कादम्बरम्

{ kādambaram }

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

कादम्बरम् [kādambaram]   1 A spirituous liquor distilled from the flowers of the Kadamba tree; निषेध्य मधु माधवाः सरसमत्र कादम्बरम् [Śi.4.66.]
   री A spirituous liquor distilled from the flowers of the कदम्ब tree.
   Spirituous liquor or wine in general; कादम्बरीसाक्षिकं प्रथमसौहृदमिष्यते [Ś.6;] or कादम्बरीमदविघूर्णितलोचनस्य युक्तं हि लाङ्गलभृतः पतनं पृथिव्याम् Udb.; ˚रसभरेण [K.24.]
   The fluid issuing from the temples of a rutting elephant.
   An epithet of Sarasvatī, the goddess of learning.
   A female cuckoo.
   The rain-water collected into clefts or hollow places.
   A female bird (सारिका).
  N. N. of a celebrated story by Bāṇa; the heroine is of the same name being a daughter of Chitraratha Gandharva.-Comp.
-बीजम्   a ferment, yeast.