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    See also alika, alikaṃ.


    Apte Enlarged Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 235.
    alikam [alyate bhūṣyate al-karmaṇi ikan] The forehead; (lalāṭamalikaṃ godhiḥ AR.) kimatra jātaṃ tava cumbite'like kapola- yorvā kalavāṇi bhaṇyatām | U.2.33. alikena ca hemakāntinā Bv.2.171; Vb.3.6. -Comp. -lekhā An impression or mark upon the forehead; K.