alindaḥ

alindaḥ, alindakaḥ [alyate bhūṣyate, al-karmaṇi-kiṃdac] 1 A terrace before a housedoor; mukhālindatoraṇam M.5, Dk.74. -2 A place (like a square) at the door. -3 (pl.) N. of a country or its inhabitants; or its ruler also.

alindaḥ , puṃ, (alate bhūṣyate, ala + karmmaṇi
bāhulakāt kindac .) vahirdvārasaṃlagnacaturasra-
kṛtrimabhūmiḥ . tatparyyāyaḥ . praghāṇaḥ 2 praghaṇaḥ 3
vahirdvāraprakoṣṭhaḥ 4 ālindaḥ 5 . ityamaraḥ .. gṛha-
dvārapiṇḍakaḥ . alindaḥ nāmnīti alañ inda
hrasvādiḥ . yasyāmalindeṃṣu na cakrureveti māghaḥ .
svārthe ṣṇe ālindo dīrghādirapi .
“gṛhaikadeśe ālindaḥ praghāṇaḥpraghaṇastathā” .
ityamaradattaḥ . atha piṇḍaka ālinda iti haḍḍaḥ .
iha tūbhayameva śleṣāditi sājjhaḥ .
ityamaraṭīkāyāṃ bharataḥ .. * .. anyacca .
“praghāṇapraghaṇālindā dvāravāhyaprakoṣṭhake .
gṛhābhyantaraśayyārthapiṇḍikāyāmapi trayaṃ ..
ālindaḥ syādalindo'pi syādalindaka ityapi” .
iti śabdaratnāvalī ..
(“śukāṅganīlopalanirmmitānāṃ
lipteṣu bhāsā gṛhadehalonāṃ .
yasyāmalindeṣu na cakrureva
mugdhāṅganā gomayagomukhāni ..”
iti māghaḥ .)