आखनिकबक

{ ākhanikabakḥ }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

आ-खनिक—बक  m.  m. ‘a stork in relation to a mouse’, (metaphorically) a man who behaves as an oppressor towards a weak person, ( g. पात्रेसमिता-दि and युक्ता-रोह्य्-आदि q.v.)

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The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

आखनिकबकः [ākhanikabakḥ]   [आ-खन्-करणे कर्तरि वा इकबक P. Mbh. on [P.III.3.125] ]
   A stork in relation to a mouse; (fig.) a man who behaves like a hero towards a weak person.
   = आखनिक q. v. above (= खनित्रम् Sk.).