ahikaḥ

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

☞ p. 219, col. 1.

ahikaḥ

1 The polar star dhruva.

2 A blind snake.

3 (At the end of comp.) Lasting for a certain number of days; daśāhika.

— kā The silkcotton tree (śālmalī).

Apte Enlarged Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

☞ vol. 1, p. 302.

ahikaḥ 1 The polar star dhruva. -2 A blind snake. -3 (At the end of comp.) Lasting for a certain number of days; daśāhika. -kā The silk cotton tree (śālmalī; Mar. sāvarī).