alātacakra
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (2nd ed.)
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p. 1316, col. 3.
alāta-cakra n. a fire-brand carried around (
-vat, f.),
MBh.;
R. &c.
Schmidt Nachträge zum Sanskrit-Wörterbuch
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p. 70, col. 1.
alātacakra n. ein im Kreise geschwungener Feuerbrand, R. 3, 29, 4; 6, 73, 29; Vikram. 140. °vat Adv., MBh. 8, 81, 40; R. 4, 5, 25; so v.a. *reines Blendwerk, leerer Schein, Mahāvy. 139.
Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary
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p. 68, col. 1.
alātacakra , nt. (= Skt., pw 7.310,
wheel of fire, of
a firebrand whirled in the air), used as symbol of some-
thing transitory and illusory (so Pali °cakka, CPD); Laṅk
9.3 (vs; separate alātacakra = °kraṃ from dhūmo); Mvy
2832; MadhK 173.3; as symbol of restless, unceasing
motion, LV 205.13 °kra-samārūḍhasya (lokasya), of per-
sons living in the saṃsāra.