaṃ pītaṃ lohitaṃ nīlamabhraṃ
cāturvvidhyaṃ cātibhinnakriyārhaṃ .
śvetaṃ tāre kāñcane pītarakte
nīlaṃ vyādhivyagramagryaṃ guṇāḍhyaṃ” ..
iti madanavinodaḥ ..
(“abhrakastava vījantu mama vījantu pāradaḥ .
anayormelanaṃ devi mṛtyudāridryanāśanaṃ” ..
iti cakradattaḥ .)