alakaḥ

alakaḥ [al-kvun, alati bhūṣayati mukhaṃ]

1 A curl, lock of hair, hair in general; lalāṭikācaṃdanadhūsarālakā Ku. 5. 55; aspṛṣṭālakaveṣṭanau R. 1. 42; 4. 54; alakabhaṃgatāṃ gataḥ K. 4; alake bālakuṃdānuviddhaṃ Me. 65 (the word is n. also, as appears from a quotation of Malli.: svabhāvavakrāṇyalakāni tāsāṃ).

2 Curls on the fore-head.

3 Saffron besmeared on the body.

4 A mad dog (for alarka).

— kā

1 A girl from eight to ten years of age.

2 N. of the capital of Kubera (situated on a peak of the Himālaya above the peak of Meru, inhabited also by Śiva), and of the lord of the Yakṣas; alakāmativāhyaiva Ku. 6. 37; vibhāti yasyāṃ lalitālakāyāṃ manoharā vaiśravaṇasya lakṣmīḥ Bv. 2. 10; gaṃtavyā te vasatiralakā nāma yakṣeśvarāṇāṃ Me. 7.

Comp.

— adhipaḥ,

— patiḥ, īśvaraḥ ‘lord of Alakā’, N. of Kubera; atyajīvadamarālakeśvarau R. 19. 15.

— aṃtaḥ the end of a curl or ringlet; Śi. 4. 9; Me. 8.

— naṃdā

1 N. of the Ganges, or a river falling into it.

2 a girl from eight to ten years of age.

— prabhā N. of the capital of Kubera.

— priyaḥ N. of a tree ( pītasāla).

— saṃhatiḥ f. rows of curls; Śi. 6. 3.

alakaḥ [ala-kvun, alati bhūṣayati mukham] 1 A curl lock of hair, hair in general; lalāṭikācandanadhūsarālakā Ku.5.55; aspṛṣṭālakaveṣṭanau R.1,42;4.54; alakabhaṅgatāṃ gataḥ K.4; alake bālakundānuviddham Me.67 (the word is n. also, as appears from a quotation of Malli. : svabhāvavakrāṇyalakāni tāsām). -2 Curls on the fore-head; ...alakaḥ purolambanakuntale Nm. -3 Saffron besmeared on the body. -4 mad dog (for alarka). -kā A girl from eight to ten years of age. -2 N. of the capital of Kubera (situated on a peak of the Himālaya above the peak of Meru, inhabited also by Śiva), and of the lord of the Yakśas; alakāmativāhyaiva Ku.6.37; vibhāti yasyāṃ lalitālakāyāṃ manoharā vaiśravaṇasya lakṣmīḥ Bv.2.10; gantavyā te vasatiralakā nāma yakṣeśvarāṇām Me.7. -Comp. -adhipaḥ, -patiḥ, -īśvaraḥ 'lord of Alakā', N. of Kubera; atyajīvadamarālakeśvarau R.19.15. -antaḥ the end of a curl or ringlet; Śi.4.9; udgṛhītālakāntāḥ prekṣiṣyante pathikavanitāḥ Me.8. -āhvayaḥ Bergera Kaenigii (Mar. kaḍhīniṃba). -nandā 1 N. of the Gaṅgā, or a river falling into it. īkṣayālakanandāyā vidhūtāśeṣakalmaṣaḥ Bhāg.11.29.42. -2 a girl from eight to ten years of age. -prabhā N. of the capital of Kubera. -priyaḥ N. of a tree (pītasāla; Mar. āsaṇā). -saṃhatiḥ f. rows of curls; vilulitālakasaṃhatirāmṛśanmṛgadṛśāṃ śramavāri lalāṭajam Śi.6.3.

alakaḥ , puṃ, klī, (alati bhūṣayati mukhaṃ, ala +
kvun .) bhaṅgiyutaḥ keśaḥ . karpūrādeḥ kṣodaścūrṇaṃ
tasya kuntalāścūrṇakuntalāḥ taddhi tatra nyasyate
ityanye . alati bhūṣayati mukhaṃ ityalakaṃ . iti
bharataḥ .. kuṭilakuntalaḥ . iti subhūtiḥ . iti
sārasundarī .. tatparyyāyaḥ . cūrṇakuntalaḥ 2 .
ityamaraḥ .
(“karṇeṣu yogyaṃ navakarṇikāraṃ
staneṣu hārā alakeṣvaśokaḥ” .
iti ṛtusaṃhāre .
“haste līlākamalamalake bālakundānuviddhaṃ” .
iti meghadūte .)

alakaḥ , puṃ, (ala + kvun .) alarkaḥ . kṣiptakukkuraḥ .
itthamaraṭīkāyāṃ rāyamukuṭaḥ ..